wanting to build new computer

supersly_jones · 03-07-2004, 04:58 AM

hey everyone,
i'm pretty new at the custom built computers...but i was talking to my cousin and he's a computer buff and got me hooked in building my own computer...i am looking to spend around 500 to 600 on the actual computer then w/e more for a monitor...i have a hp pavilion 750n right now...he told me i can get my P4 over-clocked and shouldn't need to upgrade to a faster one....i don't remember how fast it is...i'm thinking like a 1.8 maybe..idk...but anyways...i'm wanting to reuse my harddrive and dvd-rom and cd/r drive in the new one...i'll be using my existing pc cards also...
things i want new...
a faster graphics card...will be used for gaming a lot (unreal tourny)
a new mother board...
lots of room for pc cards and such
see through panels and neon
anywhere i can send my P4 to get overclocked
lots of room for fans
lots of eye candy
new keyboard and mouse ( doens't need to be inlcluded in the 600 bucks
a LARGE monitor...19+ in viewable that matches the tower
a nice sound card
where to find xp pro upgrade cheaper then usual ( i have xp home)

if anyone can help me about with components that work well together and show prices please help a guy out...i'll be building the computer this summer

Valka · 03-07-2004, 12:08 PM

try ATI card with P4 or nVidia card on AMD

vladimirbot · 03-20-2004, 04:49 AM

go to www.newegg.com to get all of the parts u need at low prices

PaveLowFE · 04-03-2004, 09:40 PM

MOBO - K7N2 Delta-L
Specifications
Supported CPU: Socket A AMD Athlon/AthlonXP/Duron Processors
Chipset: nVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 + MCP
FSB: 200/266/333/400MHz
RAM: 3x DIMM support DDR400/333/266/200 Max 3GB
IDE: 2x UltraDMA 133 Max 4 Devices
Slots: 1x AGP 4X/8X, 5x PCI, 1x ACR
Ports: 2xPS2,1xCOM,1xLPT,1xLAN,6xUSB2.0(Rear 4),Audio Ports
Onboard Audio: Realtek ALC650 6-Channel Codec
Onboard LAN: 10/100M Fast Ethernet
Form Factor: ATX

CPU - AMD Athlon XP 3200
Specification
Model: AMD Athlon XP 3200+
Core: Barton
Operating Frequency: 2.2GHz
FSB: 400MHz
Cache: L1/64K+64K; L2/512K
Voltage: 1.65V
Process: 0.13Micron
Socket: Socket A

Or if you want Intel:

MOBO - MSI 865G NEO2-PLS
Specifications[
Supported CPU: Socket 478 Intel Pentium 4 Processors
Chipset: Intel 865G + ICH5
FSB: 800/533/400MHz
RAM: 4x DIMM Support DDR 400/333/266MHz Max 4GB
IDE: 2x ATA 100 up to 4 Devices
Slots: 1x AGP 8X/4X, 5x PCI
Ports: 2xPS/2,1xCOM,1xLPT,8xUSB2.0(Rear 4),1xVGA,1xLAN,SPDIF Out(Optical),Audio Ports
Onboard Audio: Realtek ALC655 6-Channel CODEC
Onboard Video: Intel Extreme Graphics 2
Onboard LAN: Realtek 8100C 10/100Mbps
Onboard SATA: 2x Serial ATA 150
Form Factor: ATX

CPU - Intel P4
Specification
Model: Intel Pentium 4 3.2C w/ Hyper Threading
Core: Northwood
Operating Frequency: 3.2GHz
FSB: 800MHz
Cache: L1/12K+8K; L2/512K
Voltage: 1.55V
Process: 0.13Micron
Socket: Socket 478
Multimedia Instruction: MMX, SSE, SSE2
Warranty: 3-year MFG
Packaging: Retail box (with Heatsink and Fan)

Note both Mobos come with onboard audio (good ones) so you want need a new card for that.

Memory
1GB DDR 400

Video Card
ATI Radeon 9800XT

Logitech Cordless DuoMX mouse and keyboard

Hansol 19" Flat panel monitor

Cases run anywhere from $25-$200 depending on how quiet you want or how much "eye candy" you want.

All at newegg.com (except the monitor)

Myke · 04-09-2004, 10:59 PM

What a waste, eMachines has packages cheaper than you can build it for...

Rico · 04-19-2004, 07:00 AM

PaveLowFE
alone the VCard can cost up to 500$ and his budget is 500-600.

I would sugest a asus P4P8X MoBo or Asus K8V Deluxe MoBo
Intel P4 Anyspeed aslong as it supports HT and 800FSB or AMD Athlon 2800+ and up XP or 64
Raden 9600 Pro / Xt 128

Hardwired · 02-15-2005, 03:36 AM

Saw this online computer store selling what appears to be pretty high quality desktops, I recommend you look at their system specs to get some good ideas on what computer components to use.

Echo_ · 02-15-2005, 04:27 AM

those systems are junk 1500-2500 with just integrated graphx

**Praetor** · 02-15-2005, 07:27 PM

Quote:

try ati card with p4 or nvidia card on amd

. Why would it matter?

Quote:

what a waste, emachines has packages cheaper than you can build it for.

yes but thats because the prices there arent the cheapest you can get

Bobo · 02-15-2005, 10:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Myke

What a waste, eMachines has packages cheaper than you can build it for...

