Building computer for friend- $2000.00 BUDGET!! :) :)

DarkStar02 · 07-28-2005, 09:58 PM

Unleash Full Throttle Graphics.
WinFast PX7800GTX Geforce 7800GTX 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814122224
$499.00

ABIT GD8 Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 915P ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813127204
$94.00

OCZ Peroformance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820146970
$225.00

intel Pentium 4 560J Prescott 800MHz FSB 1MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116191
$399.99

Aspire X-Navigator Aluminum Computer Case - Black/Black
http://www.xoxide.com/aspire-x-navig...ack-black.html
$109.99

Western Digital Raptor WD740GD 74GB 10,000 RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144160
$166.00

LITE-ON Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 4X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache IDE DVD Burner - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106966
$44.99

SUNBEAM EL-KB-03-BK 2-Tone 104 Normal Keys 17 Function Keys PS/2 Wired Standard Illuminated Keyboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16823178102
$14.99

LTB Pro Series USB True 5.1 Surround Headphones w/ Mic & USB Sound Card
http://www.xoxide.com/ltb-usb-51-sur...eadphones.html
$84.99

Flexiglow xRaider Illuminated Gaming Mouse Pad - Blue
http://www.xoxide.com/flexiglow-x-ra...-pad-blue.html
$17.99

Fuji Plus FP-988D Silver-Black 19" 12ms LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 600:1 Built in Speakers 0.264mm Pixel Pitch - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824168005
$249.99

Total:

$1907.00

Suggestions?

Oh and yeah, he has a mouse and he has Windows already.

__________________________________________________ ___________________

Or, if he wanted to go AMD:

Replace the motherboard with this:

ABIT AN8-V Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813127215
$94.00

AMD Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego Integrated into Chip FSB 1MB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103529
$474.99

Total:

$1981.99

**apj101** · 07-28-2005, 10:14 PM

whats it to be used for, looks like a gaming rig to me.
Are you intending on using the psu that comes with the case - never a good idea read psu101
PSU 101

also you will certainly need a bigger hard drive, drop the 10,000rpm back down to 7,200. Ditch the raptor and get a bigger one, there is no point in the hdd being 10k rpm if you can't get anything on it.

billybobjoe · 07-28-2005, 10:30 PM

looks good but if that is for gaming go AMD

diduknowthat · 07-28-2005, 10:41 PM

check this out, better performance for a bit more. http://www.buyxg.com/store/item.asp?key=CU-182-101

Camper · 07-28-2005, 10:45 PM

I would get a mobo that supports SLI so that way you can buy another 7800 in the future.

**The_Other_One** · 07-28-2005, 10:47 PM

If you got the AN8, I'd at least get the standard AN8. I beleive that one is missing the pair of OTES fans in the rear and they actually seem to help cool my systems. Not but about $5 more...

flame1117 · 07-28-2005, 11:46 PM

AMD all the way.. yeah i would geta bigger hard drvie too, if its for gaming definatly..I have over 10GIGS just from steam games lol.

XHotxEx791 · 07-29-2005, 02:22 AM

Intel 955x chipset. Also maybe 1x 250gb wd or seagate hard drive/sata. Cost $2000 up. Also better psu, another $50 at least and arctic silver 5 for your Pentium 4 $8

**Praetor** · 08-01-2005, 03:38 AM

Quote:

building computer for friend- $2000.00 budget!!

whats the purpose of the system?

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lite-on black 16x dvd+r 8x dvd+rw 4x dvd+r dl 16x dvd-r 6x dvd-rw 16x dvd-rom 48x cd-r 24x cd-rw 48x cd-rom 2m cache ide dvd burner - retail

id avoid litey dvd burners after their 1633 (but then again their 1633 was slow for its class)... have a look at CD/DVD 101.

Quote:

I would get a mobo that supports SLI so that way you can buy another 7800 in the future.

