Trying to Build a Decent Computer
January 21st, 2020
Here my specs for the computer I want to build:
PARTS
Motherboard:
NVIDIA nForce 750a
$124.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130161
Processor:
AMD Athlon 64 X2
$64.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103300
Cooling for Processor:
ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - Retail $65.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118019
Case:
NZXT Apollo Black SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$90.00 New Egg price 70.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146025
Hard Drive:
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
$119.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284
Memory:
CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
$50.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145184
CD / DVD ROM :
LG Black 22X (CAV) DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X (CAV)
$25.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136152
Video Graphics Card :
GIGABYTE GV-N98TOC-512I GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP
$109.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125270
If possible can someone help me pick my best power supply and inform me if I have choosen incompatible hardware because it looks great to me but I’m kinda clueless.
Thanks
For PSU (Power supply unit) you couldn’t go wrong with a Corsair model. The HX series are excellent. Unless you really want to spend silly money on a PC Power and Cooling, Corsair are about the best around.
Your Video card choice doesn’t look all that good for a Gaming PC.
Getting a better CPU might be worth doing, if your going AMD, then the Phenom 2 is preferable, but finding a compatible motherboard is the only problem.
So it would be better to go with an GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 256-bit for decent gaming OH and I updated the list kinda changed a few things
thanks man also Can someone Link me to an exact Power Supply
2 questions so I can make better recommendations…
Whats your budget?
What’s this intended for?
As for a PSU (like I said depending on those 2 questions, it might be different) but I’d go with:
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2932372&CatId=106
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3438607&CatId=106
I prefer thermaltake (I’m using one for my beast right now) and they’re the highest of quality among some others. Either of those.
All your parts that you listed fit together fine, but I definitely wouldn’t go with some of em. But like I said before.
A 500 watt will do the trick. Corsair one.
For gaming, get the best graphics card you can afford. Higher end Gfx cards would require more power so a better PSU too.
http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp
http://www.corsair.com/psufinder/default.aspx
http://www.corsair.com/products/hx/default.aspx
If you go with the HX line, then the HX520 would probably do all you need. If you want a bit more headroom for expansion and bigger gfx cards then the HX620 might be worth getting.
Dude. Spend less on the motherboard. It’s too much compared to the rest of your specs. Getting something like a E7400 along with a P45 motherboard will save you a lot of cash which you can spend on a better graphics card. And Corsair PSUs are good. Other good brands are Silverstone, Seasonic, Antec etc. I would get a TX series preferable a TX750 which go for the same price as an HX520 and would give you a lot more to expand on later on. Modularity on the PSU is overrated.
Scrap the Zalman cooler and go with the cheaper and better XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 along with the Cross Bow mounting kit.
I would get a better video card too. If you can find an HD4770 I would go with that with that else a 9800GT will do.
Switch motherboards too. I personally would go with an Intel CPU/motherboard combination.
Dude. Spend less on the motherboard. It’s too much compared to the rest of your specs. Getting something like a E7400 along with a P45 motherboard will save you a lot of cash which you can spend on a better graphics card. And Corsair PSUs are good. Other good brands are Silverstone, Seasonic, Antec etc. I would get a TX series preferable a TX750 which go for the same price as an HX520 and would give you a lot more to expand on later on. Modularity on the PSU is overrated.Best advice here for a build that looks like one with a budget of around 600-800~
Thanks Guys Imma gonna redo my list my budget is around 500-700 for a decent gaming computer
I reupdated the super list might change some stuff later though
For GFX
You could go with the newly launched low power AMD Radeon HD 4770. Its priced similarly to the graphics card you have posted.