Help Me Build My First Comp

ReturnToEmpire · 01-29-2006, 08:51 PM

suicidal monkey that looks great. you will get urs overclocked very nicely with the motherboard im glad you chose it. that bios is nice. also the choice of case is very nice that lexa case is nice but NZXT produces way overpriced items. build looks solid to me good luck.

Rambo · 01-29-2006, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by 5u1c1d47m0nk3y

Anyone got some advice?

It's a good set up, would be better if you went dual core, but still good... I can't really think of anything to improve it (well, without increasing the total price, anyway).

**Praetor** · 01-29-2006, 11:46 PM

1. Budget?
2. Intent?

5u1c1d47m0nk3y · 01-29-2006, 11:57 PM

My budget is around 1000 including shipping and the os.And it is for gaming.I will be overclocking the processor a little bit so It can be a litle better than my buds un-overclocked 3500+

**Praetor** · 01-30-2006, 12:55 AM

I'm $50 over but its a hell of a system for that price
Microsoft WindowsXP SP2 Home OEM ($93.95)
AMD Athlon64 X2 3800 [S939, Manchester, ADA3800DAA5BV] ($313.00)
DFI LanParty UT NF4 Ultra-D ($129.99)
NEC 3550A DVDRW ($39.75)
Maxtor DiamondMax10 200GB 16MB PATA ($89.00)
eVGA 7800GT 256MB ($275.00 after $20.00 MIR)
Buffalo MAJOR 2x512 ($71.95)
Logisys Area51 Case + 450W [12V@25A] ($37.50)
Subtotal: $1050.14

If you goto the Intel side of things
Intel Pentium D 820 [LGA775, Smithfield, BX80551PG2800FN] ($243.00)
Gigabyte GA8I945PL-G ($98.00)
GSKill Extreme 2x512 PC2-4200 CL4 ($66.99)
NEC 3550A DVDRW ($39.75)
Maxtor DiamondMax10 200GB 16MB PATA ($89.00)
Microsoft WindowsXP Home SP2 OEM ($93.95)
Logisys Area51 Case + 450W [12V@25A] ($37.50)
eVGA 7800GT 256MB ($275.00 after $20.00 MIR)
Subtotal: $943.19 (with room to upgrade to a 920)

mgoldb2 · 01-30-2006, 12:57 AM

this is my try at it

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Manchester $313
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103562
ABIT KN8 Ultra Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra $92
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813127222
eVGA 256-P2-N516 Geforce 7800GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 $289
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130256
Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6V250F0 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB $101
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144013
BUFFALO Major 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR $72
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820150631
NEC Black 3550 $40
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827152058
LOGISYS Computer Area 51(with 25A psu) $38
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811148030
Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2 – OEM $94
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16837102059

Total: $1039

5u1c1d47m0nk3y · 01-30-2006, 09:38 PM

Alright heres the deal.I was talking to my dad and he said if I got a good productivity I can Increase my budget to 1200. SO now 1200 including shipping, productivity software, and the os. I think I might make a new thread with the 1200 budget. Thanks for all the help.

**Praetor** · 01-30-2006, 10:02 PM

Quote:

I think I might make a new thread with the 1200 budget.

Dont think that

Not much to change,
- Get a better PSU
- Upgrade the CPU to the 4200

5u1c1d47m0nk3y · 01-30-2006, 10:16 PM

So now I can spend $1200 on my computer. That is including shipping, the os, and good productivity software. Help me out, this is my first build.If you have any thing you think is bad tell me another thing that is better in the same price range. Also feel free to change the whole system around as long as you keep it in the budget.

Specs

Case - 99.99
Aspire X-Navigator
__________________________________________________ ________________________

Mobo - 129.99
DFI Lanparty UT nF4
__________________________________________________ ________________________

Hard Drive - 89.00
Maxtor DiamondMax 200GB
__________________________________________________ ________________________

Video Card - 295.00
eVGA 7800GT
__________________________________________________ ________________________

RAM - 80.50
Patriot Signature Series 1gb
__________________________________________________ ________________________

Productivity - 81.95
Microsoft Works Suite 2006
__________________________________________________ ________________________

Processor - 301.00
AMD X2 3800+
__________________________________________________ ________________________

OS - 88.95
Windows XP
__________________________________________________ ________________________

Total Price (Inclu. ship.) - 1,206.91

You will notice there is no optical drive. That is because I am taking it from my old crappy HP.

P.S- My mouse, keyboard, speakers, and moniter from my old HP should work.....right?

**Praetor** · 01-30-2006, 10:22 PM

*threads merged*

Might consider this combo deal where you get a free motherboard

Quote:

P.S- My mouse, keyboard, speakers, and moniter from my old HP should work.....right?

Yes

As for productivity software, works is crap. You're better off with Office.

