First computer build need opinions

johnnyrico · 10-03-2005, 05:32 PM

Hi, i'm planning on building my first computer (no its not my first pc thats just the first one i'm going to build myself) anywayz heres a list i made of what the computer is gonna conatin, can you tell me if its good or not and if not what should i change. The currency is Canadain dollars and if you know where to get the same part or a better part for a cheaper price please say so, thank you.

My budget is around $2300 canadain dollars and the computer will be used for gaming a little bit of avi to dvd convertions and some other stuff, but mainly gaming.

Motherboard: MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum S-939 nForce4 Ultra 1 PCI-E 16X 7.1 Ch Audio Dual GB Lan IEEE 1394 $152.99

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 2.2GHz Socket 939 512k L2 Cahce (Retail Box) $265.00

RAM: Corsair XMS TWINX Matched Pairs XMS3200 DDR400 2x512MB 184-pin DIMM (TWINX1024-3200C2) $163.00

HD: Seagate 200GB ST-3200826AS Barracuda 7200.8 SATA w/NCQ Hard Disk $130.00

Video card: Sapphire ATI Radeon X800 GT 256MB GDDR3 256Bit PCI-Express x16 S-Video Out Retail Version $202.99

Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS w/ 24-bit Advanced HD, 7.1-channel, 108dB SNR $106.99

Monitor: LG L1950S 19" LCD (Black) Ultra Narrow Bezel 12ms 500:1 250cd/m2 1280 x 1024 $384.00

Keyboard: Microsoft MultiMedia Keyboard (Retail Box) $16.99

Mouse: Logitech MX 518 Gaming-Grade Optical Mouse - Mouse - optical - 8 button(s) - wired – USB $53.99

Case: Cooler Master Cavalier 1 (CAV-T01-WWA) Silver Tower PC Case w/ Side Window, 350 Watt Power Supply $119.00

CD/DVD/RW: LG GSA-4165 Ivory DVD +/-R/RW/RAM 16x16x8x6x5 Dual layer IDE OEM $54.99

Speakers: Altec Lansing VS3151 5.1 Surround Sound Speaker System $87.00

Total: $1736.94

34erd · 10-03-2005, 05:47 PM

That looks really good, I wouldnt change anything. Unless your not really an audiophile, I would dump the sound card and get a better video card, but thats up to you.

I dont know much about speakers though so wait untill someone else replies about those.

johnnyrico · 10-03-2005, 10:00 PM

anyone else?

Johnnyboy0056 · 10-03-2005, 10:15 PM

ur paying for a 7.1 audio card and ur only using 5.1 speakers. this isnt necessary and u can save a little money by getting the 5.1 card.

in case u didnt know, the 5.1 is standard surround sound. 2 front sides, 2 rear sides, 1 center, and the.1 is the bass or sub.

7.1 is all of the above plus the "tweeters", or the 2 extra side speakers to enhance sound, making 7 speakers total.

something like this should do fine:
http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_g...d+5.1+creative

same thing, but on newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...o.x=14&Go.y=27

price difference u ask??? about $70

drunkbum222 · 10-03-2005, 10:58 PM

Its about 834.13 in US
SORRY I thought of Euro and only $700 worth?

Its $1,971.77 US

johnnyrico · 10-03-2005, 11:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Johnnyboy0056

ur paying for a 7.1 audio card and ur only using 5.1 speakers. this isnt necessary and u can save a little money by getting the 5.1 card.

in case u didnt know, the 5.1 is standard surround sound. 2 front sides, 2 rear sides, 1 center, and the.1 is the bass or sub.

7.1 is all of the above plus the "tweeters", or the 2 extra side speakers to enhance sound, making 7 speakers total.

something like this should do fine:
http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_g...d+5.1+creative

same thing, but on newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...o.x=14&Go.y=27

price difference u ask??? about $70

I know newegg is cheaper but what can i do they dont ship to Canada... unless they start then it would be nice, and i'll change the sound card. this is not a final build though things will probebly change.

Johnnyboy0056 · 10-03-2005, 11:49 PM

well maybe u can find this sound card somewhere else im sure. u dont need the 7.1 though.

Rick G · 10-03-2005, 11:53 PM

Try to get an 8ms monitor.

liquidshadow · 10-03-2005, 11:55 PM

Yea, with the money from getting the 5.1 instead, upgrade your video card. Also, using OCZ RAM might be a cheaper solution and the OCZ Gold Series will go at 2 Cas Latency for about $130. Timings are 2-2-2-5. Perhaps to the 6800 series or MAYBE to the 7800 series if you want nvidia and the X800pro or X850 series if you want a ATI.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rick G

Try to get an 8ms monitor.

Why? There won't be much of a noticable difference.

Why are you buying a sound card? The MSI board comes with 7.1 sound. If this computer is for lots of gaming, I would concentrate more on the graphics card, processor, and RAM. RAM is good though.

johnnyrico · 10-04-2005, 12:50 AM

should i buy a mobo with integrated sound or should i switch it?

