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well, planning my first computer.... Mid-tower Case - Modtek Alien-X Case Motherboard - Asus M2N32-SLI Deluxe Processor - AMD Athlon 64 x2 Black Edition Video Card - PNY GeForce 8800 GTX PCI-e 768Mb Audio Card - Creative X-fi Xtreme gamer Fatal1ty pro Series Memory chips - Corsair Dominator twin 2x2048 9136C5D Power - Thermaltake toughpower 1000w Cable Management Cooler - Thermaltake Maxorb CPU Cooler put this together after a few hours of research first question is whether the stuff will work with the motherboard if at all... im also gonna have 1 optical drive, 3 hard drives, and 2 extra fans... So the second question is will it all fit in the case? PS - VERY FIRST COMPUTER, BASICALLY NO OR VERY LITTLE IDEA OF WHAT I AM DOING (heard building was Cheaper then buying :P)

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Answer 1: Yes, it is compatible, unless the RAM is higher than 800mhz, looking at the specs here: http://www1.dealtime.com/xPF-ASUS-Asus-M2N32-SLI-Deluxe-Wireless-Edition-NVIDIA-Socket-AM2-ATX-Motherboard-Audio-PCI-Express-Gig Reads it cannot go higher than 800mhz Answer 2: Alien cases are usually quite spacious, It should all fit and shouldn't be too cramped. P.S: PCs aren't as difficult to assemble as one would think, Just read up on it and do a little research first, be sure to update us on your progress... I'm pretty sure you are aware of this, but always go 64bit OS if possible, in order to utilize those 4 gigs of RAM, Unless you plan on upgrading, that power supply is overkill, a 600 or even 500w powersupply would be alot cheaper if not planning to upgrade.

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well, planning my first computer.... Mid-tower Case - Modtek Alien-X Case Motherboard - Asus M2N32-SLI Deluxe Processor - AMD Athlon 64 x2 Black Edition Video Card - PNY GeForce 8800 GTX PCI-e 768Mb Audio Card - Creative X-fi Xtreme gamer Fatal1ty pro Series Memory chips - Corsair Dominator twin 2x2048 9136C5D Power - Thermaltake toughpower 1000w Cable Management Cooler - Thermaltake Maxorb CPU Cooler put this together after a few hours of research first question is whether the stuff will work with the motherboard if at all... im also gonna have 1 optical drive, 3 hard drives, and 2 extra fans... So the second question is will it all fit in the case? PS - VERY FIRST COMPUTER, BASICALLY NO OR VERY LITTLE IDEA OF WHAT I AM DOING (heard building was Cheaper then buying :P)Curz777

Hmm looks good but i would have went with these...

Antec 900-http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021

Motherboard-http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131381

ATI radeon 4870- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102801

If your budget is short and the stuff you put down is all you can afford then your good and it will be able to do what you need just don't for get to buy a OS.

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im in the same boat except i will be using ALLL my money i have saved so if i **** up i wont be happy Haha great idea i have been doing is too look at youtube vids... ermm 3dgamerman or something is good and almost funny to watch as he is soooooooo precise Haha but really its more the remembering which wire goes where is the thing i think is hardest Haha anyways good luck fella :)

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Instead of the 8800gtx, get the nvidia 260 gtx

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Oh wow, I just read through all of the parts you were wanting to buy, almost none of those are worth getting. The new phenom x2 costs like $120. Also, you DO NOT need a thermaltake power supply, just get a 550 watt corsair (best). Dont get an audio card just yet, not much of a difference unless your running a logitech z2300 or z5500 system. The onboard audio on motherboards is perfect compared to 5 years ago.

Also, you should just get gskill ram, dont spend the money on corsair. Change the video card to an nvidia 260gtx also. Buy some arctic cooling mx-2 thermal paste. Get this cpu cooler, its very good http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233029

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#7 Masterdj1992

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What was your budget? I will assemble one on newegg for you if you give me a price limit. What I would change: -Make sure you have an operating system -If you are not overclocking, the CPU cooler is really not necessary and can always be added later when you do overclock (since you are a noob by my understanding I would not OC processor, maybe OC GPU but not processor) -Drop the audio card unless you have AMAZING speakers -That PSU is WAY too much power for your system. Go with something around the 500-700W range on that build. Haven't googled any of your parts, but like I said I will link a list to newegg to get the best bang for your buck if you would like.

