Alrighty, it is finally time to upgrade my aging computer. I will be keeping a few parts that I currently have.
1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
Gaming, and some web surfing.
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
Price range is about $700 USD ± $150.
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.
nVidia and definitely Intel nowadays.
5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
Antec SuperLanboy Case
Sound Blaster XtremeGamer Soundcard
Monitor
Speakers
Mouse/Keyboard
Fortron 550W PSU
Seagate 320GB HDD
DVD-RW
6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads.
Done lots of homework here, just want some confirmation on a build.
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
Definitely going to be OCing.
I've done lots of homework and picked out these parts here.
Intel Core 2 Duo e8400...........$209
G.SKILL 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800........$95
EVGA GeForce 8800GT 512MB.......$240
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L......$100
Tuniq Tower 120........$45
Total: $689
Just a few questions.
1. Will that Tuniq tower fit in my SuperLanboy case?
2. Would you go with the Abit IP35 Pro over the Gigabit mobo?
Edit: I already have Vista 64-bit so I don't need an OS.
Thanks in advance
1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
Gaming, and some web surfing.
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
Price range is about $700 USD ± $150.
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.
nVidia and definitely Intel nowadays.
5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
Antec SuperLanboy Case
Sound Blaster XtremeGamer Soundcard
Monitor
Speakers
Mouse/Keyboard
Fortron 550W PSU
Seagate 320GB HDD
DVD-RW
6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads.
Done lots of homework here, just want some confirmation on a build.
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
Definitely going to be OCing.
I've done lots of homework and picked out these parts here.
Intel Core 2 Duo e8400...........$209
G.SKILL 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800........$95
EVGA GeForce 8800GT 512MB.......$240
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L......$100
Tuniq Tower 120........$45
Total: $689
Just a few questions.
1. Will that Tuniq tower fit in my SuperLanboy case?
2. Would you go with the Abit IP35 Pro over the Gigabit mobo?
Edit: I already have Vista 64-bit so I don't need an OS.
Thanks in advance