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Just my 2 cents but I would look at getting a sata DVD burner. It helps with the air flow in the case.

I just looked at this thread and after reading 12 pages all I can say is wow this is a long one.
 
logainofhades
My son and I bothth ink your AVATAR is Inuyasha one of the few I actually use to watch and liked! :lol:

Now help me with mine- can't get it to work here! 😳
 
Then I'll just keep blabbin til I can post my KRAZYKAT avatar. He's sooooo wild! 8)

U lost me on the RAID stuff. Maybe it's too much for me.

R these the cahnges you recommended?


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131142
ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
$129.99
Shipping $6.41

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148140
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
$89.99


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827106047
LITE-ON Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache SATA DVD Burner - OEM
$31.99
$5.64
 
K- I am gonna give you the best laugh you've had in years!

I think I just talked to this lady!!!! :lol: Sums up the reason I am having problems returning a PC that I don't want! :twisted:

http://dc/launchaction=welcome&YY=343190258&.rand=2q39nmis5h0b2

OH how TRUE, and this is what we're paying for!!! 😛
 
You keep trying to build a Raid system for a gaming computer. If it was for a file server or something like that I would agree. Her pictures can be backed up on DVD (Hence DVD burner in system) and that also covers catastrophic failure as well. Game data can be reinstalled and WoW character data is not kept local to worry about losing it.

Good raid solutions can be expensive. They can also be a headache. For her needs Raid is not needed.

Raid or no Raid she will still need a go backup schedule, and the better her backup habits the less she will need Raid.

Now don't get me wrong in the right system a Raid setup is needed.

I encourage her to learn about Raid as well as all aspects of the computer, but to experiment with something as expensive and complicated (for a novice) as Raid I do not recommend.
 
Hardwire99
Good raid solutions can be expensive. They can also be a headache. For her needs Raid is not needed.
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I agree!

Thinking about changing to E6400 CPU and save another $90(don't see much dif. between the E6600)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819115004

the first MOBO had a full 16X + 16X bandwidth when running two cards in SLI(not sure what that means and I prob. don't need it!)

Some games don't want to install with a DVD burner so I wanted to get 2 optical drives :?:

If I could save some $ I can get a better case :wink:
COOLER MASTER Stacker 810 RC-810-SSN1 Silver/ Black Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
154.99 =18.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811119092


Antec Performance One P180 Silver cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
124.99 +18.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811129154

SILLY-I am stuck on a case-I want aluminium, maybe 2 x 120 fans and guess screws are fine, at leaste stuff is secure. Not iterested in noisy,dust colector, that's cramped and I want it eays to work with. I have a thingy for simple and no doors. Black/silver not big on lights and stuff. :? MOBO tray would be nice, and if I could find an combo with decent Power supply already that would help too!

NOW HAVE SOME FUN WITH THESE-I'm sure I talked to the lady in the first video yesterday! at HP! :lol:


OUTSOURCING VIDEOS

SUPER FUNNY!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuQQOgNQPzU

FUNNY!
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/232525/the_funny_side_of_outsourcing/

SIMPSON”S
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5348322672014708571&sourceid=docidfeed&hl=en

FOR ALL U LOOKIN FOR A GAL(catchy toon - yea wanna dance?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf0I6vyPhSE

NOT SO FUNNY!
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/154449/outsourcing/
 
Wow this topic exploded....

We have been upgrading our network to "n" and all hell broke loose (But it does finally work)... so sorry i did not respond for so long!

Anyways... It is interesting how the HP debacle played out considering what happened to my boss was pretty much the same. But at least that is taken care of. And I also agree, forget hubby and DIY! If anything it is a great bonding experience for you and your son.

I concur with Hergie on the bigger hard drive, but why not just get two big ones? If you are going to budget 1800 for a DIY system, this should not be that big a deal. This way everyone is happy! Make one drive a photo and video (and back up) and keep one just for your games.

as for the case... I like all that are suggested (of course, I have no hands on experience, only reading on them) but from my experience, it would be nice to make sure that it has a motherboard tray. They are quite handy!

Another piece of advice... if you want to save on shipping, get the case from a local pc store (if the price is close) and the overall shipping should hopefully go way down.

Finally, when using newegg, always keep an eye on the COMBO button. Sometimes you can get some real good stuff at a good bargain and without trading any quality.
 
Dough,

Recommending a RAID config to ANY new builder is kinda futile.. As I know of some supposedly seasoned builders that run into difficulty on setup..

Sure it could go easy and we could probably walk her through it... But it also may become a nightmare. Especially when talking about things like re-building a drive back into the array upon failure.

I think a Single or Dual disk setup (not in raid) is reasonable for a first build.

Especially considering the first build in this case is someone really just starting to learn.. Nothing against you Kat, we all have to start somewhere.. Would be nice if we could be instant experts like some of the folks in these and other forums :)
 
Yeah but this build is so easy that even Rodney can do it :)

Sorry had to given your AV...

Did you hear that the cavemen are going to get picked up for a 30 minute sitcom?
 
Check the date. The "right" system Hardwire? For someone who wants a lot of pictures and some redundancy for them...this IS the "right" system! Sure it's a first build, which is the reason I mentioned caution, or someone else building it.

