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xilus
05-04-2010, 01:09 AM
I am a Mac user that has been pampered by Apple for the last 9 years.
I have decided to step outside of the box and use windows and build my own PC. Something new.
I had an old PC sitting in my garage, and I thought I might be able to buy a few pieces of hardware and have somewhat decent computer.
I started by tearing apart the whole computer and photographing the parts. The photos are hear if you can find a few moments to take a look.
http://gallery.me.com/dmwilliams/100702

Did I sort this correctly?
Valuable:
Chasis: I Can put a new motherboard in it. Will all motherboards fit in this chasis?
Video Card: I don't play games so I don't need a good video card.
Ethernet: Valuable. Ethernet is ethernet.
Audio Card: I won't be recording music on it, so I don't need a good audio card until I decide to record music.
HeatSync: Perhaps I can use the same heatsync?
USB Cord port thing: perhaps I can plug this into my new motherboard and have some more USB ports?

Trash:
RAM: one says "256MB" on it. Certainly not worth anything.
Phone Modem: Dial up? Fax? definitely a trash item.
Phone Modem: OK why the hell is there two of these? to the trash with them.
Processor: I need as much CPU as I can get
Motherboard: Probably does not support new Intel i7 Processors, and the ps2 connection makes me want to break it
FloppyDrive: how much do they hold? 1 mb 4 mb?

Thanks! any advice is greatly appreciated:)
Sean
05-04-2010, 01:45 AM
hmm, inless you are looking for the experience of building a computer i wouldnt recommend trying to save this one. you can get a decent home computer for around $600. bascially in that computer, the ONLY thing that is save-able is the case. EVERYTHING else is out of date, even the case, i dont know if mother boards today will fit in it.

heres an example of what you said you need, this one, or one similar to it will do just fine

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883147085
RickyTick
05-04-2010, 05:44 AM
I agree with Sean. I don't see much of a reason to try to salvage anything.
Look through this.
http://forums.mysuperpc.com/showthread.php?t=1642
xilus
05-04-2010, 06:40 PM
Will you help on this?
Will the motherboard and Chasis fit together on this setup?
Are all the power supplies the same?

Chasis: $139.99 COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160)

Processor: $199.99 Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115215)

Power Supply: $139.99 CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139009)

Motherboard: $149.99 MSI P55-GD65 LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130239)

RAM: $169.99 G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9S-4GBRL (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231310)

Video Card: $169.99 SAPPHIRE 100283-2L Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102864)

Hard Drive: $79.99 Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive -Bare Drive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136283)

Optical Drive: there were some optical drives on the computer, I forgot to photograp them but I think they should work


Total:$1049.93
xilus
05-04-2010, 06:44 PM
I was also looking at Intel Core i7-860 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115214)
But I would not know which motherboard to get for it.
Does the motherboard have a huge impact on performance?

I really can't save the $200 bucks and make due on that old video card for a while?
RickyTick
05-04-2010, 08:00 PM
That's a great setup. Everything looks fine.
Sean
05-04-2010, 08:13 PM
hey man, wow, good job on that list... only thing thats a lil over kill is the power supply, but its good to have more than you need. it almost seems like you know what you are doing haha.
Sean
05-04-2010, 08:18 PM
I was also looking at Intel Core i7-860 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115214)
But I would not know which motherboard to get for it.
Does the motherboard have a huge impact on performance?

I really can't save the $200 bucks and make due on that old video card for a while?


No... but you chose a relitivley high end graphics card. the computer you listed out is a mid to entry level high end gaming machine.

you could go with a radeon 4870 or even a 5750 and save some money right there.
xilus
05-05-2010, 01:12 AM
clearly in the future I am going to want to put a new Processor in it.
If I buy a higher end motherboard will it last longer, and potentially work with more processors?

or do I basically always have to buy a new motherboard when I buy a new processor?
RickyTick
05-05-2010, 05:21 AM
Since you've chosen the P55 motherboard, you will have to use processors that are LGA1156. Intel will make the 1156 model for several years, so your ability to upgrade should last for quite a long time. At some point, it may require a BIOS upgrade for you motherboard in order to upgrade to a newer cpu, but that's far down the road.