im selling THIS pc to my mum, so it's time to build a new one for ME! sorry for the long read, check the bold parts if you dont want to...
Athlon 64 3000+ (retail) $146 link
-Seems to be the way to go. (lol, my 2000+ has a 1.67 clock speed, and this cpu would be 1.8, im guessing the clock speed doesnt mean much when comparing different chips. I can see why AMD uses the XXXX+ numbering.)
MSI K8N Neo4-F $85.50 link
-Im looking to spend under $100 on the mobo. Obviously this isn't a place where you can skimp, but a few sites I checked out recommened these. What do you guys think? I obviously want s939 and PCIe for future proofing... Not a big fan of SLI, seems ATM its not necessary for me to have this feature in my sytem. Does this bord support the X2's? I'd like to grab one of those bad boys sometime down the line. also, How long is AMD using socket 939?
Kingston ValueRAM 2x512 $77.98 link
-From what I've read here on the forums, if you arent going to overclock, there really isn't any need to buy expensive ram. I'd just liek to get some from a quality company with a good warranty. A few companies have 1gb of value ram for around $80+... I just put down the kingston because it was cheap. this pc has only 256. for some reason i never got around to upgrading... man it feels slow!
eVGA 6600GT PCIe $169 link
-eh... it's about all I can afford. the 6800's dont go below $200 I don't think. but it sure will kick the crap out of my current gf 3 ti200... I just want to play some of the newer games at 1024 with medium detail settings
Western Digital Caviar SE 80gb 7200rpm SATA $56 link
the last harddrive I bouth was the infamous IBM desktar. yes it is still running to this day, but it makes funny noises! lol... anyways, I bought that oem, and i never bothered to save the receipt or check if I had a warranty. I'm not going to make that mistake again. I might even buy 2 of them, one to replace the deathstar. newegg says it has a 3 year manu warranty. That sound pretty good, although i thought oems were usually wrrantied through the site?
Case and Power Supply
-I need a sub $100 case that comes with a reliable power supply. here's some I found mentioned on the forums or on other sites...
Antec Solution SLK3700-BQE w/ Antec 350watt PSU $79.99
-I guess it's the same thing as that cheap compucase, but with an antec 350watt psu. that's very appealing.
InWin IW-C720T w/ PowerMan 300watt $50.99
-someone recommended this beause the PSU was a forton. I've never heard of "powerman" is it just rebranded?
Looking at the 12volt rails like you guys say to do, (I hope I read it right), it's 16amps on the antec, 17 on the powereman. is that enough juice?
cd/dvd drives... that oem 3540a from newegg looks nice, but I dont know if i want a drive w/o a warranty. then again, its so cheap that it might not be worth it to pay for a warranty...
Conclusion: that's a little over $650... ( I'm not necessarily buying everything from newegg, obviously i'll price shop a bit)
( and I'm fairly sure I have the mouse/keyboard/monitor/os situation covered...) This PC will be used for a) web surfing, b) gaming. Now, I know this isn't exactly a beast for gaming, but shouldnt I be able to play most of todays games @ 1024x768 ? Plus, I think I did a pretty good job future proofing. I'm sure I'll be able to get a great PCIe card in a few years when this one is obsolete. And as of now I'll at least be ble to get a dual core cpu.But, i would like your guys opinions. Although i read alot of bout pc parts, I've never put one together COMPLETELY on my own. Are there any compatability issues i have to worry about? Also I don't really plan to overclock....
Thanks. I know most people just post their list and say HEY tell me what you think! but, I am not most people. Sorry for the long read!! man, I'm a total geek. this kind of thing is so fun!
-gavin
also. these forums are amazing. I honestly can't belevie how much information you guys have. Anything I dont know about i just type into the search and BAM, you guys have the answer...
Athlon 64 3000+ (retail) $146 link
-Seems to be the way to go. (lol, my 2000+ has a 1.67 clock speed, and this cpu would be 1.8, im guessing the clock speed doesnt mean much when comparing different chips. I can see why AMD uses the XXXX+ numbering.)
MSI K8N Neo4-F $85.50 link
-Im looking to spend under $100 on the mobo. Obviously this isn't a place where you can skimp, but a few sites I checked out recommened these. What do you guys think? I obviously want s939 and PCIe for future proofing... Not a big fan of SLI, seems ATM its not necessary for me to have this feature in my sytem. Does this bord support the X2's? I'd like to grab one of those bad boys sometime down the line. also, How long is AMD using socket 939?
Kingston ValueRAM 2x512 $77.98 link
-From what I've read here on the forums, if you arent going to overclock, there really isn't any need to buy expensive ram. I'd just liek to get some from a quality company with a good warranty. A few companies have 1gb of value ram for around $80+... I just put down the kingston because it was cheap. this pc has only 256. for some reason i never got around to upgrading... man it feels slow!
eVGA 6600GT PCIe $169 link
-eh... it's about all I can afford. the 6800's dont go below $200 I don't think. but it sure will kick the crap out of my current gf 3 ti200... I just want to play some of the newer games at 1024 with medium detail settings
Western Digital Caviar SE 80gb 7200rpm SATA $56 link
the last harddrive I bouth was the infamous IBM desktar. yes it is still running to this day, but it makes funny noises! lol... anyways, I bought that oem, and i never bothered to save the receipt or check if I had a warranty. I'm not going to make that mistake again. I might even buy 2 of them, one to replace the deathstar. newegg says it has a 3 year manu warranty. That sound pretty good, although i thought oems were usually wrrantied through the site?
Case and Power Supply
-I need a sub $100 case that comes with a reliable power supply. here's some I found mentioned on the forums or on other sites...
Antec Solution SLK3700-BQE w/ Antec 350watt PSU $79.99
-I guess it's the same thing as that cheap compucase, but with an antec 350watt psu. that's very appealing.
InWin IW-C720T w/ PowerMan 300watt $50.99
-someone recommended this beause the PSU was a forton. I've never heard of "powerman" is it just rebranded?
Looking at the 12volt rails like you guys say to do, (I hope I read it right), it's 16amps on the antec, 17 on the powereman. is that enough juice?
cd/dvd drives... that oem 3540a from newegg looks nice, but I dont know if i want a drive w/o a warranty. then again, its so cheap that it might not be worth it to pay for a warranty...
Conclusion: that's a little over $650... ( I'm not necessarily buying everything from newegg, obviously i'll price shop a bit)
( and I'm fairly sure I have the mouse/keyboard/monitor/os situation covered...) This PC will be used for a) web surfing, b) gaming. Now, I know this isn't exactly a beast for gaming, but shouldnt I be able to play most of todays games @ 1024x768 ? Plus, I think I did a pretty good job future proofing. I'm sure I'll be able to get a great PCIe card in a few years when this one is obsolete. And as of now I'll at least be ble to get a dual core cpu.But, i would like your guys opinions. Although i read alot of bout pc parts, I've never put one together COMPLETELY on my own. Are there any compatability issues i have to worry about? Also I don't really plan to overclock....
Thanks. I know most people just post their list and say HEY tell me what you think! but, I am not most people. Sorry for the long read!! man, I'm a total geek. this kind of thing is so fun!
-gavin
also. these forums are amazing. I honestly can't belevie how much information you guys have. Anything I dont know about i just type into the search and BAM, you guys have the answer...