The (new) Official PC building thread!

damn...these mobo r good...but i still like aVGA/Asus 680i

 

The best motherboard ive ever used is the ol p3b-f by asus old p3 board but stable as hell currently im running my a8n32-sli with a amd64 3200+ OC to 2.6ghz from 2ghz i will start using my new x2 when my thermal paste arrives in mail

 

Hey Guys I have a Dell XPS, its somewhat old I think it was a intel 4 3.6. How hard and or expensive would it be to upgrade the processor to say a quad core? Or duo core? Thanks I really appreciate any help.

 

@herrick

my new psu is not as stable for ocing as my old hiper was so i can now only get to 2.36ghz so now i only get 908.



but this was as high as it went with the hiper.

 

jackripp is your p4 cpu a socket 775 or 478 u need 775 for core 2 i think and im guessing here that most boards being those in XPS are high end enough to if yours is 775 take a core 2 but i might be wrong in some small way or so gimme your model # of your XPS so i can better help you m8

 

Cool... as soon as I get a cooler for my CPU I am going to OC it- should beable to get 2.7 hopfully- what you think

 

pc building here, you want to get the artic cooling freezer 64 pro is the hsf you want to get.

overclocking here.

save the mods going ape.

 

thanks I will use that place when I am ready- that cooler was mentioned early to me and I have it on a list.... Need sound card first

 

@jackripp

you need to check with dell for compatibility with your mobo.

 

two things, Im not sure how old your current setup is but im guessing you have IDE hard drives and maybe an AGP graphics card. The new mobo you are looking at uses PCI-Express video cards, and will support 4 ide devices along with 4 SATA. Just makin sure your other old products will be compatible.

 

ya thats tru...for these obo u need to upgrade ur whole pc....

 

Wondering if someone could help me out here.

Here goes...

I have only ever built 1 pc before and I am planning on building a pc for my little brother and would like to know the very best quality and performance pc that I could build for around 650 british pounds ($1300).I have had a look at different sites to buy from newegg.com in particular but I am not sure that they ship to the UK.

I would definately want an Asus or Gigabyte 775 motherboard and an Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 chip in it, I have looked at several different models of motherboard but find it a bit confusing...as I am not sure of the compatability and such.. I am also planning on overclocking the pc to around 3Ghz and would like to know if I need any extra fans and that?.

If someone could give me an indication on what to get;

Case
Power Supply
Motherboard
Fans (Heatsink and other)
RAM
Hard Drive
Floppy Disc Drive
DVD Drive & DVD R/W
Monitor (preferably flat screen)

I am not bothered about the a graphics card as he can get 1 at a later date!

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance

 

sory cant help u...i need help my self

 

scan is a good place to start, they are cheap and reliable, but have a look at dabs, savastore, autdirect, microdirect, advancetech and definitly overclockersuk as prices differ from shop to shop.

to be honest i think you migh struggle to get all you want for £650, but i will have a look and get back to you.

edit
have a look in the budget pc building thread i put a £450 core2duo there a few weeks back, but im not sure that the prices are still the same

 

how many watts of PSU do u guy recommend for this rig...

Asus Intel P5N32-E SLI Motherboard - Socket 775

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 CPU - Dual Core - Socket 775

Corsair TwinX XMS2 Matched Memory Pair DDR2-667 - 2 x 1GB

Asus nVidia GeForce 7950GT - 512MB - PCI-E (HDCP Compliant)

Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gamer Chassis

and this one...

Asus AMD M2N32-WS Professional Motherboard - Socket AM2

AMD Athlon64 x2 4600+ Dual Core CPU - Socket AM2

Corsair TwinX XMS2 Matched Memory Pair DDR2-667 - 2 x 1GB

Asus nVidia GeForce 7950GT - 512MB - PCI-E (HDCP Compliant)

Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gamer Chassis

is 650w good enough or higher like 850w or 1000w...and remember i'll get another GPU(SLI)

thnx...

 

try here it does all the hard work for you, remmember you normaly get optimum efficency at around 85% load.

 

my rig need bout 680w...wat will happen if i buy a 850w instead of 680w...will it damage my system...or not

 

no not at all

 

cool...any good 850w PSU suggestions...and does it fit into Mid-Tower case...the 850w PSU?

 

650 is good enough for both of yours. Just make sure you spend money for a good PSU. It's always better to get a big name (Antec, Seasonic, OCZ, BFG, Corsair) $150 for 650w than to get a $25 800w from some no namers.

Thermatake stuff also varies, some says they're good, others say they're crap.

Then stuff like Ultra should just be avoided when you put it in a rig that you actually want to last even if those "free after rebates" seem tempting.