Help me on my new PC please

[huntern321]

OOOH!!! another thing. I didn't get OEM versions of anything because i want all the cables included. are there any extra cables i need to purchase.

 

[shortstuff_mt]

You should be fine. The motherboard comes with 2 SATA cables and the case should come with all the standoffs and screws you'll need. The Newegg pictures show what accessories are included:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowImage.aspx?CurImage=13-128-392-S05&ISList=13-128-392-S01%2c13-128-392-S02%2c13-128-392-S03%2c13-128-392-S04%2c13-128-392-S05&S7ImageFlag=1&Item=N82E16813128392&Depa=0&WaterMark=1&Description=GIGABYTE%20GA-MA770T-UD3P%20ATX%20AMD%20Motherboard%20-%20Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowImage.aspx?CurImage=11-146-025-14.jpg&Image=11-146-025-28.jpg%2c11-146-025-19.jpg%2c11-146-025-21.jpg%2c11-146-025-27.jpg%2c11-146-025-24.jpg%2c11-146-025-25.jpg%2c11-146-025-26.jpg%2c11-146-025-11.jpg%2c11-146-025-12.jpg%2c11-146-025-22.jpg%2c11-146-025-23.jpg%2c11-146-025-14.jpg%2c11-146-025-15.jpg%2c11-146-025-16.jpg%2c11-146-025-17.jpg&S7ImageFlag=0&WaterMark=1&Item=N82E16811146025&Depa=1&Description=NZXT%20Apollo%20Black%20Computer%20Case%20With%20Side%20Panel%20Window

 

[huntern321]

And generally OCZ is regarded as better quality than GSkill in the computer community. Also, if you pay $10 for speakers they'll sound like $10. I'd suggest some better (and more powerful) speakers for a much-improved gaming experience (having bought junk 4W speakers myself before).

I guess i'll get these http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836113013
there still very cheap, but i don't need amazing sound quality for my computer and i hardly ever turn up the volume to the point where i will hear the crudeness of the sound quality

 

[huntern321]

You should be fine. The motherboard comes with 2 SATA cables and the case should come with all the standoffs and screws you'll need. The Newegg pictures show what accessories are included:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowImage.aspx?CurImage=13-128-392-S05&ISList=13-128-392-S01%2c13-128-392-S02%2c13-128-392-S03%2c13-128-392-S04%2c13-128-392-S05&S7ImageFlag=1&Item=N82E16813128392&Depa=0&WaterMark=1&Description=GIGABYTE%20GA-MA770T-UD3P%20ATX%20AMD%20Motherboard%20-%20Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowImage.aspx?CurImage=11-146-025-14.jpg&Image=11-146-025-28.jpg%2c11-146-025-19.jpg%2c11-146-025-21.jpg%2c11-146-025-27.jpg%2c11-146-025-24.jpg%2c11-146-025-25.jpg%2c11-146-025-26.jpg%2c11-146-025-11.jpg%2c11-146-025-12.jpg%2c11-146-025-22.jpg%2c11-146-025-23.jpg%2c11-146-025-14.jpg%2c11-146-025-15.jpg%2c11-146-025-16.jpg%2c11-146-025-17.jpg&S7ImageFlag=0&WaterMark=1&Item=N82E16811146025&Depa=1&Description=NZXT%20Apollo%20Black%20Computer%20Case%20With%20Side%20Panel%20Window

thanks, just making sure

 

[huntern321]

all righty then, time to do the math on this mess... hehey! not quite perfect, but still very good. only 19 bucks over the 800 budget i was aiming for. thank you so much

 

[shortstuff_mt]

One last thing to consider - I, personally, don't really trust Hitachi hard drives. The price is very low for a 1TB drive, but you might want to consider a HD with a proven reliability track record like the WD6401AALS if you don't NEED 1TB of storage.

Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319&Tpk=wd6401aals $74.99

 

[huntern321]

now that I looked at it one the last time, is any way i can improve the motherboard, or is it good where it is?

 

[huntern321]

One last thing to consider - I, personally, don't really trust Hitachi hard drives. The price is very low for a 1TB drive, but you might want to consider a HD with a proven reliability track record like the WD6401AALS if you don't NEED 1TB of storage.

Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319&Tpk=wd6401aals $74.99

what about a WD 1 TB Drive

 

[shortstuff_mt]

That would be even better, but would add $20 to the build.

Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drives - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284 $94.99

The extra $20 is worth it IMO. The WD Black drives have a 5 year warranty, while the Hitachi drive is 3 years. The Hitachi drive also seems to have a fairly high DOA rate.

 

[huntern321]

oh well... one andrew Jackson wont hurt that much

 

[huntern321]

so will that motherboard possibly bog down the rest of my system?
I would like one with 2 pci express 2.0 slots just incase so all i have to do is replace the power supply rather than the PSU and Motherboard? but that is not priority.

 

[shortstuff_mt]

Adding a motherboard that supports crossfire is going to raise the price even further. I really like the MA770T-UD3P and it gets good reviews also:

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/mainboards/display/gigabyte-ma770t-ud3p.html

"...during our test session, we didn’t reveal any serious issues that could give anyone the reason to underestimate Gigabyte MA770T-UD3P. Especially, since it performs and overclocks just as good as Gigabyte MA790FXT-UD5P, for instance, that belongs to a much higher price range."

I don't see any reason to change the motherboard. You have a good system lined up. You don't need to keep second-guessing the components. Just pull the trigger.

 

[huntern321]

ok, thank you you've been an enormous help to me.

 

[huntern321]

I ordered my parts and can't wait for them come in the mail. me so happy !!!

 

[Onus]

Very nice. Enjoy it!