How does these specs look for my build?

[stevenpearce88]

My Specs:

RAIDMAX Hurricane ATX-248WBP Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450W Power Supply ($49.99)

ASUS P5N-D LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard ($104.99)

Intel Celeron E3200 Wolfdale 2.4GHz 1MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor ($49.99)


G.SKILL 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5S-1GBNQ x2 ($49.98)



ZOTAC ZT-95TEH3M-FSL GeForce 9500 GT 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card ($49.99)


LITE-ON Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW SATA CD/DVD Burner($23.99)


Western Digital Caviar Blue WD2500AAJS 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive ($44.99)


Rosewill RCX-Z775-SL 92mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler ($19.99)


Logitech Cordless Desktop EX 100 Black 102 Normal Keys RF Wireless Standard Keyboard and Mouse ($30.99)


Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EADS 1TB 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive ($84.99)


SunbeamTech Airbox EN-AIR-ES3-BK Aluminum (except the front / back panels and thermal relief holes) 3.5" Black USB2.0 & eSATA External Enclosure ($33.99)


APEVIA 4-Pin PC power to SATA Converter Model CVT45 x2 ($6.58)





Shipping: ($32.00)

Grand Total: ($582.46)

Already had the OS

Windows 7 (32-bit) Ultimate Edition

Got all of this from newegg.com

What does everyone think of this setup?

 

[Zidane24]

Your processor and your RAM are a little weak...

I would upgrade the processor to a Core2DUO offering and bump the RAM to at least 2GB

 

[KazeNoKoe23]

I agree, I'd upgrade the processor and more importantly, the RAM.

 

[stevenpearce88]

I do have 2GB in there already if you look it says x2 next to the item meaning I have to of the same G Skill 1GB modules

 

[Zidane24]

I do have 2GB in there already if you look it says x2 next to the item meaning I have to of the same G Skill 1GB modules

Sorry about that...just look a t a processor upgrade then

 

[Dinesh]

The cost is too high according to the specs.

 

[stevenpearce88]

I took your advice and upgrade the processor it cost me an extra 60, the price is what newegg says it the grand total but that has changed since i changed the processor.. Also this is not a complete build YET the following month, I will be getting a second dvd burner and another 1GB of ram, plus a media card reader (internal) a logitech game controller, a second hard drive for internal which will be 500 GB, a linksys wireless card (will use gigabyte ethernet, yes my router does support it lol) also getting a 8GB usb stick from SanDisk and a 26" flat panel LCD tv w/ HDMI which I will be wall mounting

 

[Zidane24]

I took your advice and upgrade the processor it cost me an extra 60, the price is what newegg says it the grand total but that has changed since i changed the processor.. Also this is not a complete build YET the following month, I will be getting a second dvd burner and another 1GB of ram, plus a media card reader (internal) a logitech game controller, a second hard drive for internal which will be 500 GB, a linksys wireless card (will use gigabyte ethernet, yes my router does support it lol) also getting a 8GB usb stick from SanDisk and a 26" flat panel LCD tv w/ HDMI which I will be wall mounting

What processor did you choose?

 

[stevenpearce88]

The processor I chose is

Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 Wolfdale 2.8GHz 3MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor

 

[Zidane24]

The processor I chose is

Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 Wolfdale 2.8GHz 3MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor

That was quite an upgrade...if you can afford it I would even say to just go up to the E8500...that processor has recieved numerous rewards and is a great performer in light of quard cores and the i7 series

 

[stevenpearce88]

I cant for afford that processor right now but yeah that would be even more processing power lol.. I think the processor I upgraded to will be just fine for my computer use lol... Plus I will have 3GB of ram so that should surely get me going pretty good

 

[ignatzatsonic]

Are you locked in to building your own?

At low price levels, it is increasingly difficult to beat someone like Dell for a reasonable combination of power and decent parts.

Disregard this post if you are definitely going to build as a hobby, to learn, curiosity, whatever. I can understand that and build my own.

But I'm not sure it can be justified on a bang for the buck basis on a $500 PC.

 

[Zidane24]

I cant for afford that processor right now but yeah that would be even more processing power lol.. I think the processor I upgraded to will be just fine for my computer use lol... Plus I will have 3GB of ram so that should surely get me going pretty good

Then that is perfectly fine...

Let me say this though...if you upgrade in the future...I wouldn't go for the E8500 and just skip over to a higher quad core or a core i5/7. This will also require a motherboard change (depends), PSU, and RAM (depends)

I tend to be a major upgrade guy so thats my suggestion

 

[stevenpearce88]

I NEVER buy from a manufacture, I have always built my own systems, it's been a hobby of mine since i was little, my uncle got me into computer when I was young and hhrough me builds them also and I learned from him and through my own research, it's a hobby but since I don't work due to being disabled, it gives me something to do and something I can be proud of, plus the last comp I built I sold to my parents for way cheaper than what I paid to build it which was 430 and I sold it to them for 100 but I dont mind since the comp they had was very very old and slow and now they are happy...

 

[madtownidiot]

Only thing that stands out to me that hasn't been suggested is the power supply .. you should go with something that has more power (650-800 watts). you might not need it now, but maybe a pair of high end graphics cards in the future...

 

[pparks1]

Only thing that stands out to me that hasn't been suggested is the power supply .. you should go with something that has more power (650-800 watts). you might not need it now, but maybe a pair of high end graphics cards in the future...

I would disagree that a 650-800 watt power supply would be advantageous. Based on his specs thus far, a 300 watt PSU would cut it. I'm running a quad core box with 2 drives, a 9800GTX+, with 4 sticks of ram, 3x120mm case fans, and I didn't even need 400 watts for this...and I chose a 620 Corsair HX to ensure that I had plenty. People seem to be obsessed with going with PSU's which are far too large for their needs. I can understand trying to buy a bit of upgradability...but still.

 

[madtownidiot]

I always go with a PSU that has at least double the output I expect to use, partially for the possibility of future upgrades but also because a PSU that doesn't have to work very hard is going to last a lot longer and produce less heat than one that is operating at a much higher percentage of its capacity.