****System Buyer's Guide****NEW UPDATE 12/01

[crimson117]

Originally posted by: TJmoney
Comments and suggestions on the new system i will be buying please:

Burner: NEC 3500A

Give feedback, especially if you see anything really wrong with this setup.

The NEC-3520a is out now, for about $10 more. No real significant differences, just newer and slightly faster theoretical RW burning speeds.

 

[jterrell]

^

jpeyton.
We need an update

 

[UlricT]

update! update!

we gonna start a pertition soon....

 

[slash196]

In his defense, there haven't been any major changes in the market since last month.

 

[jpeyton]

In my defense, I'll say I've been very busy with my business during December; I was just enjoying a little time off.

I'll try and update soon.

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
In my defense, I'll say I've been very busy with my business during December; I was just enjoying a little time off.

I'll try and update soon.

thanks and a Happy New Year to you as well !

 

[ciwell]

Oh yeah...and sticky!!!oneone11!!

 

[ciwell]

bumpage

 

[Kishan]

jpetyon for ELITE!!

 

[Gothgar]

bump

mods can you re-sticky this please?

edit: and an update jpeyton

 

[zcav1]

nice work here !

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: zcav1
nice work here !

yes it is

 

[Edward Lee]

Yea we need to get this thing up here more often.

 

[mgo]

sticky please, please, please.

 

[ciwell]

Originally posted by: mgo
sticky please, please, please.

 

[imported_waldo]

sticky sticky bo bicky, banana fana fo ficky, me my mo micky, STICKY!

 

[ScrapSilicon]

:clock:

 

[ScrapSilicon]

^

 

[schmd]

Quick question:
I'm building a mid-level low-cost gaming system. I currently have a GeForce 6600GT, a P4 3.2GHz LGA775 processor, a 75gig HD, and I plan to buy an EPoX EP-5EPAJ motherboard and 512MB of Corsair XMS DDRRAM.
My question is: how much power will this system need, and how many fans should I have to cool it?
I've been looking at an E-Power Warrior case w/450W PSU and 3 fans on NewEgg. Is there a more cost effective solution?
Thanks for any and all help.

 

[madogvt]

Originally posted by: schmd
Quick question:
I'm building a mid-level low-cost gaming system. I currently have a GeForce 6600GT, a P4 3.2GHz LGA775 processor, a 75gig HD, and I plan to buy an EPoX EP-5EPAJ motherboard and 512MB of Corsair XMS DDRRAM.
My question is: how much power will this system need, and how many fans should I have to cool it?
I've been looking at an E-Power Warrior case w/450W PSU and 3 fans on NewEgg. Is there a more cost effective solution?
Thanks for any and all help.

That's some case. , I'm not familiar with that brand of PS. You must have seen the tons of threads in General Hardware on power supplys. Check them out. There are even links to calculators to help determine how much "power" you'll need, based on all your components. Good luck.




Oh, and bump for this great thread, which I refer to frequently. I've put it in my favorites, but newer members might not see it.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

My $1500 system!!! No monitor though =/

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ (Winchester Core) (zipzoomfly) - $209
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum - $149.99
Crucial Ballistix 1GB DDR RAM - $240
2x Western Digital Raptor 36GB (Zipzoomfly) - $240 (140 if you wait for Fry's deals)
Hitachi 160gb 8mb Buffer ATA-100 - $69 (Wait for Fry's deal)
Antec Performance One ATX Case (newegg) - $115
Antec True430 PSU (newegg) - $65
XFX GeForce 6800 128MB (newegg) - $264
NEC 3520A Dual Layer DVD Burner - $70
Logitech Keyboard Elite Black - $29.99
Logitech MX300 - $19.00

 

[ciwell]

Can we please get this to sticky mods? Hello? ::hears the long echo::

 

[amol]

this needs to be updated before it is stickied

 

[ciwell]

Or maybe it would be updated quicker if it was stickied?

 

[The Demon]

A little off topic,

but can someone help me build an AMD 64 Biostar or Shuttle sytem. I have no idea where to start with the little ah heck. It will be a gaming computer and needs to be able to handle FarCry, Doom3, intensive graphics.

My budget $1000,

Even links to sites with the parts would be helpful.

Thankyou,
Demon