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11-15-2007, 01:15 AM
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| Commander SMod  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York City
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  |  Recommended PC Components I just thought it would be a nice idea to have a list of recommended PC components. This very long list covers budgets from low to high. Please give your inputs or opinions, to improve these lists. There are also links to each of the components: [N] - Newegg [C] - ClubIT [S] - svc.com [D] - Dell [P] - Petra's Tech Shop [T] - TankGuys [J] - Jab-Tech [Z] - ZipZoomFly If some of the components do not have links, I have not been able to find a reliable one. ***I will continue updating as time goes on. When new components are released... Based on the consensus here on T.F........ Recommended LOW-end/budget parts CPUs Intel Pentium Dual Core E2160[N] E2180[N] E2220[N] AMD Athlon X2 4000+[N] Motherboards Intel Gigabyte P35-DS3L[N] Gigabyte P31-DS3L(4 less USB 2.0 Ports, than P35 DS3L) Gigabyte P31-S3G[N] Abit IP35-E[N] AMD Biostar TForce TF7025[N] (Onboard GeForce 7025) Gigabyte GA-MA69GM-S2H 690G[N] (Onboard ATI Radeon Xpress 1250) Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H 780G[N] (Onboard Radeon HD3200) RAM 1GB G. Skill DDR2-800 NR[N] 2 x 1GB G. Skill DDR2-800 NQ[N] 2 x 1GB A-DATA Extreme Edition DDR2-800[N] Graphic Cards ATI HD series 2600XT[N] 3850[N] Nvidia GeForce 8600GT[N] 8800GS[N] Power Supplies FSP Group (SAGA+) (Fortron Source) 400R 400W[N] Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC 430W[N] Corsair 450VX 450W[N] Silverstone ST400 400W[N] Rosewill RP500-2 ATX12V v2.01 500W[N] Hard Drives Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB[N] or 250GB[N] Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS 160GB[N] or SE16 WD2500KS 250GB[N] Aftermarket CPU Coolers Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro[N] (For Intel CPUs) (No need to buy aftermarket thermal paste) Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro[N] (For AMD CPUs) (No need to buy aftermarket thermal paste) Xigmatek HDT-SD964[N] Cases Mid-Towers XION Onyx XON-303 Black/Blue[N] Cooler Master Elite 330[N] Cooler Master Centurion 5[N] Cooler Master Centurion 534[N] Rosewill R5604-TBK[N] Rosewill R5601-BK[N] ...or your choice Widescreen LCD Monitors Hanns-G HW-191DPB 19" 5ms[N] Acer X193W+BD 19" 5ms[N] Acer AL1916WAbd Black 19" 5ms[N] Aftermarket Thermal Pastes Arctic Cooling MX-1[N] or MX-2[N] Arctic Silver 5[N]
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11-15-2007, 01:18 AM
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| The Executioner  Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Mount Prospect, IL
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 | Re: Recommended PC Components Continued.... Recommended MID-end/budget parts CPUs Intel Pentium Dual Core E2220[N] Core 2 Duo E4700[N] E8200[N] E8400[N] Core 2 Quad Q6600[N][C] (G0 Stepping [SLACR]) AMD Athlon X2 5200+[N] 6000+[N] 5000+[N] (Black Edition [Unlocked multiplier]) Motherboards Intel DFI Lanparty DK P35-T2RS[N] Gigabyte EP35-DS3R[N] DFI Blood Iron P35-T2RL[N] Abit IP35-E[N] Biostar TForce TP35D2-A7[N] Gigabyte GA-G33M-DS2R[N] Crossfire ASUS P5K-E[N] Abit IP35 Pro[N] MSI P35 Platinum[N] MSI P35 Neo2-FR[C] SLI ASUS P5N-E 650i SLI[N] ASUS P5N-D 750i SLI[N] EVGA 123-YW-E175-A1[N] AMD SLI ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe[N] Foxconn C51XEM2AA- 8EKRS2H EVGA 122-M2-NF59-TR Crossfire MSI K9A2 Platinum 790FX[N] (AM2+) RAM 2 x 1GB Patriot Extreme Performance DDR2-800[N] 2 x 1GB Crucial Ballistix Tracers DDR2-800[N] 2 x 1GB GeIL DDR2-800[N] 2 x 1GB OCZ Reaper HPC Edition DDR2-800[N] 2 x 1GB Team Xtreem DDR2-800[N] Graphic Cards ATI HD 3850 512[N] 3870[N] HD4850 []Newegg.com - hd4850[N][/url] Nvidia GeForce 9600GT[N][C] 8800GT 512[N] Power Supplies Modular Corsair 520HX[N][b] XCLIO Greatpower 550W[N] HIPER Type-R 580W[N] Antec NeoPower 550W[N] Non-Modular Corsair 550VX[N] Rosewill RP550[N] SeaSonic S12 550W[N] Antec Tru Power Trio 550W[N] PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610W[N] Hard Drives Samsung SpinPoint T series 500GBN] Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 320GB[N] Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB[N] Western Digital Caviar GP 500GB[N] Aftermarket CPU Coolers Tuniq Tower 120[N] Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro[N] (For Intel CPUs) (No need to buy aftermarket thermal paste) Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro[N] (For AMD CPUs) (No need to buy aftermarket thermal paste) Zalman CNPS9500[N] Thermaltake Big Typhoon[N] Thermalright Ultima-90[S] (Doesn't include a fan) Xigmatek HDT-S1283 120[N] Xigmatek HDT-SD-964[N] OCZ Vendetta 2 Cases Mid-Towers NZXT Tempest Cooler Master 690[N] Antec Nine Hundred[N] Antec P180 Series Full-Towers XCLIO Windtunnel[N] Thermaltake Armor Series[N] Gigabyte 3D Aurora Series[N] Cooler Master CM Stacker Series[N] Rocketfish[Only at Best Buy] ...or your choice Widescreen LCD Monitors CHIMEI CMV 221D-NBC 22" 5ms[N] Hanns-G HW-223DPB 22" 5ms[N] Hanns-G HG-216DPO 21.6" 5ms[N] Samsung 216BW 21.6" 5ms[N] LG L206WTY-BF 20" 2ms[N] Thermal Pastes Arctic Cooling MX-1[N] or MX-2[N] Arctic Silver 5[N]
