Re: System component selection comments


"RussellS" <rsullivan@tastycomputersdotcom_replace"dot"with"."> wrote in
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: "Dave" <never@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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: > "Mellowed" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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: >> This is the parts list that I am about to order in putting together
my
: >> first system. I was looking for performance Vs value trade-offs.
I
: >> also tend to keep a computer for many years. i.e. I'm currently
using a
: >> 1998 PII-400 with upgrades along the way.
: >>
: >>
: >> Item Model Price
: >> Case CoolerMaster RC-534-KKN2-GP $50
: >> Power Supply Epower ZU-550W ATX12 VER2.0 $55
: >> Keyboard Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 B2L-00047 $22
: >> Mouse inc
: >> Motherboard Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 $135
: >> Memory Patriot PDC22G6400LLK 2gb 800mhz $200
: >> CPU E6600
: >> $335
: >> Heat Sink Zalman CNPS9500LED $44
: >> Operating System Win Vista Hm Premium - retail $228
: >> HD WD5000KS 500gb
: >> $190
: >> DVD/CD Lite-On SH-16A7S-06 SATA $37
: >> Floppy SONY MPF 920 Black OEM $8
: >> Video Card Nvidia Gforce 7900GS $200
: >> Modem
: >> Monitor ASUS MW201U
$379
: >> Wireless card EDIMAX EW-7128G PCI $24
: >>
: >>
: >> TOTAL $1,907
: >>
: >> I would appreciate comments on any omissions, warnings,
: >> incompatibilities, better choices, etc. I'm 'green' at this and
have
: >> many opportunities to screw it up.
: >>
: >
: > One major problem, and one minor problem. Your RAM is not
compatible with
: > your mainboard (timing, voltage, according to gigabyte). That would
have
: > been a nasty surprise on build day. The following sets look like
they
: > will probably work:
: > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231098
: > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820146438
(times
: > two)
: >
: > Everything else looks good, other than the iffy quality power
supply. For
: > about the same price, substitute the following:
: > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817101111
: > 460W will have plenty of power to run your rig, and this one is much
: > better quality than the 550W you chose.
: >
: > Or if you would feel better with 550W, the following will work OK on
a
: > rev.2 mainboard, and costs just a little more:
: > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817709004
: >
: > Overall looks pretty good. The memory would be an easy mistake to
make,
: > and at least the power supply you chose was not terrible, just could
be
: > better. I cringe to see most posters list really high-end components
and a
: > 20-buck power supply to run them, or a power supply that's included
with a
: > case (always junk, no exceptions). So at least your choice was
better
: > than average. :) -Dave
: >
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: Dave has good suggestions regarding the memory and PSU. Additionally,
you
: might want to look at these monitors, which are larger and slightly
less
: expensive:
:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?DEPA=0&type=&Description=acer+22&Submit=ENE&N=0&Ntk=all
:
: I wouldn't get that Lite-On DVD burner; they have a reputation for
being
: very loud and having a relatively short lifespan. Look for something
in a
: similar price range from Samsung or NEC.
:
: Since you're building your own new computer, you could save $100 by
getting
: the OEM version of Vista Home Premium, or upgrade to the OEM version
of
: Vista Ultimate for still $25 less than the retail Home Premium version
that
: you had selected.
:
: Good luck to you,
: --
: -Russell
: http://tastycomputers.com

Thanks for the input. I wasn't confident about the Lite-On anyhow.
I'll look into alternatives.

What are the disadvantages jof using an OEM OS?





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