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Ok I am going to buy all of that (besides case)
I'm gonna buy this case http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...395&CatId=1848
Now I need to know how to build it? I wont be getting the stuff for a couple weeks but I want to know in advance so I can build it faster :)

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nice computer!!!!!!!!!!!

but i would advice getting a motherboard with a more common brand, such as ASUS, MSI etc

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foxconn are good, thats what mine is

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Foxconn is the world's largest OEM for not just connectors, but motherboards also.

AFAIK, all Intel-branded motherboards are, in fact, built by Foxconn.

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You forgot about your OS... grab a copy of XP off ebay for between $45-$100

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Meh I would get a DVD-RW for $48 for at least you can do every thing from burning DVDs to CDRW.....
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16827106988
Then this motherbored for you can do SLI later on...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16813130492
Also if your gonna do gaming then wireless isnt the way to go. A MX5XX would be better.......
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16813130492

Also heres a link to help you build a PC
http://www.pcguide.com/byop/byop_Bas...dingYourPC.htm
http://www.pcmech.com/byopc/
http://www.daileyint.com/build/
http://www.buildeasypc.com/

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Great sites I love the PCguide site it helps a bunch!!

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I would definately get the XFX version of the 7800GTX, not the eVGA version. XFX's version is only $5 more, but the clock speeds are 490/1300 instead of 450/1200.

As far as building the PC, go to tomshardware.com. They have an excellent guide there.

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K cool

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and you get a free copy of BF2( :lookaround: )

For about $50 more you can get a +3700 processor, which is a good %15-%20 faster than the +3500 since it has 1mb L2 cashe. The only difference between it and the FX series is the clock rates(I think)

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Whats the highest AMD chip and how much is it?

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single core the FX-57. They run about 1k a chip. For dualcore its the amd X2 +4800 for the same price. They are not worth it when you compare it to slower chips which cost 1/2 of them.

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O ok kool thx

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Forget what I said about the wireless mouse and just buy yourself a nice normal mouse. You could put that money into buying some speakers.

Nice Mouse-$28.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16826104150

Speakers-$15.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16836116149

Integrated audio is fine if you dont care about sound.

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I have a nice microsoft (35$ mouse) optical

and I have nice speakers already but I may buy some more just for the fun of it,.

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One small thing we all forgot - ethernet card for my broadband lol..

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Hasn't it integrated 1Gbps LAN? Looks like it at least..

If you don't think it's too much, invest 50$ in a sound card, the difference between onboard and e.g. an Audigy 2 Value is incredible, I don't really care much about sound and I use headphones, but still the difference is amazing e.g. in BF2.

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heres a really good guide on how to build your comp with lots of pictures
http://www.omnicast.net/~tmcfadden/g...ild/index.html

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It says it has integrated 10/100/1000 LAN

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i got that same case i love it, it hahs 3 temp monators an i love it an it works well with liquid cooling systems.

might want to fo with Win XP 64bit.

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I would stay with regular Windows XP for now, alot better driver support for it.

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Win XP 64 is not worth it. Doesnt even take full advantage of 64 bits.

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Indeed. Stay with 32bit or if you do want to try 64bit use linux :P Better yet use linux :P

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Oh good it is integrated, and yeah I may invest some more money into a sound card!

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Would this MOBO be good? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813186055

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Not really, for a home computer. That's more of a server motherboard. I recommend getting a motherboard with a CPU socket of 939, which gives you a huge variety of processors to pick from. 4GB of RAM maximum is plenty, you won't even need that much for years to come. Two PCI-E x16 slots that can run in SLI mode are nice too.

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Blah, I'm slow. :P
What Solid Snaked said.

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Oh ok IC now cool thx :) I think I found a good one

Here is what i built so far:

MOBO: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813186059

Proc: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103539

GFX card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150100

Ram: http://www.computerhq.com/OCZ_1GB_51...id-549765.html

CASE: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...392&CatId=1521

HD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144184

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Looks much better, make sure your HDD's are supported, though.

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How do i do that?

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your pretty rich for a 17 year oldhttp://gamingforums.com/images/smili...rcastic%29.gif

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Well your HDD is SATA 150, whereas your motherboard has 4 x SATA II. Those are two different interfaces. Either change your choice in HDD, or motherboard so they both match.

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No they're not.
"SATA II" is a marketing term that companies like to use to sell more drives at higher prices. The standard itself (for next-gen SATA interfaces) has been renamed "SATA-IO". Moreover, all of the next generation SATA controllers (including that one built into nF4) are backwards compatible with older (SATA-150) drives.

It's possible that a "SATA II" drive may not work on an older SATA-150 controller, but it is far more likely that you'd simply lose the benefits of the newer drive technology (just as you can run an ATA133 Maxtor on an ATA66 controller if you do desire).

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Correct me if I'm wrong (and forgive me for jumping in) but wouldn't it have been cheaper (and easier) to order from Cyber Power ? http://www.cyberpowersystem.com/high...ra9000.asp?v=d
Change a few things in that system and it's equal to or better than the system you listed, at the same price or cheaper, correct? And no building.

I'll go away now :)

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I'll play around with it and see. Thx for the input.

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I tried it but it costs way more than the one I have there.

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Really? I never knew that. :uhm:

So you're telling me that I can plug my SATA 150 cable into a SATA II slot on a motherboard and it will all work? Interesting. This changes everything...

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Seriously? My bad. GL with the building!

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Yes, because it's the same cable http://www.gamingforums.com/images/smilies/smilie.gif

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Does that motherboard even support DDR2? :uhm:

I would just go back to the old motherboard. I dont think you'll be using SLI anywhere near now, Especially with that 7800GTX

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Awesome. I never knew that. Thanks. I assume sometimes. We all know the saying for when we assume, right? ;)

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No it don't. You will have to find some good DDR ram instead.

Heres some good OCZ stuff from newegg: OCZ DDR400 1GB (512x2) EL Platinum Revision 2. or OCZ DDR500 1GB (512x2) Gold Revision 2.

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mobo

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813123236
ram
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820146890
Video card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814143036
Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817103929
Cpu
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103535
Harddrive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148065

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heheheh
We all gotta learn it sometime... I can remember when I was still trying to figure out IDE cables :)