tommyk90 Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 So my current desktop tower is 8 years old. Needless to say, it's a little tired. With the help of some buddies on a different forum, we pieced this setup together. Basically I'm looking for any opinions. Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066 PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371016 MOBO: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128435 CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103696 RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211410 Main HD for OS/programs: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136296 Media HD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533 Total after a couple instant rebates and some promo codes comes to $738.53 shipped. This is my first computer build, so I'm pretty excited. Quote Team B2, Team Audiotechnix, Team Kicker, Team XS Power, Team Sundown, Team Maxxsonics, Team DD2008 Bassrace 130-139.9 Regional and National Champion2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2012 MECA Champion (S1, SR1, S2, S3, S4, DB1) -1 DD 9510F + 2 Sundown SAZ2500's @ .7 ohm strapped=154.2 headrest, 129.2 driveby-2 DD 9510F's + 2 Sundown SAZ2500's @ 1 ohm strapped=154.0 headrest-1 DD 9512F + 2 Sundown SAZ2500's @ 1 ohm strapped=153.5 headrest, 131.1 Driveby -2 DD 9512F + 2 B2 Zero1's @ .5 strapped= 157.0 headrest, 158.0 outlaw-1 Sundown SA-8 + 2 MB Quart 2000's=148.8 headrest, 150.6 outlaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newls1 Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 (edited) couple of q's...... What are you going to use as a GPU? I hope not the built in GPU on that motherboard, cause it will suck! Secondly, instead of that 945 PII AM3 CPU, consider the new AMD X6's (the 1055T) is only another 60$ and really I think this is really the only option! 6 cores that will OC like crazy, and with that new turbo core tech amd has in that thuban core, 3 cores will clock up to 3.5GHz (or close to that) automatically, and will speed up partially threaded app's.... (There is more to it then that, just to lazy to keep typing) Edited May 7, 2010 by newls1 Quote I love my staffie So anti FACEBOOK it isn't even funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyk90 Posted May 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 couple of q's...... What are you going to use as a GPU? I hope not the built in GPU on that motherboard, cause it will suck! Secondly, instead of that 945 PII AM3 CPU, consider the new AMD X6's (the 1055T) is only another 60$ and will be a far better CPU.... I'm not looking for some high end gaming machine. I'm a normal user who will occasionally watch stuff on my computer. The built in GPU (according to some reviews) works just fine for 720 and 1080p movies, which is all I'd ever use it for. If I end up hating the video quality, then sure I could upgrade that later. I doubt that'll be the case, but you never know. Basically anything is better than what I have now. I didn't really "cheap" out on anything, but I'm trying to do this on a decent budget. Quote Team B2, Team Audiotechnix, Team Kicker, Team XS Power, Team Sundown, Team Maxxsonics, Team DD2008 Bassrace 130-139.9 Regional and National Champion2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2012 MECA Champion (S1, SR1, S2, S3, S4, DB1) -1 DD 9510F + 2 Sundown SAZ2500's @ .7 ohm strapped=154.2 headrest, 129.2 driveby-2 DD 9510F's + 2 Sundown SAZ2500's @ 1 ohm strapped=154.0 headrest-1 DD 9512F + 2 Sundown SAZ2500's @ 1 ohm strapped=153.5 headrest, 131.1 Driveby -2 DD 9512F + 2 B2 Zero1's @ .5 strapped= 157.0 headrest, 158.0 outlaw-1 Sundown SA-8 + 2 MB Quart 2000's=148.8 headrest, 150.6 outlaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEvil Posted May 8, 2010 Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 Looks fine Quote MickyMcD - "Capable of making some serious trouser flapping volumes at where's-my-testicles frequencies, the Servo-Drives used to be fairly jaw dropping..." Any time you have have a power wire next to your frame put some rubber hosing (or cut up an innertube) around it. The wire is bound to wiggle (due to driving or flex) and the casing will eventually wear through. Hammerdown... 1% no links to outside websites, business related FB/YT pages allowed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moti Posted May 8, 2010 Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 Ditch the velociraptor. You get similar performance for less from the new 64mb cache lineup from WD. Save yourself some money. Great case... I have used it for a few builds for my buddies. Lot's of room considering it's size... great cooling. The onboard gpu will be fine... this chipset allows you to run hybrid crossfire. So down the road you can drop in a 5770 or so if you need more performance. I also recommend going with the 1055T.. if you can wait get the 960T. Updated design process... great overclockers and very efficient. I would also consider ditching the ram for some G.Skill. Better overall imo. Also if your budget allows I would switch over to a corsair unit. Do you already have a disk drive or are you reusing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEvil Posted May 8, 2010 Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 Ditch the velociraptor. You get similar performance for less from the new 64mb cache lineup from WD. Save yourself some money. Great case... I have used it for a few builds for my buddies. Lot's of room considering it's size... great cooling. The