Thread: New Computer time!....But I need help.

$1,523.91 with the changes I made. Shipped. That beats yours ($1,541.18), and mine is DDR3, with a FAR SUPERIOR processor and comparable motherboard.

it's what I do.

Originally Posted by Syrringe

AK..DO NOT CHANGE ANYTHING ON THAT LIST....AVOID THIS THREAD AFTER THIS MSG!!!

my 25% faster processor and DDR3 RAM say otherwise. Hope you didn't buy this already.

and poop on the AS5 and vista premium edition. Make it home basic, and drop the thermal compound (the intel will come with a heatsink with compound already applied). The P5E3 can cycle the CPU fan speed to manage the temperature max and mins. Never see a problem keeping it below 40C at idle, and that's good enough. WHEN you decide to overclock (and you shouldn't) then you can show off with some arctic silver.

that saves you another $15 or $20 you could dump into getting a secondary HD (which I would). Or....a better/different case. Or.....a better gcard.

trust bigdog.

Ok.
I am sure we all have our own ideas on how his build should go but I think we can all agree on this setup.

https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/M...stTitle=ak99i7

ASUS P6T LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard

Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920

HIS Hightech H487F1GP Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card

CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TR3X6G1333C9 (mobo is triple channel)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31000340AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Acer V223Wbd Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 1680x1050

Thermaltake Toughpower 650W W0104RU ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire X Ready 80PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Intel Core i7 Ready Power Supply

ASUS 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model DRW-2014L1T OEM

total $1500

Take into mind this is the latest and greatest.
Why pay the same amount for the old socket when its damn near the same price.

You go with this and you will be blazing not only with speed but you will have the freshest parts on the market.
for now.....

true....go with a new socket can make sense...but the 775 isn't going anywhere, and I'd be surprised in a quad core 2.66 is going to beat the 2.8+ of the one I linked.

Also, manuals are downloadable from asus. as for accessories.....your case is going to come with all the screws you need. All that woudl be required would be the sata cables to connect your HD and CDROM(s). Cheap things you can add to your order. Everything else in the box is trash usually.