Building a friend a computer

Druggedpolak · 03-11-2006, 08:14 PM

Hello. I am building my friend a computer and would like would like to know is all of these parts are compatible or if i screwed something up. This isnt my first time building a computer so i know what i am doing. Here are the things.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813123257
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103424
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102602
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145505
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16824009074

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148094

Also will a nvidia graphics card work better with the motherboard?
such as http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150130
Thank You.

34erd · 03-11-2006, 08:39 PM

What is he going to use this computer for? Budget?

Everything should work, but there are some things I would change. First off, socket 754 is an outdated platform. If you are going socket 754, an SLi board is almost useless. For the hard drive get one with at least 8 Mb cache and you should get a SATA drive. Everything else is fine, but like I said, you could do better.

EDIT: And what about the PSU?

Druggedpolak · 03-11-2006, 09:02 PM

He is using it for light gaming. I didnt list all of the stuff going into it but he gave me $900 and wants something better than mine ( i have a 2.4 ghz intel with 512 ram and a radeon 9600xt built 2 years ago that runs great on high in just about every game)
here is the stuff excluding the case and ps

Pioneer Black IDE 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Model DVR-110DBK - OEM

Western Digital Caviar SE WD1200JS 120GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s

Acer AL1716BBD Black 17" 8ms LCD Monitor - Retail

EPoX EP-8NPA SLI Socket 754 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD

XFX PVT42EUDE3 Geforce 6800 XTreme 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
$35.00 Mail-in Rebate

CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200)

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Newcastle 800MHz HT Socket 754 Processor
Subtotal: $748.56
Tax: $44.91
shipping $27.86
Total: $821.33

If you think i could do better for under $850 (gotta buy the case and ps)
please show me but this is the best i think i can do

Druggedpolak · 03-11-2006, 09:13 PM

also if i were to go with this setup would the venice
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103606
be better than
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103424?

34erd · 03-11-2006, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Druggedpolak

also if i were to go with this setup would the venice
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103606
be better than
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103424?

Yes it would.

This system Praetor specd out in computer specs 101 would be a good start, sub the graphic card for a 6800XT and get a bigger HDD and your good, your even under budget because this includes a PSU

Athlon 64 3000+ [Venice, E6[Venice], Socket 939 Lidded OmPGA, 1800MHz, ADA3000DAA4BW] ($153.00)
MSI RX480 Neo2-F [RX200] ($53.00 after $15.00 MIR)
OCz Value Series 2x512MB PC3200 CL2.5 ($66.13 after $10.00 MIR)
NEC 3550A DVDRW ($39.75)
Sapphire 100139L Radeon X800GTO 128MB ($96.00 after $10.00 MIR)
Athenatech A416WG.400 + 400W [12V@25A via two 12V@20A] ($35.99)
Hitatchi Desktar 7K80 80GB 8MB SATA-II ($50.00)

SUBTOTAL: $493.87

Oh and add a monitor so it would come to about $750 before S & H

Druggedpolak · 03-11-2006, 09:39 PM

Dude i love you lol
Thanx for all your help here is what i am getting (excluding case and psu because it adds live $30 shipping ill just get one at a computer store)

NEC Black IDE/ATAPI 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Model ND-3550A - OEM

Western Digital Caviar SE WD1200JS 120GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s

Acer AL1716BBD Black 17" 8ms LCD Monitor - Retail

MSI RX480 Neo2-F Socket 939 ATI Radeon XPRESS 200P ATX AMD

SAPPHIRE 100139L Radeon X800GTO 128MB GDDR2 PCI Express x16

OCZ Value Series 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Dual Channel Kit System Memory - Retail

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 1GHz HT Socket 939 E6 Processor Model
Subtotal: $712.56
Tax: $42.75
cost. Shipping: $21.39
total $786.70!!!!!
Thank you for all your help once again
!!

03-11-2006, 08:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
Druggedpolak New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4	Building a friend a computer Hello. I am building my friend a computer and would like would like to know is all of these parts are compatible or if i screwed something up. This isnt my first time building a computer so i know what i am doing. Here are the things. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813123257 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103424 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102602 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145505 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16824009074 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148094 Also will a nvidia graphics card work better with the motherboard? such as http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150130 Thank You. Last edited by Druggedpolak; 03-11-2006 at 08:17 PM.

03-11-2006, 08:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
34erd Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 15 Posts: 2,842	What is he going to use this computer for? Budget? Everything should work, but there are some things I would change. First off, socket 754 is an outdated platform. If you are going socket 754, an SLi board is almost useless. For the hard drive get one with at least 8 Mb cache and you should get a SATA drive. Everything else is fine, but like I said, you could do better. EDIT: And what about the PSU? __________________ 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 Last edited by 34erd; 03-11-2006 at 08:44 PM.

03-11-2006, 09:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
Druggedpolak New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4	Dude i love you lol Thanx for all your help here is what i am getting (excluding case and psu because it adds live $30 shipping ill just get one at a computer store) NEC Black IDE/ATAPI 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Model ND-3550A - OEM Western Digital Caviar SE WD1200JS 120GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Acer AL1716BBD Black 17" 8ms LCD Monitor - Retail MSI RX480 Neo2-F Socket 939 ATI Radeon XPRESS 200P ATX AMD SAPPHIRE 100139L Radeon X800GTO 128MB GDDR2 PCI Express x16 OCZ Value Series 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Dual Channel Kit System Memory - Retail AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 1GHz HT Socket 939 E6 Processor Model Subtotal: $712.56 Tax: $42.75 cost. Shipping: $21.39 total $786.70!!!!! Thank you for all your help once again !! Last edited by Druggedpolak; 03-11-2006 at 09:50 PM.

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03-11-2006, 09:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
Druggedpolak New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4	He is using it for light gaming. I didnt list all of the stuff going into it but he gave me $900 and wants something better than mine ( i have a 2.4 ghz intel with 512 ram and a radeon 9600xt built 2 years ago that runs great on high in just about every game) here is the stuff excluding the case and ps Pioneer Black IDE 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Model DVR-110DBK - OEM Western Digital Caviar SE WD1200JS 120GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Acer AL1716BBD Black 17" 8ms LCD Monitor - Retail EPoX EP-8NPA SLI Socket 754 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD XFX PVT42EUDE3 Geforce 6800 XTreme 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail $35.00 Mail-in Rebate CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Newcastle 800MHz HT Socket 754 Processor Subtotal: $748.56 Tax: $44.91 shipping $27.86 Total: $821.33 If you think i could do better for under $850 (gotta buy the case and ps) please show me but this is the best i think i can do

03-11-2006, 09:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
Druggedpolak New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4	also if i were to go with this setup would the venice http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103606 be better than http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103424?