03-07-2004, 04:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
supersly_jones Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 20 Posts: 128	wanting to build new computer hey everyone, i'm pretty new at the custom built computers...but i was talking to my cousin and he's a computer buff and got me hooked in building my own computer...i am looking to spend around 500 to 600 on the actual computer then w/e more for a monitor...i have a hp pavilion 750n right now...he told me i can get my P4 over-clocked and shouldn't need to upgrade to a faster one....i don't remember how fast it is...i'm thinking like a 1.8 maybe..idk...but anyways...i'm wanting to reuse my harddrive and dvd-rom and cd/r drive in the new one...i'll be using my existing pc cards also... things i want new... a faster graphics card...will be used for gaming a lot (unreal tourny) a new mother board... lots of room for pc cards and such see through panels and neon anywhere i can send my P4 to get overclocked lots of room for fans lots of eye candy new keyboard and mouse ( doens't need to be inlcluded in the 600 bucks a LARGE monitor...19+ in viewable that matches the tower a nice sound card where to find xp pro upgrade cheaper then usual ( i have xp home) if anyone can help me about with components that work well together and show prices please help a guy out...i'll be building the computer this summer

03-07-2004, 12:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
Valka New Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 17 Posts: 14	try ATI card with P4 or nVidia card on AMD __________________ Abit KD7A Motherboard AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2400 + 2 x 256 MB Ram 333MHZ Radeon 9200 With 128MB DDR ATI Video Card 17" Samsung SyncMaster753DF CRT Monitor Maxtor 7200RPM with 40GB HDD

02-15-2005, 04:27 AM	#8 (permalink)
Echo_ Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 279	those systems are junk 1500-2500 with just integrated graphx __________________ AMD 3500+ 6800GT EVGA MSI NEO2 939 NFORCE 3 ULTRA MOBO ENERMAX MILK WHITE CASE LOOKS LIKE AN APPLE1 GIG CORSAIR XMS RAM

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03-20-2004, 04:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
vladimirbot Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 33	go to www.newegg.com to get all of the parts u need at low prices

04-03-2004, 09:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
PaveLowFE New Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2	MOBO - K7N2 Delta-L Specifications Supported CPU: Socket A AMD Athlon/AthlonXP/Duron Processors Chipset: nVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 + MCP FSB: 200/266/333/400MHz RAM: 3x DIMM support DDR400/333/266/200 Max 3GB IDE: 2x UltraDMA 133 Max 4 Devices Slots: 1x AGP 4X/8X, 5x PCI, 1x ACR Ports: 2xPS2,1xCOM,1xLPT,1xLAN,6xUSB2.0(Rear 4),Audio Ports Onboard Audio: Realtek ALC650 6-Channel Codec Onboard LAN: 10/100M Fast Ethernet Form Factor: ATX CPU - AMD Athlon XP 3200 Specification Model: AMD Athlon XP 3200+ Core: Barton Operating Frequency: 2.2GHz FSB: 400MHz Cache: L1/64K+64K; L2/512K Voltage: 1.65V Process: 0.13Micron Socket: Socket A Or if you want Intel: MOBO - MSI 865G NEO2-PLS Specifications[ Supported CPU: Socket 478 Intel Pentium 4 Processors Chipset: Intel 865G + ICH5 FSB: 800/533/400MHz RAM: 4x DIMM Support DDR 400/333/266MHz Max 4GB IDE: 2x ATA 100 up to 4 Devices Slots: 1x AGP 8X/4X, 5x PCI Ports: 2xPS/2,1xCOM,1xLPT,8xUSB2.0(Rear 4),1xVGA,1xLAN,SPDIF Out(Optical),Audio Ports Onboard Audio: Realtek ALC655 6-Channel CODEC Onboard Video: Intel Extreme Graphics 2 Onboard LAN: Realtek 8100C 10/100Mbps Onboard SATA: 2x Serial ATA 150 Form Factor: ATX CPU - Intel P4 Specification Model: Intel Pentium 4 3.2C w/ Hyper Threading Core: Northwood Operating Frequency: 3.2GHz FSB: 800MHz Cache: L1/12K+8K; L2/512K Voltage: 1.55V Process: 0.13Micron Socket: Socket 478 Multimedia Instruction: MMX, SSE, SSE2 Warranty: 3-year MFG Packaging: Retail box (with Heatsink and Fan) Note both Mobos come with onboard audio (good ones) so you want need a new card for that. Memory 1GB DDR 400 Video Card ATI Radeon 9800XT Logitech Cordless DuoMX mouse and keyboard Hansol 19" Flat panel monitor Cases run anywhere from $25-$200 depending on how quiet you want or how much "eye candy" you want. All at newegg.com (except the monitor)

04-09-2004, 10:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
Myke New Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8	What a waste, eMachines has packages cheaper than you can build it for...

04-19-2004, 07:00 AM	#6 (permalink)
Rico New Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Age: 21 Posts: 11	PaveLowFE alone the VCard can cost up to 500$ and his budget is 500-600. I would sugest a asus P4P8X MoBo or Asus K8V Deluxe MoBo Intel P4 Anyspeed aslong as it supports HT and 800FSB or AMD Athlon 2800+ and up XP or 64 Raden 9600 Pro / Xt 128

02-15-2005, 03:36 AM	#7 (permalink)
Hardwired New Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2	Saw this online computer store selling what appears to be pretty high quality desktops, I recommend you look at their system specs to get some good ideas on what computer components to use.