I want to build a new machine...

[striperman36]

that have a wifi integrated?

Sweet setup Skip

Run Ubuntu on it

[leptar]

Skip,
Thank you...

That MB is one of 3 (Gigabyte and Intel) with the Z77 chipset that i was thinking of but was undecided with the sandy or ivy bridge cpu.

Level of gaming not hardcore... as my son might do some..
I think that card will be more then sufficient...

I'm going to spend a little more and get the gold Corsair Powersupply.. Seems to be the most reliable PS out there.

I have several cases from mid to full tower from back in the day.. Fugly but me thinks i can repaint them... Rolled edges, welded frames, $$... I think i have a Lian or 2......

16gigs it is.. thats what i was thinking of.. now 2 X8 gig modules or 4X4 gig modules?

I7 is out of my budget.

I appreciate it.
Thanks again,
Paul

[iamskippy]

Originally Posted by leptar

Skip,
Thank you...

That MB is one of 3 (Gigabyte and Intel) with the Z77 chipset that i was thinking of but was undecided with the sandy or ivy bridge cpu.

Level of gaming not hardcore... as my son might do some..
I think that card will be more then sufficient...

I'm going to spend a little more and get the gold Corsair Powersupply.. Seems to be the most reliable PS out there.

I have several cases from mid to full tower from back in the day.. Fugly but me thinks i can repaint them... Rolled edges, welded frames, $$... I think i have a Lian or 2......

16gigs it is.. thats what i was thinking of.. now 2 X8 gig modules or 4X4 gig modules?

I7 is out of my budget.

I appreciate it.
Thanks again,
Paul

I agree with your power surply choice i have the 750 and love it, i was looking at budget when i listed the on i did, as far as the ram, its all about what you want to do in the future add more or not but some time you can get 4x4 cheaper then 2x8.

As far as the case that one is loaded with fans, you will need it with todays vid cards and processors as well as the heat the ram produces, that one is a reasonable deal, but thats me being particular.

Best of luck can wait to hear and see the final build.
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[leptar]

Originally Posted by striperman36

that have a wifi integrated?

Sweet setup Skip

Run Ubuntu on it

That particular model does not have intergrated wifi...

USB wifi thumb cards can be had for $19.

Also the P8Z77 with wifi also offers RAID so the board is a little bigger..
The more integrated you get the more you run a risk of something failing IMHO.

Asus P8Z77 with wifi

Asus P8Z77 no wifi

Originally Posted by PRBuzz

Isn't building your own computer like building your own car from parts? Is do-it-yourself really less expensive or is it that you get to customize to your exact needs?

More like building your own rod.
You can compare it ,for example to buying a factory Lami 1201 or a custom lami 1201. With the custom you can select your guides from different MFG's in different flavors, many options for reel seats and handle materials, and thread wraps/colors..

Yes you can build a custom Lami 1201 for less then a factory or you can build one with Titanium guides and reel seat and never have to worry about corrosion.



Skip, After looking and thinking and researching, I went with the MB/CPU combo you recommended...
Never had an issue with Asus in the past but almost every machine i built was an AMD machine except for the earlier 4 and 5 X86's including a few Pentium pro's... and back then Asus was one of the boards you avoided as they had issues with cap's popping.. wasnt until AMD came out with the pentium killer and kept Intel in the shadows for years... in terms of performance and price..

Neways I spent more on ram... but went with 16gigs 4X4 as that will be more then enough and surprisingly faster as with higher capacities have higher latency's...

For now i picked up an SSD drive 64gig big enough for OS and Office and a few other Apps... if SSD prices drop i'll pick up another but for the time being i have a few Sata drives in the 160 gig flavor that aren't being used...

I'll be using a borrowed dvd drive until i get the promotional gift cards to pick up a sata dvd burner.

I went with the same graphics card (GTX650) but 1 gig less made by Asus as it has a full sized HDMI port along with old school D-sub when i want to slap on the old 13" boot unix and start programing with C again .
Actually my last 2 cards were made by EVGA and while they are good out of the box after a while the cap's popped....

I went with the smaller AX650 Gold PSU and the Nine hundred case.

Thanks again Skip.. Just got to get the OS and i'll be good to go...