Update : Thinking about this build!

BulletTheory · Mar 21, 2008, 08:21 PM

I cant shop online cuz I dont have a creditcard
Anyway, I was thinking about this build and my bugjet is 2500$ on the system only, I dont need a Monitor, I already have a 21"Screen.

Notice : Price are in CDN$ @ MicroBytes Montreal Computer Ordinateur, I also dont pay taxes (hehe)

MB : S775 EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 NF780i PCIE SLI 269,00$
CPU : INTEL CORE 2 QUAD Q6600 2.40G/1066/8M/S775 285,00$
RAM : CORSAIR 800MHZ DDR2 NO-ECC 4096MO TWINX C5 149,00$
HD : SATA2 500.0 SEAGATE 7200 32M ST3500320NS RE 135,00$
DVD+/-RW LG GSAH55L DL LS 20/120+10 OEM NR 39,00$
DVD+/-RW LG GSAH55L DL LS 20/120+10 OEM NR 39,00$
Keyboard : CL RAZER LYCOSA CLAVIER GAMING RETROECLAIRE 79,00$
Mouse : SOURIS RAZER OPT DIAMONDBACK 3G BLEU 1800DPI 49,00$
Sound Card : C.LABS PCI X-FI XTREME GAMER BIL 99,00$
GFXCard : BFG PCIE GF9 9800GX2 1024M BTE 9800GX2 699,00$
PSU : 750W ALIMENT ATX CORSAIR TX 185,00$
Case : BOIT ATX ANTEC NINE HUNDRED NOIR 129,00$
OS : Windows Vista Hom Premium 299,00$

total 2455$

Is it a good build?
Should I go Vista or XP?
Help if I miss anything in the system, or should I change something!

Thx again, Bullet

**temeteus82** · Mar 21, 2008, 08:24 PM

64-bit version of Vista is must when going over 4Gb RAM!
Why two DVD drives?? Get rid of the other and get 2nd hdd so you can put them in RAID

Vikingod · Mar 21, 2008, 08:29 PM

Nice build. I'd suggest getting 64-bit vista as well. In addition to the RAM support, it's a bit more futureproof.

BulletTheory · Mar 21, 2008, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by temeteus82

64-bit version of Vista is must when going over 4Gb RAM!
Why two DVD drives?? Get rid of the other and get 2nd hdd so you can put them in RAID

I hate changing cd's between games lol.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vikingod

Nice build. I'd also suggest getting 64-bit vista as well. In addition to the RAM support, it's a bit more futureproof.

I will get that 64bit version

thx guys!

**temeteus82** · Mar 21, 2008, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BulletTheory

I hate changing cd's between games lol.

Heh... Well now days games comes in DVD's so there isn't need to change DVD's.

**kris23** · Mar 21, 2008, 09:05 PM

ok, heres what you do:

get rid of the retail copy of vista home premium, get an OEM copy of vista home premium

you just saved 200 bucks

get rid of the antec 900 and go for a cooler master 690 or centurion 590 chassis, both run circles around the 900

you just saved something like 60 bucks

get rid of the Seagate ES.2 drive and go for a basic 7200.11, youve already got like 20 bucks off

and just get rid of the X-Fi Xtreme Gamer, its junk, dont even think its has a real X-Fi chip on it....

you saved 100 bucks

so what do you do with the extra 380 bucks? heres what, convert all your components to DDR3 and ride on with massive power

BulletTheory · Mar 22, 2008, 01:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kris23

ok, heres what you do:

get rid of the retail copy of vista home premium, get an OEM copy of vista home premium

you just saved 200 bucks

get rid of the antec 900 and go for a cooler master 690 or centurion 590 chassis, both run circles around the 900

you just saved something like 60 bucks

get rid of the Seagate ES.2 drive and go for a basic 7200.11, youve already got like 20 bucks off

and just get rid of the X-Fi Xtreme Gamer, its junk, dont even think its has a real X-Fi chip on it....

you saved 100 bucks

so what do you do with the extra 380 bucks? heres what, convert all your components to DDR3 and ride on with massive power

Thats a really good post m8, Thx for the infos. I still need to look around for best prices and everything.

For the case, I want a good looking case (nothins chrome or anything) and I want a good wiring system (where u hide the wires and they dont apper to much.)

Ill take a look at those case u told me, Ill keep you in touch here.

Thx again guys!

