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muels7 · 07-20-09

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Originally Posted by CravinR1

Your board is actually much nicer. It has the ICH10R southbridge (supports onbaord raid of your hd's) where this one has the ICH10 southbridge (no native raid support) and your ATA slot supports ATA 133, where as this one is max of ATA 100, and your onboard audio is 8889 vs 8888, and you have onboard 1394 with 2 controllers for additional 1394 and last you have a second lan jack.

Your board is much nicer than this one.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...128358&bop=And

Oh, well thanks for the compliment. I still am unsure exactly what RAID is though. I know my board supports it, but im not exactly sure what it is.

CravinR1 · 07-20-09

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Originally Posted by 1nfinity

It is essentially the same CPU, but the higher FSB of the E6300 will make that CPU much easier to OC. Also the E6300 has VT enabled, and if this person wants a 64 bit OS, or to upgrade later on, it would be a must (plus it overclocks better). And ya, get the EP43/45-UD3L mobo, you may pay a bit more, but in the long run, its a rock solid P43/45 mobo. Just my 2 coppers....

is there a list that has vt support ?

Diabolical999 · 07-20-09

X-Clio psu? Are you wanting the computer fried or something?

**IEATFISH** · 07-20-09

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Originally Posted by Diabolical999

X-Clio psu? Are you wanting the computer fried or something?

I was just thinking the same thing. How about this one?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371006

CravinR1 · 07-20-09

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Originally Posted by Diabolical999

X-Clio psu? Are you wanting the computer fried or something?

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Originally Posted by IEATFISH

I was just thinking the same thing. How about this one?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371006

Xclio is on the recommended psu guide

http://www.overclock.net/power-suppl...-supplies.html

I have 2 xclio psu's over the past 2 years. Both have good stable rails.

**IEATFISH** · 07-20-09

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Originally Posted by CravinR1

Xclio is on the recommended psu guide

http://www.overclock.net/power-suppl...-supplies.html

I have 2 xclio psu's over the past 2 years. Both have good stable rails.

Alright then, I retract my statement. I've never had a problem with my Antecs but if it is a decent brand, the price is slightly better. Looks like a solid build.

CravinR1 · 07-21-09

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Originally Posted by muels7

Oh, well thanks for the compliment. I still am unsure exactly what RAID is though. I know my board supports it, but im not exactly sure what it is.

raid is taking 2 hd's and making them act as one. so it essentially doubles the speed of the slowest drive (thats raid 0 at any rate)

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I've setup an alternative build based on your guys suggestions. Remember she wants to watch hd and doesn't want the computer to be slow. So do you think Intel GMA HD 4500 can do this? I also added her a 19" widescreen LCD monitor and the computer comes in at $440 before shipping (over a $100 saving and has a monitor) See what you think of the following:

https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/M...px?ID=14399568

Rosewill R102-P-BK 120mm Fan MicroATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail $19.99
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GIGABYTE GA-G41M-ES2L LGA 775 Intel G41 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $59.99
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XCLIO STABLEPOWER 460W 460W ATX V2.2 Active PFC Power Supply - Retail $46.99
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Intel Pentium E5200 Wolfdale 2.5GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80571E5200 - Retail $66.99
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G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ - Retail $46.99
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Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM $59.99
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Hanns·G HW-191DPB Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail $99.99 (free shipping)
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SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223B - OEM $26.99
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Redmist · 07-21-09

You go from HD4850 overkill to thinking you don't need a videocard at all? What the heck? As I said before, go with a 4670. Even a 4650 will handle HD video well. Chances are onboard graphics will not handle HD video, plus it will eat up RAM, and make the system generally slow.

Jeeze, if your not going to give her a videocard you might as well just send her to Best Buy to get a computer...

Edit: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1218091190691
It's a Dell, basically it's your build exactly.

NOTE: I am NOT saying you should have her buy a system instead of building her one. The point I'm trying to get across is that the main point of building a system yourself is so that you can use a quality power supply and know that you will have enough room in the case / enough power to supplement a video card. If you don't include a discrete video card in the build, she's basically no better off than if she walked into worst buy and bought something.

bstew · 07-21-09

I would go for a discrete GPU just to be on the safe side. Through a 4550 or a 4670 in there and you'd be golden.

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