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Windows 7: Newbie New Build
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12 Feb 2012
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#21 | |
Windows 7 Home premium 64bit SP 1 Central Wyoming |
ignatzatsonic, No case yet unless I use my old Gateway case, but as I mentioned I am looking at the Corsair carbide series 300R case. I just didn't want the main guts to run over $500.00. this is more a Hot Rod Office PC than a gamer.
Thanks a lot for the links and your time, I'll look everything over and post later if I have more questions. (And I'm sure I will!)
N2
| My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Gateway GT 5676
OS Windows 7 Home premium 64bit SP 1
CPU AMD Phenom Quad Core 9600 2.3 GHz
Motherboard 4006272R - Foxconn (Bengal) RS780 Motherboard
Memory 8GB of DDR2
Graphics Card Integrated ATI Radeon HD 3200 video /Sapphire Radeon HD 3470
Sound Card Integrated ALC888S HD codec 7.1
Monitor(s) Displays 19" Samsung SyncMaster
Screen Resolution 1440x900
Keyboard HP
Mouse Logitech Laser
PSU Ultra LSP 650W
Case Gateway 5-Bay uATX Computer Case (Carbon Fiber)
Cooling CPU - Arctic Cooler Freezer 64
Hard Drives Two On board 320 GB 7200 RPM SATA II hard drives (640 GB drive space)
One Toshiba 1TB External
One WD 300GB External
One WD 15GB Removable HD
Internet Speed Down 14.48Mbps Up 1.88Mbps Bresnan (Optimum)
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12 Feb 2012
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#22 | |
Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit |
The Antec 300 is a good basic case for ATX or Micro ATX motherboards.
60 dollars. Newegg.com - Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Unless you are absolutely positive, I'd get a case because OEM cases can be a bit non-standard which can lead to complications. I have no idea about your particular Gateway case. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
OS Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit
CPU Intel Sandy Bridge i5-2500, not overclocked
Motherboard Gigabyte H67A-UD3H-B3, full ATX
Memory 4 GB Crucial DDR3-1333
Graphics Card none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Sound Card onboard: Realtek ALC892; external: USB Behringer UF0-202
Monitor(s) Displays NEC 90GX2-BK 19" LCD
Screen Resolution 800 x 640
Keyboard Leopold Tenkeyless with Cherry Blue switches, USB
Mouse Logitech or Microsoft optical wired; either USB or PS 2
PSU Seasonic SS-560KM, modular
Case Antec Solo II
Cooling CPU: Scythe Big Shuriken; Case: Scythe Slipstream 800 & 500
Hard Drives System: Intel 320 Series SSD, 80 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD15EADS-00P8B0, 1.5TB
Other Info Power consumption of this system, including monitor: 68 watts at idle; 144 watts at full load
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12 Feb 2012
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#23 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Southern California |
| | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck, ask me about rig #2 !
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, still love my FX 8120
Motherboard MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory 16 gb Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR3 9-9-9-27 @ 2000
Graphics Card XFX Radeon 7870
Sound Card On board HD audio with lossless 24 bit/192 sample rate
Monitor(s) Displays (2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution 1680 X 1050 p
Keyboard (2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless K800
Mouse Logitech G9x & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
PSU Ultra X4 modular 1050 watt 80% silver rating & APC 1200 RS
Case CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling 6 case fans 140mm & 120mm, Thermaltake h2o extreme
Hard Drives Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(1) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 2 tb WD My Book/esata
(1) 500 gb Sea. Freeagent/esata
(2) 250 gb Sea. Freeagent go's/usb
(1) WD 2 tb Green 64 sata III
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
Internet Speed Upgraded from bottom of the barrel to bareable
Other Info 4 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on H100 cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro L7680 all-n-one
HP 4 laserjet (the beast)
Hot swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Belkin Play N600 HD router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
HP Probook i3 laptop
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12 Feb 2012
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#24 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Southern California |
All sorts of options come to mind and this would still be one banging bad ass rig !  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck, ask me about rig #2 !
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, still love my FX 8120
Motherboard MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory 16 gb Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR3 9-9-9-27 @ 2000
Graphics Card XFX Radeon 7870
Sound Card On board HD audio with lossless 24 bit/192 sample rate
Monitor(s) Displays (2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution 1680 X 1050 p
Keyboard (2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless K800
Mouse Logitech G9x & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
PSU Ultra X4 modular 1050 watt 80% silver rating & APC 1200 RS
Case CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling 6 case fans 140mm & 120mm, Thermaltake h2o extreme
Hard Drives Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(1) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 2 tb WD My Book/esata
(1) 500 gb Sea. Freeagent/esata
(2) 250 gb Sea. Freeagent go's/usb
(1) WD 2 tb Green 64 sata III
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
Internet Speed Upgraded from bottom of the barrel to bareable
Other Info 4 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on H100 cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro L7680 all-n-one
HP 4 laserjet (the beast)
Hot swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Belkin Play N600 HD router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
HP Probook i3 laptop
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12 Feb 2012
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#25 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate AMD64 Sydney, Nova Scotia |
I've bought a lot of stuff from TigerDirect.ca and don't have any complaints. I've just recently started buying from NewEgg.ca, now that they ship to Canada. Prices seem to be lower but shipping time is quit a bit longer than from TigerDirect. For me anyway. Also the last order from NewEgg, a PC case, arrived damaged.  There wasn't a mark on the box either? I guess sooner or later that stuff happens, but if it happens again they have lost my business. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built
OS Windows 7 Ultimate AMD64
CPU AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
Motherboard Asus M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
Memory 8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
Graphics Card BFG NVIDIA Geforce 220GT 1 Gig DDR2 PCIe
Sound Card VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays 2 x 19" I-INC AG191D TFT Flat Panel
Screen Resolution 1280x1024 x 2
Keyboard Logitech Internet 600
Mouse Logitech Wireless Trackman Wheel
PSU Retail Plus 465 Watt
Case Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
Cooling Stock heatsink and fan
Hard Drives 500 Gig WesternDigital SATA-300 Drive
Internet Speed 80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser Internet Explorer 10
Other Info HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
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12 Feb 2012
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#26 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Southern California |
Or AMD FX Quad and add your GPU then upgrade later for a stage two GPU.  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck, ask me about rig #2 !
