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I still SAY go higher in that psu ...... ive got a 650 watts and my computer is no where near as good as that.......... what im trying to say is ..... think more power.........

Tony How many watts do you think I need?Quote from: lgardner1404 on July 27, 2007, 03:16:53 AM

I've decided to build my own PC for the first time. Problem is I really know nothing about building a PC. I've put together what i think seems to be a pretty good configuration but I'm not sure. Here's what I've chosen.

Processor
CP2-DUO-Q6600 :: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.40GHz / 8MB Cache / 1066MHz FSB / Kentsfield / Quad Core / OEM / Socket 775 / Processor (0.1 lbs)

Hard Drive
TSD-320AS :: Seagate / 320GB / 7200 / 16MB / SATA-300 / OEM / Hard Drive (1 lbs)

RAM
O261-8032 :: OCZ DUAL Channel XTC 2048MB PC5400 DDR2 667MHz Gamer Memory (2 x 1024MB) (0.4 lbs)

Motherboard
A455-2326 :: Asus P5N32-E SLI Plus NVIDIA Socket 775 ATX Motherboard / Audio / PCI Express / Quad SLI Ready / Dual Gigabit LAN / S/PDIF / USB 2.0 & Firewire / Serial ATA / RAID (4.55 lbs)

CD/DVD Drive & Burner
P67-1298 :: Plextor PX-800A/SW-BL SuperMulti Retail DVD Burner - 18x DVD±R Burn, 16x DVD±R Read, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD±R DL, 12x DVD-RAM, Black (2.35 lbs)

Power Supply
GEN-2004 :: Power Up / 550-Watt / ATX / 120mm Fan / SATA-Ready / Power Supply (4.55 lbs)

Case
C283-1002 :: Cooler Master Centurion 5 - Silver ATX Mid-Tower Case with Front USB, Firewire and Audio Ports (30 lbs)

Monitor
A179-1737 :: Acer AL1717FB 17" LCD Monitor - 5ms, 800:1, SXGA 1280x1024, VGA, Built-In Speakers (12.05 lbs)

Sound Card
T777-1028 :: Turtle Beach Montego 7.1 Dolby Digital Live Surround PCI Sound Card (0.15 lbs)

Video Card
P450-8654 :: XFX GeForce 8500 GT / 256MB DDR2 / SLI Ready / PCI Express / DL DVI / VGA / HDTV / Video Card (1.15 lbs)


Basically I just want to know if all these parts i've chosen are compatible.

tnx for this topic, since ill assemble MINE and got 2 parts already, a motherboard 945 series and mATX case, ill be procuring a processor (Intel P4 3.2 ghz 800FSB) and Twinmos ram 512mb, hope they are fine and compatible. I see absolutely no need for bigger power supply. The specs on the video card only call me a minimum of 300Watt PSU. 650W is more than adequate.

Also, why get a sound card? You're getting a deluxe motherboard with extensive onboard sound features.Quote from: soybean on July 28, 2007, 08:25:09 AM
I see absolutely no need for bigger power supply. The specs on the video card only call me a minimum of 300Watt PSU. 650W is more than adequate.

Also, why get a sound card? You're getting a deluxe motherboard with extensive onboard sound features.

I agree. If you were getting a sound card for audio CAPTURE and editing I would suggest getting one, but not this one. This one isn't any better than the onboard.


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