Burn_all

**** i just wrote this out now i avhe to do it again, so anyhow i'm making myself a new comptuer as the old 1 is getting out dated and i would
appericate any adivce u guys can give me i dont know it all but i know some
i already have a monitor, windows, ect.

okay so i want 3-4 gigs of RAM, and 500gigs or 1 TB of HD space SATA i'm assuming mite RAID it too

mother board i really dont knwo much about my last 1 was an asus but i havent really looked at motherboards much so ummm asus would be prefreed but not nessassary

as for the video card i think i'd like a PCI-X unless there is anything ebtter now O.o i would like around 200-300 on this.
and 512 ram on it.. if i can.. my old 1 is 128.


processor ermm again ahvent done much reserch but i was likeing Core™2 Duo 2.4GHz or better. *again dotn know mcuh, i just know how to put them together

any suggestions would be greatly appricated thanks

Burn_all

13 views n no suggestions? O.o well heres what i've come up with so far..
2 2 gb of kvr 800 RAM
wester digital 500 gig sata

asus PSNe-SLI for a monther board
intel duel core 2.6 gighz
a nividia 8800 gt video card
on a MIOS 545W powersuplie

Gogey

Budget?

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Desktop: Gigabyte DS3R | Intel Core 2 Duo 6550 @ 3.25 Ghz (stock voltage) | Zerotherm Nirvana NV120 | Evga GeForce 8800GTS 320 MB | Seagate Barracuda 320GB | 2GB Corsair Ram (+.1v) | Corsair 520HX Power Supply | Windows Vista Home Premium

Names/Tags/etc.:
WoW: Gogey - 70 Hunter on Malorne
GW: Zomg Gogey
Xfire: Gogey087
Steam: gogeta087

hpi

The maximum you wanna spend and what are all the things it's gonna be used for?

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Intel Pentium D 930 @ 3.0GHz
2 x 1024 DDR2-SDRAM
x1900xtx 512 mb ddr3
Western digital 300gb hdd
Ocz GameXStream 700W psu.

Burn_all

my budget is 1000-1200
oh and i have to buy a case too

i'm going to use it for gaming, convertnig movie files, and streeming satlite to my tv

hpi

Cpu :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115017

Mobo :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131142

GPU :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150253

Ram :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145177

Hdd :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148294

Psu ( my favorite ) :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341002

Case :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...pk=antec%2b900

Total build cost : $1098.94

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Intel Pentium D 930 @ 3.0GHz
2 x 1024 DDR2-SDRAM
x1900xtx 512 mb ddr3
Western digital 300gb hdd
Ocz GameXStream 700W psu.

Gogey

Id have to disagree with you on a few things HPI.

CPU: http://microcenter.com/single_produc...uct_id=0281097

Case: (You can get a cheaper one if you don't care too much about the looks): http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16811129021

Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16813131196

GPU: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16814127323

Ram: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16820145184

HDD: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16822148294

PSU: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16817139002
I picked a modular one because of the case, if you switch to another you should be able to find a cheaper, Non-modular psu

Optical Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106079

Cost: 1089$

Edit: Switched the optical drive

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Desktop: Gigabyte DS3R | Intel Core 2 Duo 6550 @ 3.25 Ghz (stock voltage) | Zerotherm Nirvana NV120 | Evga GeForce 8800GTS 320 MB | Seagate Barracuda 320GB | 2GB Corsair Ram (+.1v) | Corsair 520HX Power Supply | Windows Vista Home Premium

Names/Tags/etc.:
WoW: Gogey - 70 Hunter on Malorne
GW: Zomg Gogey
Xfire: Gogey087
Steam: gogeta087

hpi

Damn I was looking for that ram I didn't see it though!

Id spend the little bit more on the Quad for sure.

Antec 900 is a great case.

I went for a cheaper but better Psu that can be arranged nicely in that case.

Why spend more on that gpu when it really has no noticeable improvement over the GT?

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Intel Pentium D 930 @ 3.0GHz
2 x 1024 DDR2-SDRAM
x1900xtx 512 mb ddr3
Western digital 300gb hdd
Ocz GameXStream 700W psu.

Burn_all

okay i'm going over these now and tahnks for the input guys but 2 2gigs of ram means 4 gb total sorry about the confusion on that 1

oh and its better to go for a 2.4 quad core insted of ilke a 3.0 duel? or the other way arond, i really dont get what a quad core dose over a duel.. its slow.. but more processorrs.. so wont it only help if i'm running 4 or more apps at once?

Alien Ware

My thoughts:

CPU- Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor ($239.99)
MOBO:GIGABYTE GA-X38-DS4 LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Intel Motherboard ($199.99)
RAM:Crucial Ballistix Tracer 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory ($72)
GFX:DIAMOND Viper 3870PE4512SB Radeon HD 3870 512MB 256-bit GDDR4 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail ($200)
HDD:Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST3500320NS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM ($144.99)
PSU:COOLER MASTER Real Power Pro RS-650-ACAA-A1 ATX Form Factor 12V V2.3 / SSI Standard EPS 12V V2.91 650W Power Supply ($140)
CASE:NZXT Apollo SILVER NP Silver SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ($70)

TOTAL: $1109 ... you could probably lower some stuff....