(UPDATED: changed to value RAM, upgraded to 6600gt, changed power supply, ditched dvd rom)
I have $1100 to spend on a new tower. I do not need any accessories, no monitor, no keyboard, and i do not need a hard drive (have a 80gb WD 8mb sitting here already)
I am primarily going to use this system for development. It will be commonplace to have SQL Server, MySQL, several instances of Visual Studio.NET running, etc. I need quick compile times and need to have tons of programs open at once.
I am also a bit of a gamer, so it would be nice to be able to run Doom3 or HL2 with a decent framerate.
This system needs to be reliable, and i dont want to have to tinker with it a lot. I may mess around with OCing it, but probably will not.
Heres what i have so far:
Lian-Li Aluminum Case with Side Panel Window & 1 Ball-Bearing Fan on the Top (Black), Model "PC-65B" -
$110.00
CD/DVD Burners (RW Drives)
NEC 16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive, Black, Model ND-3500A BK, OEM
$62.99
Arctic Silver Premium Silver Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound, Model "Arctic Silver 5", 3.5-gram( 1 cc. ) tube
$10.99
Alps Black 3.5inch Floppy Disk Drive, Model DF354H121F, OEM
$10.00
Memory (System Memory)
Corsair Value Select Dual Channel Kit 184 Pin 1G(512MBx2) DDR PC-3200 - Retail
$155.00
Motherboards - AMD
MSI "K8T NEO2-FIR" VIA K8T800 Pro Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket 939 CPU -RETAIL
$117.50
AMD Athlon 64 3200+, 512KB L2 Cache, Socket 939 64-bit Processor - Retail
Item# N82E16819103502
$203.00
Power Supplies
Cooler Master Real Power 120mm fan 450W Power Supply With Active PFC, Model "RS-450-ACLY"RETAIL
Item# N82E16817171001
$69.99
Sound Card
Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 PCI Sound Card, Model "SB0244" -OEM
Item# N82E16829102158
$58.00
Video Cards
XFX nVIDIA GeForce 6600GT Video Card, 128MB GDDR3, 128-Bit, Dual DVI, AGP 8X, Model "PVT43AND" -RETAIL
Item# N82E16814150080
$240.00
Total (Before tax): $ 1,037.47 + $66 shipping = $1103.
Would i better off getting a cheaper vid card and getting better RAM? (reccomendation?)
Is there a better, equivalently priced mobo?
Anything big i am forgetting? (remember i dont need HD, monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers)
Thanks!
I have $1100 to spend on a new tower. I do not need any accessories, no monitor, no keyboard, and i do not need a hard drive (have a 80gb WD 8mb sitting here already)
I am primarily going to use this system for development. It will be commonplace to have SQL Server, MySQL, several instances of Visual Studio.NET running, etc. I need quick compile times and need to have tons of programs open at once.
I am also a bit of a gamer, so it would be nice to be able to run Doom3 or HL2 with a decent framerate.
This system needs to be reliable, and i dont want to have to tinker with it a lot. I may mess around with OCing it, but probably will not.
Heres what i have so far:
Lian-Li Aluminum Case with Side Panel Window & 1 Ball-Bearing Fan on the Top (Black), Model "PC-65B" -
$110.00
CD/DVD Burners (RW Drives)
NEC 16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive, Black, Model ND-3500A BK, OEM
$62.99
Arctic Silver Premium Silver Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound, Model "Arctic Silver 5", 3.5-gram( 1 cc. ) tube
$10.99
Alps Black 3.5inch Floppy Disk Drive, Model DF354H121F, OEM
$10.00
Memory (System Memory)
Corsair Value Select Dual Channel Kit 184 Pin 1G(512MBx2) DDR PC-3200 - Retail
$155.00
Motherboards - AMD
MSI "K8T NEO2-FIR" VIA K8T800 Pro Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket 939 CPU -RETAIL
$117.50
AMD Athlon 64 3200+, 512KB L2 Cache, Socket 939 64-bit Processor - Retail
Item# N82E16819103502
$203.00
Power Supplies
Cooler Master Real Power 120mm fan 450W Power Supply With Active PFC, Model "RS-450-ACLY"RETAIL
Item# N82E16817171001
$69.99
Sound Card
Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 PCI Sound Card, Model "SB0244" -OEM
Item# N82E16829102158
$58.00
Video Cards
XFX nVIDIA GeForce 6600GT Video Card, 128MB GDDR3, 128-Bit, Dual DVI, AGP 8X, Model "PVT43AND" -RETAIL
Item# N82E16814150080
$240.00
Total (Before tax): $ 1,037.47 + $66 shipping = $1103.
Would i better off getting a cheaper vid card and getting better RAM? (reccomendation?)
Is there a better, equivalently priced mobo?
Anything big i am forgetting? (remember i dont need HD, monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers)
Thanks!