The (new) Official PC building thread!

@crowy EMERGENCY!!! (I think...)

They changed a couple of things regarding that pc that you recommended me:

http://www.nintek.com.au/x/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=7870

I'm now not sure if it's still good lol My friend reckons that the graphics card is insanely wicked tho.

This is what used to be in it:

Antec NSK4000 Black Steel Mini Tower Case - Silver Bezel - NO PSU

Arctic Silver 5 - High-Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound - 3.5g

Noctua NF-R8-1800 80mm Fan, 31cfm, 17 dBA

Noctua NH-U9F CPU Heatsink and 92mm Fan: Suits AMD S939, AM2 & Intel LGA 775

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 - 'Kentsfield' QUAD Core Processor - 2.40GHz, 64-Bit, 1066FSB, 8MB Cache, VT, LGA775 - BX80562Q6600

Panasonic BLACK Bezel 1.44 MB Floppy Disk FDD Drive to suit all Black Case

500GB Samsung HD501LJ SATA II 3Gbs HDD - 7200rpm, 16MB Cache Spinpoint Series
NoiseGuard & SilentSeek Hard Drive Technology

MSI P35-NEO-F ATX Mainboard - Intel P35 Chipset, 1333MHz FSB, Dual DDR2 667/800, PCI-express x16, SATAII, GbE LAN, USB2.0, 8Ch Sound

Samsung SATA SH-S183L Lightscribe Black Internal DOUBLE Layer 18x DVD±RW Drive, 12x DVD-RAM, 8x ±R DL
Lightscribe Capable!!
Retail BOX with Nero included

Crucial 4-4-4 EPP PC2-6400 Ballistix MICRON 2GB DDR2 Kit (2x1024Mb)

Hiper Type M 580W EPS Active PFC PSU ATX2.2/BTX 4xSATA, 8x Component Connectors, 1xPCIe HPU-4M580

PCI-E eVGA e-GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit DDR3, 540/1400MHz, Dual Dual Link DVI, HDTV/HDCP, Fan

 

@abuzar1
Yes the P965 can support 1333FSB...These were the 3 particular Gigabyte boards we were talking about...We were only talking about FSB support amongst these 3 boards...

GA-965P-S3 rev1...Does Not Support 1333FSB
GA-965P-S3 rev3...Does Support 1333FSB
GA-965P-DS3...Does Support 1333FSB

 

The 8600GT is mediocre for a new card. What was it before, a 7600GT? There's no increase in performance, but not much of a decrease, and it is directx10.

 

popol24,

personally, I would buy almost any brand dvdrw drive other than Samsung. I would opt for a lite-on, Sony/NEC or even LG. Samsung makes some good products but not dvdrw drives IMO.

 

Hi guys - need a little help. I just bought an "area 51" case at newegg then went mobo surfing. after finding a decent core 2 duo to run with i went back and referred to the pics of the case and it doesn't seem like anything past the ps/2 ports on the back will match on what i've been looking at on newegg. I thought ATX = ATX but this is only my second build with my first being a few years ago.

Here's a link to a weird review but it has better pics than newegg does of the back panel.

What kind of mobo will work with that case? will i still be able to go for a core 2 duo? (want to try intel this time, last build was amd) or is this case outdated.

Sorry for the messy post - have a bad finger and typing is easiest atm.

 

@nighters
The back panel is replaceable...your M/B will come with a I/O panel to fit case...
The case is Ok...there are better cases out there...
How much was it?..

 

@mort81
Thanks for the heads up, I'll try searching for a better dvd-burner then


@lp531

The case is $65 Australian dollars, so that's around $55 US. The whole pc is $1518 Australian dollars.

I think I'll just get this pc now, I really don't care now LOL (I need to use MS Word badly, I hate staying up late at uni til like 4 am LOL)

 

@popol24
Sorry...The case question was directed @nighters...
I should have tagged it...correction made...

 

-Lp531-
Thanks for the help - I really appreciate it.
The case cost me US$37 (and about $15 shipping)

Thanks again - now I can go pick out my mobo =D

 

Essentially, the backplate that comes with your case will never usually fit your motherboard, I don't know why they bother. Just use the one that comes with your motherboard, they all do these days.

