My parts list for my new computer

[Bobthelost]

I think you might want to post what you're certian on, parts wise and what you're still thinking about now.

Fortron are a good brand, you're not overclocking all that much (if at all) so there's no need for you to go for the top of the line PSU range.

 

[Agent11]

I would strongly recomend ditching the 2 gigs value ram idea and get 1 gig of quality ram, once you decide on a mobo go to the manufacturers webpage and look up their recomended rams.

Ultimately its your decision.

Motherboards can be finicky about ram, and value ram especially.

A quick theoretical build

ASUS Black IDE CD Burner Model CRW-5232A3 BLK - Retail
Model #: CRW-5232A3 BLK
Item #: N82E16827135042
$25.99

Lian Li PC-60APlus Silver Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Model #: PC-60APlus
Item #: N82E16811112077
$125.0

SILVERSTONE SST-ST50EF ATX12V 500W Power Supply - Retail
Model #: SST-ST50EF
Item #: N82E16817256001
$97.50

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM Model #: WD2500KS
Item #: N82E16822144701
$110.00

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3700BNBOX - Retail
Model #: ADA3700BNBOX
Item #: N82E16819103539
XFX PVT70GUDF7 Geforce 7800GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail Model #: PVT70GUDF7
Item #: N82E16814150108
$522.00 -$30.00 Combo
$492.00
The vid card even comes with farcry ;p

DFI LP UT nF4 SLI-D Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Model #: LP UT nF4 SLI-D
Item #: N82E16813136158
$159.99

CORSAIR XMS 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model TWINX1024-3200C2PT - Retail
Model #: TWINX1024-3200C2PT
Item #: N82E16820145450
-$6.00 Instant
$99.00

Logitech Internet Pro Desktop 967457-0403 Black PS/2 Wired Standard Keyboard MouseIncluded - OEM
Model #: 967457-0403
Item #: N82E16823126152
$16.00

Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2 - OEM
Model #: N09-01528
Item #: N82E16837102059
$89.95

Subtotal: $1,215.43
Shipping: $51.55 (to salem OR) 3 day
*No sales tax (I'm a lucky bastage)
Grand total: $1,266.98

Depending on your state it may be differant, but if you live in a state with no sales tax you should have near 200 for a monitor, if you already have a 17 inch value.. I'd save what you have left over until you get some spare cash to add to it for a monitor worthy of this rig..unless you can find a deal.
I found a Dell D1626HT trinitron for 200 bucks, not a bad deal.. Sure it was my boss selling it to me but hey deals are out there.

All componants found at newegg, depending on your state your going to have sales tax to worry about..

 

[harobikes333]

thanks for that build Idea but I'm pretty set on the dual core thing..

 

[harobikes333]

bump..

 

[abs0lut3]

have you look into Cooler Master RS450? They're cheap and solid too.

 

[Bobthelost]

Originally posted by: Agent11
I would strongly recomend ditching the 2 gigs value ram idea and get 1 gig of quality ram, once you decide on a mobo go to the manufacturers webpage and look up their recomended rams.

Very poor advice.

 

[harobikes333]

ya..... umm....

 

[harobikes333]

Any more help?

 

[atybimf]

Just buy the darn machine!!!

 

[harobikes333]

I know I took about a three month break in researching parts so I'm just wanting to know if I should change any parts...

 

[DfiDude]

X2 3800+ is good, power supply, just go with a coolermaster RS 550W power supply, it has good effeciency and good power, ram just go with some corsair value ram 2X1GB. Hard drive just go with the seagate, the 16mb cache doesnt really make a difference, the case, a superlanboy is good, same with the antec sonata 2, basically personal preference on that one, nec is a good cd drive, many people like them so why not. A eVGA N517 video card is good considering its the highest clocked 7800GT to come out of the box for around 300 dollars, just my 2 cents

 

[harobikes333]

3800=
seasonic...?
value ram
seagate
case==Lots of choices:
monitor=????19in...lcd
nec or benq....?...?:\?
Just today a guy told me that the 7900 or something like that is going to come out very soon... so shouldn't I wait?

 

[Bobthelost]

Seasonic = (I have one of them, wonderful)

BenQ = (for confirmation go to the forums at cdfreaks.com and search for "recomend DVDRW" in the newbie forum.)

Graphics card, wait for 7900 or buy a 7800 (more than enough for 19" LCD gaming, i've got one of these too ) and if you buy eVGA then you can trade up for another $100 or so (numbers pulled from rear end) to the 7900 when it's released.

