Hello all,
I have been trying to build a rig for a while now, and finally have what I think is a decent rig. This will be my second rig I have built for myself. My first rig is great and has never had any problems, but in today's computing world it is getting tired. My problems is that I'm a novice at best and would like some comments and feedback to see if I'm on the right track.
Use: Gaming, I'm more the C&C, Age of Empires, WoW kind of player, but at the same time would like the option to try the high end games. General MS Office programs. Surfing the web. Watching movies and other videos.
Operating System: Windows XP Professional.
Goals: To get a solid all around rig that won't need to be upgraded for a while, which in todays world is not that long.
Specs:
Motherboard ? ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard
Processor ? Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor
Fan/Heatsink ? OCZ Vendetta 92mm Ball CPU Cooler
Memory ? OCZ Flex XLC 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1200 (PC2 9600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory, 4 GB's worth
Hard Drive ? Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000GLFS 300GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
Video Card ? ASUS EAH4850/HTDI/512M Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card
CD Drive ? ASUS Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 14X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache E-IDE/PATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner
Case ? Thermaltake Armor Series VA8003BWS Black Full Tower Case w/ 25CM Fan
Power Supply ? Rosewill RX950-D-B ATX12V v2.2 & EPS12V v2.91 950W Power Supply 100 - 240 V TUV, FCC, UL, CE, ROHS
Monitor ? SAMSUNG 2253BW Black 22" 2ms(GTG) DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor with HDCP Support 300 cd/m2 DC 8000:1
I'm not to worried about a sound card or speakers right now but suggestions would be appreciated.
That's it. I hope I didn't forget any components. I welcome any comments/suggestions/recommendations/other any other things I have missed. Thanks in advance for the help.
-Matt
I have been trying to build a rig for a while now, and finally have what I think is a decent rig. This will be my second rig I have built for myself. My first rig is great and has never had any problems, but in today's computing world it is getting tired. My problems is that I'm a novice at best and would like some comments and feedback to see if I'm on the right track.
Use: Gaming, I'm more the C&C, Age of Empires, WoW kind of player, but at the same time would like the option to try the high end games. General MS Office programs. Surfing the web. Watching movies and other videos.
Operating System: Windows XP Professional.
Goals: To get a solid all around rig that won't need to be upgraded for a while, which in todays world is not that long.
Specs:
Motherboard ? ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard
Processor ? Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor
Fan/Heatsink ? OCZ Vendetta 92mm Ball CPU Cooler
Memory ? OCZ Flex XLC 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1200 (PC2 9600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory, 4 GB's worth
Hard Drive ? Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000GLFS 300GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
Video Card ? ASUS EAH4850/HTDI/512M Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card
CD Drive ? ASUS Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 14X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache E-IDE/PATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner
Case ? Thermaltake Armor Series VA8003BWS Black Full Tower Case w/ 25CM Fan
Power Supply ? Rosewill RX950-D-B ATX12V v2.2 & EPS12V v2.91 950W Power Supply 100 - 240 V TUV, FCC, UL, CE, ROHS
Monitor ? SAMSUNG 2253BW Black 22" 2ms(GTG) DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor with HDCP Support 300 cd/m2 DC 8000:1
I'm not to worried about a sound card or speakers right now but suggestions would be appreciated.
That's it. I hope I didn't forget any components. I welcome any comments/suggestions/recommendations/other any other things I have missed. Thanks in advance for the help.
-Matt
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