Good Computer Setup?


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XION Ultimate Engineering XON-002 Black/Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450W Power Supply - Retail

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Subtotal: $761.81

What kind of fan should I go with? I want something cheap but quiet and cool. Any suggestions? I want to keep the price around $800. I have Windows XP x64.

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The good:

Video card

Processor

Mouse

The bad:

Get EpoX's nForce 4 Ultra model instead.

Get a Serial ATA hard drive, preferrably one with SATAII and NCQ like this one, but only if you get a board with the nForce 4 Ultra chipset.

As mentioned, that's 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM. It won't work.

That case's power supply is probably junk.

bad/cheapo power supply = chances of unstable and/or low rails, which supply power to your components

that can mean windows errors, instability, etc..etc..bad stuff

also cheapo psu's have higher chances of blowing up and taking parts out with them =/

brand name, just to stay on the safe side ;)

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=792566

  gwai lo said:
bad/cheapo power supply = chances of unstable and/or low rails, which supply power to your components

that can mean windows errors, instability, etc..etc..bad stuff

also cheapo psu's have higher chances of blowing up and taking parts out with them =/

brand name, just to stay on the safe side ;)

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=792566

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Thank you, Gwai Lo, that's the best possible link to give to someone choosing a PSU. I try to post that link from time to time, but the last time I made a thread about it, no one responded. :cool:

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