How do my computer specs look

Foog / foogy , Tuesday, 10th of August 2010 02:02:13 AM

I am trying to put together a desktop for gaming.l know next to nothing

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about putting together PCs so please do not rip my head off for any

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obvious problems l might create with this setup.I am trying to keep the

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cost around $1,000.

Here are the specs:

>CASE,

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POWER, COOLING - Antec Sonata IIl 500 Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX

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Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply - Retail
/>>MOTHERBOARD - ASUS P6T SE ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
/>>PROCESSOR - AMD Phenom 9600B 2.3GHz Socket AM2+ 95W Quad-Core Processor
Model HD960BWCJ4BGD - OEM

>MEMORY - CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB)
240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel ... - Retail
/>>HARD DRIVE - Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31000333AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA
3.0Gb/s 3.5'' Internal Hard Drive - OEM

>SOUND CARD - Creative
SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio 70SB104000000 7.1 Channels PCl Express Interface Sound
Card - Retail

>VIDEO CARD - EVGA 01G-P3-1280-TR GeForce GTX 280
1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCl Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLl Supported Video Card
- Retail

Please let me know if any parts will clash, any parts
that will outright suck, any parts that are better than the ones I've
listed, or any other constructive criticism you might have.If there are
better parts out there on the market, please let me know which ones are
the best for my budget.Thanks.

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Foo-Foo , Wednesday, 11th of August 2010 07:45:49 PM

Some info for you:

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I would suggest getting a bigger power supply than 500 watts.

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I would also suggest getting an Intel processor rather than AMD. Go with

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Intel Quad Core.

You made the right choice picking an Nvidia (they make GeForce) graphics
card. Never settle for an ATI Raedon. Make sure ur motherboard has the
appropriate port for ur card to plug into though.

I would suggest getting an Nvidia motherboard as well.because it will have
on-board Nvidia graphics (which alone, on-board graphics aren't as good as
a board-external card) so that way it will add to ur Nvidia graphics card
& will be able to work side by side for more graphics power & performance.
***Make sure ur computer tower case can accommodate ur motherboard.

A Quad Core processor is like 4 processors compacted into 1. So you will
be able to multitask with multiple programs on ur computer without any
sign of CPU hogging & slowing down. Make sure ur mother board is
compatible with the processor you choose.

4gb of ram will give you plenty of program cache.HOWEVER, THIS IS VERY
IMPORTANT ---> You must get RAM that is compatible with ur motherboard!!!
Go to newegg.com & go to their RAM section to find their info on how to
check what RAM is compatible with ur mother board.

As far as sound cards. 7.1 channels is great! I don't think brand really
matters here.

Something you did not mention, a cd/dvd drive. I would suggest, from my
own personal use, a Sony Optiarc CD/DVD Burner drive.

It would take too long to try & find alternatives myself, but I will tell
you were to get the cheapest prices: newegg.com

Sign up for their e-mail newsletter & you will get weekly special offer &
HUGE discounts on popular random items!!! Seriously, hardly no other place
to get name brand computer hardware this cheap or cheaper!

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roonie , Thursday, 12th of August 2010 04:35:53 AM

Very Nice! Use Surround Sound 7.1 setup and a dual monitor

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setup. Now that is what I am talking about your ''Boom Boom Pow''!: )

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