$2,000 Budget Build.

[wizle]

If you buy retail and not OEM the cables should be supplied

 

[INTELCRAZY]

OEM cables aren't that great but, they work. I use round IDE cables, those are the best and a modular cabling power supply is probably the best option.

 

[Drunkship]

So I need to buy a set of IDE cables, preferably round for the HDD.

Anything I should know about about any of these parts like the case?

- Bill

 

[daisymtc]

Get MB with P35/680i chipset
Not sure if it worth to spend $200 on hard disk
Don't you need a TV box/ TV card?

 

[Drunkship]

Get MB with P35/680i chipset
Not sure if it worth to spend $200 on hard disk
Don't you need a TV box/ TV card?

Yeah, I need one of those actually. I could always get a cheaper 7,200 RPM HDD and upgrade later to save some money.

Could anyone suggest me a good TV card? All I want to be able to do is hook the cable up to it so I can watch TV on the monitor and play Xbox 360.

 

[bluedishwasher]

for using an xbox on your monitor you dont need anythign like a tv card, check this link, as long as the monitor has a VGA port no tv card needed!

 

[Drunkship]

for using an xbox on your monitor you dont need anythign like a tv card, check this link, as long as the monitor has a VGA port no tv card needed!

Groovy. I'm assuming the monitor I picked out has a VGA port...

Anyways, anyone have any good suggestions for TV tuners?

 

[Drunkship]

Edit:ttt

Alright so I bought the Antec 900 case, Western Digital Raptor 150 GB hard drive, a Lite-On CD/DVD player and an 18" Vantec round IDE cable. The cable can plug into 3 things with it. Will I need any other cables?