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Allow me to express my heartfelt appreciation and thanks to every one of you who have taken the time to reply, particularly those that have given peeks at their own setups. For reference to the latest post, I'm using Windows XP Home Edition right now, the copy that came with my system, though I keep it fully updated. Even with a new system I'm kind of hesitant about switching to Vista because I've heard it is such a resource hog, not to mention a bit buggy.
Building a new system, need some advice
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Posted 14 October 2007 - 07:33 PM
Hi Greshore,
Here are also a few confgurations I got off of some sites that you may want to look into. Hope these help.
|Cyberpower Ultra 5000|Aeoncraft Aeon 7030|
|AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ @ 2.6 GHz|Intel ore 2 uo E6750 @ 2.66 GHz|
|Coolermaster 600 Watt Power Supply|NZXT 550 Watt Power Supply|
|nVIDEA GeForce 8600GT 512MB (made by XFX)|2x nVIDEA GeForce 8600GT 256MB|
|2GB Dual-Channel DDR2 Corsair RAM|1GB DDR2 Corsair 800MHz RAM|
|320GB RAID-0 HDD (2x 160GB 7200-rpm HDDs)|400GB 7200-rpm SATA-II HDD|
|COMBO DRIVE (16X DVD-ROM & 52x32x52 CD-RW)|16x DVD-ROM + 52x32x52 CD-RW|
|Asus M2N-E SLI NVIDIA nForce 500 SLI MCP Chipset|MSI P6N SLI-F NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI Chipset|
|Creative Labs SoundBlaster Audigy Sound-Card|HD-7.1 3D surround sound onboard|
|Windows XP Home / SP2|Windows XP Media Center 2005 edition|
|3-yr. Limtd. Warranty / Lifetime 24/7 tech. support|1yr. limtd. warranty & tech. support|
Both of these systems come out at just over $899, as to fit your "very limited budget." (Q: What will be your budget when you get the $$$?)
Hope this helps you out,
TechyGuy
Here are also a few confgurations I got off of some sites that you may want to look into. Hope these help.
|Cyberpower Ultra 5000|Aeoncraft Aeon 7030|
|AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ @ 2.6 GHz|Intel ore 2 uo E6750 @ 2.66 GHz|
|Coolermaster 600 Watt Power Supply|NZXT 550 Watt Power Supply|
|nVIDEA GeForce 8600GT 512MB (made by XFX)|2x nVIDEA GeForce 8600GT 256MB|
|2GB Dual-Channel DDR2 Corsair RAM|1GB DDR2 Corsair 800MHz RAM|
|320GB RAID-0 HDD (2x 160GB 7200-rpm HDDs)|400GB 7200-rpm SATA-II HDD|
|COMBO DRIVE (16X DVD-ROM & 52x32x52 CD-RW)|16x DVD-ROM + 52x32x52 CD-RW|
|Asus M2N-E SLI NVIDIA nForce 500 SLI MCP Chipset|MSI P6N SLI-F NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI Chipset|
|Creative Labs SoundBlaster Audigy Sound-Card|HD-7.1 3D surround sound onboard|
|Windows XP Home / SP2|Windows XP Media Center 2005 edition|
|3-yr. Limtd. Warranty / Lifetime 24/7 tech. support|1yr. limtd. warranty & tech. support|
Both of these systems come out at just over $899, as to fit your "very limited budget." (Q: What will be your budget when you get the $$$?)
Hope this helps you out,
TechyGuy
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Posted 16 October 2007 - 04:25 AM
i was wondering, are you compfortable building it yourself? if so then would you feel fine salvaging off you old one (RAM and case only, possibly)? if so then i need to know what form factor you case is, the maxium size for the motherboards, and ram speed (PC? ????). thx, cause i can find one for pretty cheap that way and do you prefer intel or amd? (amd is probally cheaper)
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Posted 16 October 2007 - 07:31 AM
Heres what i got for a $800 after mail in rebates ($170 in mail in rebates, i really was shopping hard! LOL!)