__________________ Read The Rules!! Power Supply Guide Intel Overclocking Thread AMD Overclocking Thread Other Important Threads I'm sorry but I do not accept support requests via IM, email, or personal messages There will come a day, such a day when all will be told more than they wish to know, what one hears may explain the past, it may explain the future, but it has never made a difference either way and it will change nothing. Some day.... But that is not this day, and I don't know when, I just don't know. Last edited by vernong1992; 06-28-2008 at 08:18 PM. |
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11-15-2007, 01:31 AM
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| Note to self: Go outside.  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New Joisy
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| Re: Recommended PC Components Continued.... Recommended HIGH-end/budget parts CPUs Intel Core 2 Duo E8400[N] Core 2 Quad Q6700[N][Z] Q6600[N][C] (G0 Stepping [SLACR]) Xeon E3110 OEM[T] (Same as E8400) AMD Athlon X2 6000+[N] 6400+[N] (Black Edition [Unlocked multiplier]) Phenom Phenom 9750[N] Motherboards Intel Crossfire DFI DK X38-T2R[N] Gigabyte EP35-DS3P[N] Gigabyte EX38-DS4[N] Abit IP35 Pro[N] Abit IX38 Quad GT[N] ASUS P5E X38[N] ASUS Maximus Formula[C] SLI EVGA 122-CK-NF68-A1 680i[N] EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 780i[N] or XFX 780i[N] AMD SLI ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe[N] Foxconn C51XEM2AA- 8EKRS2H EVGA 122-M2-NF59-TR Crossfire DFI LP UT 790FX-M2R[N] (AM2+) MSI K9A2 Platinum 790FX[N] (AM2+) Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DQ6 (AM2+) RAM 2 x 1GB Patriot Extreme Performance DDR2-800[N] 2 x 1GB Crucial Ballistix Tracers DDR2-800[N] 2 x 1GB GeIL DDR2-800[N] 2 x 1GB OCZ Reaper HPC Edition DDR2-800[N] 2 x 1GB Team Xtreem DDR2-800[N] 2 x 2GB G. Skill DDR2-800 PQs[N] 2 x 2GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2-800[N] 2 x 2GB OCZ Reaper HPC Edition DDR2-800[N] Graphic Cards ATI HD 3870[N] 3870 X2[N] HD4850 []Newegg.com - hd4850[N][/url] HD4870 [N] Nvidia GeForce 8800GT 512[N] 8800GTS 512[N] 9800GTX[N] Power Supplies Modular Corsair 520HX[N] or 620HX[N] Thermaltake Toughpower 650W[N] Non-Modular Corsair 550VX[N] SeaSonic S12 550W[N] Antec Tru Power Trio 650W[N] FSP Group FX600-GLN V2.2/EPS12V 600W[N] Silverstone SST-ST56ZF 560W[N] PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610W[N] Corsair 650TX[N] Silverstone SST-ST75ZF[N] Hard Drives Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB[N] Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 Series[N] Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD7500AAKS 750GB[N] Aftermarket CPU Coolers Scythe SCNJ-CU1000 5th Anniversary Edition[N] Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme[S] (Doesn't include a fan) w/ Scythe Slipstream 120mm[N] Thermalright IFX-14[S] (Doesn't include a fan) Enzotech Extreme-X[S] Tuniq Tower 120[N] Thermaltake Big Typhoon[N] Xigmatek Achilles S1284 Cases (Personal preference) Mid-Towers NZXT Tempest Cooler Master 690[N] Antec Nine Hundred[N] Antec P180 Series Silverstone TJ09[N] or TJ10[N] Full-Towers XCLIO Windtunnel Advanced[N] Thermaltake Armor Series[N] Gigabyte 3D Aurora Series[N] Cooler Master Stacker & COSMOS Series[N] Lian-Li Full Towers[N] Silverstone TJ07[N] ...or your choice Widescreen LCD Monitors Samsung 226BW[N] or CW 22" 2ms Acer AL2416WBsd 24" 5ms[N] LG L226WTY-BF 22" 2ms[N] Gateway HD2200 22" 4ms[N] Gateway FHD2400 24" 3ms[N] Samsung SyncMaster 305T 30" 6ms[N] Gateway XHD3000 30" 6ms[N] Thermal Pastes Arctic Cooling MX-1[N] or MX-2[N] OCZ Freeze Extreme[N] IC Diamond 7 Carat[P] T-C Grease 0098[J]
__________________ CPU:Q6600 G0______Motherboard:Asus P5E X38 Memory:2giggababys___Graphics Card:8800 gt 512mb Hard Drive:7200.11Power Supply:Xion 800W Case:3DAurora_______ CPU cooling:WATERCOOLED! GPU cooling:Accelero S1 Rev 2 Next Upgrades: I'm satisfied. 3DMARK06:15,737Looking for the right hardware? Use this guide! Inferno Deals, Buy here!  Last edited by vernong1992; 06-28-2008 at 08:17 PM. |
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11-15-2007, 01:56 AM
