The (new) Official PC building thread!

greensman,
Well, the Asus comes with a nice NB heatpipe cooler and seems to have a lot of features. It's been around a while too! Over 1100 reviews at Newegg! Like I said, Cheap SLI!

Best Regards,
Russ

 

any ideas on an external dvd burner...nothing great- does not need to booktype or anything. Its for a good fried and all he wants is to back up pics and burn them...I looked at newegg, but to be honest Im not into external drives and dont have a clue what is good... sense they are more money I will ask for help and not lean on my own understanding when it comes to someones elses pockit-book an,ah,ah,

 

herrik,
Hey! It's my 2500th Post!

If it's just for storing Pics to burn later, something like this might do the job!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...es+-+External-_-Buffalo+Technology-_-22165071

I have a friend that just bought one and that's what he uses it for!

Best Regards,
Russ

 

2500 bout'a beng bout'a boom...hey how you know how many post?

 

herrick,

I just happened to open the Edit My account in the black box at the top of the page the other day and discovered I was very close. Two and a half years to the day! Others have done it much faster but I know little to nothing about OC'n an AMD so I don't respond very often to those questions.

Best Regards,
Russ

 

buffalo...never heard of them...I know they make cheap memory-

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106098

I was looken at the above, but Im not all that happy with the lity I have...sometime a blue screen come up and tell me to check the latest software [none] or hardware [lity] for up-dates...I have the latest firmware and hate rebooting in the middle of a burn...never have this issue w/ my Benqs or any of my cheap sonys when I first started

 

OK went to Edit account information... dont see it...are you in the UK or US?

 

herrick,
That's why I've been using these for over a year in my customer and personal builds. I like them! Conservatively! over 600 burns with two failures, both because I tried when it advised me not to! one drive failure out of about 25 drives, and it was mine! Powersupply went up in smoke while I was doing a burn! With 3 days left on the warranty, Newegg replaced it!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118004

Click on Edit My account and look for "Messages"! It will tell you right there how many! I'm in the US!

Best Regards,
Russ

 

understand bro...the nec/sony I am going to play w/ next personaly BUT Im looken for an exsternal drive for a friend

 

herrick,
Other than the Buffalo, I don't have any experience with any of them!

Here's the link for the lot of them!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&SubCategory=414&N=2000150414

Best Regards,
Russ

 

Russ,

he is looking for recommendations on external dvdrw drives not external hdds. I can't help as I have no experience with any ext. dvdrw drives. I would go with an internal drive I like and get an ext. enclosure for it.

BTW not that I'm argueing or want to but here in SW KS where I live, it is very flat, few trees, wind always blows and annual rainfall is under 20" so I know about dry and dusty too.

herrick,

here are some dvdrw drive enclosures http://www.meritline.com/cd-dvd-drive-rom-enclosure-external-5-25.html

 

Mort81,

If you combined the last 7 years, it hasn't rained that much, Total! The past three years didn't total 3 inches! LOL!! The area around us looks much higher, but in the city, we get almost no rain a year. If you look it up last year was 16,48 inches, but not in the city proper. We're behind one mountain and slap up against another! We usually get Zilch! We haven't seen a heavy downpour or a thunderstorm here in about 3 years! We do get to see clouds with all sorts of lightning bolts sticking out of them as they cruise on by, but that's about it! We can see them and hear them, but only 15 to 20 miles away!

I could have sworn he said hard drive! Sorry! LOL!! Sorry herrick for the misunderstanding!

Best Regards,
Russ

 

I too am looking at getting an external DVDRW soon, I'm thinking of using one of these
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=723858
Trouble is, I can't find a suitable enclosure for it.
Right now I have to use an old DVD-ROM connected to a 3.5" enclosure by the very short cables, just sitting on top of it...

 

Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price

Update GIGABYTE GA-P35C-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Model #: GA-P35C-DS3R
Item #: N82E16813128050

Return Policy: Limited 30-Day Return Policy
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16813128050
In Stock
$134.99 $134.99

Update MSI NX8500GT-TD256E OC GeForce 8500GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Model #: NX8500GT-TD256E OC
Item #: N82E16814127295
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16814127295
Return Policy: Limited 30-Day Return Policy

In Stock
Mail-in Rebate
$74.99 $74.99

Update Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400 - Retail
Model #: BX80570E8400
Item #: N82E16819115037

Return Policy: Processors (CPUs) Return Policy
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16819115037
In Stock
$239.99 $239.99

Update Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model BL2KIT12864AA1065 - Retail
Model #: BL2KIT12864AA1065
Item #: N82E16820148069

Return Policy: Memory (Modules, USB) Return Policy
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16820148069
In Stock
Mail-in Rebate
$119.99 -$30.00 Instant $89.99

Update Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Model #: ST3500320AS
Item #: N82E16822148288

Return Policy: Limited 30-Day Return Policy
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16822148288
In Stock
$119.99 $119.99
Subtotal: $659.95

ok placeing the order...
tell me what ya all think.
gonna get the case at microcenter.
have a PSU and cooler allready.(thanks buddy)
how my choice of GPU? remember im not a gamer. just a burner..lol

 

All good, but I didn't realise 8500GTs were that pricey. For that sort of money you could have one of these
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127300

 

just found this GPU im thinking about over the other i choose.
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16814161191

gonna order friday so i got a few hours for last min changes...lol

 

rob,
Direct links work well. I think the mobo you're getting is the P35-DS3R and NOT the P35C-DS3R, right? Anyway you might look at this before you push the "buy" button. link

good luck,

....gm

 

Out of stock that one, I'm afraid, but it's a well priced card. How about this one?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102100

 

i looked at that one also sam. outside of it being 64bit instead of 128 i like it also.

would i see a difference in the 64 compaired to the 128?

whould i be able to go into my device manger and see what kinda card i have now?

 

Rob a couple of HD2600PRO's to look at.

some 8600GT's to look at

You might consider an HD2600XT but they are a little more.

....gm