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| Thread ID: 93141 | 2008-09-05 01:34:00 | New Gaming PC | bk T (215) | Press F1 |
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| 702622 | 2008-09-05 01:34:00 | Building a new PC for a friend, mainly for games. What you guys think of the following specs: Asus P5K-E/WIFI-AP Motherboard INTEL CORE 2 QUAD Q9400 2.6GHz 45nm 6MB 1333mhz C2 Quad Processor Corsair PC2-6400 DDR2-800 2GB TWIN 2x 1GB Seagate Barracuda 11 3.5 640GB SATAII 7200RPM 32MB Cache GIGABYTE N28-1GH-B GTX 280 1GB GDDR3 512-bit PCI-E 2.0 PhysX NVIDIA GeForce dual DVI-I / D-sub HDTV Thermaltake 750W Toughpower Cable Management ATX 12V 2.2 & EPS 12V/Black/w PFC/ silent 14cm Fan Cooler Master CENTURION 590 BLACK HD AUDIO NO PSU ASUS DRW-2014S1T SATA Samsung 22" Wide 2253BW 2ms DVI LCD monitorRecommendations for better spec are most welcome. He wishes to have a fast machine for his games. Asus MB vs Gigabyte MB, which is better? Gigabyte has the Xpress Recovery built in which is very cool. Is this Graphic card good enough? Is Samsung monitor OK, or should I get a Viewsonic, or some other make? Cheers |
bk T (215) | ||
| 702623 | 2008-09-05 02:19:00 | I like it all except the brand of PSU. Why not get Corsair? Excellent reviews: www.hardwaresecrets.com |
pctek (84) | ||
| 702624 | 2008-09-05 02:23:00 | The PSU is fine, I have a 700w thermaltake, looks great and has lasted 2 years without a burp. | zcc (50) | ||
| 702625 | 2008-09-05 02:35:00 | Corsairs have a 5 yr warranty too. | pctek (84) | ||
| 702626 | 2008-09-05 02:35:00 | I like it all except the brand of PSU. Why not get Corsair? Excellent reviews: www.hardwaresecrets.com +1 I have the 620W version of that - very quiet, if a little warm at times, but very reliable. |
jwil1 (65) | ||
| 702627 | 2008-09-05 02:37:00 | I have that same 750W Thermaltake PSU - no complaints at all it's great, but I would get an Enermax next time. | wratterus (105) | ||
| 702628 | 2008-09-05 02:55:00 | I have that same 750W Thermaltake PSU - no complaints at all it's great, but I would get an Enermax next time. Any special reasons for that, to share? |
bk T (215) | ||
| 702629 | 2008-09-05 02:57:00 | The only reason is the Enermax PSUs are slightly quieter. Only slightly. | wratterus (105) | ||
| 702630 | 2008-09-05 03:27:00 | Quiet shueit. I once had 15 fans running in the thing, and I played games quite undisturbed. Haven't had experience with Toughpowers, but I've had a couple of Thermaltakes before and they were fine. |
qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 702631 | 2008-09-05 04:19:00 | What OS are you going to use on it? ;) :D | pcuser42 (130) | ||
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