Computer Building Help
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Alright, so I have got to get off this, what seems like an, ancient laptop of mine. So, I've decided that I am going to build myself a computer. I already have to knowledge to put it together... I'm just lost as to what to actually get.
I know that I want to go with an AMD processor and an ASUS Motherboard.
This will be mostly for gaming and trolling the internet with a slight bit of school work.
So, what I need is you computer guys out there, what products should I go with? If you have a certain part, please list that as well.
Thanks in advance for any help!
I know that I want to go with an AMD processor and an ASUS Motherboard.
This will be mostly for gaming and trolling the internet with a slight bit of school work.
So, what I need is you computer guys out there, what products should I go with? If you have a certain part, please list that as well.
Thanks in advance for any help!
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I'm not sure what parts you are needing help with obtaining? I'd heavily consider getting 1GB of RAM.
Do you know which AMD processor you will go with? Do you know which graphics card to consider?
Since you're building a brand new system, go ahead and spend the cash and get 150GB of hard drive... in 4 years or so that'll be small. You're already on a good direction for the computer... AMD is the way to go fing02.gif
Do you know which AMD processor you will go with? Do you know which graphics card to consider?
Since you're building a brand new system, go ahead and spend the cash and get 150GB of hard drive... in 4 years or so that'll be small. You're already on a good direction for the computer... AMD is the way to go fing02.gif
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For what your looking for you should be able to spend close to 1,000 dollars and get a pretty kickass machine. I did a quick spec sheet on NewEgg.com and came up with this:
Update PLEXTOR Black IDE DVD Burner Model PX-716AL/SW - Retail
$144.99 $144.99
Update Antec PERFORMANCE TX TX1050B Black Steel Server Computer Case 500W ATX12V v2.0 Power
$139.00 $139.00
Update Maxtor MaXLine III 7L300S0 300GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
$121.50 $121.50
Update ASUS A8N-E Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
$109.99 $109.99
Update POWERCOLOR R43CA-GD3D Radeon X800GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
$161.00 $161.00
Update OCZ EL Platinum Revision 2 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model OCZ4001024ELDCPER2-K - Retail
$167.41 $167.41
Update AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Winchester 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3200BIBOX - Retail
$190.00 $190.00
Subtotal: $1,033.89
Update PLEXTOR Black IDE DVD Burner Model PX-716AL/SW - Retail
$144.99 $144.99
Update Antec PERFORMANCE TX TX1050B Black Steel Server Computer Case 500W ATX12V v2.0 Power
$139.00 $139.00
Update Maxtor MaXLine III 7L300S0 300GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
$121.50 $121.50
Update ASUS A8N-E Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
$109.99 $109.99
Update POWERCOLOR R43CA-GD3D Radeon X800GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
$161.00 $161.00
Update OCZ EL Platinum Revision 2 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model OCZ4001024ELDCPER2-K - Retail
$167.41 $167.41
Update AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Winchester 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3200BIBOX - Retail
$190.00 $190.00
Subtotal: $1,033.89
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here is the system i just built for 920.00
AMD 3700+ processor. clocks at ~2.4ghz runs as around 3.50-3.60 ghz 270.00 bucks
2GB RAM 4 (512mb sticks) 200.00 bucks
Seagate SATA 160GB hard drive
Hyper 48 COOler Master CPU heat sink (awesome piece) 40.00 bucks
MSI motherboard, forgot model but its higher end.
MSI 128MB graphics card that can operate as 256MB card using computer memory if needed.
Lite ON dual layer DVD burner
Standard shiny black case with 350w PS ~100.00 bucks
120mm front case fan, 120mm rear case fan
basically, you will have a VERY high end machine, operating at lightning fast speeds, having PLENTY of memory, as well as a great cooling system, so you can overclock if needed without any problems, and be able to do some really good gaming and video editting.
AMD 3700+ processor. clocks at ~2.4ghz runs as around 3.50-3.60 ghz 270.00 bucks
2GB RAM 4 (512mb sticks) 200.00 bucks
Seagate SATA 160GB hard drive
Hyper 48 COOler Master CPU heat sink (awesome piece) 40.00 bucks
MSI motherboard, forgot model but its higher end.
MSI 128MB graphics card that can operate as 256MB card using computer memory if needed.
Lite ON dual layer DVD burner
Standard shiny black case with 350w PS ~100.00 bucks
120mm front case fan, 120mm rear case fan
basically, you will have a VERY high end machine, operating at lightning fast speeds, having PLENTY of memory, as well as a great cooling system, so you can overclock if needed without any problems, and be able to do some really good gaming and video editting.
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jsut built mine new system
ntel® Pentium® D processor 820
based system, on
Intel® Desktop Board D945PSN
DDR2 400
[2GB]
512 GT Geforce 7800 limited edition.....
Raid 0
of 4 raptors 7200 RPm/150Gb each.
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all costed me...ugh... 600$ cool.gif
umm....umm.. ebay, newegg and the bizrate. com imo - the best sites to go with....also, you might wanna check out craigslist.com
ntel® Pentium® D processor 820
based system, on
Intel® Desktop Board D945PSN
DDR2 400
[2GB]
512 GT Geforce 7800 limited edition.....
Raid 0
of 4 raptors 7200 RPm/150Gb each.
\
all costed me...ugh... 600$ cool.gif
umm....umm.. ebay, newegg and the bizrate. com imo - the best sites to go with....also, you might wanna check out craigslist.com
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www.pricewatch.com is your friend. As has been mentioned, what's the budget? Also, do you have any other parts you can reuse? Keyboard, mouse, monitor and such?
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I appreciate all the comments so far! hail.gif
as for a budget, Im not looking to go crazy, somewhere between 1000 and 1500 really. I already have a monitor, so thats not a problem. a mouse and keyboard are usually cheap.
I was actually looking to go with the Update AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Winchester 1GHz FSB Socket 939 so it seems that I am at least one the same wavelenght and someone else! heh fing02.gif
Would the ASUS A8N5X Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard Model #: A8N5X be any good?
Video cards.... this is really where I get lost. I definitely want some kick ass grafix... so which would be the best to go with?
I know im going to get two cd drives, some for a dvd/cd burner and one for playing cds so im not using my burner laser to run games.
as for a budget, Im not looking to go crazy, somewhere between 1000 and 1500 really. I already have a monitor, so thats not a problem. a mouse and keyboard are usually cheap.
I was actually looking to go with the Update AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Winchester 1GHz FSB Socket 939 so it seems that I am at least one the same wavelenght and someone else! heh fing02.gif
Would the ASUS A8N5X Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard Model #: A8N5X be any good?
Video cards.... this is really where I get lost. I definitely want some kick ass grafix... so which would be the best to go with?
I know im going to get two cd drives, some for a dvd/cd burner and one for playing cds so im not using my burner laser to run games.