**temeteus82** · Mar 22, 2008, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BulletTheory

For the case, I want a good looking case (nothins chrome or anything) and I want a good wiring system (where u hide the wires and they dont apper to much.)

Then Antecc P182 is the case what you are looking for

BulletTheory · Mar 22, 2008, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by temeteus82

Then Antecc P182 is the case what you are looking for

To be honest, I looked at the P182 and I dont like it

, sure it has a nice wiring system but the Cooloermaster CM 690 is really nice

OldBuzzard · Mar 22, 2008, 03:49 PM

While I hate to 'pimp' another site. And especially the one I'm gonna link to because I don't like their crappy attitude about how they do video card reviews, there is a very nice thread on their forums dedicated to the CM690. It shows some really great wire management, and is worth taking a look at.

Cooler Master RC690 Gallery - [H]ard|Forum

PC_Inquisitor · Mar 22, 2008, 06:24 PM

Nice... But I suggest you an 790i MOBO... Better overclock, better for the Nvidia 9 series... DDR3, and, of course full support for the Penryn CPU...
As well, why not to buy one 45 nm Intel chip?? Kenstsfield family isn't the best option now...

BulletTheory · Mar 22, 2008, 11:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PC_Inquisitor

Nice... But I suggest you an 790i MOBO... Better overclock, better for the Nvidia 9 series... DDR3, and, of course full support for the Penryn CPU...
As well, why not to buy one 45 nm Intel chip?? Kenstsfield family isn't the best option now...

My computer shop does not have them atm, I still need to check around lol. Thx for the Info.

Quote:

Originally Posted by OldBuzzard

While I hate to 'pimp' another site. And especially the one I'm gonna link to because I don't like their crappy attitude about how they do video card reviews, there is a very nice thread on their forums dedicated to the CM690. It shows some really great wire management, and is worth taking a look at.

Cooler Master RC690 Gallery - [H]ard|Forum

I looked @ every single pages and this case is BEAUTIFUL!! I will need need to buy some more fans loll

Thx for posting this m8, you'vemade my choice Clear!

**kris23** · Mar 23, 2008, 12:16 AM

the centurion 590 is pretty much the successor to the 690 and has even MORE fan slots, but looks a bit different.

BulletTheory · Mar 23, 2008, 01:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kris23

the centurion 590 is pretty much the successor to the 690 and has even MORE fan slots, but looks a bit different.

The CM690 is the one Ill go for. Its nice, Black, nothing chromed out and its a good case to hide the wires.

But thx for the presicion

Tipstaff · Mar 23, 2008, 02:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kris23

get rid of the Seagate ES.2 drive and go for a basic 7200.11, youve already got like 20 bucks off

and just get rid of the X-Fi Xtreme Gamer, its junk, dont even think its has a real X-Fi chip on it....

I have to disagree. Get the ES.2. People complain that the Enterprise drives are the same as the non Enterprise drives, and that they are just paying more money for a drive that has an E in its name. This isn't necessarily true. While most of the components are the same there is something other than components to look at here. Failure rate. Call up Intel, and ask them to tell you about the failure rate numbers they've been keeping track of. These are the failure rates of specific hard drives on their controllers which they've been tracking for a long time now, and the numbers cover every single drive on the market running on their boards. In this case, the failure rate of non Enterprise drives (on an Intel controller) versus an ES drive (on the same controller) is nearly 5 to 1. That's 5 non ES drive failures for every 1 ES drive.

As for the Xtreme Gamer, the chip is a real X-Fi chip. The one you need to stay away from is the Xtreme Audio as it's mostly driven by software.

BulletTheory · Mar 23, 2008, 02:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tipstaff

I have to disagree. Get the ES.2. People complain that the Enterprise drives are the same as the non Enterprise drives, and that they are just paying more money for a drive that has an E in its name. This isn't necessarily true. While most of the components are the same there is something other than components to look at here. Failure rate. Call up Intel, and ask them to tell you about the failure rate numbers they've been keeping track of. These are the failure rates of specific hard drives on their controllers which they've been tracking for a long time now, and the numbers cover every single drive on the market running on their boards. In this case, the failure rate of non Enterprise drives (on an Intel controller) versus an ES drive (on the same controller) is nearly 5 to 1. That's 5 non ES drive failures for every 1 ES drive.

As for the Xtreme Gamer, the chip is a real X-Fi chip. The one you need to stay away from is the Xtreme Audio as it's mostly driven by software.

