NEW BUGET GAMING RIG

[sbailey12]

Please review and comment on my hardware selection. I also have not yet selected a psu or mobo, so please give your input accordingly. I'm trying to keep it under 1200 bucks. THanks for your input.

processor- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103562

ram- http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant...=PROD&Store_Code=M&Product_Code=140363


Hard drive- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822154414

case- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811133147

video card -http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDe...ductCode=321058&affiliate=pricegrabber

LCD- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824009078

 

[Figure]

looks great...

1 suggestion tho...

get an opteron 165 instead of the x2 3800+ ...from the RAM u chose i can see u are going to overclock,so the opteron will do nicely...

 

[LOUISSSSS]

if i were you i'd get a cheaper CPu like the 3700 or 3500 and DEF get an x1800xt if you plan to game more than do CPU intensive stuff like vodeo editing and photoshop

 

[emilyek]

Here's my suggestion. This is everything except windows. It's not the best out of the box processor but it's an overclocking champ, and there's no sound card. However, I think this build is solid and has nice toys.

Samsung DVDRW w/lightscribe and DVD RAM:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16827151118

Samsung Floppy:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16821103203

Cooler Master Centurion w/window:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811119077

Western Digital 250G 16mb cache HDD:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822144701

Sceptre 19" widescreen LCD:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16824112002

Powercolor X1800XL:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814131313

Epower/Tagan 500W PSU:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817101011

Logitech X230 2.1 Speakers:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16836121123

Logitech Media Elite Keyboard:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16823126178

Logitech G5 Laser Mouse:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16826104191

2 x 1 GB GSKILL DDR2 667mhz:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820231051

Gigabyte SKT T motherboard:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813128317

Intel Pentium D 805 Dual Core:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819116001

Arctic cooling Freezer Pro:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16835186134

Artic Silver 5 Thermal Compound:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16835100007

Price before tax and shipping $1209

 

[snoturtle]

the one above looks good if you plan on overclocking it
If you aren't I would say go for a 930 or a 940

I would also recommend getting one of these for a cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835185001

 

[rijet0711]

If you are going to heavily overclock, check out some of the DFI mobos.
No or mild overclocking > ASUS > A8N-E should do you nicely.
About the case, why not choose the Antec Sonata II to save some money? It comes with a pretty decent power supply (450w with decent amps) and should be able to run that system without much problems.
Have fun with your new system.

 

[RussianSensation]

If you buying a gaming rig, you should focus on:

1. graphics card.
2. ram
3. cpu

1. eVGA 256-P2-N564 Geforce 7900GT KO - $290
2. Patriot 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) - $120
*It's better/same to run at 400mhz ram at 2-3-2-5 timings than 500mhz at 3-3-3-8+ for A64. Buying cheaper ram is a sure way to save $ that can be put towards a better graphics card.
DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D - $123
*has good onboard sound so dont need a sound card; excellent for overclocking. You can get other boards by Asus, just dont spend over $130, it's totally uncessary.
Antec LifeStyle SONATA II Piano Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450Watt SmartPower - $90 - good PSU, nice quiet case
Western Digital 160GB WD1600JDRTL Serial ATA $50 x 2 = $100
*Get 320 gigs vs. 250 and 2 hard drives are better where one is for OS and the other for storage of video + music, etc - only $5 more; or you can raid them if you want.
Same monitor as yours ($175), or if you want a wide screen version of 19 inch Acer - Acer AL1916W - 19" LCD WideScreen - 8ms - 1440 x 900 - $216
If you are doing mostly gaming, get A64 3500+/3700+. If you plan on multitasking without overclocking get X2 3800+, if you plan on overclocking, get Opteron 165.

Hopefully some of these suggestions are useful.

 

[Howard]

What games are you going to be playing?

 

[bamacre]

And are you OC'ing?

 

[sbailey12]

Thanks all, for your informed input. I dont plan on doing much overclocking, maybe 400 mhz per core tops. It is important to me that i get a duel core processor that is AMD.

I mainly plan on playing HL2, Counter Strike source, BF2, ghost reacon advanced warfare (free with vid card), and games similar to them. I've been looking on craigslist and the forum for a 7800 gt for about 200.

Does DVi and contrast ratio really make a big difference in the LCD i choose? And will widescreen mess up the resolution in games? thanks agian for the assistance.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: sbailey12
Thanks all, for your informed input. I dont plan on doing much overclocking, maybe 400 mhz per core tops. It is important to me that i get a duel core processor that is AMD.

I mainly plan on playing HL2, Counter Strike source, BF2, ghost reacon advanced warfare (free with vid card), and games similar to them. I've been looking on craigslist and the forum for a 7800 gt for about 200.

Does DVi and contrast ratio really make a big difference in the LCD i choose? And will widescreen mess up the resolution in games? thanks agian for the assistance.

dvi is great. vga is fuzzy.

widescreen is good, assuming the game implements it properly doesn't merely take a 4:3 image and lop off the top and bottom.

i wouldn't bother with a widescreen 19" though. 1400x900 is not much resolution.

 

[SunSamurai]

That LCD is junk. Its good for a Kitechen TV or a second computer monitor. I can almost garentee it wont display 16.7 million colors. Its probably 6bit instead of 8. bad for gameing. Dont fall into the 'zomg lower responce timz0rz!!' game. Any quality LCD rated 25 and below is not going to ghost in all but the toughest scenes and only very lightly then.