Build me a nice machine for around $2000

[fake]

I'm looking to replace my old 750mhz box. Right now, I use it for school stuff (some pretty intense comp sci programming) and browsing/email/watching stuff. However, I'm getting back into gaming and want to be able to play something that isn't 4 years old.

Things to know:
[*]I already have two monitors and do not need speakers (I like headphones).
[*]I'm not sure whether to go Intel or AMD, but favoring Intel at the moment.
[*]I think I'm going to get the 9800 Pro from either CompUSA or Best Buy. Sidenote, do you think they will actually ship on 4/1?
[*]I really like the Lian-Li cases and want to go with a pretty small, compact case.
[*]I am all for QUIET. My box right now is wayyy too loud and annoying.

Thanks, I appreciate any help you can give.

 

[WTT0001]

Lian-Li PC-65 USB-B, 12-Bay, Aluminum Case with Transparent side cover, Silver = $163
Lite On 52x24x52 CDRW Model LTR-52246S Retail = $50
TOSHIBA 16X DVD-ROM Model SD-M1712 OEM = $42
Arctic Silver 3. 3-gram ( 1 cc. ) tube = $6
PANASONIC 1.44 MB 3.5 INCH FLOPPY DISK DRIVE - OEM = $8
Seagate 120GB 7200rpm EIDE Hard Drive Barracuda V ST3120024A - OEM = $138
CORSAIR MEMORY XMS Low Latency (Twin Pack) 1GB (2 x 512MB) PC-2700LL = $280
ASUS Motherboard for Intel Pentium 4, Model# P4G8X DELUXE Retail = $229.99
Antec Power supply True480 with Blue LED Fan Retail = $97.99
Intel Pentium 4 / 2.66 GHz Northwood 512K Socket 478 Processor 533MHz Processor Bus Retail = $232

Total : $1246.98
Ship : $23.00 (roughly)
Total : $1269.98

Add in a watercooling system, the Radeon 9800, Keyboard and Mouse ($250, $400 and $80) and your total is $2000, Anyway, good luck and have fun

WTT

All of this was from the best!!!

 

[human2k]

No need to waste $2k on a pc unless your really have money to blow. Just get an overclocked XP2100 Tbred B. Here's what I'd get:

XP2100 Tbred B-$93 newegg.com
SLK800 + 80MM Sunnon 50CFM-$45 svc.com
Epox 8RDA+ - $99 mwave.com (Has onboard soundstorm DD 5.1/Firewire/LAN)
TwinMos 256MB PC3200 x 2 - $114 memoryx.com
Sapphire Radeon 9700 128MB - $240 newegg.com
WD 80GB 8mb SE HD-$110 newegg.com
Maxtop Midtower Chassis-$28 newegg.com
Allied 400W PSU-$33 newegg.com
Liteon DVD-$40 dell.com
Liteon 52xCDRW-$50 dell.com

Total = $852 before tax/s&h

You should be able to hit XP2600 with ease.

 

[fake]

Thanks guys! More input would be great -- especially on the 9800, will it be available?

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Lian-Li PC-65 USB-B, 12-Bay, Aluminum Case with Transparent side cover, Silver = $163
Lite On 52x24x52 CDRW Model LTR-52246S Retail = $50
TOSHIBA 16X DVD-ROM Model SD-M1712 OEM = $42
Arctic Silver 3. 3-gram ( 1 cc. ) tube = $6
PANASONIC 1.44 MB 3.5 INCH FLOPPY DISK DRIVE - OEM = $8
Seagate 120GB 7200rpm EIDE Hard Drive Barracuda V ST3120024A - OEM = $138
CORSAIR MEMORY XMS Low Latency (Twin Pack) 1GB (2 x 512MB) PC-2700LL = $280
ASUS Motherboard for Intel Pentium 4, Model# P4G8X DELUXE Retail = $229.99
Antec Power supply True480 with Blue LED Fan Retail = $97.99
Intel Pentium 4 / 2.66 GHz Northwood 512K Socket 478 Processor 533MHz Processor Bus Retail = $232

Total : $1246.98

Thats what I would go with too, except I'd upgrade to a faster P4 chip and the ATI 9800. I don't really know when it will be out for retail but should be soon.

Oh yeah, it wouldn't hurt to check out Alienware computers for that price range of yours or maybe even a really nice Dell

 

[Ionizer86]

Quiet? $2000? Just wanna say that there's a Radeon 9700 Pro card that's completely sound-free. (totally passively cooled). Review Atlantis 9700 Pro Ultimate. Looks pretty cool!

svcompucycle has these Zalman fans that are only 20dBa that blow 28cfm's of air. I personally haven't used them, but Panaflos at 21dBa (what I have) are very quiet. Heatsink: Yes, the slk-800 has really good reviews. It's a bit costly though. There's even an slk-900 heatsink that's out. They take 92mm fans, which blow even more air at low noise levels.

Quiet drives: Try getting a serial ATA Barracuda 5. They have 8mb cache, and Barracudas are the quietest of all.

 

[fake]

Man 4/25 according to newegg for the Sapphire card..

 

[brigden]

If you want quiet, buy a top-of-the-line Dell.

 

[fake]

Originally posted by: brigden
If you want quiet, buy a top-of-the-line Dell.

I like building my own ..

 

[DannyBoy]

If youve got that amount of money then i would go with:

nForce2 mobo (Perhaps Asus A7N)
3200 Corsair XMS memory (1gb)
a 2400/2600 AXP cpu (T-Bred B)
a 9800 (Perhaps the one with the blue leds :cool
120gb barracuda, maybe 2
all the other obvious basics.

Oh and an Audigy 2 EX Platinum

Dan

 

get a barracuda, everyone says they are silent, and i have to say WD's are very NOT silent, even though the WD's are faster, with 1 gig of ram, who cares?

 

[fake]

Originally posted by: JAGedlion
get a barracuda, everyone says they are silent, and i have to say WD's are very NOT silent, even though the WD's are faster, with 1 gig of ram, who cares?

Thanks, will consider.

 

[fake]

bump?

 

[Vash341]

dude if you really want to spend 2000 on a computer id wait untill they come out with the radion 9800 with 256mb ddr that will be a sweet card. well as for every thing else i agree with most of the other posts. Exept for the guy who recomended dell. it wont really be hard to spend 2000 on a computer but with a little research you can esaly get a really really good system for under 1000. I only spent $550 on mine and i can run every game on the market with good fps. if you wanna spend 2000 definatly go water cooled hehe that whould be preaty tight. good luck with that.

 

[Mist]

"I am all for QUIET. My box right now is wayyy too loud and annoying."

How come, if you prefer headphones?

Michael.

 

[fake]

Originally posted by: Mist
"I am all for QUIET. My box right now is wayyy too loud and annoying."

How come, if you prefer headphones?

Michael.

I sleep in the same room

 

[Mist]

Switch it off then!

Michael.

 

[amdskip]

Originally posted by: Mist
Switch it off then!

Michael.

Heck no, distributed computing

 

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Thread Title: Build me a nice machine for around $2000
Created On 03/24/2003 1:41 PM
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[Mist]

Sleep with earplugs!!

Michael.

 

[fake]

Or I could make a nice, quiet box