I just remember that I wont need a soundcard. Ill buy a cheap Audigy SE because I use a Steelpad(Icemat) USB Soundcard. Its the best for me since Im a lan gamer mostly.

Mar 21, 2008, 08:21 PM	#1
BulletTheory Forgiveness is a Six Gun Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Quebec City Posts: 1,328 Rep Power: 53 System Specs	Update : Thinking about this build! I cant shop online cuz I dont have a creditcard Anyway, I was thinking about this build and my bugjet is 2500$ on the system only, I dont need a Monitor, I already have a 21"Screen. Notice : Price are in CDN$ @ MicroBytes Montreal Computer Ordinateur, I also dont pay taxes (hehe) MB : S775 EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 NF780i PCIE SLI 269,00$ CPU : INTEL CORE 2 QUAD Q6600 2.40G/1066/8M/S775 285,00$ RAM : CORSAIR 800MHZ DDR2 NO-ECC 4096MO TWINX C5 149,00$ HD : SATA2 500.0 SEAGATE 7200 32M ST3500320NS RE 135,00$ DVD+/-RW LG GSAH55L DL LS 20/120+10 OEM NR 39,00$ DVD+/-RW LG GSAH55L DL LS 20/120+10 OEM NR 39,00$ Keyboard : CL RAZER LYCOSA CLAVIER GAMING RETROECLAIRE 79,00$ Mouse : SOURIS RAZER OPT DIAMONDBACK 3G BLEU 1800DPI 49,00$ Sound Card : C.LABS PCI X-FI XTREME GAMER BIL 99,00$ GFXCard : BFG PCIE GF9 9800GX2 1024M BTE 9800GX2 699,00$ PSU : 750W ALIMENT ATX CORSAIR TX 185,00$ Case : BOIT ATX ANTEC NINE HUNDRED NOIR 129,00$ OS : Windows Vista Hom Premium 299,00$ total 2455$ Is it a good build? Should I go Vista or XP? Help if I miss anything in the system, or should I change something! Thx again, Bullet __________________ Asus P8Z68-Pro \| Intel i7 2600K @ 4.4Ghz \| Asus GTX580 Matrix @ 940/4630 \| 8GB Corsair Vengence \| Intel 510 120GB SSD WD Black 1TB \| Corsair AX750W PSU \| Corsair Obsidian 650D Case \| Samsung 245bw 24inch LCD Razer Lycosa \| Razer Imperator \| Razer Goliathus Extended Edition \| Razer Megalodon Headset

Mar 21, 2008, 08:29 PM	#3
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Mar 21, 2008, 09:05 PM	#6
kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,990 Rep Power: 121 System Specs	ok, heres what you do: get rid of the retail copy of vista home premium, get an OEM copy of vista home premium you just saved 200 bucks get rid of the antec 900 and go for a cooler master 690 or centurion 590 chassis, both run circles around the 900 you just saved something like 60 bucks get rid of the Seagate ES.2 drive and go for a basic 7200.11, youve already got like 20 bucks off and just get rid of the X-Fi Xtreme Gamer, its junk, dont even think its has a real X-Fi chip on it.... you saved 100 bucks so what do you do with the extra 380 bucks? heres what, convert all your components to DDR3 and ride on with massive power __________________ Hardwareheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (5/18/11) Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

Mar 22, 2008, 03:49 PM	#10
OldBuzzard DH's oldest Geek Join Date: May 2003 Location: Oberlin, OH Posts: 2,781 Rep Power: 141 System Specs	While I hate to 'pimp' another site. And especially the one I'm gonna link to because I don't like their crappy attitude about how they do video card reviews, there is a very nice thread on their forums dedicated to the CM690. It shows some really great wire management, and is worth taking a look at. Cooler Master RC690 Gallery - [H]ard\|Forum __________________ When looking for a reason as to why things go wrong, never rule out sheer STUPIDITY

Mar 23, 2008, 12:16 AM	#13
kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,990 Rep Power: 121 System Specs	the centurion 590 is pretty much the successor to the 690 and has even MORE fan slots, but looks a bit different. __________________ Hardwareheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (5/18/11) Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

Mar 22, 2008, 06:24 PM	#11
PC_Inquisitor HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Mexico City Posts: 91 Rep Power: 43	Nice... But I suggest you an 790i MOBO... Better overclock, better for the Nvidia 9 series... DDR3, and, of course full support for the Penryn CPU... As well, why not to buy one 45 nm Intel chip?? Kenstsfield family isn't the best option now...