Would this work? building computer

[Rota]

Go for the X6. Also, if you need a copy of Windows, you can get a copy of Windows 7 Premium for $30 with a college student ID.

thats why you put your main games on the ssd and the casual games on the hdd....and the newer ssd's with the fixed controller issues SCREAM...the crucial sata 6gb is actually pretty affordable. in terms of ssd's that is.

Considering I have 200GB of games on Steam....definitely not going for an SSD right now.

 

[Sainix]

Go for the X6. Also, if you need a copy of Windows, you can get a copy of Windows 7 Premium for $30 with a college student ID.



Considering I have 200GB of games on Steam....definitely not going for an SSD right now.

Really where do you get it using ur college id?

Newegg.com - Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, LED LCD TV, Digital Cameras and more!

This set looks pretty good for the price an x6

also this one

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.514098

 

[Rota]

Well it looks like the price went up since I bought it last year. It's now $65, which isn't terrible.

Windows 7 Student Discount

 

[johnlgalt]

I believe, IIRC, that it was Windows 7 Home for $30 on the student website. This is now Win 7 Pro for $65 - not a bad deal at all, all things considered....

I would have opted for that had I not purchased my TechNet membership instead....

 

[Sainix]

I believe, IIRC, that it was Windows 7 Home for $30 on the student website. This is now Win 7 Pro for $65 - not a bad deal at all, all things considered....

I would have opted for that had I not purchased my TechNet membership instead....

Wats a tech net membership?

 

[glockjs]

you know...every time i wanna respond to this thread i run into that gawd damn gothic girl linkie....ruins eveything lol

 

[Sainix]

Roflsss ^

Been seeing some really nicee combo sets

 

[Wisenos]

Newegg.com - OCZ StealthXstream II OCZ600SXS2 600W ATX12V v2.2/ EPS12V 80 PLUS Certified Power Supply

Think i might just buy this pus right now cuz its pretty cheap, any thoughts?

i've been running this PSU for 2 years now

(sata)had 3 hdd, 1 dvd burner and 1 bd-reader
(IDE) 1 dvd burner
2 8800gt (overclocked)
1 tv tuner (theather 550 pro / tv wonder elite rce)
1 soundcard (Sound Blaster X-fi)
all usb port was used + 2 4-ports 2.0 hub (unpowered)
a gaming motherboard(was one of the best 2 yrs ago - Asus Crosshair)
and a amd 6000+
---------------------------------------
now running a Phenom II x4 965 BE, on a Asus M4n82D
2 hdd (WD" 1 1tb black + 1 500gb green")1 dvd burner + bd-reader
ran my 2 8800gt (powered model) + a 9800gt (eco model) (SLI + Physx)
my soundbaster, my tv wonder
and had a lil freeze sometime (rare)
still have all usb took + my 2 usb hub (now powered)
removed tv tuner, and swaped my twins + 9800gt for a gtx 460 1gb
found myself the perfect pc fir a low budget price (had free motherboard )
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also swaped my 4x1gb OCZ gold series for 2x2gb patriot Viper 2 series (still DDR2)
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also i almost forgot
i have 5 fans running @ 100% steady and 2 of them have leds
(80mm x4 + 120mm x1)
got OCZ vendetta 2 as cpu cooler

 

[Sainix]

i've been running this PSU for 2 years now

(sata)had 3 hdd, 1 dvd burner and 1 bd-reader
(IDE) 1 dvd burner
2 8800gt (overclocked)
1 tv tuner (theather 550 pro / tv wonder elite rce)
1 soundcard (Sound Blaster X-fi)
all usb port was used + 2 4-ports 2.0 hub (unpowered)
a gaming motherboard(was one of the best 2 yrs ago - Asus Crosshair)
and a amd 6000+
---------------------------------------
now running a Phenom II x4 965 BE, on a Asus M4n82D
2 hdd (WD" 1 1tb black + 1 500gb green")1 dvd burner + bd-reader
ran my 2 8800gt (powered model) + a 9800gt (eco model) (SLI + Physx)
my soundbaster, my tv wonder
and had a lil freeze sometime (rare)
still have all usb took + my 2 usb hub (now powered)
removed tv tuner, and swaped my twins + 9800gt for a gtx 460 1gb
found myself the perfect pc fir a low budget price (had free motherboard )
-------------
also swaped my 4x1gb OCZ gold series for 2x2gb patriot Viper 2 series (still DDR2)
--------------
also i almost forgot
i have 5 fans running @ 100% steady and 2 of them have leds
(80mm x4 + 120mm x1)
got OCZ vendetta 2 as cpu cooler

thats a very nice setup dam ha

what do you guys think of this mobo?
Newegg.com - ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 AM3 AMD 880G HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

 

[bikeandestroyx]

thats a very nice setup dam ha

what do you guys think of this mobo?
Newegg.com - ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 AM3 AMD 880G HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

Good board my friend is running that right now. Had no problems with it. I dig it, asus is a damn good mobo brand to go with.