Like people just have $500 to throw around

Quote:

Also maybe 1x 250gb wd or seagate hard drive/sata. Cost $2000 up.

Wow .. not a copy-past-and-piss-off-the-admin-post

... last time i checked, 250GB drives dont cost that much

07-28-2005, 09:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
DarkStar02 New Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 8	Building computer for friend- $2000.00 BUDGET!! :) :) Unleash Full Throttle Graphics. WinFast PX7800GTX Geforce 7800GTX 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814122224 $499.00 ABIT GD8 Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 915P ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813127204 $94.00 OCZ Peroformance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820146970 $225.00 intel Pentium 4 560J Prescott 800MHz FSB 1MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116191 $399.99 Aspire X-Navigator Aluminum Computer Case - Black/Black http://www.xoxide.com/aspire-x-navig...ack-black.html $109.99 Western Digital Raptor WD740GD 74GB 10,000 RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144160 $166.00 LITE-ON Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 4X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache IDE DVD Burner - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106966 $44.99 SUNBEAM EL-KB-03-BK 2-Tone 104 Normal Keys 17 Function Keys PS/2 Wired Standard Illuminated Keyboard - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16823178102 $14.99 LTB Pro Series USB True 5.1 Surround Headphones w/ Mic & USB Sound Card http://www.xoxide.com/ltb-usb-51-sur...eadphones.html $84.99 Flexiglow xRaider Illuminated Gaming Mouse Pad - Blue http://www.xoxide.com/flexiglow-x-ra...-pad-blue.html $17.99 Fuji Plus FP-988D Silver-Black 19" 12ms LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 600:1 Built in Speakers 0.264mm Pixel Pitch - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824168005 $249.99 Total: $1907.00 Suggestions? Oh and yeah, he has a mouse and he has Windows already. __________________________________________________ ___________________ Or, if he wanted to go AMD: Replace the motherboard with this: ABIT AN8-V Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813127215 $94.00 AMD Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego Integrated into Chip FSB 1MB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103529 $474.99 Total: $1981.99

07-28-2005, 10:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
apj101 Administrator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Age: 26 Posts: 9,169	whats it to be used for, looks like a gaming rig to me. Are you intending on using the psu that comes with the case - never a good idea read psu101 PSU 101 also you will certainly need a bigger hard drive, drop the 10,000rpm back down to 7,200. Ditch the raptor and get a bigger one, there is no point in the hdd being 10k rpm if you can't get anything on it. __________________ What did one snow man say to the other? can you smell carrot? The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights. How you do anything, is how you do everything!

07-28-2005, 10:45 PM	#5 (permalink)
Camper Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: /dev/null Age: 22 Posts: 1,227	I would get a mobo that supports SLI so that way you can buy another 7800 in the future. __________________ Dell Inspiron 530 Q6600 Quad 3gb RAM Nvidia 8600 GT 500GB HD

07-28-2005, 10:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	If you got the AN8, I'd at least get the standard AN8. I beleive that one is missing the pair of OTES fans in the rear and they actually seem to help cool my systems. Not but about $5 more... __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

07-29-2005, 02:22 AM	#8 (permalink)
XHotxEx791 Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hawaii Age: 18 Posts: 318	Intel 955x chipset. Also maybe 1x 250gb wd or seagate hard drive/sata. Cost $2000 up. Also better psu, another $50 at least and arctic silver 5 for your Pentium 4 $8 __________________ damasta55r-computing.net tech-forums.net cnet gamespot computerforum.com (banned account)

07-28-2005, 10:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
billybobjoe banned Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 131	looks good but if that is for gaming go AMD

07-28-2005, 10:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 17 Posts: 6,479	check this out, better performance for a bit more. http://www.buyxg.com/store/item.asp?key=CU-182-101

07-28-2005, 11:46 PM	#7 (permalink)
flame1117 banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,770	AMD all the way.. yeah i would geta bigger hard drvie too, if its for gaming definatly..I have over 10GIGS just from steam games lol.

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