onetwenty8k
2[H]4U
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- Nov 24, 2006
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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Regular browsing, music encoding, DVD encoding and gaming.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
My budget is somewhat flexible, obviously the cheaper the better but I'm looking to spend less than $1300 all together.
3) Where do you live?
NJ
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
Everything minus a DVD burner.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Samsung DVD+-RW
6) Will you be overclocking?
Yes, I plan to.
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
Dell 2407.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
This month.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
I don't plan on ever using crossfire or SLI because I want this machine to be as energy efficient as possible and usually when I upgrade cards, I buy a new one not add another one.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
Yes.
I'm confused whether to go with dual channel RAM or triple channel, is there a real performance difference between the two? Because of this confusion I don't know what kind of motherboard to get or which socket 1156 or 1366. The thing I know that I want are the following.
Antec P183: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129061
Seasonic X650: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151088
I want to make very clear that this machine needs to be efficient with power that is why I am going for the 80Plus Gold PSU. If you can convince me that a lower standard 80Plus PSU can do then I will do it but from what I've read, this is the best. So I need high efficiency and low heat + noise. This seems to be the perfect PSU even though it is pricey.
The case is also good with cooling and is low noise which is why I picked it.
The rest of the parts are up to you, I would post my build but I feel embarrassed by the lack of knowledge with current computing so I'll leave it out. Thank you.
Regular browsing, music encoding, DVD encoding and gaming.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
My budget is somewhat flexible, obviously the cheaper the better but I'm looking to spend less than $1300 all together.
3) Where do you live?
NJ
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
Everything minus a DVD burner.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Samsung DVD+-RW
6) Will you be overclocking?
Yes, I plan to.
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
Dell 2407.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
This month.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
I don't plan on ever using crossfire or SLI because I want this machine to be as energy efficient as possible and usually when I upgrade cards, I buy a new one not add another one.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
Yes.
I'm confused whether to go with dual channel RAM or triple channel, is there a real performance difference between the two? Because of this confusion I don't know what kind of motherboard to get or which socket 1156 or 1366. The thing I know that I want are the following.
Antec P183: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129061
Seasonic X650: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151088
I want to make very clear that this machine needs to be efficient with power that is why I am going for the 80Plus Gold PSU. If you can convince me that a lower standard 80Plus PSU can do then I will do it but from what I've read, this is the best. So I need high efficiency and low heat + noise. This seems to be the perfect PSU even though it is pricey.
The case is also good with cooling and is low noise which is why I picked it.
The rest of the parts are up to you, I would post my build but I feel embarrassed by the lack of knowledge with current computing so I'll leave it out. Thank you.