Zachariah
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I'm currently in the process of building my first PC from scratch. I've taken apart the computer that I have now and put it back together a few times so I know where everything goes. My knowledge about the parts are still a little bit iffy so if you guys can offer me some advice on them that would be super.
Motherboard:
GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD4P LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
CPU:
Intel Core i7 920
Case:
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Optical:
LG Black 22X
Video:
EVGA 01G-P3-1155-TR GeForce GTS 250 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16
PSU:
CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply
RAM:
OCZ Platinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
HDD:
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM X 2
These last two are the ones I'm the most confuse over:
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
I've taken my computer apart and put it back together but I have never put one together totally from scratch so I don't know if I need this or not.
COOLER MASTER V8 RR-UV8-XBU1-GP 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler
From what I read the stock cooler for the i7 920 kind of sucks so I included this.
Any advice or critics would be really useful. Thanks in advance.
- What are you going to use the PC for?
This PC will be mainly used for gaming as I have a laptop to do all of my school work with. - How much is your budget?
I'm trying to aim for below $1500 if possible but will go $50-$100 above. - Where are you located? (a.k.a. fill out your profile)
US - Are you willing to buy online?
I was hoping to buy everything online as there are no good computer parts store near where I live. - Are you going to re-use any parts from an earlier build?
Nope - Do you need other peripherals like a monitor, keyboard and mouse, among others?
Nope - Have you already bought any parts?
Not yet, I want to buy it all at once so I can put it together immediately. - Do you have an Operating System (OS)?
My cousin bought a Vista Home Premium 64-bit OS a while back that he's never used so I'm taking it. - Will you need any aftermarket cooling, such as a CPU\GPU cooler or a watercooling setup?
No idea
Motherboard:
GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD4P LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
CPU:
Intel Core i7 920
Case:
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Optical:
LG Black 22X
Video:
EVGA 01G-P3-1155-TR GeForce GTS 250 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16
PSU:
CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply
RAM:
OCZ Platinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
HDD:
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM X 2
These last two are the ones I'm the most confuse over:
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
I've taken my computer apart and put it back together but I have never put one together totally from scratch so I don't know if I need this or not.
COOLER MASTER V8 RR-UV8-XBU1-GP 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler
From what I read the stock cooler for the i7 920 kind of sucks so I included this.
Any advice or critics would be really useful. Thanks in advance.