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07-09-2007, 07:43 PM
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Newb Techie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: nj Posts: 8
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07-09-2007, 07:53 PM
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Gears of War King Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Under a rock... Posts: 751
| Re: New Build (Need Advice)
I would suggest getting a 8800gts 320 or 640, or if you want to go all out buy the 8800gtx but keep in mind the 9 series is coming out soon...Also remember the price drop on intel processor on july 22.
Get g.skill ram instead or crucial. Also if you could afford it get a better psu and unless you need all those gbs id suggest getting the seagate 320gb hard drive.
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07-09-2007, 07:57 PM
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Super Techie Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 263
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Only change I would recommend is to get either the Crucial Ballistix or the GSkill RAM.
Grab the Corsair 520 or 620HX power supply because you should never skimp on the PSU 
I think the GFX card will be good seeing as you don't game much.
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07-09-2007, 08:15 PM
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Renowned Budgeting Master Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Uniontown, PA Posts: 4,158
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If you don't game then the 8600GTS is a good card however the Quad-Cores take a nice chunk of power...double that of the Dual-Cores so I would suggest the RP550 right here instead...the extra few amps will give you clearance if you don't want to break the bank with a PSU. Newegg.com - Rosewill RP550-2 ATX 2.01 550W Power Supply 115/230 V CSA, CB, TUV, FCC, UL - Retail
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07-09-2007, 09:33 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 19,821
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Originally Posted by Sora  | u went up the 3640mhz??? omg....
but ur right, quad-cores require extra juice u may wanna pick this up or the 520 corsair | 
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07-09-2007, 09:35 PM
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MetalHead Techie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,889
| Re: New Build (Need Advice)
go with the rosewill that corsair is a bit pricey
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07-09-2007, 09:42 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 19,821
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Originally Posted by Invisible go with the rosewill that corsair is a bit pricey | its worth the extra 50$ | |
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07-10-2007, 09:44 AM
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Newb Techie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: nj Posts: 8
| Re: New Build (Need Advice)
thanks for the suggestions..
i am definitely going with the g.skill ram. i am still unsure of what psu i should use, as the responses have been split. is it worth spending a little more and going with the corsair or just go with the roswell or maybe even a ocz stealthxstream 600w ??
my other was would it worth it (lets say if i went with the less expensive psu) to spend the extra $30 and upgrade to the P35C-DS3R for DDR3 and 45nm support to save me some and money in the future??
finally, will the tuniq 120 fit in my case with my mobo? i have seen some posts where people were saying that it didn’t fit in their case and everything, so i was wondering if anyone knew otherwise so that i could look into a different HSF before i buy this one. thanks for all your input, i really appreciate it.
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07-10-2007, 09:49 AM
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Monster Techie Join Date: May 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,508
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get the rosewill 550watt like sora said and yeah get the ds3r mobo its sick, yeah the tuniq will fit
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07-10-2007, 09:50 AM
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Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,480
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If you don't game then the 8600GTS is a good card
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If he don't game then he should get something like 8400GS or HD2400Pro, those are good cards for non-gamers.
8600GTS is a gaming video card, it may not run all newest game on Max, but it is a gaming card, it can play many games on high setting with a decent fps Quote: |
Quad-Cores take a nice chunk of power...double that of the Dual-Cores
| Core 2 duo consume 65W, Q6600 consume 105W, and there will be a new revision of Q6600 that will consume 95W very soon
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