Just ordered parts, how did I do?

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I am so excited I just had to share this :D I think this will be the best build I have done yet. I know I should have went Intel, but I am a cheapskate so I went the AM2 route again. How did I do so far guys?
Motherboard-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131013

PSU-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817104037

CPU-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103774

RAM-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211066

I am really excited for the motherboard. I usually buy middle end boards in the $50-80 range so this will be the first "real" board I've ever owned. I still can't get over the price of that RAM :o. All I need now is a case, fans, after market CPU cooler and the the OS. Any recommendations on a good case, guys?
 
Oh man...I knew somebody would ask that :P Well, I could not afford a worthy PCI-E card right now, so I will be using a 9250 {ridiculous, I know} just to get it up and running. My B-day is on the 7th though so then I will get some money for this- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130082
 
Homicidal Cherry53 said:
I think you linked the wrong graphics card there. That's an 8800 GTS.

But you do need to upgrade from a 9250. XD
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What's wrong with a 8800GTS??? ;) Anyhow, I canceled that order because I am going with a different motherboard. Turns out the board has quite a few issues that don't seem like they will ever get resolved. Too bad, I was really excited for it.

EDIT: Just placed a new order, everything the same except this time I went with a Gigabyte board that has a much better rep :)
 
Polygon said:
Everything looked fine to me except your RAM. Then again, I'm very picky and stick to Mushkin or OCZ.
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Hehe, yea those are both great brands. My last set was Corsair XMS and honestly it was pretty crappy as far as OC'ing goes. I just went with the A-Data mostly for price and the customer reviews all seem excellent. If I can get the mail in rebate I will have bought 2 Gig's of RAM for $27....unreal... :o
 
Yeah, that is a great price.

Corsair and Crucial are good but don't like to be OCed very much. I find that OCZ and Mushkin are very stable and don't mind to OCed. I'd be careful about it, but if the reviews are good and they have a decent warranty then that is a good buy.
 
Polygon said:
Yeah, that is a great price.

Corsair and Crucial are good but don't like to be OCed very much. I find that OCZ and Mushkin are very stable and don't mind to OCed. I'd be careful about it, but if the reviews are good and they have a decent warranty then that is a good buy.
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Warranty is lifetime, but I do not know if OC'ing will void that or not, lol. But for that price what the heck, if I burn one up I'll just buy 2 more Gig's ;) What brand of motherboards do you typically trust Poly? I have used Asus, MSI, ASrock {cheap but good} with good results. This will be my first Gigabyte board, hope it goes well.
 
x2 said:
Warranty is lifetime, but I do not know if OC'ing will void that or not, lol. But for that price what the heck, if I burn one up I'll just buy 2 more Gig's ;) What brand of motherboards do you typically trust Poly? I have used Asus, MSI, ASrock {cheap but good} with good results. This will be my first Gigabyte board, hope it goes well.
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Well, I used to really like Asus until I had a large rash of them go bad, approximately 15 or so. I then switched to MSI and I've really liked them. I've used Gigabyte here and there and I've yet to have a complaint. My favorite right now is DFI. That's what I have in my main system right now and I've never had a more problem free mobo. I wouldn't suggest one if you're somewhat new to computers though.
 
I've always had pretty good luck with crucial. I tend to stick to Kingston.

I haven't strayed to OCZ yet... but tempted to a few times.

As for MOBO's... I will only use ASUS. I haven't had any go bad... heard about people that did. That sucks, I am not sure how wide spread the issues were... or if there are still problems. But I've had all success with Asus so far.

I am HOPING to build a new PC by summer 2008. I don't know if the money will be there or not.

†B†V† :hat
 
All the parts are pretty good for their price. The only think i would say is that A-DATA is not know for quality RAM. Along with OCZ, we get many returns on A-DATA RAM for varied reasons.
 
FF7 master said:
All the parts are pretty good for their price. The only think i would say is that A-DATA is not know for quality RAM. Along with OCZ, we get many returns on A-DATA RAM for varied reasons.
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Well, let's hope mine turns out good then, lol! I had never heard of A-Data before this, but this set got really good reviews on newegg, has the lifetime warranty, and was only $40. If a stick fails I'll just get it replaced, if it fails twice then I will sell the other stick and get a new set of higher quality RAM. DDR2 is so cheap these days anyhow, it wouldn't be too big a deal. I am surprised about the OCZ though, I thought they made good quality RAM? What brand/s do you get the least returns on?
 
x2 said:
I am surprised about the OCZ though, I thought they made good quality RAM? What brand/s do you get the least returns on?
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Yeah, I'd like to know. The majority of systems I build use OCZ. I've yet to RMA a stick.
 
Hey guys. Put it all together and it works! I ran memtest and found some errors at first, but upping the voltage slightly on the RAM took care of it. Other than that everything seems stable as of now. I added a Zalman heatsink to the Northbridge as it was known to get insanely hot. Right now it runs warm to the touch :) I decided to take a pic of it all outside the case.

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