I'm planning to build a new rig. My current rig is about 7 or 8 years
old now and it needs to be updated. Current rig is AMD 2500+ with 2Gbs
of ram and a Abit NF7 v2.0 mobo. Couple hard drives too.
New build #1 with links and all.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160
COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black case. I included this
because of the rather LARGE CPU heatsink that is going to be listed
later. I did a google image search and saw it in other rigs so it
should fit in there.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130265
MSI 790XT-G45 AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 790X motherboard. It's not the latest
but it is a OK mobo.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125296
GIGABYTE GV-N210OC-512I GeForce 210 512MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0
x16 HDCP video card. I don't do gaming. Actually, my old FX-5200 does
pretty well but won't fit in the new mobo. I really don't need a super
fast video card here.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153116
Thermaltake TR2 TRX-650M 650W ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V Power supply. I
like this brand and would like to stay with this but if the price is
right, I could be tempted to change my mind. My biggest question on
this, can this handle this mobo, CPU, video card and 3 to 4 drives
including a DVD burner?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103644
AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition Deneb 3.0GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB
L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Processor. From the searches I did,
this should fit this mobo fine. Agree?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104073
Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 Desktop
Memory. I have used this brand before with not one problem. Like
before, if the price is right, I could change this.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118056
ZALMAN CNPS10X FLEX CPU Cooler. This thing got good reviews and it is
not priced to high. According to the searches I have done this will fit
the mobo/CPU and should fit in the case. Any disagreements on this?
This is build #2:
I'll be using the same case, power supply, video card etc so I won't
list them all twice. Just listing the things that have to be changed.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128431
GIGABYTE GA-770T-USB3 AM3 AMD 770 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard. The only
thing I don't like about this is that it doesn't have a com port for my
UPS. I guess a adapter will be found somewhere.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103675
AMD Phenom II X4 945 Deneb 3.0GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket
AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor. This should fit the mobo according to the
website. Agree?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148325
Crucial Ballistix 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Desktop Memory. According to newegg this fits the mobo. Agree?
I only plan to build one or the other not both. I would like to make
sure everything should fit fine but I would also like to get a opinion.
I would like a opinion on whether build #2 would be better in the long
run? It appears to be a bit faster although the price is not much
different. Build #1 is $611.92. Build #2 is $637.92. That doesn't
include shipping but a lot of the items have free shipping anyway.
Basically, I need this to last me several years since I can't afford to
rebuild every few years. Also, one reason for the HUGE CPU cooler, I
run folding in the winter. Helps heat the place up a bit. lol My
current rig with a Volcano 12 runs at about 90F at full load. I would
like to run pretty close to that since it just makes the CPU last longer.
I'm open to ideas, discussion, problems and opinions. I mostly want to
make sure each build will work and which I should build.
Thanks for your time and replies. If you need more info, let me know.
Dale
:-) :-)
