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I'm planning to build a new rig. My current rig is about 7 or 8 years |
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old now and it needs to be updated. Current rig is AMD 2500+ with 2Gbs |
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of ram and a Abit NF7 v2.0 mobo. Couple hard drives too. |
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New build #1 with links and all. |
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160 |
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COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black case. I included this |
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because of the rather LARGE CPU heatsink that is going to be listed |
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later. I did a google image search and saw it in other rigs so it |
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should fit in there. |
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130265 |
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MSI 790XT-G45 AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 790X motherboard. It's not the latest |
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but it is a OK mobo. |
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125296 |
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GIGABYTE GV-N210OC-512I GeForce 210 512MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 |
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x16 HDCP video card. I don't do gaming. Actually, my old FX-5200 does |
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pretty well but won't fit in the new mobo. I really don't need a super |
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fast video card here. |
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153116 |
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Thermaltake TR2 TRX-650M 650W ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V Power supply. I |
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like this brand and would like to stay with this but if the price is |
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right, I could be tempted to change my mind. My biggest question on |
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this, can this handle this mobo, CPU, video card and 3 to 4 drives |
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including a DVD burner? |
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103644 |
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AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition Deneb 3.0GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB |
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L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Processor. From the searches I did, |
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this should fit this mobo fine. Agree? |
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104073 |
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Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 Desktop |
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Memory. I have used this brand before with not one problem. Like |
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before, if the price is right, I could change this. |
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118056 |
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ZALMAN CNPS10X FLEX CPU Cooler. This thing got good reviews and it is |
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not priced to high. According to the searches I have done this will fit |
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the mobo/CPU and should fit in the case. Any disagreements on this? |
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This is build #2: |
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I'll be using the same case, power supply, video card etc so I won't |
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list them all twice. Just listing the things that have to be changed. |
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128431 |
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GIGABYTE GA-770T-USB3 AM3 AMD 770 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard. The only |
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thing I don't like about this is that it doesn't have a com port for my |
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UPS. I guess a adapter will be found somewhere. |
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103675 |
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AMD Phenom II X4 945 Deneb 3.0GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket |
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AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor. This should fit the mobo according to the |
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website. Agree? |
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148325 |
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Crucial Ballistix 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) |
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Desktop Memory. According to newegg this fits the mobo. Agree? |
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I only plan to build one or the other not both. I would like to make |
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sure everything should fit fine but I would also like to get a opinion. |
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I would like a opinion on whether build #2 would be better in the long |
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run? It appears to be a bit faster although the price is not much |
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different. Build #1 is $611.92. Build #2 is $637.92. That doesn't |
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include shipping but a lot of the items have free shipping anyway. |
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Basically, I need this to last me several years since I can't afford to |
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rebuild every few years. Also, one reason for the HUGE CPU cooler, I |
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run folding in the winter. Helps heat the place up a bit. lol My |
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current rig with a Volcano 12 runs at about 90F at full load. I would |
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like to run pretty close to that since it just makes the CPU last longer. |
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I'm open to ideas, discussion, problems and opinions. I mostly want to |
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make sure each build will work and which I should build. |
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Thanks for your time and replies. If you need more info, let me know. |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |