Building a new PC

Originally posted by Cow@Sep 23 2007, 09:06 PM
Looking for suggestions or advice. Trying to keep it around this price.




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Right now im running a Foxconn p4m9007mb motherboard an LGA 775 SOCKET 2.4Ghz OC to 2.66 Drr2 667 Zerotherm 900 series 92mm cpu fan 250GB hard drive IDE PATA Nvidia Geforce 420mx...... BUT i will be upgrading to a msi 680i sli motherboard which fsb supports up to 1333/1066 an intel core 2 duo 4mb shared L2 cache an Geforce eather a 512mb 7600 or an 512mb 7950 also 250GB sata raid as far as the case goes thinking about getting a Raidmax Katana fulltower atx case an with a 500 watt KINGWIN PSU so along with some other things soo tell me what you all think as far as this new build goes ok might be a lil while cuz kinda on a real tight buget a the moment but anyways tell me what you guys think im new to the Forums so yea.....

Originally posted by Magus@Sep 26 2007, 12:17 PM
Well i have windows vista and XP from school for free (MSDN :francesco: ).

Hopefully they won't disable they keys once you graduate.

I've heard of that happening.

Originally posted by Greg2009@Nov 21 2007, 08:42 AM
Right now im running a Foxconn p4m9007mb motherboard an LGA 775 SOCKET 2.4Ghz OC to 2.66 Drr2 667 Zerotherm 900 series 92mm cpu fan 250GB hard drive IDE PATA Nvidia Geforce 420mx...... BUT i will be upgrading to a msi 680i sli motherboard which fsb supports up to 1333/1066 an intel core 2 duo 4mb shared L2 cache an Geforce eather a 512mb 7600 or an 512mb 7950 also 250GB sata raid as far as the case goes thinking about getting a Raidmax Katana fulltower atx case an with a 500 watt KINGWIN PSU so along with some other things soo tell me what you all think as far as this new build goes ok might be a lil while cuz kinda on a real tight buget a the moment but anyways tell me what you guys think im new to the Forums so yea.....

I don't know anyone that's bought an MSI 680i mobo. I'm not saying it
won't be a good mobo but you never know. If your going to use your old
memory which I'm seeing as DDR2 667 (PC5400) then I think you'd be
better off getting a cheaper mobo. And I see your looking at some
GeForce 7 series cards. In newer games they aren't going to give you a
very good framerate. SLI would help but why bother. A single 8800GT
will smoke both of those cards in SLI for about $200. Your on a tight budget,
give me a figure and I'll pick some stuff out. And it would help if you could
find a newegg.com link for the equipment you already have so I can see
what is going to be compatible or may pose a problem :-)
And a KINGWIN PSU sounds like a big problem. Those cheapo PSU are always
way over-rated on there Outputs. If it's claiming 500 then it's probably really
closer to 350-400watts.

Well my friend has only used MSI mobo's, alot actually. He never had any problems with them and they provided good support/tools too

Originally posted by Slaymate+Nov 23 2007, 07:39 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Slaymate @ Nov 23 2007, 07:39 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--Greg2009@Nov 21 2007, 08:42 AM
Right now im running a Foxconn p4m9007mb motherboard an LGA 775 SOCKET 2.4Ghz OC to 2.66 Drr2 667 Zerotherm 900 series 92mm cpu fan 250GB hard drive IDE PATA Nvidia Geforce 420mx...... BUT i will be upgrading to a msi 680i sli motherboard which fsb supports up to 1333/1066 an intel core 2 duo 4mb shared L2 cache an Geforce eather a 512mb 7600 or an 512mb 7950 also 250GB sata raid as far as the case goes thinking about getting a Raidmax Katana fulltower atx case an with a 500 watt KINGWIN PSU so along with some other things soo tell me what you all think as far as this new build goes ok might be a lil while cuz kinda on a real tight buget a the moment but anyways tell me what you guys think im new to the Forums so yea.....

