Does this seem like a good build?

2007-07-21 10:56:48

#1

SealXo: Member; +309|7008

CASE: TURBO X-DREAMER CASE 350 WATT W/ WINDOW & LCD Temperature Display (BLUE COLOR)
CPU: (Sckt775)Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E4400 CPU @ 2.00GHz 800FSB 2MB L2 Cache 64-bit
MOTHERBOARD: (Quad-Core FSB1333) Asus P5N-E nForce 650i SLI Chipset LGA775 FSB1333 DDR2 Mainboard
MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (Corsair Value Select or Major Brand)
VIDEO CARD: NEW!!! NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB 16X PCI Express (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)
VIDEO CARD 2: NONE
LCD Monitor: NONE
HARD DRIVE: Single Hard Drive (80GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)
Data Hard Drive: NONE
Optical Drive: COMBO DRIVE (16X DVD-ROM & 52x32x52 CD-RW) (BLACK COLOR)
Optical Drive 2: NONE
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

I have the extra drives and HD's already.

total 945+shipping

2007-07-21 10:58:47

#2

buLLet_t00th: Mr. Boombastic; +178|6915|Stealth City, UK

Case, CPU, Hard drive are terrible.

2007-07-21 10:59:05

#3

Havok: Nymphomaniac Treatment Specialist; +302|7147|Florida, United States

That's a rather small hard drive. You should go for a larger one considering they don't cost too much anyway. Other than that it's not too bad. Make sure you wait until tomorrow to purchase it because Intel prices will drop like a rock.

2007-07-21 11:01:58

#4

buLLet_t00th: Mr. Boombastic; +178|6915|Stealth City, UK

Havok wrote:
That's a rather small hard drive. You should go for a larger one considering they don't cost too much anyway. Other than that it's not too bad. Make sure you wait until tomorrow to purchase it because Intel prices will drop like a rock.

AS its a pre-built system I doubt the change in cost will come through straight away and even when it does it wont be huge.

Build your own and you'll get a much better system.

Edit: You'll need a better PSU, the hard drive needs to be a lot bigger and the CPU isn't the best to pair with a GTS.

Last edited by buLLet_t00th (2007-07-21 11:06:28)

2007-07-21 11:02:04

#5

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6966|N. Ireland

SealXo wrote:
CASE: TURBO X-DREAMER CASE 350 WATT W/ WINDOW & LCD Temperature Display (BLUE COLOR)

Doesn't very good, and your PSU is awful! Get a much better one - URGENTLY.

SealXo wrote:
CPU: (Sckt775)Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E4400 CPU @ 2.00GHz 800FSB 2MB L2 Cache 64-bit

Yep, that's a fine CPU.

SealXo wrote:
MOTHERBOARD: (Quad-Core FSB1333) Asus P5N-E nForce 650i SLI Chipset LGA775 FSB1333 DDR2 Mainboard

Decent motherboard, too!

SealXo wrote:
MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (Corsair Value Select or Major Brand)

Don't get the value RAM stuff, go for the proper stuff!

SealXo wrote:
VIDEO CARD: NEW!!! NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB 16X PCI Express (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)
VIDEO CARD 2: NONE

Good graphics card.

SealXo wrote:
HARD DRIVE: Single Hard Drive (80GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)

80GB.. that's awfully small - although you have other drives.

SealXo wrote:
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

With a great system like that, you should go for the likes of an X-Fi

SealXo wrote:
total 945+shipping

945 what?

Overall, your system is ok - but you need to upgrade that PSU!

2007-07-21 11:02:18

#6

SealXo: Member; +309|7008

Havok wrote:
That's a rather small hard drive. You should go for a larger one considering they don't cost too much anyway. Other than that it's not too bad. Make sure you wait until tomorrow to purchase it because Intel prices will drop like a rock.

I have extra ones that ill end up stripping. (:

2007-07-21 11:05:05

#7

^*AlphA*^: F*ckers; +3,135|7211|The Hague, Netherlands

WATT is terrible, 450Watt minimum for the GTS, HD kinda small, CPU could be better.

https://bf3s.com/sigs/36eac2cb6af70a43508fd8d1c93d3201f4e23435.png

2007-07-21 11:09:12

#8

White-Fusion: Fuck; +616|7024|Scotland

Pay someone to build it for you, for the same price, you can get double the power, double the future proof, and double the... well just double everything really, one you have now is pretty shit mate.

2007-07-21 11:18:14

#9

SealXo: Member; +309|7008

White-Fusion wrote:
Pay someone to build it for you, for the same price, you can get double the power, double the future proof, and double the... well just double everything really, one you have now is pretty shit mate.

I was just using that for an idea, i build my own shit.

and i added in a 500w, i guess it didnt show up? hmm.

alrighty

2007-07-21 11:44:54

#10

White-Fusion: Fuck; +616|7024|Scotland

SealXo wrote:
White-Fusion wrote:
Pay someone to build it for you, for the same price, you can get double the power, double the future proof, and double the... well just double everything really, one you have now is pretty shit mate.
I was just using that for an idea, i build my own shit.

and i added in a 500w, i guess it didnt show up? hmm.

alrighty

Where are you buying those parts from?

2007-07-21 11:49:33

#11

elite.mafia: Banned; +122|6926|USA

I'd say that case is a POS, and it probably won't even boot up with a 350 watt power supply.. And why did you choose such a out dated hard drive? 80gb with a 8mb cache??? wth? I thought we were using 16mb caches these days.

