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07-03-2008, 12:06 PM
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| Newb Techie Join Date: Jul 2008
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|  My first build, help!!! Lol Well, after absorbing as much info as I possibly could from forums, here is what I came up with: -Rosewill case R5601 -Rosewill PSU RP550V2-D-SL -MB ASUS M3N78PRO -AMD Athlon ADX6000CZBOX -Kingston KHX6400D2LLK2/2GN -Western Digital WD1600 Any suggestions??? |
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07-03-2008, 12:27 PM
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| Newb Techie Join Date: Jul 2008
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| Re: My first build, help!!! Lol Can anyone recommend a good set-up for around 500 dollars that would be great. I prefer to start out with integrated audio/videa on mobo. Also i would like to get a mobo that i can easily upgrade should I decide to game a little heavier and add a killer video card down the road. Basically I need a starter system good for all around use. |
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07-03-2008, 12:34 PM
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| Wizard Techie Join Date: Aug 2005
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| Re: My first build, help!!! Lol What is AMD Athlon ADX6000CZBOX ? Anyway, I do suggest something like Intel Core 2 E7200 for that budget
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07-03-2008, 01:04 PM
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| Super Techie Join Date: Jul 2002
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 | Re: My first build, help!!! Lol Have you checked out the bundles on TigerDirect.com - Computers, Computer Parts, Computer Accessories, PC Components, & Electronics ? I did a search here> Athlon 64 X2 AM2 Motherboard Bundle TigerDirect.com Some are CPU/MB bundles, others also include memory. Just thought I'd point you in a general direction where you may be able to find a happy medium between your budget and what you really want. From personal experience I can say that if this is a gaming rig you will most likely want an additional video card. I am very big on video and I use both ATI and NVIDIA on my home systems. Gaming with onboard vid can be very frustrating as I find most onboard doesn't support gaming structures very well. The memory is shared reducing your overall processing and speed for everything. A kick butt vid card can take what most consider a mediocre set up and make it amazing! I have an old compaq downstairs that runs xp media center 2005 (that I picked up for $200 about 3 years ago on sale.. forget the model# and I'm too lazy to check sorry!) 2 gb 5300 ram, older dual core amd processor, I switched up from an older pci-e 512 NVIDIA I had in there (where it was already pretty fast) to a 1G NVIDIA and there is no hesitation in this system when I'm gaming. I play WOW, Guildwars etc. I also use alot of graphics, video processing and 3d rendering software. Having a seperate video card frees up the MB memory for it's own processes as well as reducing overall heating issues in a case because the video card does it's own rendering and has it's own fan. Anyway, good luck with your new build!
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07-03-2008, 01:11 PM
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| Newb Techie Join Date: Jul 2008
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| Re: My first build, help!!! Lol TY for the info raven, those bundles are close to the price in which I am willing to spend. I guess the most important question I have is will the parts I selected work well together with little or no problems, and be a good starting point for a new builder? |
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07-03-2008, 10:58 PM
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| Re: My first build, help!!! Lol Tigerdirect has that for Intel as well: Socket 755 Motherboard Bundles, Intel Socket 775 Combo, Intel CPU Combo at TigerDirect.com
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07-03-2008, 11:12 PM
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| Super Techie  Join Date: Jul 2007
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| Re: My first build, help!!! Lol wow I could grab This and throw it in my Old case, grab a decent graphics card for around $100 and have a nice decent backup rig for Lan parties  MSI P6NGM-L Motherboard CPU Bundle - Intel Pentium Dual Core E2200 Processor 2.20GHz OEM, 1024MB PC4200 DDR2 Memory at TigerDirect.com |
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