01-29-2006, 11:46 PM	#13 (permalink)
Praetor Administrator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 19,955	1. Budget? 2. Intent? __________________ ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, Q6600@3.7 / ASUS P5ND, E6400@3.8 4GB OCz Platinum XTC 8500 / 4GB CorsairXMS2 6400 5x500GB Seagate 7200.10 / 2x500 Seagate 7200.10 OCz 8800GTX 768MB @ 630/800 / 2x Galaxy 8800GT SLI

01-30-2006, 12:55 AM	#15 (permalink)
Praetor Administrator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 19,955	I'm $50 over but its a hell of a system for that price Microsoft WindowsXP SP2 Home OEM ($93.95) AMD Athlon64 X2 3800 [S939, Manchester, ADA3800DAA5BV] ($313.00) DFI LanParty UT NF4 Ultra-D ($129.99) NEC 3550A DVDRW ($39.75) Maxtor DiamondMax10 200GB 16MB PATA ($89.00) eVGA 7800GT 256MB ($275.00 after $20.00 MIR) Buffalo MAJOR 2x512 ($71.95) Logisys Area51 Case + 450W [12V@25A] ($37.50) Subtotal: $1050.14 If you goto the Intel side of things Intel Pentium D 820 [LGA775, Smithfield, BX80551PG2800FN] ($243.00) Gigabyte GA8I945PL-G ($98.00) GSKill Extreme 2x512 PC2-4200 CL4 ($66.99) NEC 3550A DVDRW ($39.75) Maxtor DiamondMax10 200GB 16MB PATA ($89.00) Microsoft WindowsXP Home SP2 OEM ($93.95) Logisys Area51 Case + 450W [12V@25A] ($37.50) eVGA 7800GT 256MB ($275.00 after $20.00 MIR) Subtotal: $943.19 (with room to upgrade to a 920) __________________ ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, Q6600@3.7 / ASUS P5ND, E6400@3.8 4GB OCz Platinum XTC 8500 / 4GB CorsairXMS2 6400 5x500GB Seagate 7200.10 / 2x500 Seagate 7200.10 OCz 8800GTX 768MB @ 630/800 / 2x Galaxy 8800GT SLI

01-30-2006, 12:57 AM	#16 (permalink)
mgoldb2 VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Age: 25 Posts: 1,259	this is my try at it AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Manchester $313 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103562 ABIT KN8 Ultra Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra $92 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813127222 eVGA 256-P2-N516 Geforce 7800GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 $289 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130256 Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6V250F0 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB $101 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144013 BUFFALO Major 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR $72 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820150631 NEC Black 3550 $40 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827152058 LOGISYS Computer Area 51(with 25A psu) $38 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811148030 Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2 – OEM $94 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16837102059 Total: $1039 __________________ Acer A11912B 19"montior Aspire x-superalien case Asus k8t800 pro motherboard athlon 64 fx-55 2GB(2 of 1GB) of Geil DDR ram Geforce 6800 ultra 2 Seagate 200GB 7200RPM Model ST3200822A configure as RAID 0 1 DVDRW and 1 CDRW 3.5 drive sound blaster audigey2 zs logitech 2300 thx certified 2.1 speakers

01-30-2006, 10:16 PM	#19 (permalink)
5u1c1d47m0nk3y Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 54	$1200 Computer So now I can spend $1200 on my computer. That is including shipping, the os, and good productivity software. Help me out, this is my first build.If you have any thing you think is bad tell me another thing that is better in the same price range. Also feel free to change the whole system around as long as you keep it in the budget. Specs Case - 99.99 Aspire X-Navigator __________________________________________________ ________________________ Mobo - 129.99 DFI Lanparty UT nF4 __________________________________________________ ________________________ Hard Drive - 89.00 Maxtor DiamondMax 200GB __________________________________________________ ________________________ Video Card - 295.00 eVGA 7800GT __________________________________________________ ________________________ RAM - 80.50 Patriot Signature Series 1gb __________________________________________________ ________________________ Productivity - 81.95 Microsoft Works Suite 2006 __________________________________________________ ________________________ Processor - 301.00 AMD X2 3800+ __________________________________________________ ________________________ OS - 88.95 Windows XP __________________________________________________ ________________________ Total Price (Inclu. ship.) - 1,206.91 You will notice there is no optical drive. That is because I am taking it from my old crappy HP. P.S- My mouse, keyboard, speakers, and moniter from my old HP should work.....right?

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01-29-2006, 11:57 PM	#14 (permalink)
5u1c1d47m0nk3y Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 54	My budget is around 1000 including shipping and the os.And it is for gaming.I will be overclocking the processor a little bit so It can be a litle better than my buds un-overclocked 3500+

01-30-2006, 09:38 PM	#17 (permalink)
5u1c1d47m0nk3y Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 54	Alright heres the deal.I was talking to my dad and he said if I got a good productivity I can Increase my budget to 1200. SO now 1200 including shipping, productivity software, and the os. I think I might make a new thread with the 1200 budget. Thanks for all the help.