building a new rig

PowerSlide · 20th Jan 2009, 03:13 AM

building a new rig for my sistar and hubby here what i have in mind

C2Q Q8200
gigabyte p45 ds3
2gb ddr2 from her old system
hdd from old system
ati 4850
corsair vx550 psu
CM CM690 casing

will be running on 22inch lcd, usage mix of anything from gaming like COD, COH, fallout3 to watching movie

im not up to date with pc stuff nowdays so more input will be good

g0tanks · 20th Jan 2009, 03:40 AM

Not one of all the things you said really use quad cores though, maybe you could get a duo and a 4870 instead.

Chai · 20th Jan 2009, 07:35 AM

Yeah, get a high end dual core like E8500 and save the money for something else.

PowerSlide · 20th Jan 2009, 11:31 AM

good option guys..thanks

will include this option for theri consideration

The_YongGrand · 20th Jan 2009, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PowerSlide

building a new rig for my sistar and hubby here what i have in mind

C2Q Q8200
gigabyte p45 ds3
2gb ddr2 from her old system
hdd from old system
ati 4850
corsair vx550 psu
CM CM690 casing

will be running on 22inch lcd, usage mix of anything from gaming like COD, COH, fallout3 to watching movie

im not up to date with pc stuff nowdays so more input will be good

That's pretty good already. You can continue to build that. It'll run good. But if you have another few more RAM sticks, it'll help too! (futureproofing?)

Adrian Wong · 21st Jan 2009, 12:50 AM

Yeah, get a cheaper dual-core CPU.. and use the money saved to buy 2GB of RAM. Vista will run really nice with 4GB.

PowerSlide · 26th Mar 2009, 04:08 PM

after so long here is the final spec

amd x3 710
biostar ta790gx 128m
2gbX2 corsair ddr2 800
silverstone st50f
CM CM690

using onboard vga, waiting for cheaper hd4850

should be a fine pc for surfing and light task

20th Jan 2009, 03:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
PowerSlide Super Active Join Date: 28 Aug 2004 Location: Penang, Malaysia Posts: 1,433 Reputation: 871 Rep Power: 15	building a new rig building a new rig for my sistar and hubby here what i have in mind C2Q Q8200 gigabyte p45 ds3 2gb ddr2 from her old system hdd from old system ati 4850 corsair vx550 psu CM CM690 casing will be running on 22inch lcd, usage mix of anything from gaming like COD, COH, fallout3 to watching movie im not up to date with pc stuff nowdays so more input will be good

20th Jan 2009, 03:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
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PowerSlide Super Active Join Date: 28 Aug 2004 Location: Penang, Malaysia Posts: 1,433 Reputation: 871 Rep Power: 15	good option guys..thanks will include this option for theri consideration

26th Mar 2009, 04:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
PowerSlide Super Active Join Date: 28 Aug 2004 Location: Penang, Malaysia Posts: 1,433 Reputation: 871 Rep Power: 15	after so long here is the final spec amd x3 710 biostar ta790gx 128m 2gbX2 corsair ddr2 800 silverstone st50f CM CM690 using onboard vga, waiting for cheaper hd4850 should be a fine pc for surfing and light task