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| Corrupt Techie  Join Date: Sep 2005
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| Re: Recommended PC Components Just so you know, the forums already have a Recommended Builds Guide in Trotter's "Tutorials" sticky. I like yours more, b1gapl, but it just seems weird having two. One (time consuming) idea to improve this post would be to do something like this to include links to the product on other pages: [N][T][C] Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor [N] = Newegg [T] = Tiger Direct [C] = Club IT If this is a bit much, then even just Newegg links would be better... Last edited by aetherh4cker; 11-15-2007 at 02:07 AM. Reason: Fixed broken link |
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11-15-2007, 02:02 AM
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| Commander SMod Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York City
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| Re: Recommended PC Components Quote:
Nice idea. I will work on that. Thing is though, there is a 10k character limit for each post. I might end up editing some of the earlier posts here, to make up, if it does go over. Or I'll just edit the current list to take up less space, and be more efficient.
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11-15-2007, 03:05 AM
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| True Techie Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada
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| Re: Recommended PC Components Might be a way to reserve a couple of posts possibly? If I recall, there's a way that moderators/admins can move posts up. So just reserve a couple for future reference.
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11-15-2007, 04:43 AM
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| Corrupt Techie Join Date: Sep 2005
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| Re: Recommended PC Components Quote:
But if you keep this updated, this will be an awesome list. | |
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11-16-2007, 01:30 AM
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| MetalHead Techie  Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Minnesota
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| Re: Recommended PC Components really really helpful but i dont really know if the 5000+ is good for "high end" build isnt it outperformed by the e2180? or is it specifically aimed at those waiting for the phenom?
__________________ Proc e2180 m0 @ 3.1ghz Video 8800gt 512mb Display 22'' Monitor Chemei 5ms RT, 800:1 CR Mobo Abit ip35-e Mem Crucial Ballistix 2 x 1 gb DDR2 800 @ 960 Case NZXT Zero ATX Aluminum Full Tower + 8 silent fans- 7 x 120mm 1 x 80mm Sound Logitech z-5300e 5.1 + Icemat siberia full black headset + Creative Soundblaster Audigy SE PSU Corsair 520hx OS Vista 64-Bit Home Premium Cooling Tuniq Tower 120 + mx2 HDD Seagate 250gb 16mb Cache -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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11-16-2007, 01:49 AM
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| Purge Intel! Praise AMD!  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Riverside, CA
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| Re: Recommended PC Components .......the 790X n 790FX chipset mobos r not on the list. Sad. Dont forget the Phenoms when they release!
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11-16-2007, 01:50 AM
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| MetalHead Techie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Minnesota
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| Re: Recommended PC Components he will update when the time comes.... and wildside you make it seem like phenom = life
__________________ Proc e2180 m0 @ 3.1ghz Video 8800gt 512mb Display 22'' Monitor Chemei 5ms RT, 800:1 CR Mobo Abit ip35-e Mem Crucial Ballistix 2 x 1 gb DDR2 800 @ 960 Case NZXT Zero ATX Aluminum Full Tower + 8 silent fans- 7 x 120mm 1 x 80mm Sound Logitech z-5300e 5.1 + Icemat siberia full black headset + Creative Soundblaster Audigy SE PSU Corsair 520hx OS Vista 64-Bit Home Premium Cooling Tuniq Tower 120 + mx2 HDD Seagate 250gb 16mb Cache -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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