 

[harobikes333]

aw well I can wait for the 7900GT to come out

Any other major price changes...?

 

[harobikes333]

bump...?

 

[harobikes333]

anyone...:\?

 

[alimoalem]

CPU: X2 3800 - $295
motherboard: Epox 9npa+ Ultra - $105
GPU: eVGA 7800gt - $265
RAM: 2gb kit of g.skill value ($145 - CAS 2.5)
hard drive: Western Digital SE16 250gb - $96
psu: fortron 450 w - $50
optical: NEC DVD Burner - $40
case: Cooler Master Centurion 5 - $54

these parts comes out to $950

you can get a 20" LCD monitor. if you get a 19", i would spend another $200 and get an X1900XT for the video card. that would put you at $1150 for the hardware with $350 left for a monitor

 

[DeathReborn]

CPU: Opteron 165 - $325
motherboard: DFI nF4 SLI Infinity - $108
GPU: XFX Geforce GeForce 7900 GT EXTREME - $315
RAM: G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) $139
HDD: Western Digital SE16 250gb - $96
PSU: RAIDMAX RX-450YX120 450W - $40
DVD +/-RW: NEC ND-3550A - $38
CASE: Cooler Master Centurion 5 - $55
MONITOR: SCEPTRE X20G-Naga III Black 20.1" Widescreen - $390 ($360 after Rebate)

Total = $1,476

 

[Ausm]

Originally posted by: bladephoenix
btw, for good monitors for not a lot of money Samsung is good. Get 19" only if you want bigger screen but less quality that a 17". From what I know, both still only have a max res of 1280 x 1024, so getting a 19" is merely making the pixels bigger.

I agree totally on this monitor selection. I have two 19" samsungs and one is 5 years old with no dead pixels.


Ausm

 

[Witchfire]

Originally posted by: DeathReborn
CPU: Opteron 165 - $325
motherboard: DFI nF4 SLI Infinity - $108
GPU: XFX Geforce GeForce 7900 GT EXTREME - $315
RAM: G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) $139
HDD: Western Digital SE16 250gb - $96
PSU: RAIDMAX RX-450YX120 450W - $40
DVD +/-RW: NEC ND-3550A - $38
CASE: Cooler Master Centurion 5 - $55
MONITOR: SCEPTRE X20G-Naga III Black 20.1" Widescreen - $390 ($360 after Rebate)

Total = $1,476

I would go with just about all of that recommendation, save for the Power Supply. I guarantee you will sorely regret not getting a truly good quality PSU, especially considering the caliber of equipment you will be powering with it. Nevermind the fact that that DFI board requires a 24-pin main power connector that the Raidmax listed there only has a 20-pin (don't even consider adapters, they're just problems waiting to happen)
SPARKLE PSU
That's what I would recommend as a replacement for the Raidmax. Regardless of what PSU you choose, make sure that if you use one of the current heavy-hitter video cards, that you have a high amperage rating on the +12volt rail. I also suggest choosing a PSU with a single high amperage +12volt rail instead of the more common variety with multiple +12volt rails adding up to a higher amperage rating.

 

[harobikes333]

seeing that I got way away from the whole computer scene now for many months what do you guys suggest I do?? I still plan on the same budget but I can wait about until aug. or sept. if I need to.

I'v read up alittle and it seems that intel is going to have the upperhand soon. I'm just wondering if I should switch to Intel or not...

thanks again guys for helping me out alot! I agree on the PSU tho... If a person is going to drop this much money on a computer you probably shouldn't get a cheap PSU... since it powers your expensive computer parts...

 

[Howard]

If you can wait until August, do that.

 

[harobikes333]

My budget is $1600 and thats including a LCD

Alrighty! I know some of you Lifers hate me since I still haven't boughten this computer yet but its now august and I'd like to get this computer built before I go back to school which is august 29th or early sept.

AMD seems like they're hurting since the release of the conroe. Seeing the price drops on their CPUs do you think its best to stick with AMD or go with the new conroe?

I don't know whats going on with the video cards. Will anyone fill me in?

HDD: Seagate seems like a good brand to buy still but what version to buy! there's just oo many versions!

Ram: Out of it I donno whats up or down now that I may be going for a conroe...:?

PSU, CASE=i'll figure it out

LCD: I was looking at a 19 in LCD anyone know of any good ones that have come out?

EDIT: I'm going to let this thread Die