Build Me a $1500 Computer

[alimoalem]

my suggestion would be not to get a 19" monitor...same resolution as a 17". for the hard drive, i would say a better value would be the Western Digital SE16 250GB hard drive for $96 on newegg (i'm sure it's cheaper elsewhere). fast drive, good manufacturer, 16mb cache, good amount of space

seasonic is still good. mostly for quiet rigs i believe. nothing wrong in u getting one. i would say get one around 450w-500w.

about wire length, check the cases forum or something. there's a thread on this so i'm sure it can fit. i think it has a sticky

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: alimoalem
my suggestion would be not to get a 19" monitor...same resolution as a 17". for the hard drive, i would say a better value would be the Western Digital SE16 250GB hard drive for $96 on newegg (i'm sure it's cheaper elsewhere). fast drive, good manufacturer, 16mb cache, good amount of space

seasonic is still good. mostly for quiet rigs i believe. nothing wrong in u getting one. i would say get one around 450w-500w.

about wire length, check the cases forum or something. there's a thread on this so i'm sure it can fit. i think it has a sticky

the size difference will be, imo, a matter of personal opinion. since 17 and 19" lcds are the same resolution i personally like the 17" since it will be crisper. all the 19" i viewed regardless of price were a little soft.

 

[alimoalem]

Originally posted by: bob4432
the size difference will be, imo, a matter of personal opinion. since 17 and 19" lcds are the same resolution i personally like the 17" since it will be crisper. all the 19" i viewed regardless of price were a little soft.

i agree, bob, that's why i would recommend a 17" or a 20" if the OP really needs the screen size

 

[pcman83]

Originally posted by: LiquidImpulse

Originally posted by: Ricemarine
CPU - AMD Opteron 165 Denmark ($280 Coupon code on MonarchComputer)
Ram - 2X1 GB G.Skill DDR500 HZ's $174 AR
Motherboard - DFI Ultra-D NF4 UT $120
HDD - Seagate 300 GB 16 mb SATA 3.0 GB 7200.9 HDD (it looks nice...) $130
Video Card - eVGA 7800gt CO SE N516 $250-$270 ish
PSU - Enermax Liberty 500w $110
Optical Drive - Nec ND-3550A $36-$40
Case - Coolermaster Centurion 530 or Antec P180 $54 or $65?
Sound - Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic $110?

omg, since when was the P180 THIS cheap?!?! i bought mine only couple months ago for $160 Canadian!!

I dont know where he got that price. Its not that cheap still around $120.