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Please Review My First Build - Total $1286.46

Discussion in 'Building a new PC' started by CB_DFW, Jun 25, 2009.

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  1. sammorris

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    Dell's warranty is a bit different, as a guy turns up at your premises with the replacement part, pops it in and is on his way, there's not even the hassle of taking the PC into a shop, but I can understand why some people might want extended warranty deals, especially in the US. There's a 12 month minimum warranty by law here in the UK, if memory serves me correctly it's only 30 days in the US.
     
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    I was thinking about getting the 750W Corsair Modular PSU. What type upgrades to this build would require a PSU larger than 650W?

    I don't see that I would use more than one video card but I can see using a ton of HDD.

    This is what I would like to get to complete this build.

    PSU

    GPU

    CPU Cooler

    And the thermal paste. Surely, I have forgotten something.

    I will probably get a smaller HDD also for my 64 bit operating system. What is the cheapest way to get a copy of Vista 64bit and possibly upgrade to Win7.

    Thanks
     
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    Thanks. I see that I linked the wrong PSU.

    My question about the PSU was:

    I understood that the 750w was plenty.

    Thanks again.

     
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    Only what I said, both overclocking the i7 and adding a second HD4890. Either on their own, a 650 will still be enough.
     
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    I'm about to pull the trigger on my video card.

    Any last recommendations for cards in the $200 price range. ($175 - $250 US).

    I don't have to have the best or latest. I would like "good value".

    For instance, I got my i7 920 for $199. That was a "great value" IMO.

    I want to play pretty much any game on a 24" monitor.

    Do I need to be more specific? I don't even play any PC games right now so I can't provide a list. I would like to run the latest games.

    Thanks for any recommendations you provide.
     
    CB_DFW, Jul 10, 2009
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    I think you'll be fine with either the cheapest one, or if you'll play HAWX, buy the one that comes with. None of these cards are overclocked so far you can't just replicate that speed yourself. The only time I'd say buy a pre-clocked card is when they've got it up to 1Ghz, i.e. the Black Edition.
     
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    I was thinking about getting both of these. One of each.

    SAMSUNG Black 22Xhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151175


    PLEXTOR Black 24X http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827249054

    I can rip two movies at once right? Burn two at once also?

    And then these are the only other things that I think I am getting. I have $600 so I think that will cover it. I had to save up to finish the build.

    CORSAIR CMPSU-750HX $164.99http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010

    Noctua NH-U12P $71.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608007

    ARCTIC COOLING MX-2 $7.98http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186020

    Total for this stuff plus the GPU is $534.51.

    That puts this build total at $1568.23. This does not include a monitor or OS.
     
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    You could do if you wanted, but why the 750W PSU? A 650 would do with a single card.
     
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    Ok. You guys see what I have bought so far.

    I am down to GPU, PSU and Heatsink.

    I am open to suggestions on the PSU. I have a couple people saying I don't need a 750 and that their may be less expensive models. If I am giving up any quality to save a few dollars, I am not interested. If I should go with a 650 or 630 I need to know. I would like to have a neat well kept case so don't you think I should go with modular? I want to overclock and I will probably add several hard drives. I really don't see that I would add another video card but I would like to have enough power to do so if I decided to.

    What do you think?
     
    CB_DFW, Jul 24, 2009
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    How about an HX 620W?
     
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