OS: www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116204 $112
CPU: [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103771] $140
Motherboard: [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186104] $67 ($50 mail in rebate)
RAM: [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231111] $87
Hard Drive: [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145128] $76
Optical Drive: [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106072] $41
Graphics Card: [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814186022] $124
($30 mail in rebate)
Case: [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811208019] $36 ($50 mail in rebate)
PSU: [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171014] $58
($40 mail in rebate)
Cooling: [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106078] $58
OS: www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116204 $112
CPU: [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103771] $140
Motherboard: [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186104] $67 ($50 mail in rebate)
RAM: [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231111] $87
Hard Drive: [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145128] $76
Optical Drive: [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106072] $41
Graphics Card: [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814186022] $124
($30 mail in rebate)
Case: [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811208019] $36 ($50 mail in rebate)
PSU: [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171014] $58
($40 mail in rebate)
Cooling: [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106078] $58
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Posted 16 October 2007 - 10:11 PM
Kcihtred, the Optical Drive and the Cooling links are the same. I didn't actually click on either I just looked at the links.
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Posted 17 October 2007 - 05:02 AM
:-) No problem at all. :-)
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Posted 17 October 2007 - 05:58 AM
Don't downgrade to Vista!!! That's my only comment. Apart from that, the new configuration looks pretty good. I'm doing something similar at this time, but I'm sticking to Windows XP Pro. I'm using an MSI P6N Platinum motherboard with an Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 2.33 GHz CPU.
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Posted 17 October 2007 - 06:54 AM
Kcihtred2 - You may have some problems with the OS, not the Vista part, but the 64bit part. There are noted lack of program availability of programs that run on the 64bit version of both Vista and XP. Drivers could be a problem with the 64bit.
Now, I know that if someone purchases the 32bit version of Vista Home Premium, you can get the 64bit version from MS, I'm not sure of the charge. If you had purchased Vista Ultimate, it would have both on the disc.
Before you break the seal on the OS box, do a little research to find out if the programs you want to run are compatible with the 64bit version and the same goes for the drivers for you devices, including the motherboard. When I get home this evening (after 8 EDT), I will see what I can find out. I installed Vista HP (32bit) on my new build and it went flawlessly, with both the motherboard and graphics cards having Vista drivers on their CD's.
Now, I know that if someone purchases the 32bit version of Vista Home Premium, you can get the 64bit version from MS, I'm not sure of the charge. If you had purchased Vista Ultimate, it would have both on the disc.
Before you break the seal on the OS box, do a little research to find out if the programs you want to run are compatible with the 64bit version and the same goes for the drivers for you devices, including the motherboard. When I get home this evening (after 8 EDT), I will see what I can find out. I installed Vista HP (32bit) on my new build and it went flawlessly, with both the motherboard and graphics cards having Vista drivers on their CD's.
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Posted 17 October 2007 - 06:59 AM
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curse you again ctrl-c!!! you shall be my downfall! lol I updated it again. But does anybody see any problems with the system? the only possible place is the power supply, i might of made a mistake there, but i am pretty sure that it is good
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kcihtred2 said:
oh sorry, curse you ctrl-c!!! Ive updated it
The RAM link is also a duplicate of the mobo link.
The RAM link is also a duplicate of the mobo link.
curse you again ctrl-c!!! you shall be my downfall! lol I updated it again. But does anybody see any problems with the system? the only possible place is the power supply, i might of made a mistake there, but i am pretty sure that it is good
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Posted 17 October 2007 - 09:00 AM
drachir said:
Don't downgrade to Vista!!! That's my only comment. Apart from that, the new configuration looks pretty good. I'm doing something similar at this time, but I'm sticking to Windows XP Pro. I'm using an MSI P6N Platinum motherboard with an Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 2.33 GHz CPU.
Bet this is a pretty nice build too.
