Putting together and building acomputer

[dl5175]

I'm trying to put together a system with a good lcd 19 inch monitor I am a tweener the heaviest gaming I do is Madden. I would like to be able to watch streaming video and sim games at the same time. My budget is about $1300. I will probably try to build it myself using the tutorials on this site and I will be able to upgrade cpu in july. Any suggestions?

Thanx

 

[UsandThem]

Well, getting a good gaming 19" LCD is going to cut into your budget quite a bit. Have you ruled out a good quality 19" CRT monitor already?

Once you get the LCD picked out, it would be easy to pick out your hardware with what you have left.

 

[dl5175]

I was thinking I would put The system together first and then maybe the wife would let me go over budget for the monitor. What is the most important thing for my needs. I like the barebones setup at Monarch plus they give you free stuff, is that a good idea? I'm really unsure of building from scratch.

Thanks to the moderator for getting me back in.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

If you're going high end, I think getting the parts individually is going to get you the best value. So... $1300 including a monitor?

If we subtract $300 for the monitor, leaves us $1000 to work with...

Maybe something like:

$1000 system

antec sonata case

athlon64 3200+ cpu

6800gt video card

Epox 939 motherboard

Corsair 1 gig pc3200 ram

WD 120gig hard drive

NEC dvd burner

 

[dl5175]

If I can keep it around $1000 I could score a couple of hundred more for the monitor.
I like your suggestion but since this will be my last system (unless I hit the progressive slots jackpot at Stations Casinos) I was thinking PCI E so I can keep upgrading for a few years. Do you think 2 gig of ram will be better for watching MLB.com and simming baseball games at the same time or is there another direction to go? What about power supplies and coolers?

 

[dl5175]

I have decided to do this $400 at a time every 2-3 weeks.my budget will be around $700 without vid card or Lcd. I want the system to be dual core ready (multitasking),so I know the case and power supply are important. I will attempt to oc for the first time. So where should I start? What order should I purchase? I'll order this weekend, I like:

Thermaltake Kandalf case
Dfi lan party or Asus nforce4 no sli mobo
3000+ winchester
Not sure about anything else I need stuff fairly easy to install including a dual layer dvd.

Eventually I will get 6800gt and either a 17 or 19 inch lcd with low response time. I appreciate any and every response.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

If you can put off the CPU until last, you'd have the best chance of actually getting a dual core initially. I really have no idea when they're coming out though. I haven't been keeping track.

 

[dl5175]

I thought I read late June.

 

[dl5175]

This is were I'm at let me know what you think, I start ordering tommorow.

Asus A8n-e mobo or Dfi lanparty ultra
A64 3000+
Thermatake Viking case
Enermax PSU

I'm looking for 1Gb stick of memory so I can go 4gb when dual cores come out.

 

[JoLim24601]

Antec Sonata > slk300b?

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

What kind of programs are you running that you want 4 gigs of ram for? :Q

2 gigs is overkill for almost everyone.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: JoLim24601
Antec Sonata > slk300b?

They're pretty close in what they offer. The main difference is the powersupply in the Sonata.

Other differences are outside appearance (Sonata is sexier ), and the harddrive cage area.

 

[dl5175]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
What kind of programs are you running that you want 4 gigs of ram for? :Q

2 gigs is overkill for almost everyone.

When the dual cores come I'll be doing alot of multitasking games streaming video finance apps.

 

[Clandestiny]

4 gigs is dual opteron range. Way out of your budget.

 

[dl5175]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: JoLim24601
Antec Sonata > slk300b?

They're pretty close in what they offer. The main difference is the powersupply in the Sonata.

Other differences are outside appearance (Sonata is sexier ), and the harddrive cage area.

Will I need at least 500w psu with those new dual cpus? Antec does have new cases coming out with 500w psu I will call them tommorow to find out when they will be available.

 

[dl5175]

Originally posted by: Clandestiny
4 gigs is dual opteron range. Way out of your budget.

I will buying mem slowly. 1gig every 3 months.

How about the mobo any thoughts? I have wanted the dfi for a while but I read that the dual cores ran well without bios update on the Asus

 

[dl5175]

Well I pulled the trigger here is what I did
Asus A8ne mobo

Amd 3000+

1 gb Corsair

wd 80gb

nec cd/dvd

Antec case with 450w 2.0 psu

I will figure out a temporary vid card later.

Now I have to put the thing together

What do you think for my first time?

 

[beany323]

hehe, for the monitor i used the excuse, well if a monitor can last lets say 4-5 yrs and it costs..$500. then thats only 100 a yr/12mts.. you get it..hehe...

(hey they do it with shoes and sales!!!)

 

[l Xes l]

Thermatake Viking case is oooogly!!

 

[dl5175]

Originally posted by: beany323
hehe, for the monitor i used the excuse, well if a monitor can last lets say 4-5 yrs and it costs..$500. then thats only 100 a yr/12mts.. you get it..hehe...

(hey they do it with shoes and sales!!!)

That may work, once.

 

[dl5175]

Originally posted by: krnxpride83
Thermatake Viking case is oooogly!!

That why I switched to the Antec
The wife wasn't going to have the Viking ruin the decor of her, our room.

 

[SlitheryDee]

Originally posted by: dl5175
Well I pulled the trigger here is what I did
Asus A8ne mobo

Amd 3000+

1 gb Corsair

wd 80gb

nec cd/dvd

Antec case with 450w 2.0 psu

I will figure out a temporary vid card later.

Now I have to put the thing together

What do you think for my first time?

Just don't let the SATA drive frustrate you.:|:beer::roll:

 

[beany323]

Originally posted by: dl5175

Originally posted by: beany323
hehe, for the monitor i used the excuse, well if a monitor can last lets say 4-5 yrs and it costs..$500. then thats only 100 a yr/12mts.. you get it..hehe...

(hey they do it with shoes and sales!!!)

That may work, once.

yea but once is all you may need..

 

[dhoytw]

Dude go with a CRT monitor....much better for gaming. Take the money you saved on the CRT rather then a LCD and spend it on your video card or processor.

 

[dl5175]

Originally posted by: dhoytw
Dude go with a CRT monitor....much better for gaming. Take the money you saved on the CRT rather then a LCD and spend it on your video card or processor.

I will probably have to do that because I think the dual core processor is a higher priority.