Crazy_Nate Posted May 28, 2010 Linksys Wireless-G PCI Adapter the system it's in is typically used for internet browsing and folding.. Oh, ok. We (girlfriend and I) spent a bit of time finding a suitable A/B card for her dad's build. We ended up getting a USB linksys A/B for cheap (our primary requirement) and battling getting the drivers working. We finally succeed with some other manufacturer's drivers I will be very happy when everything is just x64. Wireless drivers were the only trouble I've really had... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hyper Posted May 28, 2010 Oh, ok. We (girlfriend and I) spent a bit of time finding a suitable A/B card for her dad's build. We ended up getting a USB linksys A/B for cheap (our primary requirement) and battling getting the drivers working. We finally succeed with some other manufacturer's drivers I will be very happy when everything is just x64. Wireless drivers were the only trouble I've really had... Yea, I had one of the usb ones and had the same problem.. it would work for a while then stop and you would have to mess around with it to get it working for a while. I got tired of that and got a pci one which hasent given me any trouble as of yet Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ponchinGdl Posted May 28, 2010 I can recommend the d-link dwa-140 usb, its windows 7 x64 compatible, had it working for 3 months withouth a problem. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miek Posted May 30, 2010 Alright, I'll change that in my Newegg wishlist. I'm keeping track of parts there because it calculates a price in addition to having links to descriptions of the product, etc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shadowtroop Posted May 30, 2010 Alright, I'll change that in my Newegg wishlist. I'm keeping track of parts there because it calculates a price in addition to having links to descriptions of the product, etc. Nice choice on the CPU cooler, my NH-U12P is awesome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miek Posted May 30, 2010 That's a good thing. I was thinking of Going with the D14, but it was too big for my tastes. Effective? Yes. Practical for me? No. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xchrissypoox Posted May 30, 2010 As someone who went with a 1366 setup I'd much prefer this build which has eyefinity to my current build which probably costed me a bit more. Alternately if you want nvidia you can get two 470s/480s since one 400 only supports two displays. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miek Posted May 30, 2010 I have no need for a multi-monitor setup. And yes, I plan on going with an NVIDIA build. I was going to use ATI, but then Fermi came out. Note that I do still find the 5--- series appealing, just that I find Fermi more appealing at this point in time. And would you really recommend the i5-750 over the i7-930...? Or is that mainly because of the fact that this is a gaming rig, and the 930 would kind of be a wasted cost? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xchrissypoox Posted May 30, 2010 I have no need for a multi-monitor setup. And yes, I plan on going with an NVIDIA build. I was going to use ATI, but then Fermi came out. Note that I do still find the 5--- series appealing, just that I find Fermi more appealing at this point in time. And would you really recommend the i5-750 over the i7-930...? Or is that mainly because of the fact that this is a gaming rig, and the 930 would kind of be a wasted cost? I have a 930 and find it to be wasted cost for my purposes of gaming, light video editing and pretty much anything I do, but I won't be shocked if you find the 930 more appealing still, it is pretty awesome and its fun to crush cpu oriented tasks but if I could redo it I'd get a i5-750, but I'm mainly recommending to you the 750 from my experience and that I imaging you'll mostly be gaming. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miek Posted May 30, 2010 Yes, I mostly will be gaming. That and web browsing, schoolwork, and I guesss just general computer usage. However, in comparison, the i5-750 would still crush CPU related tasks. My first computer (that I used up until about 2 years ago) had an 800MHz Pentium II. Then I got this laptop with an Intel T5450 at 1.6GHz. So... A 2.66GHz processor that can turbo up to 3.2(?) will be a major upgrade for me, haha. OK! I updated the build in the first post. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miek Posted June 30, 2010 Sorry to dig this up and post more than once in a row, but my budget took a hit since I accidentally destroyed my brother's Samsung Omnia. -.- I have to purchase him a new one for shelf price... So yeah. OOPS! MY BAD, BRO! Thus, could someone please suggest me some "guts" to use for an AMD/GTX470 build that's ~$1100? If my paycheck's big enough, though, I'll still be doing an i5 build. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
