trakaill Posted March 9, 2010 Content Count: 3736 Joined: 11/30/07 Status: Offline Share Posted March 9, 2010 (edited) Id still go intel.. 3 rd one and save money for a card.. Edit: Dude you can get the intel PC with a 9800 for the same price if you build it... it takes about 2 hours to build seriously man... http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=18034828 Edit: ^this is the same intel PC you posted with: A better case An excellent power supply Very good RAM AND A GTS 250 for 20 dollars more than the one you want!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not tremendously better than a 9800 but it is better Please do yourself a favor and build the thing!! and you get a free game with that card...apparently well +15 buck to wrathek for OS... Edited March 9, 2010 by trakaill Link to comment
Toxin Posted March 9, 2010 Content Count: 2115 Joined: 05/06/08 Status: Offline Share Posted March 9, 2010 I still don't know if I should built it. I.... *sigh. Trakaill, can you look for a good premade on newegg for me please? Link to comment
Shadowex3 Posted March 10, 2010 Content Count: 2959 Joined: 02/27/08 Status: Offline Share Posted March 10, 2010 There's nothing wrong with learning by modifying a barebones or prebuilt. Start with something where the cpu is already installed and do your own cards/psu and then work up to formatting and finally cpu swaps and then build your own. I learned everything i know now the wrong way. My old pentium 4, a complete store-bought premade, was a prescott. That computer ran so hot it literally melted the back of the motherboard and several power supply cords inside, I had to learn within a few days how to fix it and rebuild it. After that I tried to make my own and screwed up with shitty parts, so I sold it and tried a third time. THAT time I spent HOURS trying to build it by hand, and after like 6 hours and enough blood to supply the red cross for a month I finally got it figured out. Don't make my mistake and wait until your fucked to learn things the hard way. It's painful, expensive, and frankly I could've killed myself like 6 times because I didn't realise how dangerous working with a bad power supply that'd got fried was. Link to comment
Toxin Posted March 10, 2010 Content Count: 2115 Joined: 05/06/08 Status: Offline Share Posted March 10, 2010 Alright, I would really need help with this though. Since you and trakaill are pushing so hard for me to build it myself, I'm expecting some assistance from you guys haha. Link to comment
trakaill Posted March 10, 2010 Content Count: 3736 Joined: 11/30/07 Status: Offline Share Posted March 10, 2010 (edited) I already told you Id help you and if you use the stock cooler that comes with your cpu the thermal paste is pre-applied on the heat sink and clips on rather than giant spring screws making it rather easy to install Pick it up align white clips with holes, press till you hear it clip ... after market cooler is just about the hardest part to install because its big and frustrating to run the cable around it.. stock cooler should make it easy. Second annoying part is the case peripherals plugs...where do they go??? Well read your mobo manual and its all explain quite clearly. thats prolly where youll need help The USB blugs are pretty obvious as to where the go.. The power button, reset button, hhd light is what gave me trouble because they are all 2 pin wires and i did not know which one was + which was - ... I found out after trial and error and asking help on http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/index.php that the colored wire is + and the other wires, often black or white is the - the computer booted right up well let me rephrase that it did not After trying over and over again to see what was wrong I realized it was the multiplug outlet that had an issue not the computer itself it then booted right up! The non modular PSU I posted has such nice long cable that it made cable management much easier than with the OCZ modular POS!!! wasted 60bucks on that one... Edited March 10, 2010 by trakaill Link to comment
Toxin Posted March 23, 2010 Content Count: 2115 Joined: 05/06/08 Status: Offline Share Posted March 23, 2010 (edited) Can you fuck any parts up by connecting wires incorrectly/not at all? P.S. : I'm most likely getting this: http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=18034828 Edited March 23, 2010 by Toxin Link to comment
trakaill Posted March 24, 2010 Content Count: 3736 Joined: 11/30/07 Status: Offline Share Posted March 24, 2010 (edited) Can you fuck any parts up by connecting wires incorrectly/not at all? P.S. : I'm most likely getting this: http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=18034828 Get an ati 5750..they are both good..the GTS might be slightly better performance wise but the ati exploits dx 11 which is gonna be nice for newer games...your choice tough this one is same the price http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102859&cm_re=5750-_-14-102-859-_-Product Sapphire is good but you can get a more popular brand maybe like XFX, asus..shadow can give you a run down... You cant really plug shit wrong...but if you force thing where they dont fit you can break stuff... Its pretty straight forward and hard to confuse! Few look alike but if you look closely you can see the difference and plug them accordingly.. The only plug that confused me a little was the audio of the case I can help you with vent or something its easy Shadow has explained this before but put in the psu and plug it in.. Follow the order on the previous page! EDIT: Id get this mobo..its nicer for a small amount of money and would allow you to sly/xfire in the future so more update/upgrade headroom with that board http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128425 Edited March 24, 2010 by trakaill Link to comment
Shadowex3 Posted March 24, 2010 Content Count: 2959 Joined: 02/27/08 Status: Offline Share Posted March 24, 2010 Most plugs and sockets are "keyed", meaning they're shaped in such a way you can't physically plug something in where it doesn't belong. There are a few exceptions, PCIE and the 4-pin CPU power plug used to be one of them but I don't think it is anymore, and there are probably others. In general though stuff is well labelled in most modern computers. Asus and Corsair especially are known for printing plain-english labels on as much of their stuff as possible. Link to comment
Toxin Posted March 24, 2010 Content Count: 2115 Joined: 05/06/08 Status: Offline Share Posted March 24, 2010 I'm sticking with the GTS... tra, did you include a PSU in your list http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=18034828? Because I'm not seeing it. And thanks Shadow. Link to comment
trakaill Posted March 24, 2010 Content Count: 3736 Joined: 11/30/07 Status: Offline Share Posted March 24, 2010 Yes this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005 5 item If shadow has another option its welcomed Its not modular but its great and cable managment is easy..I though so anyway.. easier than with a modular OCZ POS The GTS is a good choice! If you want to transfer your current Cd reader to the new case you could save 26 bucks Thats what I did cause I hardly ever use it. If you do that you could get a slightly faster hard drive live a caviar black or slightly bigger... GL bud and dont sweat it its quite easy! Link to comment
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