10-03-2005, 05:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
johnnyrico Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 36	First computer build need opinions Hi, i'm planning on building my first computer (no its not my first pc thats just the first one i'm going to build myself) anywayz heres a list i made of what the computer is gonna conatin, can you tell me if its good or not and if not what should i change. The currency is Canadain dollars and if you know where to get the same part or a better part for a cheaper price please say so, thank you. My budget is around $2300 canadain dollars and the computer will be used for gaming a little bit of avi to dvd convertions and some other stuff, but mainly gaming. Motherboard: MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum S-939 nForce4 Ultra 1 PCI-E 16X 7.1 Ch Audio Dual GB Lan IEEE 1394 $152.99 CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 2.2GHz Socket 939 512k L2 Cahce (Retail Box) $265.00 RAM: Corsair XMS TWINX Matched Pairs XMS3200 DDR400 2x512MB 184-pin DIMM (TWINX1024-3200C2) $163.00 HD: Seagate 200GB ST-3200826AS Barracuda 7200.8 SATA w/NCQ Hard Disk $130.00 Video card: Sapphire ATI Radeon X800 GT 256MB GDDR3 256Bit PCI-Express x16 S-Video Out Retail Version $202.99 Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS w/ 24-bit Advanced HD, 7.1-channel, 108dB SNR $106.99 Monitor: LG L1950S 19" LCD (Black) Ultra Narrow Bezel 12ms 500:1 250cd/m2 1280 x 1024 $384.00 Keyboard: Microsoft MultiMedia Keyboard (Retail Box) $16.99 Mouse: Logitech MX 518 Gaming-Grade Optical Mouse - Mouse - optical - 8 button(s) - wired – USB $53.99 Case: Cooler Master Cavalier 1 (CAV-T01-WWA) Silver Tower PC Case w/ Side Window, 350 Watt Power Supply $119.00 CD/DVD/RW: LG GSA-4165 Ivory DVD +/-R/RW/RAM 16x16x8x6x5 Dual layer IDE OEM $54.99 Speakers: Altec Lansing VS3151 5.1 Surround Sound Speaker System $87.00 Total: $1736.94 Last edited by johnnyrico; 10-03-2005 at 05:51 PM.

10-03-2005, 05:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
34erd Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 15 Posts: 2,842	That looks really good, I wouldnt change anything. Unless your not really an audiophile, I would dump the sound card and get a better video card, but thats up to you. I dont know much about speakers though so wait untill someone else replies about those. __________________ DFI Lanparty UT nF4 SLI DR Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1 Gig OCZ VX DDR500 DDR BFG GeForce 7800GT 160 Gig SATA HDD CD-RW DVD-ROM Antec NeoPower 480 Thermaltake Tsunami

10-03-2005, 10:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
Johnnyboy0056 Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Miami, Florida Age: 23 Posts: 666	ur paying for a 7.1 audio card and ur only using 5.1 speakers. this isnt necessary and u can save a little money by getting the 5.1 card. in case u didnt know, the 5.1 is standard surround sound. 2 front sides, 2 rear sides, 1 center, and the.1 is the bass or sub. 7.1 is all of the above plus the "tweeters", or the 2 extra side speakers to enhance sound, making 7 speakers total. something like this should do fine: http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_g...d+5.1+creative same thing, but on newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...o.x=14&Go.y=27 price difference u ask??? about $70 __________________ John G. :rolleyes: Sweet Ride- By Me, For Me :) ____________________________________________ ATX Clear Side Tower with 500 Watt Power Supply EPoX 5NVA+sli Motherboard Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.40 GHz 1 GB DDR2 RAM (2 x 512 MB) Seagate 160 GB HDD w/ SATA Connection ATI Radeon X700 PCI Express Video Card Last edited by Johnnyboy0056; 10-03-2005 at 10:24 PM.

10-03-2005, 10:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
drunkbum222 Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 277	Its about 834.13 in US SORRY I thought of Euro and only $700 worth? Its $1,971.77 US Last edited by drunkbum222; 10-03-2005 at 11:19 PM.

10-03-2005, 11:49 PM	#7 (permalink)
Johnnyboy0056 Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Miami, Florida Age: 23 Posts: 666	well maybe u can find this sound card somewhere else im sure. u dont need the 7.1 though. __________________ John G. :rolleyes: Sweet Ride- By Me, For Me :) ____________________________________________ ATX Clear Side Tower with 500 Watt Power Supply EPoX 5NVA+sli Motherboard Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.40 GHz 1 GB DDR2 RAM (2 x 512 MB) Seagate 160 GB HDD w/ SATA Connection ATI Radeon X700 PCI Express Video Card

10-03-2005, 10:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
johnnyrico Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 36	anyone else?

10-03-2005, 11:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
Rick G Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Las Vegas, USA Posts: 294	Try to get an 8ms monitor. __________________ New Sys Abit AW9D Max OCZ Plat @ x 1gig OCZ Gamextreme 600 PSU 8800 GTS 640 sony dvd burner WD 200 gig sata hdd Thermaltake shark case Viewsonic 22" widescreen

10-04-2005, 12:50 AM	#10 (permalink)
johnnyrico Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 36	should i buy a mobo with integrated sound or should i switch it?

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