Is this a good PC to build?

[neelchauhan]

Unlike earlier posts, I removed the NIC and added a reliable PSU, and a better CPU. I want to keep this for six years, so in 2012, I wont have to buy a new PC.

167.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037 CPU
084.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128380 MB
049.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227195 RAM

049.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133247 VDO

059.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371005 PSU
029.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147074 CASE

089.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148433 HDD
049.98 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106281 DVDRW * 2

021.66 SHIP
604.57 TOTAL

Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz
4GB DDR2 RAM
nVidia Geforce 9400GT
1TB Seagate Hard Drive
2 DVD RW Drives
380W 80 PLUS ATX PSU

Notes: I will add a floppy drive but I already bought it.
Many computers have two DVD drives, even some in the market.
I am not a gamer, I need two monitors. The Geforce 9400 card has Dual DVI ports.
I will build this around the release date of Windows 7. This PC will have Windows 7.

[patio]

A 380W PSU is cutting it a bit thin for those components...

[mroilfield]

I want to keep this for six years, so in 2012, I wont have to buy a new PC.

You do know the current year is 2009 so if you plan on using this for 6 years you won't have to get another comp until 2015 or maybe even 2016 depending on when you actually get this thing built and if it still meets the specs for what you want to do with it by then. With the way the computer industry rapidly advances it is kind of hard to say whether or not a comp will still be fit for purpose six years down the road

What do you plan on doing that will require dual monitors?

[neelchauhan]

I will extend my desktop so my workspace is in two monitors not one.

[BC_Programmer]

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000012.html

 

[Aardobard]

For the same price let's do this PSU: PCP&C 430W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703017
And for your CPU let's spend $20 today and get a quad with virtualization Q9400 $189 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115131

You can drop a DVD and easily add that in later should you decide you really need it. These changes do not affect your total price, they just reallocate some funds where you will get a bigger benefit/longer upgrade cycle for your dollars.  Also, the  9500 nVidia cards are dropping into the <$50 range, so keep an eye out there when you decide to buy.

[neelchauhan]

For the same price let's do this PSU: PCP&C 430W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703017
And for your CPU let's spend $20 today and get a quad with virtualization Q9400 $189 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115131

You can drop a DVD and easily add that in later should you decide you really need it. These changes do not affect your total price, they just reallocate some funds where you will get a bigger benefit/longer upgrade cycle for your dollars.  Also, the  9500 nVidia cards are dropping into the <$50 range, so keep an eye out there when you decide to buy.

It's really more expensive. I can get a 9500 but not a Q9400. I work for a small bakery and I cant afford it unless I return my existing Inspiron 530, or removing the secondary DVD drive.

[neelchauhan]

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000012.html

 

Good article, but I will use only two monitors and the Motherboard is not SLI or CrossFire and the Video card has two DVI ports.

[neelchauhan]

For the same price let's do this PSU: PCP&C 430W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703017
And for your CPU let's spend $20 today and get a quad with virtualization Q9400 $189 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115131

You can drop a DVD and easily add that in later should you decide you really need it. These changes do not affect your total price, they just reallocate some funds where you will get a bigger benefit/longer upgrade cycle for your dollars.  Also, the  9500 nVidia cards are dropping into the <$50 range, so keep an eye out there when you decide to buy.

The PSU is $10 more expensive and I can't waste my money and the bakery I work for is local, not a national brand.

[neelchauhan]

I'll just build a Core i5 PC. Please close this post.