Need a second look

[kilz]

hey fellas building the wife a computer could you take a look at my shopping list on newegg for me and give me some advice on if this will work. thanks for your help

http://secure.newegg.com/Shopping/ShoppingCart.aspx

[BaldEagl]

Just copy and paste the list.  It won't let us look at your secure shopping cart.

[Getback]

Just copy and paste the list.  It won't let us look at your secure shopping cart.

Ditto

[kilz]

 
  1. Pioneer 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black IDE Model DVR-1910LS - Retail
   
  2.APEVIA X-Superalien ATXA6SW-BK/500 Black w/ red alien eyes Aluminum Server Computer Case ATX Aluminum 500W Power Supply - Retail
   
   3.Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3500630AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
   
  4. EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
   
  5. Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail
   
  6. OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI 700W ATX12V NVIDIA SLI Certified ATI CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply - Retail

   
  7. CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory

   
  8. EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
   
  9. Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 Yorkfield 2.5GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80580Q9300 - Retail

   
  10. Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP3 English for System Builders 1 Pack CD - OEM
Item #: N82E16832116511

   
  11. LOGISYS Computer LT400RD 80mm Red LED Case Fan - Retail

[Getback]

From what I understand there is almost no reason to have a quad core. My suggestion is go with the E8500 or E8400 cpu. These 2 cpu's will run cooler and use less voltage. Also, why do you need two power supplies?

You may want to consider the Antec 900 computer case with out another power supply. The best rated Power suppy is PC Power and Cooling's units. I would go ahead and get 4 gigs of ram. Other than that looks good to me. Hopefully others will chime in. I'm not familiar with that Motherboard. I took a peak at it. Won a couple of customer choice awards on NewEgg. This is probably petty but I would think about having a computer that could use ddr2 1066 memory.

If you need any help please post.

All the best with the build.

[BaldEagl]

Agree on the quad core unless she does a lot of video/graphics work.  Then the quad core is the right choice.

I'd choose another case just so you're not paying for two power supplies.  The 500W that comes in the case would be suspect but you've already upgraded it so no problem there.  Is the OCZ PSU the one that's on sale right now?  If not then check pricing against the PC Power and Cooling units (the 610 and 750 watters... either one will work).  Regardless, that OCZ unit will work.

If it's in the budget go with XP Pro.  If not then the home edition is fine.

I've got that same motherboard.  You might have to upgrade the BIOS if it comes with anything below P05 (P07 is the current BIOS).  If you don't you might not be able to watch videos on it.  The problem was corrected with BIOS P05.  It's a simple flash.  No biggie.

Other than that it looks good.

[kilz]

how i am a lover of intel so hows this for the pcu

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor


getback those are 2 gig sticks and i have two on order

i over looked the xp home thanks for catching that. i looked on newegg for xp pro but WOW i will look around for that.

thanks for all the help fellas

[kilz]

ow and the case is a have to wife ack will not let it be any other kind she fell in love with it but it has to be RED so replace six 80mm fans from blue to red FRICKEN WOMEN

[BaldEagl]

Kilz, here's a very good artical comparing the Quad Core with the Core2Duo.  Look through the application testing keeping in mind what your wife will use the machine for and if you will ever oveclock it.  It will help you decide which CPU is better for her needs.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core2quad-q6600.html

[hyster]

one thing to beer in mind that i tell people when upgrading/building a system (ill use ram as an example).
if you need 1 gig of ram to run the programs you need most people will only get 1 gig of ram. makes sense.
what about the programs you will use tomorrow? will the new version of that program need 1.5 or 2 gig? in which case you will need to upgrade your ram.

the point I'm trying to make is always try to future proof a new system/upgrade but getting more than what you need. it will cost more in the short term but will mean you wont have to upgrade for a lot longer so will save you money in the long term.

as a rule my CPU/mobo and graphics card get upgraded every 2 years. (CPU/mobo 1 year graphics the next). in January I'm due to upgrade my graphics card but since i bought a nvidia 8800gts 640MB instead of a 7xxx series card (from 6600gt) i wont need to upgrade for another year or 2.

hope this makes sense to you???

[Getback]

ow and the case is a have to wife ack will not let it be any other kind she fell in love with it but it has to be RED so replace six 80mm fans from blue to red FRICKEN WOMEN

 

Must have read the ram wrong in the original post.

[kilz]

one thing to beer in mind that i tell people when upgrading/building a system (ill use ram as an example).
if you need 1 gig of ram to run the programs you need most people will only get 1 gig of ram. makes sense.
what about the programs you will use tomorrow? will the new version of that program need 1.5 or 2 gig? in which case you will need to upgrade your ram.

the point I'm trying to make is always try to future proof a new system/upgrade but getting more than what you need. it will cost more in the short term but will mean you wont have to upgrade for a lot longer so will save you money in the long term.

as a rule my CPU/mobo and graphics card get upgraded every 2 years. (CPU/mobo 1 year graphics the next). in January I'm due to upgrade my graphics card but since i bought a nvidia 8800gts 640MB instead of a 7xxx series card (from 6600gt) i wont need to upgrade for another year or 2.

hope this makes sense to you???

she will never need to upgrade any of this for what she is going to be doing. all this is a SHUT THE shreck UP computer for the wife. she going to play some games off msngames.com and stuff but that's all. the only reason i am putting major componets in it is i might have to service my gamin computer and have to use hers.

[Getback]

she will never need to upgrade any of this for what she is going to be doing. all this is a SHUT THE shreck UP computer for the wife. she going to play some games off msngames.com and stuff but that's all. the only reason i am putting major componets in it is i might have to service my gamin computer and have to use hers.

I was wondering about the reason for this build. I built my mom a computer just in the last 6 mos and didn't see a reason for this caliber of machine.

[kilz]

I was wondering about the reason for this build. I built my mom a computer just in the last 6 mos and didn't see a reason for this caliber of machine.

daddy likes to play too. but its really for her i promise

[llama]

In addition to all that was said earlier, get a seagate 7200.11 hard drive instead of the 7200.10. They are about the same price, but the .11 runs quieter and faster too.

-Llama