$550 Computer Build

bladingfreak · 07-25-2005, 12:09 AM

I am on a tight budget and was wondering if you could help me out with a $550 computer build. I will be playing games on it, but don't need a really high tech vid card, because I will be OCing hopefully. I have a build so far and was wondering if it is good enough. It's 552.45 including shipping. By the way, I'm not afraid to purchase refurbished stuff of newegg, if it's faulty I can always send it back.

Case - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811156140
Processor - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103377
Mobo - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131455
RAM - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16820218062R
Hard Drive - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144232
CD/DVD burner - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827140117
Vid Card - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16814145058R

I'll just be using stock-cooling for now but once I have a few more dollars I'll get a few more fans. I'm not looking for a good upgradeable computer because this is my first build, and I have no job so I'll probably be doing a new build in a year or so. Not to mention, I'll be OCing everything possible, including RAM, CPU, MOBO, and VID card. Thanks in advance.

EDIT: Links fixed.

diduknowthat · 07-25-2005, 12:15 AM

links doesn't work. oh yeah, fans are very cheap, on newegg you can buy 10 80mm fans for 10 dollars, free shipping too.

bladingfreak · 07-25-2005, 02:12 AM

I fixed the links.

diduknowthat · 07-25-2005, 02:45 AM

i suggest you spend an extra 15 dollars and get an amd 64 2800
much better performance. But if you get the amd 64 you'll need a socket 754 mb, which aren't that expensive.

I think you might be able to get a better video card with 120 bucks, check this link out http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merch...ricewatch&NR=1

kobaj · 07-25-2005, 02:50 AM

And please get a better power supply, the rating on that 12 volt rail is horrable. Sorry I cant help more than that.

bladingfreak · 07-25-2005, 02:51 AM

That didn't show the core clock or memory clock speed but I looked it up on newegg and the core clock is 175MHz slower and the memory clock was 400MHz slower. Not to mention it's not an NVidia which I think is superior to ATI.

mgoldb2 · 07-25-2005, 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by bladingfreak

Processor - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103377
Mobo - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131455

I would go with a skt 754 setup for no added cost. You would get the benfits of built in memory controller and hypertransport from doing this. Also better upgrades options.

Here what I would do with no added cost
ASUS K8N Socket 754 NVIDIA nForce3 250 $70
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131512
AMD Athlon 64 2800+ Newcastle $120
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103485

That combination would cost you a total of $14 more. If that to much money then a cheaper thing you can do that would be even cheaper then the orginal choise and still better in my opioun is to go with the following cpu

AMD Sempron 2800+ Palermo Socket 754 $87
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819104224

Quote:

Vid Card - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16814145058R

A better video card would be
Radeon 9800PRO 128MB 256-bit DDR $120
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814153018

bladingfreak · 07-25-2005, 03:20 AM

Only one problem wiht what you suggested. I had an AMD athlon XP barton that had 2.085GHz, and the processors you suggested were slower, 1.8GHz max.

mgoldb2 · 07-25-2005, 03:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bladingfreak

Only one problem wiht what you suggested. I had an AMD athlon XP barton that had 2.085GHz, and the processors you suggested were slower, 1.8GHz max.

Does not matter the athlon 64 2800+ still a better performance despite the lower clock speeds. This is due to one it has a on-die memory controller while skt A has the memory controller on the motherboard. secound it uses hypertransport instead of FSB.

**Praetor** · 07-25-2005, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Only one problem wiht what you suggested. I had an AMD athlon XP barton that had 2.085GHz, and the processors you suggested were slower, 1.8GHz max.

1. Yes but clockspeed is only a fair comparison benchmark when compariing with a series. When you cross platforms or series, lots of caveats pop up.
2. AthlonXPs are discontinued, higher clocks or not

07-25-2005, 12:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
bladingfreak New Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 14	$550 Computer Build I am on a tight budget and was wondering if you could help me out with a $550 computer build. I will be playing games on it, but don't need a really high tech vid card, because I will be OCing hopefully. I have a build so far and was wondering if it is good enough. It's 552.45 including shipping. By the way, I'm not afraid to purchase refurbished stuff of newegg, if it's faulty I can always send it back. Case - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811156140 Processor - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103377 Mobo - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131455 RAM - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16820218062R Hard Drive - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144232 CD/DVD burner - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827140117 Vid Card - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16814145058R I'll just be using stock-cooling for now but once I have a few more dollars I'll get a few more fans. I'm not looking for a good upgradeable computer because this is my first build, and I have no job so I'll probably be doing a new build in a year or so. Not to mention, I'll be OCing everything possible, including RAM, CPU, MOBO, and VID card. Thanks in advance. EDIT: Links fixed. Last edited by bladingfreak; 07-25-2005 at 02:11 AM.

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07-25-2005, 12:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 17 Posts: 6,112	links doesn't work. oh yeah, fans are very cheap, on newegg you can buy 10 80mm fans for 10 dollars, free shipping too.

07-25-2005, 02:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
bladingfreak New Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 14	I fixed the links.

07-25-2005, 02:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 17 Posts: 6,112	i suggest you spend an extra 15 dollars and get an amd 64 2800 much better performance. But if you get the amd 64 you'll need a socket 754 mb, which aren't that expensive. I think you might be able to get a better video card with 120 bucks, check this link out http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merch...ricewatch&NR=1

07-25-2005, 02:51 AM	#6 (permalink)
bladingfreak New Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 14	That didn't show the core clock or memory clock speed but I looked it up on newegg and the core clock is 175MHz slower and the memory clock was 400MHz slower. Not to mention it's not an NVidia which I think is superior to ATI.

07-25-2005, 03:20 AM	#8 (permalink)
bladingfreak New Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 14	Only one problem wiht what you suggested. I had an AMD athlon XP barton that had 2.085GHz, and the processors you suggested were slower, 1.8GHz max.