Is this a good computer build?
Modular Home Questions September 7th, 2010Just got my paycheck Friday and I’m going to order in some parts for a new desktop; is this a wise choice?
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808
161.90
X-Gene HM3003/B/U Black 3 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Optical Mouse
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826129049
4.49
LITE-ON Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model iHDP118-04 – OEM
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106274
18.99
SAPPHIRE Vapor-X 100284VXL Radeon HD 5750 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102865
164.49
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533
99.99
GIGABYTE gz-ph1a3 Black SGCC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811233061
21.49
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders – OEM
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754
99.99
Mushkin Enhanced Silverline 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model 998768
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226093
127.49
Rosewill RK-800G Black 104 Normal Keys PS/2 Wired Gaming Keyboard
(No link because I can only have a certain amount of links)
14.99
OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ500MXSP 500W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341016
69.99
Hanns·G HW-173ABB Black 17" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 600:1
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824254037R
.99
So? I was thinking of downgrading the psu for something cheaper, but most reviews suck for the lower end ones.
I was also thinking of getting a torrented version of windows; and just hack the code you need (My friend managed), by utorrent.
Also my budget is 00.00, but I can pay for shipping by other means.
Oh right; this is meant for gaming; First Person Shooters(Combat arms, Bioshock, ect), mmorpgs (WoW, EVE, ect). So a good ghz would be awesome.
Also got a question; I was going to buy a gaming laptop, and I saw a thing called Turbo boost; do desktops have this feature?
I live in Canada if that helps, mainly use NCIX and Newegg.ca
Thanks in advance
Not the most helpful answer (To the person with the winfrey picture)
I messed up on the RAM thing, woops, thought I was only getting 3gb of it, 1sec
AARG I forgot to post the motherboard: Here it is; ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 AM3 AMD 880G HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131646
124.99
Also that video card is 275 in newegg.ca not 250
Thanks Linux, ill def do that video card; any recommendations for cheaper mobo?
September 7th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
You probably won’t need over 4GB RAM (for playing one game at a time of course, otherwise 6GB would be great if you wanted to do other things in the background)
Otherwise, it looks good to me.
EDIT: Didn’t realize you were using newegg.ca
But still, why not get a 5770? Sapphire and Power color have 5770s for the same/near price as the 5750 you want to buy.
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102873&cm_re=ati_radeon_5770-_-14-102-873-_-Product
And unless you absolutely need the features for that $124 motherboard (and can afford it), I would recommend something cheaper with good ratings.
September 7th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Yes it is.
September 7th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Theres nothing special about your specs, common by tpdays standard, except ..unless your motherboard support Triple channel memory, I really dont see why you went with 3×2GB
September 7th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
I don’t see a motherboard, I would suggest this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131402
You will probably want to upgrade to a 5850…much faster than the 5750
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125318&cm_re=5850-_-14-125-318-_-Product
And you only need a 2 x 2GB memory kit, AMD is dual channel, not triple channel.
And I am in love with my antec six hundred case if you can find a way to swing another $50:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129079&cm_re=antec_six_hundred-_-11-129-079-_-Product
Yes some desktop processors/motherboards support turbo boost. I wouldn’t suggest a gaming laptop though, way too expensive and they have a tendency to overheat and die.
September 7th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
um, you might want a motherboard for this build.
September 7th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
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