Building a New PC

Domhnall · 08-10-2008, 03:07 PM

Hey. I want to build myself a new PC for WAR (my current one does not meet the minimum requirements). However, it'll be my first time, so before I go and buy parts and realize that something isn't compatible with something else I thought it'd be a good idea to come here and ask for some help. If there are any better parts you know of for about the same price, or if any of my parts just won't work with something else, please let me know. Thanks in advance for your help.

CPU: Newegg.com - AMD Phenom 9600 Agena 2.3GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 2MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 95W Quad-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops

Memory: Newegg.com - G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory (combo deal with the CPU)

Motherboard: Newegg.com - BIOSTAR TForce TF8200 A2+ AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 8200 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards

Case w/ Power Supply: Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKA1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Real Power Pro 550W Power Supply - Computer Cases

Aux Drive: Newegg.com - LITE-ON Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner - CD / DVD Burners

Graphics Card: Newegg.com - EVGA 512-P3-N802-AR GeForce 8800GT Superclocked 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

Hard Drive: Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives

Operating System: Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit English for System Builders 1pk DSP OEI DVD - Operating Systems

FluffyBunni · 08-10-2008, 07:07 PM

First and foremost, if this is your first build, find a friend that knows how to do it (some one that can come to your house) to help walk you through it and can help you troubleshoot it. (Thinks back to Venom's box and all of the long nights till 2 30 am).

Second, and most will echo me on this, Get a decent, well known PSU. The ones that come with cases are almost always garbage and not worth getting. They will have low efficiency and a higher probability of going bad than a brand such as Corsair or Antec. A PSU going bad is the worst piece of hardware that can go bad. Trust me, when if your whole box ever gets friend because of your PSU, you'll feel the same way, haha.

Other than that, the build looks alright. I would also suggest 4 Gigs of ram, since ram is cheaper than dirt it seems. (2x2gig sticks) Trust me, with Vista, and upcoming games, you'll use all of that. And with that you'll need to go with the 64 bit version of Vista.

I also encourage you to look into the 4870s. They absolutely blow the competition away right now in terms of price/performance ratio. They are a little bit more than what you got, but you'll get more use out of it before it becomes obsolete.

Domhnall · 08-10-2008, 09:03 PM

All right, so, following some of that advice, here's what I changed (I didn't change to the 4870 because I read about some nasty problems with overheating...if these problems are groundless or easily fixed tell me, but the stories made me uneasy about using it). I used orange text for changed items.

Case: Newegg.com - Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases

Power Supply: Newegg.com - Antec BP550 Plus 550W ATX12V V2.2 Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CE, TUV, CB, FCC, CCC, C-TICK - Power Supplies

Memory: Newegg.com - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory

Motherboard: Newegg.com - BIOSTAR TForce TF8200 A2+ AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 8200 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103244

Video Card: Newegg.com - EVGA 512-P3-N802-AR GeForce 8800GT Superclocked 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

Hard Drive: Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives

OS: Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit English for System Builders 1pk DSP OEI DVD - Operating Systems

Pedro · 08-11-2008, 11:10 AM

If you have a little extra

Newegg.com - OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI 700W ATX12V Power Supply 100 - 240 V - Power Supplies

Has a rebate that lowers the price to $79.99.

Things I see missing:
-Sounds card (thinking you're gonna use the mobo integrated one)
-DVD player/burner
-Cooling compound for the CPU/Heatsink

And also while installing Vista, do it with only 1 RAM stick, it goes stupid with 2 and won't install, after installation shut it down and put the 2nd one.

08-10-2008, 03:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
Domhnall Stranger Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 158	Building a New PC Hey. I want to build myself a new PC for WAR (my current one does not meet the minimum requirements). However, it'll be my first time, so before I go and buy parts and realize that something isn't compatible with something else I thought it'd be a good idea to come here and ask for some help. If there are any better parts you know of for about the same price, or if any of my parts just won't work with something else, please let me know. Thanks in advance for your help. CPU: Newegg.com - AMD Phenom 9600 Agena 2.3GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 2MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 95W Quad-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops Memory: Newegg.com - G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory (combo deal with the CPU) Motherboard: Newegg.com - BIOSTAR TForce TF8200 A2+ AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 8200 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards Case w/ Power Supply: Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKA1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Real Power Pro 550W Power Supply - Computer Cases Aux Drive: Newegg.com - LITE-ON Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner - CD / DVD Burners Graphics Card: Newegg.com - EVGA 512-P3-N802-AR GeForce 8800GT Superclocked 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards Hard Drive: Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives Operating System: Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit English for System Builders 1pk DSP OEI DVD - Operating Systems __________________ Gold is for mistress, silver for the maid, Copper for the craftsman, cunning at his trade. "Good," says the baron, sitting in his hall, "But iron, cold iron, is master of them all!" -Rudyard Kipling

08-10-2008, 09:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
Domhnall Stranger Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 158	All right, so, following some of that advice, here's what I changed (I didn't change to the 4870 because I read about some nasty problems with overheating...if these problems are groundless or easily fixed tell me, but the stories made me uneasy about using it). I used orange text for changed items. Case: Newegg.com - Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases Power Supply: Newegg.com - Antec BP550 Plus 550W ATX12V V2.2 Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CE, TUV, CB, FCC, CCC, C-TICK - Power Supplies Memory: Newegg.com - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory Motherboard: Newegg.com - BIOSTAR TForce TF8200 A2+ AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 8200 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103244 Video Card: Newegg.com - EVGA 512-P3-N802-AR GeForce 8800GT Superclocked 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards Hard Drive: Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives OS: Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit English for System Builders 1pk DSP OEI DVD - Operating Systems __________________ Gold is for mistress, silver for the maid, Copper for the craftsman, cunning at his trade. "Good," says the baron, sitting in his hall, "But iron, cold iron, is master of them all!" -Rudyard Kipling Last edited by Domhnall; 08-10-2008 at 09:05 PM.

08-11-2008, 11:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
Pedro Black Sheep of LoS and Stick Bearer! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: You don't want to mess with the stick! Posts: 4,915	If you have a little extra Newegg.com - OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI 700W ATX12V Power Supply 100 - 240 V - Power Supplies Has a rebate that lowers the price to $79.99. Things I see missing: -Sounds card (thinking you're gonna use the mobo integrated one) -DVD player/burner -Cooling compound for the CPU/Heatsink And also while installing Vista, do it with only 1 RAM stick, it goes stupid with 2 and won't install, after installation shut it down and put the 2nd one. __________________

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08-10-2008, 07:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
FluffyBunni Banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,104	First and foremost, if this is your first build, find a friend that knows how to do it (some one that can come to your house) to help walk you through it and can help you troubleshoot it. (Thinks back to Venom's box and all of the long nights till 2 30 am). Second, and most will echo me on this, Get a decent, well known PSU. The ones that come with cases are almost always garbage and not worth getting. They will have low efficiency and a higher probability of going bad than a brand such as Corsair or Antec. A PSU going bad is the worst piece of hardware that can go bad. Trust me, when if your whole box ever gets friend because of your PSU, you'll feel the same way, haha. Other than that, the build looks alright. I would also suggest 4 Gigs of ram, since ram is cheaper than dirt it seems. (2x2gig sticks) Trust me, with Vista, and upcoming games, you'll use all of that. And with that you'll need to go with the 64 bit version of Vista. I also encourage you to look into the 4870s. They absolutely blow the competition away right now in terms of price/performance ratio. They are a little bit more than what you got, but you'll get more use out of it before it becomes obsolete.