 

[Wisenos]

Sainix: that'S a nice mobo honnestly...
but i'm still in love with nVidia

 

[Sainix]

Thx guyz i found 2 combo sets i wanna buy for sure then haha =]

you think newegg will put up any new deals for twmr cyber monday?

 

[bikeandestroyx]

Thx guyz i found 2 combo sets i wanna buy for sure then haha =]

you think newegg will put up any new deals for twmr cyber monday?

I haven't received any emails about it yet so idk.

 

[johnlgalt]

Wats a tech net membership?

Hmmm, in simple terms: A microsoft technet Membership allows for 5 keys for every OS they have avaialble in their archives. When I say 5, I don't mean 5 XP keys - I mean 5 XP home, 5 XP Pro, 5 XP Pro N, etc....

Same for Vista, Windows 7, Office 2010, Office 2007,....

Read more about the membership here: Microsoft TechNet: Resources for IT Professionals

Read more on the legality of it here:

1. Solved Technet Subscription - Windows 7 Forums
2. TechNet "is" ok for use on home computers - Windows 7 Forums
3. Technet Plus windows 7 Key question - Windows 7 Forums

We had a lot of back and forth about the legality, and finally, 3 differnet people confirmed it on the phone with M$ themselves on how we could keep it current.

I bought the first one with a $100 off code, and they just had me renew a few months back for another $125 off the regular $359 price, or whatever it was. Since I had made sure to claim all 10 keys for every single product listed, evne though the new memberships only include 5 keys instead of 10, I still have all 10 for each product.

That may seem expensive, however, consider this: Windows 7 Ultimate retail upgrade is ~$120 or so per key - 5 of them alone is more than a one year technet license. Then you get WIndows 7 Home Premium keys, Windows 7 Pro keys, Windows Ultimat, evne a Windows 7 Enterprise single key (with mult activations allowed), plus a single key for Windows Home Server, plus keys for the different versions of Office 2010, Office 2007,Office 2003, Office XP, ....

And then there are Actual Server software keys as well....

I could buy this thing for 10 years and still pay less than the number of keys I have already used on my personal computers as well as computers that I maintain.

you know...every time i wanna respond to this thread i run into that gawd damn gothic girl linkie....ruins eveything lol

Aren't they awesome?

Roflsss ^

Been seeing some really nicee combo sets

You'll always find those - especially with the holidays in full swing now. The trick is to pick what you want and jump in and buy it.

Thx guyz i found 2 combo sets i wanna buy for sure then haha =]

you think newegg will put up any new deals for twmr cyber monday?

I haven't received any emails about it yet so idk.

I haven't either - they were sending out dozens of emails for the Black Friday deals, but haven't seen anything about Cyber Monday.

 

[Sainix]

Hmmm, in simple terms: A microsoft technet Membership allows for 5 keys for every OS they have avaialble in their archives. When I say 5, I don't mean 5 XP keys - I mean 5 XP home, 5 XP Pro, 5 XP Pro N, etc....

Same for Vista, Windows 7, Office 2010, Office 2007,....

Read more about the membership here: Microsoft TechNet: Resources for IT Professionals

Read more on the legality of it here:

1. Solved Technet Subscription - Windows 7 Forums
2. TechNet "is" ok for use on home computers - Windows 7 Forums
3. Technet Plus windows 7 Key question - Windows 7 Forums

We had a lot of back and forth about the legality, and finally, 3 differnet people confirmed it on the phone with M$ themselves on how we could keep it current.

I bought the first one with a $100 off code, and they just had me renew a few months back for another $125 off the regular $359 price, or whatever it was. Since I had made sure to claim all 10 keys for every single product listed, evne though the new memberships only include 5 keys instead of 10, I still have all 10 for each product.

