Gonna Build my wife a new pc

[Bizman]

Wubi doesn't make a partition. It just creates a folder. I have three partitions as well, all primary. How about enough free space?

[guncrasher]

only 400 gigs left on c the others have at least 150g


semp

[Bizman]

only 400 gigs left on c the others have at least 150g


semp

LOL then it can't be due to too little space. The last time I did the installation on C, which had 21 gigs free before the 6 gig installation. The reason for C is, that I often plug a customer's disk in with a USB cable and try to save its contents to my D partition. The third one is only 6 gigs, for pagefile only.

And yes, before some tech savvy feels the urgent need to lend a helping hand: I know it would be good to have more free space on C. I'm planning to change my 160 gigs HDD to a bigger one. Someday...

[SilverZ06]

Well I just ordered everything. I swapped out the PS to the 120mm fan version, changed to a micro atx z77 board, and changed the case


1 x ($829.99) HP ProBook 4530s (LJ521UT#ABA) Notebook Intel Core i7 2670QM(2.20GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory DDR3 1333 500GB HDD 7200rpm DVD+/-RW SuperMulti DL AMD Radeon HD 6490M with 1 GB dedicated GDDR5 video memory
$829.99

1 x ($219.99) Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I52500K
$219.99

1 x ($199.99) ASUS VW246H Glossy Black 24" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 ASCR 20000:1 (1000:1) Built-in Speakers
$199.99

1 x ($139.99) Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - OEM
$139.99

1 x ($109.99) ASRock Z77 Pro4-M LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
$109.99

1 x ($99.99) Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
$99.99

1 x ($61.99) AFT PRO-57U All-in-one USB 3.0 5.25" Media Card Reader
$61.99

1 x ($46.99) G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL
$46.99

1 x ($39.99) SeaSonic SS-300ET Bronze 300W ATX12V V2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply - OEM
$39.99

1 x ($29.99) Rosewill FBM-01 Dual Fans MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case
$29.99

1 x ($24.99) Rosewill RCM-2655V 2.0M pixels WebCam
$24.99

1 x ($22.99) Microsoft 5SH-00001 Black USB RF Wireless Standard Desktop 800 for Business
$22.99

1 x ($16.99) SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM SATA Model SH-222BB/BEBE - OEM
$16.99

1 x ($0.00) Newegg Promotional Gift Card(The total amount of Gift Cards: $10.00)

Should have it all this week so hopefully I'll have it running by the weekend. I think I will load AH on it just to see how it does with the built in video chip.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Well I just ordered everything. I swapped out the PS to the 120mm fan version, changed to a micro atx z77 board, and changed the case


1 x ($829.99) HP ProBook 4530s (LJ521UT#ABA) Notebook Intel Core i7 2670QM(2.20GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory DDR3 1333 500GB HDD 7200rpm DVD+/-RW SuperMulti DL AMD Radeon HD 6490M with 1 GB dedicated GDDR5 video memory
$829.99

1 x ($219.99) Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I52500K
$219.99

1 x ($199.99) ASUS VW246H Glossy Black 24" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 ASCR 20000:1 (1000:1) Built-in Speakers
$199.99

1 x ($139.99) Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - OEM
$139.99

1 x ($109.99) ASRock Z77 Pro4-M LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
$109.99

1 x ($99.99) Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
$99.99

1 x ($61.99) AFT PRO-57U All-in-one USB 3.0 5.25" Media Card Reader
$61.99

1 x ($46.99) G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL
$46.99

1 x ($39.99) SeaSonic SS-300ET Bronze 300W ATX12V V2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply - OEM
$39.99

1 x ($29.99) Rosewill FBM-01 Dual Fans MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case
$29.99

1 x ($24.99) Rosewill RCM-2655V 2.0M pixels WebCam
$24.99

1 x ($22.99) Microsoft 5SH-00001 Black USB RF Wireless Standard Desktop 800 for Business
$22.99

1 x ($16.99) SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM SATA Model SH-222BB/BEBE - OEM
$16.99

1 x ($0.00) Newegg Promotional Gift Card(The total amount of Gift Cards: $10.00)

Should have it all this week so hopefully I'll have it running by the weekend. I think I will load AH on it just to see how it does with the built in video chip.

So you bought a laptop and a desktop?

[SilverZ06]

yes, the laptop is for me as I travel a lot. I meant to delete that from the list I copy and pasted but apparently I forgot. 

[MrRiplEy[H]]

yes, the laptop is for me as I travel a lot. I meant to delete that from the list I copy and pasted but apparently I forgot. 

Ok just wanted to make sure you didn't check one expensive extra you didn't mean to

[SilverZ06]

I got it built and running. Runs great but I am a little concerned about the HDD as it is noisy. I have the same drive in my rig and it isn't noisy. of coarse I run my OS on an ssd so the hdd on my machine doesn't get r/w to as much as hers will being the only drive. The PSU doesn't come in a box, nor does it come with a power cable to the wall. Luckily I had one. My brand new MB was also missing the rear i/o snap in panel for the case. Over all it runs great. I need to install ah to see how it does on the integrated graphics.