Name: anamanamamouse 2008-06-14 18:57
My brother is making a new computer, and he asked me to look over it's specs and see what I think. He also wanted me to ask some people who are knowledgeable about computers (ie. you guys) , and see what advice you could provide. He got all this info and prices off of newegg. thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
The following is directly copy-pasta'd from the email he sent me.
BIOSTAR A770 A2+ AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail ($70 w/ free ship – 10 rebate. Review 77 – 4. 2600 MHz FSB. AMD 770 North, AMD SB600 South. 4 DDR2 800 mem slots, max 8 GB. PCI 2.0 slot)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Brisbane 2.6GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Black Edition Processor – Retail ($82 w/ free ship. 2 customer choice awards w/ Newegg. No fan. Combo deal with Thermaltake case makes the case free, with $18 ship. Tom’s hardware indicates this can be overclocked to 3.1 GHz at stock voltage. Wattage increases from 65W to 75W, so more heat, but I understand no voltage increase means no stability loss)
CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail ($86 w/ free ship – 20 rebate. 1 award, Feb. Review 148 – 5. Cas latency 5. 1.9V)
ASUS EAH3850/G/HTDI/512M Radeon HD 3850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card – Retail ($130 w/ free ship – 30 rebate. Top seller. Review 31 – 4. 668 core /1650 MHz memory.)
Thermaltake SopranoRS VG7000BWS Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case – Retail ($60 + 18 ship. Review 42 – 5. $60 discount when bought with processor above. 1 rear 120 mm fan. 13.7 lbs. No side duct)
Thermaltake Purepower W0100RU 500W ATX 12V 2.0 Power Supply 115/ 230 V UL, CUL, TUV, FCC, and CB certification – Retail ($60 w/ free ship – 20 rebate. Top seller. Review 288 – 5. 1- 120 mm fan.)
COOLER MASTER RR-CCH-L9U1-GP 92mm Hyper TX2 CPU Cooler - Retail ($26 + 7 ship. Top seller. Review 345 – 4. Recommended by Tom’s hardware. 42 CFM. 22 dBA. Fan 92 x 92 x 25. Heatsink 90 x 44 x 136.5)
DVD drive, hard drive, and sound card recycled from previous computer.
$479 – $80 rebates = $399
Alternate (more powerful) fan, if it will fit:
XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler - Retail ($37 + 7 ship. Top seller. Review 139 – 5. 800 – 1500 RPM. 72-100 CFM. 20 – 32 dBA. Fan 120 x 120 x 25 mm. Heatsink 120 W x 50 H x 159 D)
$490 – $80 rebates = $410
The following is directly copy-pasta'd from the email he sent me.
BIOSTAR A770 A2+ AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail ($70 w/ free ship – 10 rebate. Review 77 – 4. 2600 MHz FSB. AMD 770 North, AMD SB600 South. 4 DDR2 800 mem slots, max 8 GB. PCI 2.0 slot)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Brisbane 2.6GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Black Edition Processor – Retail ($82 w/ free ship. 2 customer choice awards w/ Newegg. No fan. Combo deal with Thermaltake case makes the case free, with $18 ship. Tom’s hardware indicates this can be overclocked to 3.1 GHz at stock voltage. Wattage increases from 65W to 75W, so more heat, but I understand no voltage increase means no stability loss)
CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail ($86 w/ free ship – 20 rebate. 1 award, Feb. Review 148 – 5. Cas latency 5. 1.9V)
ASUS EAH3850/G/HTDI/512M Radeon HD 3850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card – Retail ($130 w/ free ship – 30 rebate. Top seller. Review 31 – 4. 668 core /1650 MHz memory.)
Thermaltake SopranoRS VG7000BWS Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case – Retail ($60 + 18 ship. Review 42 – 5. $60 discount when bought with processor above. 1 rear 120 mm fan. 13.7 lbs. No side duct)
Thermaltake Purepower W0100RU 500W ATX 12V 2.0 Power Supply 115/ 230 V UL, CUL, TUV, FCC, and CB certification – Retail ($60 w/ free ship – 20 rebate. Top seller. Review 288 – 5. 1- 120 mm fan.)
COOLER MASTER RR-CCH-L9U1-GP 92mm Hyper TX2 CPU Cooler - Retail ($26 + 7 ship. Top seller. Review 345 – 4. Recommended by Tom’s hardware. 42 CFM. 22 dBA. Fan 92 x 92 x 25. Heatsink 90 x 44 x 136.5)
DVD drive, hard drive, and sound card recycled from previous computer.
$479 – $80 rebates = $399
Alternate (more powerful) fan, if it will fit:
XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler - Retail ($37 + 7 ship. Top seller. Review 139 – 5. 800 – 1500 RPM. 72-100 CFM. 20 – 32 dBA. Fan 120 x 120 x 25 mm. Heatsink 120 W x 50 H x 159 D)
$490 – $80 rebates = $410