That may seem expensive, however, consider this: Windows 7 Ultimate retail upgrade is ~$120 or so per key - 5 of them alone is more than a one year technet license. Then you get WIndows 7 Home Premium keys, Windows 7 Pro keys, Windows Ultimat, evne a Windows 7 Enterprise single key (with mult activations allowed), plus a single key for Windows Home Server, plus keys for the different versions of Office 2010, Office 2007,Office 2003, Office XP, ....

And then there are Actual Server software keys as well....

I could buy this thing for 10 years and still pay less than the number of keys I have already used on my personal computers as well as computers that I maintain.



Aren't they awesome?



You'll always find those - especially with the holidays in full swing now. The trick is to pick what you want and jump in and buy it.





I haven't either - they were sending out dozens of emails for the Black Friday deals, but haven't seen anything about Cyber Monday.

That sounds like a crazy deal, ill have to look more into that and the student discount.

I just cant seem to just buy the deals yet i keep thinking dam what if monday they go down or something else i like goes down thats better ughhh lololz =p

 

[johnlgalt]

Well, I am sure that you can talk to them in case the prices drop, but I finally found mention for CyberMonday deals: Newegg.com - Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, LED LCD TV, Digital Cameras and more!

Under the heading How can I find Iron Egg Guaranteed Products? - listed are both Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Also, I am pretty positive that if you buy a combo deal an the price drops, you can just call them and they'll auto-adjust the price.

 

[Sainix]

Well, I am sure that you can talk to them in case hte prices drpo, but I finally found mention for CyberMonday deals: Newegg.com - Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, LED LCD TV, Digital Cameras and more!

Under the heading How can I find Iron Egg Guaranteed Products? - listed are both Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Also, I am pretty positive that if you buy a combo deal an the price drops, you can just call them and they'll auto-adjust the price.

omg hahaha yay!!! i didnt know about that ty so much for that info!, an thats tight cyber monday deals will probly start at 12 am or 1 pm twmr.

lol now i just need to find the deals i want

thinking the x4 3.4ghz is my pick for cpu and gigabyte mobo with 3.0 usb an 6gbs sata, ocz black ram 4gig all for sureee so ima look arnd for deals with those parts

 

[Sainix]

Would this mobo work with the ocz black ram?

Newegg.com - ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 AM3 AMD 880G HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
Newegg.com - OCZ AMD Black Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model OCZ3BE1600C8LV4GK

or is this mobo better?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131647

 

[glockjs]

eh for what you're using it for theres really not gonna be much of a dif. i'd go with the 880g though...save the $ lol.

ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

memory support list. and yes.

 

[Sainix]

eh for what you're using it for theres really not gonna be much of a dif. i'd go with the 880g though...save the $ lol.

ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

memory support list. and yes.

ok kool ty =] ill grab that combo then

made an order for the case i wanted yesterday in the morning an i guess it says it will b here today 0.o thats gotta be the fastest free shipping ive ever had in my life, but i do live in santa ana so im not to far from newegg.

 

[glockjs]

yeah newegg is awesome about their shipping. another reason they are awesome. i never use the express option or more expensive shipping options ever.....would be nice to live in the same neighborhood as newegg.... only one day!? holy crap.

 

[Sainix]

Said it wld b here today but wen ups came they were for the next door house well maybe twmr

 

[johnlgalt]

I cannot think that I have ever had NewEgg shipping be late - plenty of times that it has been early, but never late.

Keep checking the tracking - if it says delivered and you ain't got it, get on the horn *quick*

 

[Sainix]

I cannot think that I have ever had NewEgg shipping be late - plenty of times that it has been early, but never late.

Keep checking the tracking - if it says delivered and you ain't got it, get on the horn *quick*

still says in transit but yea the second i see delivered i will, my other combo pack got shipped today also just got email and checked the status and it says in transit should be here twmr which i guess would make that 1 day also if it came but i doubt it will, they all do say 3 day shipping so ill just wait an keep checking, i just hate how ups will pull up to ur house with a box and u walk out like an idiot to find out its not for you rofls.

Also i need some info on configing bios and all that like once all the parts are in and you turn on with no os on the hdd yet. anyone got some info or guides they use? thx

 

[johnlgalt]

I am an Intel guy so all the guides I have are Intel based - however, Overclock.net should have some pretty good guides...