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No Budget (as of yet) i'm only Planning and researching but i wanna keep it around 2.1 grand (lower then 2 would b awesome for a good gamer) ORIGINAL: Mid-tower Case - Modtek Alien-X Case Motherboard - Asus M2N32-SLI Deluxe Processor - AMD Athlon 64 x2 Black Edition Video Card - PNY GeForce 8800 GTX PCI-e 768Mb Audio Card - Creative X-fi Xtreme gamer Fatal1ty pro Series Memory chips - Corsair Dominator twin 2x2048 9136C5D Power - Thermaltake toughpower 1000w Cable Management Cooler - Thermaltake Maxorb CPU Cooler UPDATE: Mid-tower Case - Modtek Alien-X Case \ Antec Nine Hundred(Maybe) Motherboard - Asus M2N32-SLI Deluxe Processor - AMD Athlon 64 x2 Black Edition Video Card - PNY GeForce 8800 GTX PCI-e 768Mb Audio Card - Creative X-fi Xtreme gamer Fatal1ty pro Series Memory chips - Corsair Dominator twin 2x2048 9136C5D Power - Corsair CMPSU-550VX 550 Watt ATX CPU Cooler - Thermaltake Maxorb CPU Cooler \ Dark Knight-S1283V Apparently the power supply was the main overkill i had - so i did change it to 550w the case - i may get the Antec Nine Hundred Steel one, if when i get it - i have the money for it (Has Awesome cooling from what i could tell) Cooler - the Dark Knight-S1283V that gamerkat talked about seems big for my case What is Over Clocking? Sound - Intend to Get Excellent Speakers Mem chips - the gskill ram thingy has 184 pin...too small, or does it matter only if its bigger then 240? Video - nvidia 260gtx (want more explanations on video card differences plz) thanks yall sorry for all the questions, but tryin to absorb info like a sponge and this forum seems the best place for that Oh yeah, im goin for xp cause i heard vista had alot of problems... annnnnd i want to completely understand my new computer but if u could make me up a list of good stuff i'd b grateful (Masterdj1992)

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#10 Masterdj1992

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Wait a minute, did you say 2 grand? As in $2,000USD? Where do you live(country)? For 2 grand you could get an AMAZING computer in america with TOP OF THE LINE stuff. However if that is a different country, I will have to see.

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Yea im in the US and well, the commercial high end gaming computers sell for like 5 grand (i thought it was VERY Expensive but hey i'm a newb :P) so could u make a good gaming computer that can handle anything for say, under 1.3 grand? p.s. i want my computer to glow too :D

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#12 Masterdj1992

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Yeah, wait for my reply and I will build one at/under 1.3G Did you want a monitor/Operating system included?

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sure, if it's no trouble. at around 1.3 is cool can b around 1.5 or a little higher because of monitor and os

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im in the same boat except i will be using ALLL my money i have saved so if i **** up i wont be happy Haha great idea i have been doing is too look at youtube vids... ermm 3dgamerman or something is good and almost funny to watch as he is soooooooo precise Haha but really its more the remembering which wire goes where is the thing i think is hardest Haha anyways good luck fella :)
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Just remember, most rigs over $1500 dollars are more than likely overkill and not worth the premium.

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#15 Masterdj1992

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For those who don't want to click through, this system is an i7 920, Antec 900 Case, XFX 4890 GPU, 6gb ddr3 OCZ, Vista Home Premium, 1TB Hard Drive, 24x CD/DVD Burner, 750W Antec Power Supply, and an ASUS Motherboard.

Processor/Motherboard Combo

Case/Power Supply Combo

RAM

Video Card

Hard Drive

Disk Drive

Operating System(vista home premium, you will need to utilize ram and can upgrade to the New Windows 7 later this year)

The total comes out to $1,312.35 Without a monitor. A monitor is about $200 more. I can scale back some parts if you want monitor included(and keyboard and mouse).

Enjoy!

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For those who don't want to click through, this system is an i7 920, Antec 900 Case, XFX 4890 GPU, 6gb ddr3 OCZ, Vista Home Premium, 1TB Hard Drive, 24x CD/DVD Burner, 750W Antec Power Supply, and an ASUS Motherboard.
Processor/Motherboard Combo
Case/Power Supply Combo
RAM
Video Card
Hard Drive
Disk Drive
Operating System(vista home premium, you will need to utilize ram and can upgrade to the New Windows 7 later this year)
The total comes out to $1,312.35 Without a monitor. A monitor is about $200 more. I can scale back some parts if you want monitor included(and keyboard and mouse).
Enjoy!
Masterdj1992

Good build, I would highly recommend it.

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wow, that's cool thanks! i think i could easily get a plasma screen locally so thats not a problem, and this setup will run most(all) games?

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#18 Masterdj1992

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This set up will own every game thrown at it. It will devour all!!! But in essence yes it is a good build, picked out special for you. :) By the way, the video card has a cooler built in and the processor comes with one. Overclocking is when you push your components to go faster than they are at stock. So say the processor that I picked out is at 2.66ghz, and I changed some settings and voltages to make it run at 2.9ghz. That is overclocking. Video cards are easy to overclock through various programs, but processors can be a bit more dangerous. Don't need a separate cooler if you are going to be keeping everything stock and not overclocking. Make sure you pick out a mouse and keyboard as well, they are really personal decisions. I got some cheap ones from Bestbuy and I like them, but whatever fits your preference.

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It will be a lot easier than you initially think. You shouldn't have any issues. Good luck!

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