My new PC...

Sonorous · 10-09-2009, 04:12 PM

So I finally broke down and bought the stuff for a new PC. Gage didn't think I'd do it, but I did - FU GAGE!! I debated a long time about getting a SSD and ended up going with the regular - pretty much because of the price difference. I had originally had 8gb of DDR3 1600 but dropped 4GB and went with the DDR3 2000. I'm not sure how much of a performance difference I'll see but I saved money and can upgrade later when I get the SSD. All in all I think it's pretty decent. It's been a while since I actually put one of these together so I have a bit of trepidation but I have a few days before the stuff arrives so I can study up a bit.

Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD3R LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards

Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops

Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives

Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) Desktop Memory Model F3-16000CL9D-4GBRH - Desktop Memory

Newegg.com - POWERCOLOR AX5850 1GBD5-MDH Radeon HD 5850 (Cypress Pro) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card w/ATI Eyefinity - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

Newegg.com - SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 22X DVD-R 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner LightScribe Support - CD / DVD Burners

Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Storm Scout SGC-2000-KKN1-GP Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases

Newegg.com - Antec TruePower New TP-750 Blue 750W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC "compatible with Core i7/Core i5" Power Supply - Power Supplies

Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 compatible RR-B10-212P-GP 120mm "heatpipe direct contact" Long life sleeve CPU Cooler - CPU Fans & Heatsinks

Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders w/ Tech Guarantee - Operating Systems

Total w/ shipping was $1187.87. Criticisms welcome.

Gaige · 10-09-2009, 04:27 PM

NO SSD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wucked · 10-12-2009, 05:59 AM

I'd have been seriously tempted by the new 5870 too, its producing some very nice benchmark figures.

firamas · 10-12-2009, 03:41 PM

Does that copy of Vista come with the free upgrade to W7? That'd be my only criticism, since you asked. Hopefully it does! =)

Sonorous · 10-12-2009, 04:05 PM

It does.

Veshuvian · 10-12-2009, 04:22 PM

Everything looks pretty solid, I'm partial to the I7 line over the I5, and as far as case I would reccomend the Antec 1200 or the Cooler Master HAF 932 over the Scout, but either way is win.

Gaige · 10-12-2009, 05:47 PM

He was looking at the HAF 932 but I told him to go with the Scout because he didn't need a full tower and he was pinching pennies.

Sonorous · 10-13-2009, 10:58 AM

Yea, that was the first one I had picked out. I've never used a Coolermaster case before but I've heard some good reviews about them.

Kampfer · 10-13-2009, 12:08 PM

If it was my build only thing I would change is corsair PSU (i'm partial) and a 860 i7 along with a seagate storage drive and SSD performance drive. The 860 would add some extra cost along with the SSD however.

Gaige · 10-13-2009, 12:56 PM

Ya, cost was his issue, trust me I tried to shove the SSD down his throat.

I'm partial to Corsair PSUs as well but the Antec 750 newtrue is hard to beat at $104 which is what newegg is selling it for atm, seriously:

Antec Truepower New 750W Review

I don't believe there is currently a psu that can beat it in that price range. If it was going for $169.99 which is msrp sure the Corsair is a better bet, but not when the Antec is only going for $104.