1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
Gaming (TF2, Guild Wars, Wow) and web surfing.
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread.
$700
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
USA
4. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc, etc, etc, you get the picture.
Intel.
5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
Monitor (2001FP), CD/DVD burner
6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads.
Yes.
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
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Here is a list of parts I've compiled from reading other threads and websites. Is this going to perform well for what I want it to? Is there anything I should change before I go ahead and buy it? Oh, and I'll most likely be getting everything from NewEgg.
Antec Sonata III - $140
ABIT IP35-E - $100
Intel Core 2 Duo E4400 - $135
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK - $80
SAPPHIRE 100176L Radeon X1950PRO 256MB - $135
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS 320GB $85
Total: $675
Gaming (TF2, Guild Wars, Wow) and web surfing.
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread.
$700
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
USA
4. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc, etc, etc, you get the picture.
Intel.
5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
Monitor (2001FP), CD/DVD burner
6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads.
Yes.
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
Default
Here is a list of parts I've compiled from reading other threads and websites. Is this going to perform well for what I want it to? Is there anything I should change before I go ahead and buy it? Oh, and I'll most likely be getting everything from NewEgg.
Antec Sonata III - $140
ABIT IP35-E - $100
Intel Core 2 Duo E4400 - $135
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK - $80
SAPPHIRE 100176L Radeon X1950PRO 256MB - $135
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS 320GB $85
Total: $675