I make suggestions for sensible possibilities, and you two come at me like I just recommended an expensive stupid build. Please stop.
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It is a costly and stupid build. I have seen plenty of first time system builders ruin hard drives with a bad Raid setup. With the business that I am in I have also seen SATA Raid systems fail because of a loose cable due to vibration. A simple snap in cable cured that but the "Newbie" wasted weeks trying to troubleshoot a problem that he had no idea could happen.

For me Raid 0, 1, 5, 10 are all easy but that is because that is my job. For a beginner it isn't so easy. A good back up schedule and habits will serve her much better.
 
I feel that an E6400 is fine for your build. If at a later time your computer takes on some heavier duties then you can upgrade (Most importantly you will know how to upgrade). The build as you have it looks good. If you wish 2 optical drives then that is you decision. If you get 2 optical drives make sure that both are either E-IDE or SATA (Preferably SATA) but use the same interface.

I don't remember seeing any SATA DVD Rom’s but then I haven't looked for them either. SLI mode is if you run 2 video cards at the same time, so if you feel that you will not be doing that then you could look for a motherboard that has only one PCI-e x16 channel on it. But the motherboard that you have is very good and will allow for future improvements and SLI if to decide to go that direction later.

As far as a new OS, I am a sticker when it comes to licensing agreements and so I buy a new OS for each system but that is also a personal choice everyone has to make for them selves.
 
I'm with Ches on the RAID issue, IMHO this is one extra headache that Kat doesn't need to face on something she's not familiar with.

I think her new "skill set" would be better enhanced by learning how to burn the photos and files she doesn't want to lose to CD's or DVD's.

Most CD's and DVD's have a shelf life of at least five years, on average that is around two years longer than most hard drives last.
 
AAAAAHHHHHHMMMMMM! OMG I'M still ALIVE 8O

FIRST BUILD
CASE
COOLER MASTER Stacker 810 RC-810-SSN1 Silver/ Black Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$154.99
3 Business Day Shipping $18.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811119092
HAVING TROUBLE HERE (suggestions)
HARD DRIVE
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 (Perpendicular Recording) ST3250620AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive – OEM $74.99 Free 3 Business Day Shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148144
Or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148140
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
$89.99
should I add 160GB for OS/BOOTING?
MOBO
ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard $129.99
3 Business Day Shipping $6.41
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131142
Or
ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $199.99 3 Business Day Shipping $6.94
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131153
PROCESSOR
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Conroe 2.13GHz 2M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor $222.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819115004
Or
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail $313.00 Free 3 Business Day Shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819115003
VIDEO CARD
EVGA 320-P2-N811-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card
$279.99
($259.99 after $20.00 Mail-In Rebate)
3 Business Day Shipping $6.13
Item #: N82E16814130082
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130082
Should I consider 8800GTX?
RAM
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail $232.00 ($192.00 after $40.00 Mail-In Rebate) Free 3 Business Day Shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145034
DO I NEED MORE?
POWER SUPPLY
Antec NeoHE 500 ATX12V 500W Power Supply 100Vac to 240Vac +/- 10% UL, CUL, TUV, CE, FCC, CCC, CB, C-tick - Retail $99.99 3 Business Day Shipping $8.02
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103940
OR
Antec NeoPower NeoHE 550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, TUV, CE, FCC, CCC, CB, C-tick - Retail
$109.99
3 Business Day Shipping $8.02
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103941
Should I consider 700WATTS?
OPTICAL DRIVES
Top DVD Drive – Dual Layer, DVD+/-R,DVD+/-RW
Bottom DVD – Basic DVD reader for backup
FLOPPY? For installing Bios SATA drivers during windows set up? Does anyone do this anymore?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827106047
LITE-ON Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache SATA DVD Burner - OEM
$31.99
$5.64
SOUND CARD
Creative SOUND BLASTER X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card
182.99 +7.11
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102189
OR
HT OMEGA STRIKER 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card
59.99 +5.69
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829271001
OR
bluegears b-Enspirer 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Sound Card
109.00 +5.69
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829127002
FANS
WIRELESS KEYBOARD AND MOUSE
SPEAKERS
MONITOR
19 or 20” wide LCD
ARTIC SILVER 5-6.00
ARE THERE OTHER THINGS I AM MISSING
 
This is the longest, most wishy washy build ever on Toms Forums.....

For gods sake KK, your marriage has been solved for you..... Buying mistakes have been solved for you..... Glitter of a Apple salesman has been solved for you...... & being a educator is par for the course after following all of this..... You can teach what the book says, but can't put it into play......

Are you actually going to build a machine this year???????

Before you all go off on me, I'm the same age as this lady & she makes us all look like old fossils!!!!!!!

Get a grip KK........
 
Kat,

I believe what RC is kinda him haaaa ing around about is more something like this "crap or get off the pot :)"

I think you have a good base to work with and you are ready to purchase/build..

Just go for it.
 
THANKS, I'll place order tomarrow. I had a hard time following the RAID conversation and the dif. opinions got me side tracked. Sorry, if it took me a so long to learn everything. You've been very kind.
 
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