onboard gpu will be fine... this chipset allows you to run hybrid crossfire. So down the road you can drop in a 5770 or so if you need more performance. I also recommend going with the 1055T.. if you can wait get the 960T. Updated design process... great overclockers and very efficient. I would also consider ditching the ram for some G.Skill. Better overall imo. Also if your budget allows I would switch over to a corsair unit. Do you already have a disk drive or are you reusing? Adata and G.Skill are both rebranders. They buy from other manufacturers (usually Micron or Samsung) and put their name on it. Quote MickyMcD - "Capable of making some serious trouser flapping volumes at where's-my-testicles frequencies, the Servo-Drives used to be fairly jaw dropping..." Any time you have have a power wire next to your frame put some rubber hosing (or cut up an innertube) around it. The wire is bound to wiggle (due to driving or flex) and the casing will eventually wear through. Hammerdown... 1% no links to outside websites, business related FB/YT pages allowed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moti Posted May 8, 2010 Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 (edited) That's typical of any manufacture these days. You don't need to point out the obvious. The G.Skill is faster and it hasn't failed on me yet for a few budget builds. Edited May 8, 2010 by Moti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyk90 Posted May 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 (edited) Ditch the velociraptor. You get similar performance for less from the new 64mb cache lineup from WD. Save yourself some money. Great case... I have used it for a few builds for my buddies. Lot's of room considering it's size... great cooling. The onboard gpu will be fine... this chipset allows you to run hybrid crossfire. So down the road you can drop in a 5770 or so if you need more performance. I also recommend going with the 1055T.. if you can wait get the 960T. Updated design process... great overclockers and very efficient. I would also consider ditching the ram for some G.Skill. Better overall imo. Also if your budget allows I would switch over to a corsair unit. Do you already have a disk drive or are you reusing? Already have a dvd burner, mouse, keyboard, and monitor. A couple others have recommended the G.Skill as well. I'll look into that. How does the higher cache help performance? Edited May 8, 2010 by tommyk90 Quote Team B2, Team Audiotechnix, Team Kicker, Team XS Power, Team Sundown, Team Maxxsonics, Team DD2008 Bassrace 130-139.9 Regional and National Champion2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2012 MECA Champion (S1, SR1, S2, S3, S4, DB1) -1 DD 9510F + 2 Sundown SAZ2500's @ .7 ohm strapped=154.2 headrest, 129.2 driveby-2 DD 9510F's + 2 Sundown SAZ2500's @ 1 ohm strapped=154.0 headrest-1 DD 9512F + 2 Sundown SAZ2500's @ 1 ohm strapped=153.5 headrest, 131.1 Driveby -2 DD 9512F + 2 B2 Zero1's @ .5 strapped= 157.0 headrest, 158.0 outlaw-1 Sundown SA-8 + 2 MB Quart 2000's=148.8 headrest, 150.6 outlaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meade916 Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 nice setup bro......if its not for gaming then you dont need to much bullshit! Just a nice reliable PC. Reliable is hard to come by when talking PC.......and i am not a MAC guy at all! dont feel bad either about everyone tellin you what you SHOULD have done.....i spent $6,000 on a badass Alienware tower (i build my own but i got the AW as a treat for myself a few years ago) and i got shit that wasnt even on the market yet - people STILL tellin me what i shoulda done. Quote All SMD products + MORE available at my store here! https://wccaraudio.com/ Subscribe to My Youtube Channel! Over 1,000,000 subscribers strong! Turn on your notifications! http://www.youtube.com/meade916 Follow My Instagram! Daily live feeds from the shop, exclusive content way before it hits my Youtube channel...and little squares with photo's in them http://www.instagram.com/meade916 The Official SMD Facebook fan Page https://www.facebook.com/SteveMeadeDesigns/ Follow my Tweet (Twitter) http://www.Twitter.com/meade916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moti Posted May 12, 2010 Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 (edited) Already have a dvd burner, mouse, keyboard, and monitor. A couple others have recommended the G.Skill as well. I'll look into that. How does the higher cache help performance? Cache acts like memory. Temporarily holds the data, so whatever data you were accessing is stored and doesn't need to be reaccessed. There are less delays since more data is stored and it just improves the overall system performance. The 300 gb velociprator gets average read/writes of 108 on HD Tach using the IC10R chipset. The 1 TB 64 mb drives average around 113 on read/write on HD Tach. So it's faster storage for way less. If you really want a noticeable difference switch over to a budget ssd boot drive. I am not trying to bash what anyone suggested. Just trying to help you out and suggest a setup that will be worthwhile. So by ditching the velociraptor you can get a better psu or a six core. If you run into a wall with the onboard gpu, then you can switch over to hybrid crossfire. A lot of these parts come with really good manufacture warranties, so you will be covered if you are worried about reliability. Edited May 12, 2010 by Moti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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