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Posted 17 October 2007 - 09:03 AM
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Kcihtred2 - You may have some problems with the OS, not the Vista part, but the 64bit part. There are noted lack of program availability of programs that run on the 64bit version of both Vista and XP. Drivers could be a problem with the 64bit.
Now, I know that if someone purchases the 32bit version of Vista Home Premium, you can get the 64bit version from MS, I'm not sure of the charge. If you had purchased Vista Ultimate, it would have both on the disc.
Before you break the seal on the OS box, do a little research to find out if the programs you want to run are compatible with the 64bit version and the same goes for the drivers for you devices, including the motherboard. When I get home this evening (after 8 EDT), I will see what I can find out. I installed Vista HP (32bit) on my new build and it went flawlessly, with both the motherboard and graphics cards having Vista drivers on their CD's.
Now, I know that if someone purchases the 32bit version of Vista Home Premium, you can get the 64bit version from MS, I'm not sure of the charge. If you had purchased Vista Ultimate, it would have both on the disc.
Before you break the seal on the OS box, do a little research to find out if the programs you want to run are compatible with the 64bit version and the same goes for the drivers for you devices, including the motherboard. When I get home this evening (after 8 EDT), I will see what I can find out. I installed Vista HP (32bit) on my new build and it went flawlessly, with both the motherboard and graphics cards having Vista drivers on their CD's.
If I remember correctly it is $9.99 and they send you a Disc. Not to sure, but they might give you the choice of DL it.
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Posted 17 October 2007 - 09:26 AM
The Power Supply wattage is good. As long as you have enough connections, and the right connections (SATA versus IDE), you should be fine.
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Posted 17 October 2007 - 03:02 PM
rgreen4 said:
Kcihtred2 - You may have some problems with the OS, not the Vista part, but the 64bit part. There are noted lack of program availability of programs that run on the 64bit version of both Vista and XP. Drivers could be a problem with the 64bit.
Now, I know that if someone purchases the 32bit version of Vista Home Premium, you can get the 64bit version from MS, I'm not sure of the charge. If you had purchased Vista Ultimate, it would have both on the disc.
Before you break the seal on the OS box, do a little research to find out if the programs you want to run are compatible with the 64bit version and the same goes for the drivers for you devices, including the motherboard. When I get home this evening (after 8 EDT), I will see what I can find out. I installed Vista HP (32bit) on my new build and it went flawlessly, with both the motherboard and graphics cards having Vista drivers on their CD's.
Now, I know that if someone purchases the 32bit version of Vista Home Premium, you can get the 64bit version from MS, I'm not sure of the charge. If you had purchased Vista Ultimate, it would have both on the disc.
Before you break the seal on the OS box, do a little research to find out if the programs you want to run are compatible with the 64bit version and the same goes for the drivers for you devices, including the motherboard. When I get home this evening (after 8 EDT), I will see what I can find out. I installed Vista HP (32bit) on my new build and it went flawlessly, with both the motherboard and graphics cards having Vista drivers on their CD's.
ok, well if thats the case then, go out to best buy or somewhere and get the 32-bit edition. Itll be like $10 more, but itll be a reinstallable disk
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Posted 17 October 2007 - 04:23 PM
If you buy the 32bit or the 64bit at the store they would be the same price. If you buy the 64bit and then go back to the store the 32bit would be the full price as it would be a complete separate package.
Ordering the DVD from MS for $10 is a bargain. Of course it will delay installation slightly. Never having seen a 64bit Windows DVD, I do not know if the same COA works, but I suspect it does, because the Vista Ultimate disks have both versions on the single DVD.
We will all go 64bit some day, but its just not ready for prime time.
Ordering the DVD from MS for $10 is a bargain. Of course it will delay installation slightly. Never having seen a 64bit Windows DVD, I do not know if the same COA works, but I suspect it does, because the Vista Ultimate disks have both versions on the single DVD.
We will all go 64bit some day, but its just not ready for prime time.
