Help me build a system

justin5809 · 08-17-2004, 02:27 AM

hey all. im looking at building a computer on a budget of $600-800 for my car. its gonna be a pretty cut and dry system but i want to be able to play some games on it like UR and other multi games. im also gonna be using it to store dvds and playback DVD's want them to playback at high quality. also will use gps and store music and thats about it. any suggestions? Thanks

tristan · 08-17-2004, 02:44 AM

Sure man.. I can suggest a few things. First off, I suggest shopping at NewEgg. (www.newegg.com) Great prices and great shipping.
With that budget I would start with a AMD processor.
AMD Athlon 3000+ XP 154$
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...103-381&depa=1
ASUS A7N8X 78$ http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...131-455&depa=1
MSI Radeon 9800 Pro 195$
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...127-127&depa=1
Corsair 512 PC3200 DDR Ram 79$
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...145-026&depa=1
Western Digi 120gig HD 85$
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...144-118&depa=1
Antec 430w TruPower PSU 69$
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...103-908&depa=0
TOTAL=660$

The case is up to you man.. its all preference (get one without a PSU, you want that antec)

These are just my suggestions on how I would spend the money.

tristan · 08-17-2004, 02:53 AM

If you want to overclock down the road.
Chance CPU to this, just doesnt have heatsink 145$
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...103-380&depa=1
Get this heatsink
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...106-042&depa=0
These case Fans would be good (should get these reguardless if you overclock)
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...999-114&depa=0
This you should also get with your rig reguardless: Artic Silver 5
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...100-008&depa=0

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...100-008&depa=0

**Praetor** · 08-17-2004, 03:14 AM

Nice setup there, I'd drop the CPU to the lower XP2500 to save some cash, since he's reccomended an aftermarket fan you should be able to OC all the way to the top anyways

justin5809 · 08-17-2004, 03:35 AM

like the setup and the price. got a few questions though is the onboard audio of the mobo give pretty good quality or would it be better off upgraded and also how would that msi card compare to the ati 9800?

**Praetor** · 08-17-2004, 03:36 AM

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like the setup and the price. got a few questions though is the onboard audio of the mobo give pretty good quality or would it be better off upgraded and also how would that msi card compare to the ati 9800?

Sound card will be acceptable -- then again you'll be more interested in getting the overall system performance first. As for the video card, the MSI one will be superior but it will also cost more

justin5809 · 08-17-2004, 03:45 AM

praetor from that setup should i be able to run pretty big games (i.ei unreal tourny) and all or is their anything i need to change to do that? and as for sound card, system performance is big deal sound is kinda important too i plan on running alot of mp3s and dont want any scratchy sounds or any static like sounds with this in mind what would you reccomend? thanks alot

**Praetor** · 08-17-2004, 03:49 AM

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should I be able to run pretty big games

Yah you'll be fine

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system performance is big deal sound is kinda important too I plan on running alot of mp3s and dont want any scratchy sounds or any static like sounds with this in mind what would you reccomend? thanks alot

Get a baseline Soundblaster card and you'll be fine

justin5809 · 08-17-2004, 04:04 AM

would it be a waste to run the 3200 barton if i can overclock the 3000 or would their be any noticeable difference. sorry for the newb questions just wanna get it right the first time.

**Praetor** · 08-17-2004, 04:10 AM

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would it be a waste to run the 3200 barton if I can overclock the 3000 or would their be any noticeable difference. sorry for the newb questions just wanna get it right the first time.

It would be somewhat of a waste as all the Barton chips (2500,2700,2800,3000) will OC to 3200 and beyond

08-17-2004, 02:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
justin5809 New Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 16	Help me build a system hey all. im looking at building a computer on a budget of $600-800 for my car. its gonna be a pretty cut and dry system but i want to be able to play some games on it like UR and other multi games. im also gonna be using it to store dvds and playback DVD's want them to playback at high quality. also will use gps and store music and thats about it. any suggestions? Thanks

08-17-2004, 02:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
tristan Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 296	Sure man.. I can suggest a few things. First off, I suggest shopping at NewEgg. (www.newegg.com) Great prices and great shipping. With that budget I would start with a AMD processor. AMD Athlon 3000+ XP 154$ http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...103-381&depa=1 ASUS A7N8X 78$ http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...131-455&depa=1 MSI Radeon 9800 Pro 195$ http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...127-127&depa=1 Corsair 512 PC3200 DDR Ram 79$ http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...145-026&depa=1 Western Digi 120gig HD 85$ http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...144-118&depa=1 Antec 430w TruPower PSU 69$ http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...103-908&depa=0 TOTAL=660$ The case is up to you man.. its all preference (get one without a PSU, you want that antec) These are just my suggestions on how I would spend the money. Last edited by tristan; 08-17-2004 at 02:48 AM.

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08-17-2004, 02:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
tristan Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 296	If you want to overclock down the road. Chance CPU to this, just doesnt have heatsink 145$ http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...103-380&depa=1 Get this heatsink http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...106-042&depa=0 These case Fans would be good (should get these reguardless if you overclock) http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...999-114&depa=0 This you should also get with your rig reguardless: Artic Silver 5 http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...100-008&depa=0 http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...100-008&depa=0

08-17-2004, 03:35 AM	#5 (permalink)
justin5809 New Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 16	like the setup and the price. got a few questions though is the onboard audio of the mobo give pretty good quality or would it be better off upgraded and also how would that msi card compare to the ati 9800?

08-17-2004, 03:45 AM	#7 (permalink)
justin5809 New Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 16	praetor from that setup should i be able to run pretty big games (i.ei unreal tourny) and all or is their anything i need to change to do that? and as for sound card, system performance is big deal sound is kinda important too i plan on running alot of mp3s and dont want any scratchy sounds or any static like sounds with this in mind what would you reccomend? thanks alot

08-17-2004, 04:04 AM	#9 (permalink)
justin5809 New Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 16	would it be a waste to run the 3200 barton if i can overclock the 3000 or would their be any noticeable difference. sorry for the newb questions just wanna get it right the first time.