Need a little advise

p8ntballsnyper · 09-11-2005, 09:27 PM

Ok I have $1500 to spend and I need everything. I want to play games such as Half-Life 2, Battlefield 2, etc. I have an idea of what to buy but I would like some experienced advise. This computer will be assembled by myself so I just need a list of parts. Thanks.

skidude · 09-11-2005, 10:12 PM

Get an AMD processor since it sounds like u wanna play games. You get also a nice 7800 GTX card with that.

[-0MEGA-] · 09-11-2005, 10:14 PM

if you can afford it, go amd 64 x2, if you cant, just get an amd 64 3500+ or better. And get a 7800GT or 7800GTX, and at least 1GB of ram, and at least a 160GB Hard Drive.

X24 · 09-11-2005, 10:14 PM

sounds like a 1000/500 split?
1000 on machine 500 on moniter speakers mouse keyboard
i'll try to find something for 1000 that is gaming orientated, wait, first, could u also include what else u want to do with it, like how big the hard drive should be, if u need a dvd burner, tv tuner ect. ect.

p8ntballsnyper · 09-12-2005, 01:00 AM

Well it will be for gaming and school work, I would like a cd burner but a dvd burner is not required and nither is a tv turner. Another thing is I believe I could find a mouse, keyboard, speakers, monitor, and possibly OS that I could use till I get more cash for them. I don't need high quality sound so yeah.

X24 · 09-12-2005, 02:50 AM

well, lets just say that u need 300 for moniter keyboard ect. ect.
that leaves:
cpu: $350
GPU: $350
hdd: $150
cd burner: $30
case: $80
ram: $150
mobo: $100

a bit of money to spare, i don't have time to newegg it.

09-12-2005, 02:53 AM

amd x2 4000, ASUS Sli Motherboard, geforce 6800 video card, 1GB ram, 200GB western hard drive, now just get a cdrw/dvd thingy, a case, mouse/keyboard, and your set. Then when you get more money, the SLI motherboard lets you have 2 x Video cards, a pcgamer must.

p8ntballsnyper · 09-12-2005, 03:57 AM

I need a special psu for sli correct how do i know what one to get?

09-12-2005, 04:10 AM

sli, get the asus one wich is atx required i believe.

p8ntballsnyper · 09-12-2005, 05:16 AM

How is this set up?

ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
$164.00

NZXT GUARDIAN YLW Yellow SECC STEEL ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 400 WATT PS2 ATX 12V Power Supply - Retail
$60.00

Leadtek PX6800TDH Geforce 6800 256MB DDR PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail x2
$416.00

SAMSUNG SpinPoint P Series SP1604N 160GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA133 Hard Drive - OEM
$72.00

ENVISION EFT-720 Silver & Black 17" Pure Flat CRT Monitor D-Sub - Retail
$97.00

Microsoft Windows XP HOME Edition With Service Pack 2 - OEM
$91.95

ASPIRE ATX-AS500-YL ATX12V 500W Power Supply - Retail
$58.00

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3500BPBOX - Retail
$219.00

SiCURO RW-670XL BK 125W 5.1 Speaker - Retail
$155.99

Total = 1,639 with tax and shipping

09-11-2005, 09:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
p8ntballsnyper Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Salinas Age: 21 Posts: 49	Need a little advise Ok I have $1500 to spend and I need everything. I want to play games such as Half-Life 2, Battlefield 2, etc. I have an idea of what to buy but I would like some experienced advise. This computer will be assembled by myself so I just need a list of parts. Thanks.

09-11-2005, 10:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
skidude Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Orono, Maine Age: 19 Posts: 4,896	Get an AMD processor since it sounds like u wanna play games. You get also a nice 7800 GTX card with that. __________________ Desktop / Laptop CPU- AMD Athlon X2 6000+ 3.0 GHz / Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.8 GHz Video- ATI X1900XTX / 2x 8800M GTX SLI Memory- 2 GB A-Data DDR2800 / 4GB DDR2800 Hard Drives- 3x 160GB 7200RPM / 2x 320GB 5400RPM (RAID 0) Mobo- Gigabyte GA-M61P-S3 Socket AM2 Motherboard / Sager NP9262 "In These Lowly Halls / No Moon Will Beam, No Sun Will Shine / In These Narrow Rooms / No Tears Are Seen, No Laughter Heard" --- Insomnium ---

09-11-2005, 10:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,082	if you can afford it, go amd 64 x2, if you cant, just get an amd 64 3500+ or better. And get a 7800GT or 7800GTX, and at least 1GB of ram, and at least a 160GB Hard Drive. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

09-12-2005, 05:16 AM	#10 (permalink)
p8ntballsnyper Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Salinas Age: 21 Posts: 49	How is this set up? ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $164.00 NZXT GUARDIAN YLW Yellow SECC STEEL ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 400 WATT PS2 ATX 12V Power Supply - Retail $60.00 Leadtek PX6800TDH Geforce 6800 256MB DDR PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail x2 $416.00 SAMSUNG SpinPoint P Series SP1604N 160GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA133 Hard Drive - OEM $72.00 ENVISION EFT-720 Silver & Black 17" Pure Flat CRT Monitor D-Sub - Retail $97.00 Microsoft Windows XP HOME Edition With Service Pack 2 - OEM $91.95 ASPIRE ATX-AS500-YL ATX12V 500W Power Supply - Retail $58.00 AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3500BPBOX - Retail $219.00 SiCURO RW-670XL BK 125W 5.1 Speaker - Retail $155.99 Total = 1,639 with tax and shipping Last edited by p8ntballsnyper; 09-13-2005 at 05:19 AM.

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09-11-2005, 10:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
X24 Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 966	sounds like a 1000/500 split? 1000 on machine 500 on moniter speakers mouse keyboard i'll try to find something for 1000 that is gaming orientated, wait, first, could u also include what else u want to do with it, like how big the hard drive should be, if u need a dvd burner, tv tuner ect. ect.

09-12-2005, 01:00 AM	#5 (permalink)
p8ntballsnyper Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Salinas Age: 21 Posts: 49	Well it will be for gaming and school work, I would like a cd burner but a dvd burner is not required and nither is a tv turner. Another thing is I believe I could find a mouse, keyboard, speakers, monitor, and possibly OS that I could use till I get more cash for them. I don't need high quality sound so yeah.

09-12-2005, 02:50 AM	#6 (permalink)
X24 Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 966	well, lets just say that u need 300 for moniter keyboard ect. ect. that leaves: cpu: $350 GPU: $350 hdd: $150 cd burner: $30 case: $80 ram: $150 mobo: $100 a bit of money to spare, i don't have time to newegg it.

09-12-2005, 02:53 AM	#7 (permalink)
Cmoazz Guest Posts: n/a	amd x2 4000, ASUS Sli Motherboard, geforce 6800 video card, 1GB ram, 200GB western hard drive, now just get a cdrw/dvd thingy, a case, mouse/keyboard, and your set. Then when you get more money, the SLI motherboard lets you have 2 x Video cards, a pcgamer must.

09-12-2005, 03:57 AM	#8 (permalink)
p8ntballsnyper Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Salinas Age: 21 Posts: 49	I need a special psu for sli correct how do i know what one to get?

09-12-2005, 04:10 AM	#9 (permalink)
Cmoazz Guest Posts: n/a	sli, get the asus one wich is atx required i believe.