Oh, and Dell is one of my favorite brands. I like the price on the first, so I'll probably use it! Thanks!
On Sat, Dec 1, 2012 at 12:39 PM, Buck Cronk <[email protected]> wrote: > 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
