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turbinia   02-09-2012 at 10:21:43 PM

Hey,

Plain and simple;
I'm going to build a computer.
I've never built a computer before.
The most I've done inside is maybe adding some RAM or a GPU.

I'm pretty confident as far as putting the pieces together, etc. but before I buy anything, I'd just like to have someone who knows what they're doing assure me that everything will be compatible, etc..
(or, if not, maybe recommend something that would be.)

here goes;

ASUS M4A88T-M Motherboard;
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] CatId=5539

Thermaltake TR-55 TR2 ATX 500W PSU
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] CatId=1079

AMD Phenom II X4 960T Black Edition CPU
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] CatId=4432

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231308

SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5450 1GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102882

what say ye?

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anort3   02-10-2012 at 03:37:11 AM
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Avoid that Thermaltake power supply at all costs. The TR2 is blow up your computer bad.

For the parts you have listed this is plenty of power.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817151077

Might as well get DDR3 1600 for $6 more. It will make a noticeable difference from DDR3 1066.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231428

Motherboard is cheaper at newegg ( as are most things).

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131657

Motherboard and processor are fine. Personally I would rather have Asus over Foxconn. The video card is fine as well as long as you are not thinking about gaming with it.

O1die you might want to revise that RAM recommendation. It's out of stock.


Edit: That CPU is not on the motherboards supported list.

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/A [...] USB3/#CPUS

Here is a Gigabyte board for the same price that does support it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128458

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/p [...] ?pid=3515#


Message edited by anort3 on 02-10-2012 at 03:43:58 AM
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EnigmaticPebble   02-10-2012 at 04:18:59 AM

Just a quick comment, if you are planning to do some gaming, i suggest this card:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814125383

if you're willing to spend a hundred or so more, this will improve gaming by A TON.

(plus its sexy)

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turbinia   02-12-2012 at 06:55:19 PM

Awesome.

Thanks for all the responses.

Upgrading an old brick a few pieces at a time, and that's the card I already have.
Will upgrade eventually, but wanted to be sure what I had would be usable for the time being.
Same with RAM.

Thanks!

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anort3   02-13-2012 at 08:30:33 AM

Glad to help. Good luck with the upgrade.

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