Building my first PC

[Peacefulwarrior]

After doing lots of research on prices and what i want my PC to be i think i have everything needed to build my PC for Gaming and workstation. (certain parts is all i have and dont have the money to buy new parts)
But i dont know if the power supply is enough
(all bought from newegg and parts i already have)

Here are my items:

Case: Unknown as of yet until i talk to some friends of mine who say they have a case i can use.)

Motherboard:MSI P67A-C43 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Processor: Intel Core i3-2120 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000

RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Profile Desktop Memory

Video card: Nvidia Quadro 600 (Dont have the money to buy a new card and its for 3D applications as i am a 3D animator and Modeler)

Power Supply: Enlight HSN 510 Media Center Computer Power Supply 300W - GPS-300AB-100 V

(The power supply is my main concern because i dont know whether it will power the whole system.)

Give me some tips please.

[JPMiller]

You absolutely do not want that PSU
Enlight as a name brand is generally good, but this is an anemic version.
You should be shooting for a decent 400W by a good brand.
Why did you choose this particular one?

I would also try to find an equivalent Z68 chip motherboard.
That isn't the cheapest board so you should have no trouble finding a similarly priced Z68....
Where are you getting your components and where are you from?
Whats your actual budget?
What cases do you have to choose from?

[ShyguyXPC]

List the Specs for the PSU here (look at the label on it and post the Amp ratings for the 3.3, 5 & +12V rails.


Enlight is usually a cheaper low end brand also. From my experience anyways (usually see them stuffed into low price cheaper cases)




if you could muster $35 or so, you could get something like this that would be fine.

Newegg.com - ENERMAX NAXN ENP350AST 350W ATX12V Power Supply

Assuming the case your friends have will allow a regular ATX PSU to be used in it. Which it should if you have a regular ATX size Motherboard.

[Peacefulwarrior]

First off thanks for replying.

Secondly to answer JPMiller: I didnt choose this PSU. The local computer repair shop known as Beccos was able to make me a quick super low budget rig for some low end 3D modeling. They said it was 400-450 w until i looked at for myself this morning. So most of my parts are in the computer im using.
I am getting my components from Newegg.

My budget was sadly $300 after scavanging some money and not getting much from the holidays.

I tried calling Becco's who also where able to lend me a case but they are still out on vacation so i havent gotten a chance to speak with them but what do you recommend for around $30?
(also note i have already bought these products and the items are already shipped.)

Thirdly to answer ShyguyXpC (lol thats my nickname for my actual name): I will look at the Specs on the PSU, through my research they dont seem great but ill edit and post once i found out. (currently on the computer that has the power supply.)

I believe it should fit in the case that my friends have. Again i will try to get more information on my cases later.

[JPMiller]

OK, so specifically what do you have now, and what are you ordering and what is the budget you have NOW available?

[Peacefulwarrior]

I have the Power Supply. I have the Video card.
I will be having the items that were listed like the i3, RAM, and Motherboard. In about 5 days.

My budget is possibly $50-100, not garunteed as of yet.

Ok well i looked into my storage of my broken PC's and found that their power supply was even less wattage then the one im curently using which is again 300W.

But they may serve as a case for the motherboard.

[JPMiller]

I would buy this first seperately for the $15 newegg gift card to use against another component...
Newegg.com - CORSAIR Builder Series CX430 V2 (CMPSU-430CXV2) 430W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
Technically $15 after all is said and done... ($40 out of pocket)


Newegg.com - Open Box: BIOSTAR TZ68A+ LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
$85 (Open box cuts off almost $30)

Newegg.com - Intel Core i3-2120 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 BX80623I32120
$120

Newegg.com - Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model CT2KIT51264BD1339
$36

EDIT...
I think you should return the Motherboard, and buy the Z68 board instead, and get the new Power supply for sure, and unless you didnt pay much over the $36 I suggested for the regular Corsair memory, I would return that as well...

And where are you generically from?

[Peacefulwarrior]

Oregon is where i am from if thats what you mean

The power supply for that price is absolutley perfect. The processor is exactly what i have bought.
The RAM is really good and much faster then the one you have given just for that basic extra $10.

I do not however want to buy an Open Box Motherboard as its policy for newegg is. MAY OR MAY NOT CONTAIN ALL ACCESSORIES SUCH AS CD's, CABLES, Ect. That is what worried me when i was about to buy the open boxed version and my father recommended me to pay the extra for non-open box.

[JPMiller]

A. 90% of the time its complete... (I literally buy over 200 open box items from Newegg per year)
B. The "extras" are an outdated driver CD... A SATA cable you should already have, or can acquire for about a dollar, and an IO shield you don't even need.
Do you really think that's worth the $30 extra you'd pay for an untested retail box that you actually have a higher chance of receiving DOA?
And even if you dont trust open box, then at least upgrade to a Z68 chipset so you can add a small SSD down the line to greatly improve hard drive speed...
They are getting cheaper all the time and can even be found used for fairly cheap on Craigslist...
I just dont see the point in investing in older hardware for the same money?

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Originally Posted by Peacefulwarrior

The RAM is really good and much faster then the one you have given just for that basic extra $10.

Do you mean the ram you bought was $10 more than what I linked?
That fine then, but you wont actually see ANY difference between the two at all... in case you think you will...
Your Corsair is going to run at the same 1333 as the ones I linked, even though you paid for the 1600...

[Peacefulwarrior]

I see what you mean with open boxes. Never quite looked at it that way. Thanks for the info. Though the Z68 chipset seems to be the same as my MSI P76A However while looking at the details of your motherboard that you listed. It does not support i3 2nd generation, not sure if its just missing detail or im wrong that thinking an i3 had a second generation or the one im buying is a 2nd generation.

Another difference i only seemed to see (besides the i3 thing) was that mine is built to last longer then your motherboard., of course have you had experience with either of these motherbaords?