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    Question about a new rig....

    Hey Guys!


    Lately I have been extremely bothered by my processor as it reaches the 5 year mark. I bought a computer from Dell just at the end of high school and it served its gaming purposed very well up until now. With the current motherboard I am unable to upgrade the CPU which is starting to die off, so I decided to compile some new components. This is my first build so I am a little lost with all the smaller components and compatibility stuff. So I was wondering if the parts I picked are any good and whether or not there are better deals.



    Case:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129043


    Comes with free wireless mouse: (Already have a Razer Deathadder, so no need for this one.)

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16826104251


    CD/DVD Drive:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106275


    Sound Card:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829271001


    PSU:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371007


    Memory:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145183


    Motherboard:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128332


    Mobo comes with 750GB HD:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136359


    CPU:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115041


    Windows OS:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116511


    Running Total with tax and shipping: $1,089.21


    All the other parts I plan on taking from my old computer such as Video Card (9800GTX+) and the two HD's.
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    Re: Question about a new rig....

    The motherbord you picked only supports DDR2 not DDR3, also get 4GB of ram it wouldn't be that much more to do so.

    For $90 I would rather get the Asus Xonar DX for a sound card.

    Other than that I wouldn't suggest an X48 chipset, not worth the price difference of a P45.

    For $1,000 I bet an i7 could be built.... Just a thought

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    Re: Question about a new rig....

    Consider AMD for your budget unless you do end up going with a Core i7 system.

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    Re: Question about a new rig....

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341016

    better price for a slightly better spec'd PSU
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    Re: Question about a new rig....

    Well to be honest there really is no budget on this rig. I plan on getting this probably as a graduation present to myself. I updated some of the parts to go for an i7 rig. I am new at this so I usually go with what has the best rating and mid range price.

    I decided to go for the Windows Vista that comes with a free Windows 7 upgrade.

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116677


    Changed the Motherboard and the Memory:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227381

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813188049


    i7 Processor:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115202
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    Re: Question about a new rig....

    No one building a new rig nowadays should even consider IDE disc drives anymore. You'd be much better off with:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827151171 (Samsung SATA DVD Burner)

    as the SATA cables don't block airflow like the old ribbon cables and because of their relatively thin width, they're much more easy to manage. They're also easier to pull out and plug in than those wide ribbon cables.

    As for OS, if you can wait until Windows 7 actually comes out, you can just grab the Home Premium OEM/System Builder's Edition instead of grabbing Windows Vista + a Windows 7 upgrade (reinstalls would require you to reinstall Vista and then Windows 7).
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    Re: Question about a new rig....

    I'll second the DVD drive Acreo recommended. I have one in my computer and I just put one in my cousin's new build as well. It is a really nice drive.

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    Re: Question about a new rig....

    If you are going with an i7 build with no budget limits inmind, I would also recommend getting a new video card. What is the point of having such a top-of-the-line processor if your video card isn't? A GTX 260 Core 216 or a ATI 4870 1 gb at the very least.

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    Re: Question about a new rig....

    Just a thought but why dont you just download windows7 RC and use that as your OS, then just spend the money later to get the upgrade version of WIN7.

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    Re: Question about a new rig....

    The following was written for the ARMA 2 crowd but you should look it over. It's a guide for players who want to upgrade thier machine for the ARMA 2 which is a huge resource hog.

    http://www.tacticalgamer.com/arma-2-...cs-advice.html

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