Thank you so much! This does help a lot. I don't plan on overclocking, and thanks for the advice on the SSD and monitor. I can probably get them right away as I don't think upgrading will be worth it for a while (under my circumstances.) And I think it's nice you noticed all the parts had good reviews. That's what I was looking for, and I kinda stayed away from unfamiliar brands and products without reviews. For example, I found what looked like a very good graphics card for the money--but there were no reviews and it just seemed too good to be true....
So thanks a lot! On Sat, Dec 1, 2012 at 8:44 AM, Andy Kipp <[email protected]> wrote: > Buck > > I think this rig looks pretty good. Everything you've selected is from > quality manufactures with good reviews on NewEgg. As far as I can tell > everything should be compatible. > > The power supply you have is a beast and will be more then adequate > (50A 12V Rail!). As for your CPU cooler, I think the one you selected > is fine. As a few people mentioned in the reviews, its pretty big and > you may have to reverse the side the fan is on to prevent it from > touching/covering your memory slots. That combined with the 3 fans the > case come with should be more then sufficient for cooling, as long as > you do not plan on overclocking. > > My only twos suggestions: > > 1) I would consider getting an SSD (solid state) hard drive. They are > more expensive, but you have a really nice rig, and it would be silly > to have your HDD be a bottleneck. The performance of an SSD vs a > regular HDD is very noticeable (when games are loading for example). > However, if you're trying to keep under $1k, it can always be an > upgrade later. > > 2) The monitor might be questionable. Its pretty low resolution. I > don't really know much about the picture quality, but with the the > graphics card you have you should be able to drive a much higher > resolution (at least 1920x1080) > > I've always liked Dell Monitors: > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824260049 > > More expensive, but Dell UltraSharp monitors are awesome: > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824260047 > > Hope that helps and good luck! > > -Andy > > On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 10:52 PM, Buck <[email protected]> wrote: > > If you know anything about computers, perhaps you could help me on my > first > > build? I'm sorry this isn't about tanks, but I know there are some people > > out there who can help me--and some of the best forums I could find > wouldn't > > accept a Gmail address. > > > > So, if you're willing to spare a moment, could you tell me if my parts > list > > works out? Is everything compatible, and the power supply adequate? If > you > > know anything about cooling-- do I need to buy more than just a fan for > the > > CPU, or is that and the stock fans just fine? Any > > suggestions/comments/advice? I want to build a gaming-level computer at > > $1000 or less. > > > > Attached is my parts list and my calculated cost, in an Excel worksheet. > > > > Thank you! And yes, my tank is coming along okay... although it is very > > slow! I'm hoping I can tackle this when I'm not working on my tank. > > > > -- > > You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. > > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > > Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat > > -- > You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat > -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat
