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11-28-2007, 08:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
SomeIranianKid Super Techie Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 406	Helping a Friend with New Build Hey, my friend came to me to help him with a build for christmas and this is what we have put together so far: cpu: core 2 duo e6750 Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail mobo: do not know but we just want something solid that will work PSU: Corsair 520 watt Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 520W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, CE, CB, FCC Class B, TUV, CCC, C-tick - Retail Ram: geil 2x2gb Newegg.com - GeIL Value Series 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail gpu: EVGA 8800gt Newegg.com - EVGA 512-P3-N802-A1 GeForce 8800GT Superclocked 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail hdd: seagate 250gb Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250310AS 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM case: cooler master centurion 5 Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-WW Black/Silver Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail so if i can get any opinions, suggestions, or anything else i missed let me know please, thanks. __________________ AMD 3200 2x512 coasair valueselect eVGA 6800gs MSI Neo4-f Anec true power 480 watts -92% of teens have moved on to rap. If you are part of the 8% who still listen to real music, copy this.

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For the mobo you could try the p35-ds3r or the abit ip35

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is there a general budget? and for 120$ you can get a 600w silver stone modular with quad 12v rails.

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corsair 520 is plenty

nice build mate

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11-29-2007, 07:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
SomeIranianKid Super Techie Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 406	Re: Helping a Friend with New Build thanks a bunch guys yeah ill probably end up getting the p35, we'll probably order it soon if anyone sees anything incompatible or if im missing anything please tell me and again thanks __________________ AMD 3200 2x512 coasair valueselect eVGA 6800gs MSI Neo4-f Anec true power 480 watts -92% of teens have moved on to rap. If you are part of the 8% who still listen to real music, copy this. Last edited by SomeIranianKid; 11-29-2007 at 07:30 PM.

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Re: Helping a Friend with New Build

well the RAM is 5-5-5
i always like to recommend 4-4-4
get 2 of these

Newegg.com - Patriot Extreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
cheaper after MIR as well

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Re: Helping a Friend with New Build

good biuld but id change the ram to gskill hk's ddr800

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