Is this an ok computer?

ABonel33smidget · 03-05-2006, 05:01 AM

I really dont care how much money I spend within reason ( not 16k...) and hope to use it for the occasional game, but moreso for downloading and burning. And movie making.

Here is the lowdown.
HardDrive=Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200KS 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive125$ ( edited )

Dvd burner=NEC Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache IDE/ATAPI DVD Burner 37.99$

Video Card=SAPPHIRE 100146L Radeon X1600XT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card 167$ ( edited )

Ram=OCZ Value Series 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory 66.13$

Case=ASPIRE X-DISCOVERY-AL Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 62.99$

CPU=AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Manchester 1GHz HT 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Dual Core Processor 295$

Mobo=REFURBISHED: ASUS A8R-MVP Socket 939 ATI Radeon XPRESS 200 CrossFire ATX AMD CrossFire Motherboard 74.60$

PSU=Rosewill RP500 ATX 500W Power Supply 100-120 vrms or 200-240 vrms switch-selectable CSA, CB, TUV, FCC, UL 54.99$

Bringing the total to 880.7$. I got all these prices from Newegg. I am really just checking to see if I omited something for it and the compatability. Or any suggestions for a slight upgrade for better perfromance. Thank you and looking for your replys.

Mr.Suave · 03-05-2006, 05:13 AM

everything looks good but its better to get a better PSU instead of the case PSU. usually the Case PSU is bad.

jdoglike · 03-05-2006, 05:17 AM

I dont know anything about your video card but what i have heard is that the nVidia 6800GS is one of the best cards for the money and it is right around that price range. it is the card i got and i like it so far.

ABonel33smidget · 03-05-2006, 06:50 AM

I was debating about the psu, I figured since it is my first build I would have one in it, not for the money but I didnt want to install it myself, but I will look into one .

rahving · 03-05-2006, 08:35 AM

If you really don't want to buy the psu separately yet still want a good, reliable one...check out Antec cases. They are one of the select few brands that have very reliable psus inside their cases. Who knows, you might see a design you like.

**ceewi1** · 03-05-2006, 09:34 AM

Your CPU could use some improvement, particularly if it's going to be used for movie making. Take a look at Computer Spec 101 for some advice. Either the $700 'Play machine' or the $700 'General Purpose Machine' would probably be more suited (or the $800 machines if you want to spend a little more). Installing a PSU into a case is not a difficult task. If you're building the entire system it will be one of the easier tasks.

ABonel33smidget · 03-05-2006, 12:20 PM

I actually started from the computer spec 101 page, just kinda jumped around from their, but I will look into it.

spamdos · 03-05-2006, 12:32 PM

personally i would go with a better processor. perhaps an amd x2 4400 for example that will allow you to get away with almost anything very quickly

ABonel33smidget · 03-05-2006, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by spamdos

personally i would go with a better processor. perhaps an amd x2 4400 for example that will allow you to get away with almost anything very quickly

About how much do they run? Cost wise..

[-0MEGA-] · 03-05-2006, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ABonel33smidget

I really dont care how much money I spend within reason ( not 16k...) and hope to use it for the occasional game, but moreso for downloading and burning. And movie making.

Here is the lowdown.
HardDrive=Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6L200S0 200GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive 90.50$

Dvd burner=LITE-ON Beige 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 4X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache ATAPI/E-IDE DVD Burner 35.99$

Cd Burner=LITE-ON Beige 52X CD-R 32X CD-RW 52X CD-ROM 2M Cache IDE CD Burner - Model SOHR-5239V 20.99$

Video Card=SAPPHIRE 100130L-BL Radeon X800GTO2 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card 169$

Ram=GeIL Value 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory 68.33$

Case=ASPIRE X-DISCOVERY-AL/420 Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ATX 420W 2.0V 20/24 Pin Main Power Power Supply 75.99$

CPU=AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 1GHz HT 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 E6 Processor 153$

Mobo=ASUS A8R-MVP Socket 939 ATI Radeon XPRESS 200 CrossFire ATX AMD CrossFire Motherboard 94.99$

Bringing the total to 708.79$. I got all these prices from Newegg. I am really just checking to see if I omited something for it and the compatability. Or any suggestions for a slight upgrade for better perfromance. Thank you and looking for your replys.

I would go with a 320GB SATAII 16MB drive for around $140.

I would go with an x1600XT or 6800GS.

I would go with 2x 1GB G.Skill value. $60 each

I would also consider a P4 3Ghz w/HT.