2007-07-21 11:51:53

#12

Ryan: Member; +1,230|7316|Alberta, Canada

Hard drive is way too small. You won't able to fit anything on there.
PSU is pathetic, no offense. It won't power that 8800.

2007-07-21 12:27:36

#13

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6966|N. Ireland

You all fail to read that he said he has extra drives.. and 8MB Cache is fine!

2007-07-21 12:34:55

#14

White-Fusion: Fuck; +616|7024|Scotland

leetkyle wrote:
You all fail to read that he said he has extra drives.. and 8MB Cache is fine!

That my be so, but you know as well as me that building his own he will a get way better pc... and where did he buy those parts from... its quite expensive.

2007-07-21 14:22:34

#15

CommieChipmunk: Member; +488|7042|Portland, OR, USA

don't ever get value ram

I've had nothing but shitty experiences, you honestly get what you pay for.. it's shit!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6820220144
^^ do it

2007-07-21 14:24:38

#16

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6966|N. Ireland

White-Fusion wrote:
leetkyle wrote:
You all fail to read that he said he has extra drives.. and 8MB Cache is fine!
That my be so, but you know as well as me that building his own he will a get way better pc... and where did he buy those parts from... its quite expensive.

Oh, I don't doubt that. But I am pretty sure he just wants to go pre-built, despite the extra cost.

2007-07-21 14:30:55

#17

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|7054|SE London

CommieChipmunk wrote:
don't ever get value ram

I've had nothing but shitty experiences, you honestly get what you pay for.. it's shit!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6820220144
^^ do it

Depends entirely on the type of value RAM. If you're not OCing, then value RAM can be absolutely fine.

2007-07-21 14:46:28

#18

ph4s3: engineer; +34|7301|Texas

A 350Watt PSU for a system with a 8800GTS? That won't even post.

Per the manufacturer sites I checked, an 8800GTS requires a minimum 400W system power supply with 12V current rating of 26A.

Just as a side note, I've got an OCZ 600W Powerstream SLI PSU to power the rig in my signature.

Last edited by ph4s3 (2007-07-21 14:52:23)

2007-07-21 15:11:20

#19

konfusion: mostly afk; +480|7022|CH/BR - in UK

buLLet_t00th wrote:
Case, CPU, Hard drive are terrible.

Not terrible, just small.

Is this a laptop? Because 2Ghz CPU seems very little for a desktop. If it's a laptop, try going for 2.4 or maybe even a 2.6 (there isn't much higher, I'm afraid)

-konfusion

2007-07-21 21:06:23

#20

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,081|7244|PNW

SealXo wrote:
Havok wrote:
That's a rather small hard drive. You should go for a larger one considering they don't cost too much anyway. Other than that it's not too bad. Make sure you wait until tomorrow to purchase it because Intel prices will drop like a rock.
I have extra ones that ill end up stripping. (:

The price difference between that hard drive and one with triple the space would probably be about $10.

...

2007-07-21 21:11:52

#21

Smithereener: Member; +138|6788|California

konfusion wrote:
buLLet_t00th wrote:
Case, CPU, Hard drive are terrible.
Not terrible, just small.

Is this a laptop? Because 2Ghz CPU seems very little for a desktop. If it's a laptop, try going for 2.4 or maybe even a 2.6 (there isn't much higher, I'm afraid)

-konfusion

No, it's not a laptop; there currently is no 8800 mobile chip. 2.0Ghz for laptops nowadays is pretty much standard, almost the best bang for your buck. Quite expensive to go any higher, except for maybe going to 2.2Ghz.

2007-07-21 21:13:42

#22

SonderKommando: Eat, Lift, Grow, Repeat....; +564|7132|The darkside of Denver

Sticking with the theme here you should probably build yourself, its really not that hard. It can be intimidating but its just like building with legos (metaphorically speaking). If you build yourself you can probably jump up to some good ram, I recommend Corsiar XMS2, get a better CPU (especially w/ the C2D price drop just hours away, and you can definitely get a better case. Whatever you decide to do is up to you though. I guess in all reality as this a bf2 site I can easily say that the specs you listed will certainly run bf2 smoothly on high settings.

2007-07-21 21:18:23

#23

SealXo: Member; +309|7008

<SS>SonderKommando wrote:
Sticking with the theme here you should probably build yourself, its really not that hard. It can be intimidating but its just like building with legos (metaphorically speaking). If you build yourself you can probably jump up to some good ram, I recommend Corsiar XMS2, get a better CPU (especially w/ the C2D price drop just hours away, and you can definitely get a better case. Whatever you decide to do is up to you though. I guess in all reality as this a bf2 site I can easily say that the specs you listed will certainly run bf2 smoothly on high settings.

im going to build it myself. ive done it about 6 times. i just used a site to get my shit down fast.

2007-07-21 21:44:49

#24

leesupport: Member; +39|7155

heres what i am building

Thermaltake VC3000BWS Black Chassis Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with 2 120mm fans and a vent in side

GIGABYTE GA-P35C-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard

Dual Core Intel 2.66GHz CPU

Nvidia 8800 GTS 320 MB

2 GB DDR2 ram

Western Digital 400 GB 7200rpm HD

530W PSU

will only cost me 1000$

for the same excat thing it would cost 2300$ already built.

2007-07-22 00:03:13

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Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|7010|Long Island, New York

Get a 6420, not a 4400. Then OC it to 2.8-2.9 (depending on the heatsink you use...get an aftermarket. i prefer the one in my sig ). Also, that PSU sucks. Get a 500w at the MINIMUM.

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