 

Sorry Dude!!!,
Been busy helping a mate move house(LITERALLY)moved it approx 300km!!!

That system will still blow you away.

 

Back again with another question.

After looking and looking I think I want to go with

GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3
and I want to plug a
E6550 Conroe 2.33GHz
into it.

It seems that mobo has had lot of use and I won't have any problem getting documention online for my first oc attempt (even if the included docs are short)

The cpu starts out faster than my current machine which is a must for me, I just can't bring myself to purchase a 1.8 when i'm at 2.0...too much like taking a step backwards. According to reviews this cpu can be pushed up to a blazing 3.5GHz, but they didn't say if it was stable or not, and I'd be happy with 3.0 if it will hum happily 24/7 for me.

Reviews on the CPU note the included heatsink/fan is trash, so I would also be interested in suggestions for a better one to buy while buying the cpu. No sense putting on trash just to have to take it off and put a better one on later. A previous post I found searching AD mentioned a brand of grease to use also but I can't remember what it was now =/

Sorry for posting what i'm sure has been posted a billion times, it just seems the more i look at the more confused I got and searching posts here on AD just made it worse lol. Thanks for the help.

 

nighters,

the thermal compound is called arctic silver 5 and here are a few good aftermarket performance cpu hsf's :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118223

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118019

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835154001

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835109140 you will also need to order a 120mm fan with this one but it is the top dog.

 

@nighters
Mort covered your Cooler Choices very well...any of them will work great compared to the stock cooler...

My only suggestion would be to go up to the E6750 for $199...only $25 more...Well worth the extra cash...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115029&Tpk=E6750

 

-LP531
Is there any more of an advantage besides the increase in speed? Would it work better with my choice of mobo?

I have a little bit of leeway when it comes to cost but not too much. I didn't figure in the extra costs of cpu cooling and a couple other things when I started. I really like the ZALMAN CNPS9500 LED and have started considering a modular power supply to keep clutter to a minimum.

Please don't get me wrong - i'm not trying to sound unappreciative of your suggestion, i'm just looking for more insight.

 

nighters,

I just checked Newegg and the E6750 is cheaper by $4 at $199 and has free shipping!

I don't know about the E6550, but the E6750 will be my choice shortly! It's supposed to be an overclockers dream!

You don't have to go nutso with the CPU cooler, as it is a very cool running chip, by all accounts! I plan on keeping my current Arctic Freezer 7 Pro, when I get mine. I like it and it works well with the on board PWM control. My HSF rarely goes over1400 rpm, and even then only hits 1500! My current E4300, overclocked to 3.2GHz, normally idles below 30C. Shoot me a PM when you get your components and I'll give you a hand with the OC! Neoseekers OC'd one to 3.8 with no difficulty. They actually had it clocked to 4.0 but stability became an issue, so they wouldn't make the claim!

Best Regards,
Russ :>)

 

well it didn't take much to convince me lol

MB GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 P965 775 - Retail (Qty=1, Price=$109.99)
CPUCOOLER|ARCTIC P4|ACFZ7-PRO R - Retail (Qty=1, Price=$19.99)
CPU INTEL|C2D E6750 2.66G 65N 4M R - Retail (Qty=1, Price=$199.99)
CPU THERMPASTE|ARCTIC SILVER5 3.5G% - OEM (Qty=1, Price=$5.99)
DISCOUNT FOR PREFERRED ACCOUNT (Qty=1, Price=$-2.99)

Extended Warranty Fee: $0
Subtotal: $332.97
TAX: $0
Shipping and Handling Charge**: $13.13
Rush Order Fee:$2.99
Total: $346.10


and oops - wife saw cart while checking out lol

 

What about a new PSU, case, and Video card? Hope you manage to keep those away from the wife. There is always the option offaking your credit card statements...

 

got the case on the way.

Let's see my shopping list is down to

PSU
Video Card
RAM (i'm thinking at least 2gig)
Hard drive
combo card reader/floppy unit

I'm just going to use the excuse that it's my b-day & xmas gift to myself lol.

 

Haha well good luck. I'm a LONG way off from marriage so I wont have to deal with all this for my next few(or lot) builds.