New Computer Build - I guess Ill do some folding!

[Astro_J]

That's a screamin deal, and a very good brand. I would jump on that one. Should leave you a bit of headroom for future upgrades, I.e. multi gpu

 

[z79outlaw]

I built my first desktop two weeks ago, I used that same Antec case, really nice, looks good, lots of space, and ventilates really nicely. I got it and a AMD 3.4 ghz Phenom II http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727 for like $210 it was a combo deal so it was $40 off. If you can find somthing you specifically want on new egg, look for combo deals to go with it, you'll get big savings that way, mixing your must haves and getting stuff your not as specific about in a combo deal.

AMD is the cheapest route to go, and from what I can tell for my use, just net surfing watching videos and gaming, its just a set behind the intel i5 for abouyt $150 less when you factor in the processor and MB. But I'm pretty computer dumb thats what I found in my research.

The had a deal on GTX460 MSI HAWK cards so i bought one, factory overclocked and one of the best in the 460 class I guess, I dont know, keeps up for me I just play CIV 5.

I have a 768 mb GTX 460 that I orderd as well, before I found the MSI deal, that I still need to send back. If it'll work for what you have in mind I'd let it go for a deal, to avoid the hassle of sending it back to newegg and dealing with a 15% restocking fee. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500173

 

[z79outlaw]

Here my list, I was reading what you said about JoshH PSU maybe not being enough to cut it. Am I in danger with this and a 580W? I was under the impression I'd be good now I'm kinda worried.

AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor combo deal with a case
ASUS M4A78T-E AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
ZEPHYR ZEPHY580MX 580W Continuous @ 40°C ATX12V V2.3 / SSI EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Certified Active PFC Power Supply
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
MSI N460GTX Hawk GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
Antec Nine Hundred Two Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Acer G235HAbd 23'' 5ms 1920x1080 WideScreen LCD monitor 300 cd/m2 1000:1

 

[GeneralTJI]

The good old days of building computers was when you needed to set all the correct motherboard jumpers for the processer you were using (6-10)... especially when the motherboard book was wrong and left you trying different combo's until you figured it out.. of course not knowing the book was wrong when you get started

Ask me how I know :thumb:

A little while before that I had bought my own machine when I was 14. Added ram... cool. Decided to add a faster processor, didn't realize it needed to go in on a certain axis and in those days the pins would allow it any way....... whats that smoke??!!??!

 

[Poltergeist]

:threadjacked:

Moved Josh's post to his own thread.

 

[Astro_J]

Here my list, I was reading what you said about JoshH PSU maybe not being enough to cut it. Am I in danger with this and a 580W? I was under the impression I'd be good now I'm kinda worried.

]

If you were underpowered, you would know it real quick. Random black screens, crashes, restarts.