New pc first time build opinions please

[haz]

Dont post often have played all silent hunter series.this is first build just wondering if anything more should be added,after all this budget limited.
Amd x4 945 125 watt
asus board
6 gigs corsair ram 1333
sapphire 4870 graphics
760gb hard drive seagate
vista 64bit oem
cooler master case cm690
corsair 750 psu
runs great so far,adding more fans to case,no over clocking,on board sound,not sure if need to use card yet?
play joint operations on-line,and flight sim 9-10 runs without missing beat on high settings.runs sh-4 with mods like a dream.let me know your opinions on this build.thanks haz

[Reece]

Looks yummy to me,:yep: what Asus board are you considering? The one I would like is the M4A79 Deluxe, so I can use my current AM2+ chip but caters for the AM3 as well, is ram DDR2 or 3? Looks like a system I would like!!!:yeah:

[FIREWALL]

Your the only one you have to please. :03:

[haz]

ddr3 ram at 1333, m478t-e motherboard something llike that,got it running sh-4 and mods.dont even seem to notice playing game maxed out.so far no problems runs like a demon,sure beats my old dell all to pieces,intel 6550,4 gigs ram.thanks for replying.

[Red Heat]

Your the only one you have to please. :03:

The true of true, Firewall... :)

[CaptainHaplo]

Change that to win7 - you will be MUCH happier

[AVGWarhawk]

Change that to win7 - you will be MUCH happier

Not really. Win7 is just a few more goodies over Vista. I run Vista64 and love it. Makes no sense to pay $150.00 for a few extra goodies if I already have Vista working like a champ... IMO. :D

[CaptainHaplo]

AVG - thats true if your talking about an existing pc that is solid.

For a new build PC, why go short $60 (The diffference between Vista and 7 Ultimate OEM) to run an OS that will have to be upgraded before the lifecycle of the PC is done?

Also - assuming this is a game machine, and since its his first build - 7 is "cleaner". Yes, Vista has stabilized greatly since its early days, but it still has a lot of "bloat", most of which must be manually removed. An investment like a built PC, I look at the long term vs short term, and balance that against speed and stability.

[AVGWarhawk]

I have no bloat. This machine of mine was made and only the OS installed. It was made for games However, my parents us a Toshiba with Vista. Runs like a top and has for 3 years. I'm talking people who are in their mid 70's and a friggin TV remote is a challenge. For them to run Vista without blowup the laptop is saying alot. My kid's school has Acer desktops with Vista. All run just fine. Vista is a good OS. I do not understand why bloatware is a problem. Most computer users have computers for email, facebook and shopping. They care for little else concerning gaming speeds, etc. They just want the darn thing to start and send over the internet. I do not understand why people get their jollies timing how fast the friggin OS boots up. Wow, 7 booted 5 seconds faster than Vista. Over the life span of the computer I will have generated 10 minutes of extra time to check speeds on other things. :doh:

Vista is very simple....feed the power it needs to run and all will be well. What haz is put together here will run Vista without issue. :up:

BTW, computers are never an investment. They are worthless crap in about 6-7 years if all goes well.

[haz]

My brother built same machine and runs w7 likes it but has problems with video card probly driver issue .myself Im happy with vista 64,And will probly stay with it ontill at least a service pack is out for w7,added fan controller,it runs at 93 on cpu,and 91 motherboard for temps farenhight,probly spelled wrong.lol,what is considered a to hot temp for this build? these temps are at a idle.any help appreciated.only problem had during build was my wheelchair getting in way.thanks for any help

[AVGWarhawk]

My brother built same machine and runs w7 likes it but has problems with video card probly driver issue .myself Im happy with vista 64,And will probly stay with it ontill at least a service pack is out for w7,added fan controller,it runs at 93 on cpu,and 91 motherboard for temps farenhight,probly spelled wrong.lol,what is considered a to hot temp for this build? these temps are at a idle.any help appreciated.only problem had during build was my wheelchair getting in way.thanks for any help

Vista64...that is what I run. Love it and it is stable. Give the devil his due on Vista but Vista is a good OS now. For your temps check your motherboard paperwork for temps and the CPU paperwork for max temps. There should be a graph on temp shutdown points etc. I think your temps are good. Is this temp under a load?

[FIREWALL]

Hi Haz. :DL From what you have posted, the CPU running at the temps stated is a concern to me.

I understand AMD runs hotter than Intel but, every where I read reviews on AMD newer CPU they always recommend to use different, Heatsink and Bigger fan.

There's alot of fans in the $25.00-$40.00 range out there to cool that cpu down a bit.

Good luck and happy playing on your new rig. :up:

[AVGWarhawk]

Hi Haz. :DL From what you have posted, the CPU running at the temps stated is a concern to me.

I understand AMD runs hotter than Intel but, every where I read reviews on AMD newer CPU they always recommend to use different, Heatsink and Bigger fan.

There's alot of fans in the $25.00-$40.00 range out there to cool that cpu down a bit.

Good luck and happy playing on your new rig. :up:

Haz shows the temp in fahrenheit and not celsius. 93 in fahrenehit is around 33 celsius. That is good at idle. I run x4 9850's and idle temp is around 30C.

[FIREWALL]

@ AVG Yes his temps aren't bad looking at his later post.

Do you use stock heatsink and fan ?

[AVGWarhawk]

I have just a step up from the standard fan and heatsink. Basically cost about $5.00 more than standard. I do not recall the name. I will see if I can find it.

EDIT:

Here is a picture. I forget the make. It was like 18.00 for all.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q62/avgwarhawk/IMG_3100.jpg

[haz]

Yes I use stock fan heatsink the heatsink has heatpipes big old thing,have 6 120mm fans in case,got to admit this case is built solid and easy to work with.plays flight sim x on settings of 50% no problem,but in my opinion the sim needs alot of fixes,to old and lazy to tweek it all day.lol,plays empire total war max setting no problem at all,best of all plays sh4 maxed out with mods,without even working very hard,beats my old intel 6550 cpu to blank,never another dell this is way to go.build it yourself its not very hard.oh yeah joint operations is super fast but then again that game has more cheats runiing around then probly any other.lol