03-05-2006, 05:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
ABonel33smidget Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sebring, FL Age: 21 Posts: 143	Is this an ok computer? I really dont care how much money I spend within reason ( not 16k...) and hope to use it for the occasional game, but moreso for downloading and burning. And movie making. Here is the lowdown. HardDrive=Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200KS 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive125$ ( edited ) Dvd burner=NEC Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache IDE/ATAPI DVD Burner 37.99$ Video Card=SAPPHIRE 100146L Radeon X1600XT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card 167$ ( edited ) Ram=OCZ Value Series 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory 66.13$ Case=ASPIRE X-DISCOVERY-AL Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 62.99$ CPU=AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Manchester 1GHz HT 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Dual Core Processor 295$ Mobo=REFURBISHED: ASUS A8R-MVP Socket 939 ATI Radeon XPRESS 200 CrossFire ATX AMD CrossFire Motherboard 74.60$ PSU=Rosewill RP500 ATX 500W Power Supply 100-120 vrms or 200-240 vrms switch-selectable CSA, CB, TUV, FCC, UL 54.99$ Bringing the total to 880.7$. I got all these prices from Newegg. I am really just checking to see if I omited something for it and the compatability. Or any suggestions for a slight upgrade for better perfromance. Thank you and looking for your replys. __________________ Setup 1 Mobo= ASUS A8R-MVP CPU = AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Case= ASPIRE X-DISCOVERY PSU = Rosewill RP500 ATX 500W RAM = OCZ Value Series 1GB HDD = 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s GFX = SAPPHIRE 100146L Radeon X1600X "I may have invented control-alt-delete, but Bill Gates made it really famous" David Bradley, one of the 'dirty dozen' engineers who created the original IBM PC. Setup 2 A.K.A. The Duct Tape Beast!!! Intel Celeron 2.8GHz 248mb Ram 74.5gig HDD Last edited by ABonel33smidget; 03-08-2006 at 04:53 AM.

03-05-2006, 05:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
Mr.Suave Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,373	everything looks good but its better to get a better PSU instead of the case PSU. usually the Case PSU is bad. __________________ The Comp: CPU--Athlon64 X2 4200+ Manchester @ 2.5!!!:D HDD--WD Caviar 250GB 7200 RPM SATA MB---DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 SLI-DR RAM--OCZ Titanium 2GB (2 x 1GB) GPU--Sapphire ATI Radeon X1900XTX 512mb SPU--Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS PSU--ENERMAX Whisper II 535W all inside a Thermaltake Matrix VX

03-05-2006, 05:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
jdoglike Silver Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 114	I dont know anything about your video card but what i have heard is that the nVidia 6800GS is one of the best cards for the money and it is right around that price range. it is the card i got and i like it so far. __________________ Computer CPU: Athlon 64 X2 4200+ MoBo: MSI K8N Neo4-F Ram: Corsair value select 2 x 512 GFX: eVga GeForce 6800GS Case: Coolermaster Centurion 5 PSU: FSP AX450-PN OS: windows xp home Dvd burner: Nec

03-05-2006, 06:50 AM	#4 (permalink)
ABonel33smidget Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sebring, FL Age: 21 Posts: 143	I was debating about the psu, I figured since it is my first build I would have one in it, not for the money but I didnt want to install it myself, but I will look into one . __________________ Setup 1 Mobo= ASUS A8R-MVP CPU = AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Case= ASPIRE X-DISCOVERY PSU = Rosewill RP500 ATX 500W RAM = OCZ Value Series 1GB HDD = 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s GFX = SAPPHIRE 100146L Radeon X1600X "I may have invented control-alt-delete, but Bill Gates made it really famous" David Bradley, one of the 'dirty dozen' engineers who created the original IBM PC. Setup 2 A.K.A. The Duct Tape Beast!!! Intel Celeron 2.8GHz 248mb Ram 74.5gig HDD

03-05-2006, 09:34 AM	#6 (permalink)
ceewi1 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 5,348	Your CPU could use some improvement, particularly if it's going to be used for movie making. Take a look at Computer Spec 101 for some advice. Either the $700 'Play machine' or the $700 'General Purpose Machine' would probably be more suited (or the $800 machines if you want to spend a little more). Installing a PSU into a case is not a difficult task. If you're building the entire system it will be one of the easier tasks. __________________ CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 / MOBO: Gigabyte 965P-DS3 / GPU: Gigabyte HD4870 RAM: 2GB G.Skill F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK / HDD: 2TB Total HDD / PSU: Antec NeoPower 480W Cheap PSUs - 2% of system costs, responsible for 28% of system deaths As Sealed Stick was removed, lost or damaged, it shall be out of warranty validity. - The "Warranty void if removed" sticker on numerous CoolerMaster PSUs. Useful PSU Guides

03-05-2006, 08:35 AM	#5 (permalink)
rahving Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 195	If you really don't want to buy the psu separately yet still want a good, reliable one...check out Antec cases. They are one of the select few brands that have very reliable psus inside their cases. Who knows, you might see a design you like.

03-05-2006, 12:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
ABonel33smidget Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sebring, FL Age: 21 Posts: 143	I actually started from the computer spec 101 page, just kinda jumped around from their, but I will look into it. __________________ Setup 1 Mobo= ASUS A8R-MVP CPU = AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Case= ASPIRE X-DISCOVERY PSU = Rosewill RP500 ATX 500W RAM = OCZ Value Series 1GB HDD = 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s GFX = SAPPHIRE 100146L Radeon X1600X "I may have invented control-alt-delete, but Bill Gates made it really famous" David Bradley, one of the 'dirty dozen' engineers who created the original IBM PC. Setup 2 A.K.A. The Duct Tape Beast!!! Intel Celeron 2.8GHz 248mb Ram 74.5gig HDD

03-05-2006, 12:32 PM	#8 (permalink)
spamdos Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canberra Australia Age: 19 Posts: 1,160	personally i would go with a better processor. perhaps an amd x2 4400 for example that will allow you to get away with almost anything very quickly __________________ TROGDOR the BURNINATOR

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