I don't know anyone that's bought an MSI 680i mobo. I'm not saying it
won't be a good mobo but you never know. If your going to use your old
memory which I'm seeing as DDR2 667 (PC5400) then I think you'd be
better off getting a cheaper mobo. And I see your looking at some
GeForce 7 series cards. In newer games they aren't going to give you a
very good framerate. SLI would help but why bother. A single 8800GT
will smoke both of those cards in SLI for about $200. Your on a tight budget,
give me a figure and I'll pick some stuff out. And it would help if you could
find a newegg.com link for the equipment you already have so I can see
what is going to be compatible or may pose a problem :-)
And a KINGWIN PSU sounds like a big problem. Those cheapo PSU are always
way over-rated on there Outputs. If it's claiming 500 then it's probably really
closer to 350-400watts. [/b][/quote]
Slaymate.. here is an pentium D presler 925 3.0Ghz im looking at newegg.com then there is this other one im looking at aswel its a pentium 4 cedar mill 3.0Ghz proseccor newegg.com an as far as the video card goe's im currently looking at an xfx 7300GT 512mb memory an GDDR2 for like $80.00 bucks or somthing but its 40 or somthing with the 30.00 dollar mail in rebate so yea heres the link newegg.com an um as far as a power supply goe's i would like to get a pretty kool looking one but not very exspencive like not over $45.00 or $50.00 so trying to get where i need you so i can play this new game that came out im sure u know what it is well the game is Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 the new one that jsut came out but it requiers atleast an 2.0 Ghz proccesor an also the Geforce 6/7/8 series video cards soo yea i only got a 1.60Ghz prossesor i believe its an dual core but i would like to play that game that i just got an well kinda aggrevating knowing that cuz i want better im just like that like if i think its not fast enough of doesn't have excellent performance for like gaming or mutimedia then i just try to upgrade when i can but im still on a really tight budget though which sucks so if if u could help me turn this computer around like make it do a major 360 haha so i can do some gaming an stuff that would be great i appreciate it Slaymate... for helping me out

Well you were talking about a C2D w/ a 680i mobo and now were looking at P4's.
For the money those P4's just really arn't worth it. I'll give you some minimun
stuff to buy. You didn't tell me your budget, only that you were on one. For a
present day system this is the cheapest C2D out there and it will run circles
around those P4's.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16819115031
Instead of a MSI 680i mobo go for this MSI mobo instead and save $100 :-)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16813130082
That cpu I linked had a 800 MHz fsb where as most have a 1066 or 1333 fsb.
So your DDR2 667 memory will be alright though you should try saving up for
some DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) or at least enter all the free giveaways/contests
you can find that have some as a prize.
The cpu I picked was about $40 more than the P4 but the mobo was $100
cheaper. With that money you need to get a Good Power Supply. The PSU
compares to the Human Heart. It's supplying all the power/blood to every
sub-system. If it's weak or it fluxuates then then the body/system just never
runs good and tend to go to the Doctor alot. This is a Good, less expensive
model with enough power and connectors for SLI if you get the spare cash for
a 2nd card. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16817104014

I saved the video card for last. When playing games the biggest visible boost
that you can usually do for any system is upgrading the Video Card. And because
you initially mentioned a 680i mobo I've kept SLI as an option. Your looking at
the cheaper end here but your wanting to play games. This is a Gaming Forum :-)
I have to recommend getting at the very least an SLI compatible DX10 card. With
just one card you probably still won't be able to play DX10 games in DX10 mode
but you can play them in DX9 anyways. But if you can manage a 2nd card later
then DX10 mode will be an option. This is the cheapest SLI compatible DX10
card at the Egg :-) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814127285

Originally posted by Slaymate@Nov 26 2007, 11:05 PM
Well you were talking about a C2D w/ a 680i mobo and now were looking at P4's.
For the money those P4's just really arn't worth it. I'll give you some minimun
stuff to buy. You didn't tell me your budget, only that you were on one. For a
present day system this is the cheapest C2D out there and it will run circles
around those P4's.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16819115031
Instead of a MSI 680i mobo go for this MSI mobo instead and save $100 :-)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16813130082
That cpu I linked had a 800 MHz fsb where as most have a 1033 or 1333 fsb.
So your DDR2 667 memory will be alright though you should try saving up for
some DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) or at least enter all the free giveaways/contests
you can find that have some as a prize.
The cpu I picked was about $40 more than the P4 but the mobo was $100
cheaper. With that money you need to get a Good Power Supply. The PSU
compares to the Human Heart. It's supplying all the power/blood to every
sub-system. If it's weak or it fluxuates then then the body/system just never
runs good and tend to go to the Doctor alot. This is a Good, less expensive
model with enough power and connectors for SLI if you get the spare cash for
a 2nd card. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16817104014

I saved the video card for last. When playing games the biggest visible boost
that you can usually do for any system is upgrading the Video Card. And because
you initially mentioned a 680i mobo I've kept SLI as an option. Your looking at
the cheaper end here but your wanting to play games. This is a Gaming Forum :-)
I have to recommend getting at the very least an SLI compatible DX10 card. With
just one card you probably still won't be able to play DX10 games in DX10 mode
but you can play them in DX9 anyways. But if you can manage a 2nd card later
then DX10 mode will be an option. This is the cheapest SLI compatible DX10
card at the Egg :-) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814127285

Yea but slaymate that msi motherboard u picked out the fsb on it is only 1333/1066 an the prosessor fsb is 800 will it work cuz i thought ti had to meet the requeirments like the fsb an all soo yeah if you could reply tro this i would appreciate it again thanks for the help...

It will work at 800. Here's a compatibility listing from the MSI website :-)
http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=pr...41&maincat_no=1

The ddr2 667 isn't bad with higher c2d's. I have the E6550 and the Ballistix 2 x 1GB ddr2 667. Works pretty good for me.