Need Help Building a computer, new to this

[diabloplayer75]

Alright here is the final tally!
Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - CPUs / Processors C2D E8400
Newegg.com - EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR GeForce 8800GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics Evga 8800GT
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX All Solid Capacitor Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards Gigabite P35
Newegg.com - OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory OCZ 4gb Ram
Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives Seagate 500gb HD
Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Centurion 590 RC-590-KKN1-GP Black SECC / ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases Coolmaster 590
Newegg.com - SAMSUNG Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe - CD / DVD Burners Samsung Dvd+r
Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX ATX12V / EPS12V 650W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CE, CB, TUV, FCC, CCC - Power Supplies Corsair 650w psu
Newegg.com - ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 120mm 2-ball UFO Bearing / Transparent CPU Cooler - CPU Fans & Heatsinks Zerotherm Fan
Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD - Operating Systems Vista 64bit home premium

Thanks :) Comes out to 1190 after shipping and tax, 1105 after all rebates!

(might switch to the 900 after reading the comments lol)

[oldman_gamer]

Originally Posted by diabloplayer75

Alright here is the final tally!
Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - CPUs / Processors C2D E8400
Newegg.com - EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR GeForce 8800GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics Evga 8800GT
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX All Solid Capacitor Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards Gigabite P35
Newegg.com - OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory OCZ 4gb Ram
Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives Seagate 500gb HD
Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Centurion 590 RC-590-KKN1-GP Black SECC / ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases Coolmaster 590
Newegg.com - SAMSUNG Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe - CD / DVD Burners Samsung Dvd+r
Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX ATX12V / EPS12V 650W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CE, CB, TUV, FCC, CCC - Power Supplies Corsair 650w psu
Newegg.com - ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 120mm 2-ball UFO Bearing / Transparent CPU Cooler - CPU Fans & Heatsinks Zerotherm Fan
Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD - Operating Systems Vista 64bit home premium

Thanks :) Comes out to 1190 after shipping and tax, 1105 after all rebates!

(might switch to the 900 after reading the comments lol)

In my opinion....if I,had to do it all over again...the 900 would have been my case.Your other choices are outstanding.You only get 1 first time build.Like buying a first time "new" car.You choose what you feel comfy with and make it your best!

[diabloplayer75]

Originally Posted by oldman_gamer

In my opinion....if I,had to do it all over again...the 900 would have been my case.Your other choices are outstanding.You only get 1 first time build.Like buying a first time "new" car.You choose what you feel comfy with and make it your best!

Hey thanks a lot! This is actually my second computer that i'm putting together from scratch, however, the first time i got a computer was 3-4 years ago, and it was basically me walking into frys, and the salesman pretty much doing this to me.. haha.. i got a good rig for the time, but i also spent nearly 2100 and they put it together. This time i'm doing it all myself, piece by piece

Edit: someone told me the mobo i'm getting does not have firewire..
So to my question, what is firewire, should i be worried about it?

[Parker]

Originally Posted by diabloplayer75

Edit: someone told me the mobo i'm getting does not have firewire..
So to my question, what is firewire, should i be worried about it?

Firewire is just a connection, it's like a USB connection except is different.
Nothing to be worried about.

[oldman_gamer]

Originally Posted by diabloplayer75

Hey thanks a lot! This is actually my second computer that i'm putting together from scratch, however, the first time i got a computer was 3-4 years ago, and it was basically me walking into frys, and the salesman pretty much doing this to me.. haha.. i got a good rig for the time, but i also spent nearly 2100 and they put it together. This time i'm doing it all myself, piece by piece

Edit: someone told me the mobo i'm getting does not have firewire..
So to my question, what is firewire, should i be worried about it?

FireWire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Your call....if thats your main reason for computing.As far as gaming and general computing,then no.....fugetaboutit.

[diabloplayer75]

Good stuff.
So when it says dual core, that means that its like two CPUs runing at 3.0ghz each?

Still not 100% clear on what the dual/quad core means as opposed to just single core.

[Parker]

Originally Posted by oldman_gamer

FireWire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Your call....if thats your main reason for computing.As far as gaming and general computing,then no.....fugetaboutit.

You can also just get a firewire PCI card if you think you need firewire connection for something.

[Parker]

Originally Posted by diabloplayer75

Good stuff.
So when it says dual core, that means that its like two CPUs runing at 3.0ghz each?

Technically speaking, yes. But if you have a dual core CPU at 3.0Ghz, that doesn't mean you've got a 6Ghz processor, it just means that you have two horses pulling a big load instead of one. Make sense?

Two hands work faster than one, four hands work faster than two.
But that doesn't mean you should get a quad core because it'd be faster, it's only faster if your running big app's or some really really hard core gaming.

[diabloplayer75]

Just put my order in for everything except the mobo and E8400 since their are no E8400 in stock.. But according to newegg E8400 should be in stock tomorrow is their ETA

Does the Evga 8800gt i ordered support direct x 10.1? or just 10?

[theburan]

http://forums.hardwarelogic.com/f24/...ing-13361.html might be an option. Probably save you some money that way too.