Author Topic: my first custom pc (Read 1730 times)

Balance · « **on:** June 29, 2011, 02:59:53 pm »

I just finished getting everything set up on my new system and compared to the pre-built one I had before this thing is incredible. I have to stick with the onboard sound for now because my old sound card is PCI and one of the two PCI slots on this thing is blocked by the video card.

case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133181[/url]

hard drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136792

Intel Core i7-2600k processor (3.4 GHz)

motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130581

16GB DDR3 memory: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231440

power supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139025

video card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121425

Fuse · « **Reply #1 on:** June 29, 2011, 03:21:27 pm »

Nice build. I would have suggested a modular PSU.

Also, consider getting an SSD HD asap and moving your OS to that one. I boot up to typing in my password in about 10 seconds from button press. That's with a 3.2Ghz six core AMD.

Balance · « **Reply #2 on:** June 29, 2011, 03:56:00 pm »

My first thought was to get a modular power supply but, other than that feature, this one was better than the modular psu options I had in the right price range. I originally intended to get twice as much hard drive space too, but money was definitely a factor.

eeth · « **Reply #3 on:** June 29, 2011, 06:50:33 pm »

i've had my eye on that exact same vid card for a while now. and thanks to a $300 gift for my b-day, i think it will be mine soon!

eeth · « **Reply #4 on:** June 29, 2011, 07:02:11 pm »

although...will two of these 460's in SLI run better than the single 560? only about $30 more for the dual 460's...thoughts, opinions?

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?afsrc=1&EdpNo=6510322&Sku=E145-0469

Da6onet · « **Reply #5 on:** June 29, 2011, 07:16:52 pm »

Quote from: "eeth"

although...will two of these 460's in SLI run better than the single 560? only about $30 more for the dual 460's...thoughts, opinions?

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?afsrc=1&EdpNo=6510322&Sku=E145-0469

Two 560s would be even better.

In all seriousness, SLI shouldn't be the main focus of the build, you should get the most expensive single card you can afford now and if you want/need to in the future you can do so. Buying two 460s now won't be as future proof.

eeth · « **Reply #6 on:** June 30, 2011, 09:29:32 pm »

Quote from: "Da6onet"

...you should get the most expensive single card you can afford now and if you want/need to in the future you can do so. Buying two 460s now won't be as future proof.

that's the direction i was leaning, for those exact reasons