Hey im building a computer to use primarily for gaming and recording music.
I duno much about this sorta stuff by i figured a bit out along the way... these are the parts
i chose... any advice/help would b appreciated muchly...
CPU - intel e8500 3.16ghz core 2 6mb cache
MOBO - Asus P5Q-SE-R
RAM - Giel DDR2 4gig pc2-8500
G-Card - ATI Shapphire HD4870 1gig DDR5 PCIE TVO
HDD - Seagate Sata11 500gig 32mb cache 7200rpm
power supply - coolmaster 650watt
case - thermaltake armor mx
optical drive - Samsung dvd burner...blah
cheers.
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No to the case, IMO.
I've got one of those cases. Don't get it.
dont like seagate hdd's
if u have the money get a quad core
scrap the 1 gig video card and get either two 512's or two 256 geforce something's (cant remeber the model)as long as they support the crosfire thing (linked. uses both cards as one.)
if you want to record music properly, should also get a separate audio card... M-Audio Delta 44 or Audiophile 2496 are nice cards..
and if budget allows, I'd get Corsair RAMS, and another 500gig and raid it.
SLI could be an option, but once again, depends on the budget and how serious gamer you are
and if budget allows, I'd get Corsair RAMS, and another 500gig and raid it.
SLI could be an option, but once again, depends on the budget and how serious gamer you are
well i have an external sound card and yeh was gonna go down the crossfire path but i think i'll save that for the next build... and the hdd in RAID im gonna get later on just scrapping through with the best hardware for the money right now but yeh cheers fella's...
o bty... wats the problem with the case??
o bty... wats the problem with the case??
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well i have an external sound card and yeh was gonna go down the crossfire path but i think i'll save that for the next build... and the hdd in RAID im gonna get later on just scrapping through with the best hardware for the money right now but yeh cheers fella's...
o bty... wats the problem with the case??
o bty... wats the problem with the case??
Its covered in LEDs and it looks ugly.
Why not get something with a bit of class?
ok so what sorta case would you recommend for around the same price?$160?
The Antec 300 is $50 on newegg. Too bad they dont ship out of the States.
The Antec 300 is $106 at Umart...
I have GeIL RAM, it's awesome. But I wouldn't put it over/under Corsair... get whatever's cheaper, they'll both be as good as each other (as long as specs are the same).
The only issue I see (apart from case) is the PSU, I've never had much luck with Cooler Master PSUs (or is it actually Coolmaster - in which case, definitely scrap it!). Get something decent - Corsair, Seasonic, Antec are some good PSU brands.
I have GeIL RAM, it's awesome. But I wouldn't put it over/under Corsair... get whatever's cheaper, they'll both be as good as each other (as long as specs are the same).
The only issue I see (apart from case) is the PSU, I've never had much luck with Cooler Master PSUs (or is it actually Coolmaster - in which case, definitely scrap it!). Get something decent - Corsair, Seasonic, Antec are some good PSU brands.
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