Personal computing discussed
Moderators: renee, JustAnEngineer
mongoosesRawesome wrote:Mobo seems expensive.
Vista ultimate seems unnecessary.
That's a lot of hard drives.
Quad core won't be noticeable for your usage scenario. Only useful if you do a lot of media encoding.
Looking for Knowledge wrote:When drunk.....
I want to have sex, but find I am more likely to be shot down than when I am sober.
mongoosesRawesome wrote:Vista ultimate seems unnecessary.
CB5000 wrote:The only other thing is your PSU choice....
JustAnEngineer wrote:...keep my existing SeaSonic S12-600 for the new build.
JustAnEngineer wrote:I expect the SeaSonic S12-600 PSU to have plenty of capacity for this new build. Do I really need a kilowatt power supply for a home PC?
DrDillyBar wrote:CB5000 wrote:The only other thing is your PSU choice....
I think he said:JustAnEngineer wrote:...keep my existing SeaSonic S12-600 for the new build.
But I had to read it 3 times first myself.
oops...
JustAnEngineer wrote:$175 Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS4 P35 LGA-775 motherboard
JustAnEngineer wrote:$140 Antec P182 case
JustAnEngineer wrote:$168 2x 2x2GiB Mushkin PC2-6400 DDR2-800 5-4-4-12 memory
JustAnEngineer wrote:$460 4x 640GB Western Digital Caviar SE16
InTeGeR13 wrote:As near as I can tell, the difference is that the EP35-DS4's heatpipe cooler covers more components than the heatsinks on the EP35-DS3P do.Is there any big difference between the $175 Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS4 motherboard and the DS3P at $150?
david00214 wrote:That's true. It seems to have similar cooling to the EP35-DS3P. I will consider this one again, along with the similar ASUS models.What about this Gigabyte GA-EX38-DS4 X-38 mobo? It's only $25 more.
InTeGeR13 wrote:Yes, and Directron has it for $20 less than Newegg with $12 higher shipping cost. Thanks. Either of these will save a bit.ChiefValue has the same $140 Antec P182 case with free shipping (Reseller rating - 9.38)
InTeGeR13 wrote:I want DDR2 memory that will boot at the default 1.8 Volts. I am willing to bump the voltage up a bit if it is needed for overclocking, but I want to avoid the catch-22 of memory that won't work at the default voltage and stock speed.
InTeGeR13 wrote:Thanks! Shipping is only $12 more at Directron for a $48 net savings. I checked Directron for the case and ZipZoomFly for the drives and PSU, but I didn't think to look at Directron for the drives.
JustAnEngineer wrote:$ 44 Thermalright Ultima-90 heatsink
I have had great success with Thermalright coolers over the years. The Ultra-120 eXtreme performs slightly better than the Ultima-90, but it will not fit on the motherboard that I selected.
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Flying Fox wrote:I could use cyan, but something like yellow would have been mean to the folks who aren't using the blue theme.My only criticism is your choice of navy colour as your alternate text. You are only catering to those who use the tan stuff.
Flying Fox wrote:It wasn't listed at Newegg. They did have this little dandy, though.Edit: Then again, why not the Q9450 for the geeky compulsive need for "the whole thing"?
JustAnEngineer wrote:The "mod" green should be good for both, same as the "admin" red.Flying Fox wrote:Yes, I could use cyan, but something like yellow would have been mean to the folks who aren't using the blue theme.My only criticism is your choice of blue colour as your alternate text. You are only catering to those who use the tan stuff.
JustAnEngineer wrote:Then hurry up and get that X48 monster! I think other places should have the Q9450?Flying Fox wrote:It wasn't listed at Newegg. They did have this little dandy, though.Edit: Then again, why not the Q9450 for the geeky compulsive need for "the whole thing"?
Flying Fox wrote:I think other places should have the Q9450?