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Still looking and shopping for a computer.

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:57 pm
by {ESC}Double_Tap
This is a AMD setup I am thinking about buying and setting up my self
Will my Ultra 650watt power supply work with this system?
I also have DVD, Hard Drives, and 4 gig of RAM that I don't know if I can add.
Never put a computer together from scratch. Changed most parts before though.
Is it hard are easy to mess up something?
This is all from NEWEGG
Thanks for you input.


1 COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Blue RC-932-KKN3-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
Item #: N82E16811119213 -$10.00 Instant $179.98 = $169.98

1 CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 Item #: N82E16820233144
-$5.00 Instant $104.99 = $99.99

1 AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDT90ZFBGRBOX Item #: N82E16819103849 $199.99

1 Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM
Item #: N82E16832116758 $139.99

1 Antec Kuhler H2O 620 Liquid Cooling System
Item #: N82E16835209049 $79.99

1 GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813128423

1 GIGABYTE Ultra Durable VGA Series GV-R685OC-1GD Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX ... Item #: N82E16814125353 -$5.00 Instant
-$15.00 Combo $10.00 Mail-in Rebate Card13-128-423 $20.00 Mail-in Rebate Card14-125-353
$369.98

Subtotal: $1,059.92

Re: Still looking and shopping for a computer.

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 8:39 pm
by DarkWhisper
Take a second look at your MB. You selected an Intel socket for an AMD cpu.

For your PSU, check this out:

http://www.antec.outervision.com/PSUEngine

It's not exact, but it will give you a good idea about power consumption.

Re: Still looking and shopping for a computer.

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 9:25 pm
by {ESC}Double_Tap
I think I am going to order a finished one.
I don't want to screw it up.

Re: Still looking and shopping for a computer.

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 9:50 pm
by DarkWhisper
Nah, it's pretty easy.

Here's a link to newegg for some gigabyte AM3 socket boards:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLi ... ageSize=20

These will accept the cpu, memory and vid card you selected.

Re: Still looking and shopping for a computer.

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 10:00 pm
by DarkWhisper

Re: Still looking and shopping for a computer.

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 11:37 am
by {ESC}Myth
i HIGHLY reccomend going here.
http://www.hardware-revolution.com/budg ... pc-q4-2010

I've never built a computer before I built my current machine using this site as a referance.

I'm currently running

AMD Phenom II x4 (was triple core) B55 @ 3.3Ghz
ASRock Extreme 860 Mobo (very good features on this inexpensive board!)
8Gb DDR3 RAM @ 1600Mhz

Radeon sapphire 6850 HD graphics card 1Gb VRAM)

Win 7 ultimate.

I can give you a full parts list if you want thie entire thing (includign the extra 4Gigs of RAM i added later) cost me less than $700 USD and took me about 4 hours to build myself. Mind you I'de never built one before. :)

Re: Still looking and shopping for a computer.

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 9:40 pm
by DarkWhisper
OR

http://www.woot.com/

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Warranty: 90 day Asus

Condition: Refurbished

Features:

■2.7GHz AMD Phenom II X6 1045T 6-core Processor – True multicore processing for extreme multitasking performance
■Direct Connect Architecture – Delivers overall system performance
■HyperTransport technology, AMD Balanced Smart Cache and AMD Wide Floating Point Accelerator for quick access times and improved performance
■AMD Memory Optimizer Technology – For multithreaded software performance, and AMD Virtualization with Rapid Virtualization Indexing to help virtualization software run securely and efficiently
■8GB DDR3 memory – For multitasking power, expandable to 16GB
■Multiformat DVDRW/CD-RW drive with double-layer support – Records up to 8.5GB of data or 4 hours of video using compatible DVD+R DL and DVD-R DL media, also supports DVD-RAM
■6MB L3 cache memory – For efficient system processing
■8-channel (7.1) high-definition audio delivers quality sound
■HDMI and DVI outputs allow for flexible connectivity options
■10 high-speed USB 2.0 ports – For fast digital data transfer and easy peripheral connectivity
■Built-in 10/100/1000 Ethernet networking interface with RJ-45 connector – For a fast wired Web connection
Technical Specifications:


Operation System
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64 bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T 6-Core 2.7GHz
Memory
8GB DDR3 1333MHz
Graphics
ASUS EAH5450 1GB DDR3 by ATI Technologies
Hard Drive
SATA 1TB 7200RPM
Optical Drive
16x DVD+/- RW Dual Layer Burner
Expansion Slots
(2) PCI
(1) PCI-e 16x (occupied)
(1) PCI-e 1x
(6) SATA (2 occupied)
(2) 5.25” Optical Drive Bays (1 occupied)
(3) 3.5” Hard Drive Bays (1 occupied)
LAN Interface
10/100/1000
Audio Interface
ALC887 High Definition Audio 8-Channel CODEC Channel 8 S/PIDF out
Front Panel
16n1 Card Reader (SD/microSD/miniSD , MMC/microMMC/RS-MMC, MS Pro/Duo/Pro Duo, CF)
(1) Headphone Jack
(1) Microphone Jack
(4) USB 2.0
Rear Panel
8-Channel (7.1) HD Audio
(1) RJ45 LAN
(1) VGA
(1) DVI-D
(1) HDMI
(1) S/PDIF-out (Optical)
(6) USB 2.0
(1) PS2
Power Supply
400W (PFC) Peak
Dimensions
8”W x 18”H x 19.5”D
Weight
26.4 pounds


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Re: Still looking and shopping for a computer.

Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 2:32 am
by PoW_CaptMonk
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811139003

and i'd recommend this case. Have it, love it, cable management is a dream.

also, look at the corsair h50, h60 or h70 for CPU liquid cooling. I have the h50 in a stock setup (pulling cool air from outside the case) and my max CPU temp right now has been 51*C on core 4 of a Q6600 under a full load.

As a note, I have my q6600 oc'ed to 3.2 ghz from the stock 2.4 ghz. Prior to installing the h50, the 6600 ran at 71*C on the stock cooler provided by intel

Re: Still looking and shopping for a computer.

Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 10:20 am
by {ESC}Myth
PoW_CaptMonk wrote:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811139003

and i'd recommend this case. Have it, love it, cable management is a dream.

also, look at the corsair h50, h60 or h70 for CPU liquid cooling. I have the h50 in a stock setup (pulling cool air from outside the case) and my max CPU temp right now has been 51*C on core 4 of a Q6600 under a full load.

As a note, I have my q6600 oc'ed to 3.2 ghz from the stock 2.4 ghz. Prior to installing the h50, the 6600 ran at 71*C on the stock cooler provided by intel
Thats interesting to note becuase I run an OC'd Phenom IIx4 @ 3.5Ghz with just an oversized heatsink and it doesn't even touch 40c on full load.

I'll have to run some benchmarks on it and get the actual core temp data, but if I pull up my OC utilities none of them show above 40c reagrdless of what games/ programs I'm running.

Re: Still looking and shopping for a computer.

Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 12:36 pm
by {ESC}zeno
{ESC}Myth wrote:
PoW_CaptMonk wrote:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811139003

and i'd recommend this case. Have it, love it, cable management is a dream.

also, look at the corsair h50, h60 or h70 for CPU liquid cooling. I have the h50 in a stock setup (pulling cool air from outside the case) and my max CPU temp right now has been 51*C on core 4 of a Q6600 under a full load.

As a note, I have my q6600 oc'ed to 3.2 ghz from the stock 2.4 ghz. Prior to installing the h50, the 6600 ran at 71*C on the stock cooler provided by intel
Thats interesting to note becuase I run an OC'd Phenom IIx4 @ 3.5Ghz with just an oversized heatsink and it doesn't even touch 40c on full load.

I'll have to run some benchmarks on it and get the actual core temp data, but if I pull up my OC utilities none of them show above 40c reagrdless of what games/ programs I'm running.
well, apples and oranges, lol.
my phenom II 955be runs @ 3.2 stock and like you i am running at 3.5. my temps are usually high 40's on stock cooler.
maybe i should reapply my thermal paste just to see if it goes down.