gotdamojo06 Posted May 2, 2007 Posted May 2, 2007 I was looking to upgrade my computer this summer and I have a deadline of before the 2007 Forum Wars starts... I need to get a complete system (excluding the speakers, monitor, keyboard, mouse) This is what I was looking at, but I would like some input as to what you guys think about the parts and help me figure out how to shave about $150-$200 --------------------------------------- Silverstone 20" SATA II Cable Western Digital Caviar SE 160GB 7200 RPM SAPPHIRE Radeon X1950XT 256MB Rosewill 550W G. Skill 2GB (2 x 1GB) Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 C2D E6400 Grand Total $721.94 --------------------------------------- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdingeling Posted May 2, 2007 Posted May 2, 2007 Rosewill 550W = NO! Stay way from cheapo PSU brands! That will only cause you trouble when building the rig! I would recommend anything along the lines of a OCZ GameXtream, but as I see you are on a tight budget, check out the XClio Goodpower or Greatpower series. Around 500W should suffice easily. Also, why are you getting another SATA cable? The mainboard will have a couple coming with it already! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UkJenT Posted May 2, 2007 Posted May 2, 2007 I agree with King about the Sata cable. It's just money waste. Also, I believe Tagan PSUs are pretty reliable. Nevermind about the Tagan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerm Posted May 2, 2007 Posted May 2, 2007 I gotta agree on the PSU. Don't rely on a cheapo PSU to power a gaming system let alone an OCing/benching system. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTSchnarfy Posted May 3, 2007 Posted May 3, 2007 I'll also have to agree with the others about the power supply. I used to have a Rosewill 500W jobbie and it took a poo running an old P4 2.0A system that is currently getting by on a 300W backup. Also, seeing as how they are about the same price, why not opt for the E6420 instead of the E6400? It's the exact same chip except that it has 4MB cache instead of 2MB. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotdamojo06 Posted May 3, 2007 Posted May 3, 2007 thank you for the help, im going to grab all the money i have and see how much i can exactly fork out and see if my parents will loan me a little bit for this new rig i was getting the sata cable because the hdd was oem (no accessories) so i figured i would have to add one Ill let you guys know about a total price that I have when i get done w/ arrons and finish moving in Finally done w/ freshman year at college and just moved back to my parents house for the summer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste Posted May 3, 2007 Posted May 3, 2007 Rosewill PSU's aren't as bad As I once thought. I mean, his choice could have been worse... Coughaspirecough Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdingeling Posted May 3, 2007 Posted May 3, 2007 still, Rosewill is still at the bottom of the pit! A decent XClio Good/Greatpower or a nice Forton will do a lot better! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotdamojo06 Posted May 3, 2007 Posted May 3, 2007 i originally had a XClio Truepower or Realpower 500W but I went with this one only because I was trying to shave a little bit of money off the grand total...but like I said, I will be letting you guys know exactly how much money I have to work with later today, now that I have a job it should be a little bit more Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotdamojo06 Posted May 3, 2007 Posted May 3, 2007 --------------------------------------- Western Digital Caviar SE 160GB 7200 RPM SAPPHIRE Radeon X1950XT 256MB XClio GOODPOWER 500W G. Skill 2GB (2 x 1GB) Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 C2D E6420 Thermaltake Aguila Case Grand Total $826.26 --------------------------------------- This is what I am looking at getting, I would like to get a aftermarket CPU cooler for better cooling due to the fact that I hope to break the 3. GHz mark, I am open to any suggestions... Other than the CPU cooler, how do you guys like this rig? Im about ready to enter my info and order it by next week (if everything goes as planed this weekend) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdingeling Posted May 3, 2007 Posted May 3, 2007 That rig looks awesome, especially for the price! Why don't you add another 8$ to the mix and get the Thermalright XP-90/XP-120/SI-120 LGA775 Mounting Kit? I have it myself on with my SI-120, and it's great! Also a cheap way to keep reusing your parts. Then on your current rig, you could just put back the stock heatsink, and away it goes! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammin Posted May 3, 2007 Posted May 3, 2007 Personally I'd drop the Goodpower in favour of a Stablepower. Sure it's another $20 but still very reasonable really. You could probably get something decent of a lower rating even, but it won't save you any money. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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