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, still love my FX 8120
Motherboard MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory 16 gb Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR3 9-9-9-27 @ 2000
Graphics Card XFX Radeon 7870
Sound Card On board HD audio with lossless 24 bit/192 sample rate
Monitor(s) Displays (2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution 1680 X 1050 p
Keyboard (2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless K800
Mouse Logitech G9x & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
PSU Ultra X4 modular 1050 watt 80% silver rating & APC 1200 RS
Case CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling 6 case fans 140mm & 120mm, Thermaltake h2o extreme
Hard Drives Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(1) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 2 tb WD My Book/esata
(1) 500 gb Sea. Freeagent/esata
(2) 250 gb Sea. Freeagent go's/usb
(1) WD 2 tb Green 64 sata III
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
Internet Speed Upgraded from bottom of the barrel to bareable
Other Info 4 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on H100 cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro L7680 all-n-one
HP 4 laserjet (the beast)
Hot swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Belkin Play N600 HD router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
HP Probook i3 laptop
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12 Feb 2012
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#27 | |
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Since you want to go with AMD, I would recommend getting an AMD APU processor. They're relatively fine, I recently used a dual core APU in a recent build and it's totally fine for normal usage.
Unless you're going for gaming, I'd stay away from Intel, I find it's a little too pricey for daily usage.
Also, the graphics card you have, is it CrossFire enabled? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number ASUS
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU AMD Athlon 240 II @ 2.8-4.004 ghz
Motherboard M4A78LT-M LE
Memory SuperTalent 4gb DDR3
Graphics Card ATI Radeon 3000HD
Screen Resolution 1440*900
Case Re-modded Dell Dimension 4550
Cooling Vantec 92mm Tornado x2
Other Info It looks pretty.
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12 Feb 2012
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#28 | |
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OH! Before I forget, do have in your budget for a 32 or 64 gig Solid State Drive? Using that as your primary drive for programs and Windows, it will make you fly! The hard drive can be used to store media files and other files. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number ASUS
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU AMD Athlon 240 II @ 2.8-4.004 ghz
Motherboard M4A78LT-M LE
Memory SuperTalent 4gb DDR3
Graphics Card ATI Radeon 3000HD
Screen Resolution 1440*900
Case Re-modded Dell Dimension 4550
Cooling Vantec 92mm Tornado x2
Other Info It looks pretty.
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12 Feb 2012
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#29 | |
Windows 7 Home premium 64bit SP 1 Central Wyoming |
Coke Robot, yes the Video is crossfire ready.
N2 | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Gateway GT 5676
OS Windows 7 Home premium 64bit SP 1
CPU AMD Phenom Quad Core 9600 2.3 GHz
Motherboard 4006272R - Foxconn (Bengal) RS780 Motherboard
Memory 8GB of DDR2
Graphics Card Integrated ATI Radeon HD 3200 video /Sapphire Radeon HD 3470
Sound Card Integrated ALC888S HD codec 7.1
Monitor(s) Displays 19" Samsung SyncMaster
Screen Resolution 1440x900
Keyboard HP
Mouse Logitech Laser
PSU Ultra LSP 650W
Case Gateway 5-Bay uATX Computer Case (Carbon Fiber)
Cooling CPU - Arctic Cooler Freezer 64
Hard Drives Two On board 320 GB 7200 RPM SATA II hard drives (640 GB drive space)
One Toshiba 1TB External
One WD 300GB External
One WD 15GB Removable HD
Internet Speed Down 14.48Mbps Up 1.88Mbps Bresnan (Optimum)
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12 Feb 2012
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#30 | |
Windows 7 Home premium 64bit SP 1 Central Wyoming |
Coke Robot, I just looked at the AMD APU and it looks interesting! The most gaming I do is low level quest games such as the old Riven.
Can you sugest a part number for the processor and a suitable motherboard, so I could check prices?
N2 | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Gateway GT 5676
OS Windows 7 Home premium 64bit SP 1
CPU AMD Phenom Quad Core 9600 2.3 GHz
Motherboard 4006272R - Foxconn (Bengal) RS780 Motherboard
Memory 8GB of DDR2
Graphics Card Integrated ATI Radeon HD 3200 video /Sapphire Radeon HD 3470
Sound Card Integrated ALC888S HD codec 7.1
Monitor(s) Displays 19" Samsung SyncMaster
Screen Resolution 1440x900
Keyboard HP
Mouse Logitech Laser
PSU Ultra LSP 650W
Case Gateway 5-Bay uATX Computer Case (Carbon Fiber)
Cooling CPU - Arctic Cooler Freezer 64
Hard Drives Two On board 320 GB 7200 RPM SATA II hard drives (640 GB drive space)
One Toshiba 1TB External
One WD 300GB External
One WD 15GB Removable HD
Internet Speed Down 14.48Mbps Up 1.88Mbps Bresnan (Optimum)
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