Build Config (careful, long)

[pribar]

Shooting for lower than $650 US hopefully. if i forgot something, tell. i have a case, and i might want to liquid cool it. is it worth it?

Video Cards

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121021
$79.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814153031
$76.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125041
$62.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814122205
$39.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130075
$89.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102035
$72.99

PSU (would i really need a 500w with a dual core?)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182002
$47.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817104037
$66.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817129003
$49.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817148027
$39.99


Hard Drive (i have one already, but would SATA be better than the ide drives?)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148144
$69.99

RAM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820161172
$104.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820161199
$169.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146599
$144.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211061
$104.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231087
$129.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820609219
$98.99

Motherboards

AMD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130063
$58.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128017
$104.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131165
$116.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131022
$99.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128014
$99.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188016
$129.99
INTEL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128044
$139.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130081
$166.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813127004
$129.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130082
$113.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128018
$124.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130052
$86.99

Processors (I want a dualcore, but they are expensive, can anyone recommend one?)

AMD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103749
$119.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103759
$169.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103588
$149.00

INTEL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115003
$235.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115004
$196.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115005
$176.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116196
$87.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116003
$75.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116253
$86.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116197
$73.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017
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[jamestheg]

well whats this machine going to be used for? gaming? internet?

 

[jamestheg]

MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131022
CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819103749
GPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814102035
HD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822148144
PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817148027
RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145034
Thats about 500 bucks after rebates wont be an awesome gaming machine but would def be a good all round computer. Wait for some other recommendations. If i were you and you could afford it think about core 2 duo thats where the performance is at.

 

[jamestheg]

CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819115005
MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813128012
IF you do the build above and replace the amd components with these intel ones you would be looking at like 600 dollars. I would perosnally go this route and mabye jump up you GPU to a better model.

 

[pribar]

i am a graphic artist who dislikes macs, so i decided i will try to build a computer. image editing, video editing. one of my it friends said 'build a gaming pc, with a big hard drive'. and just for future reference, is it possible to run osx on a setup like mine? would be nice to dual boot leopard when it comes out. i will NOT be using vista, and if it helps, i am going to revise the list tomorrow with more options and names instead of just links.

 

[pribar]

might be more helpful?

Video Cards

ASUS EN7300GT SILENT/HTD/256M GeForce 7300GT 256MB
$80
JetWay X16PR-ED-256L Radeon X1600PRO 256MB
$77
GIGABYTE GV-NX73G256D-RH GeForce 7300GS 512MB(256MB on Board)
$63
FREETECH PX6200TD-128M GeForce 6200 128MB
$40
EVGA 256-P2-N541-T2 GeForce 7600GS 256MB
$90
SAPPHIRE 194L Radeon X1650 256MB
$73


PSU's

Rosewill RE502-BLK ATX 12V v2.03 500W Aluminum Power Supply ooh aluminum
$48
FSP Group (Fortron Source) AX500-PN 500W
$67
nMEDIAPC Mute Power MP-500 ATX12V 500W
$50
APEVIA ATX-CW500WP4 ATX 500W
$40


Hard Drives

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 (PPR) 250GB 7200
$70


RAM

WINTEC AMPO 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2
$105
WINTEC AMPX 2GB (1x2GB) DDR2
$170
mushkin 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2
$145
A-DATA 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 667 [was cheap]
$107
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2
$130

SUPER TALENT 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 667
$99

Motherboards

AMD
MSI K9N4 Ultra-F Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 550 Ultra ATX AMD
$59
ASUS M2N-Plus SLI Vista Edition Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 500 SLI MCP ATX AMD
$117
ASUS M2N-E Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra MCP ATX AMD
$100
GIGABYTE GA-M57SLI-S4 Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD
$100
EVGA 122-M2-NF59-TR Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP ATX AMD
$130

INTEL
GIGABYTE GA-965P-S3 LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel
$105
GIGABYTE GA-N650SLI-DS4 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel
$140
MSI P6N SLI Platinum LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel
$167
ABIT AB9 Pro LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel
$130

MSI P6N SLI-FI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel
$114
GIGABYTE GA-965G-DS3 LGA 775 Intel G965 Express ATX Intel
$125
MSI P965 Neo-F LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel
$87


Processors

AMD
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+(65W) Windsor 2.4GHz
$120
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Windsor 2.6GHz
$170
AMD Opteron 165 Denmark 1.8GHz (crappy dualcore)
$150

INTEL
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz
$235
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Conroe 2.13GHz
$196
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe 1.86GHz
$176
Intel Pentium 4 650 Prescott 3.4GHz
$87
Intel Pentium 4 641 Cedar Mill 3.2GHz
$75
Intel Pentium D 915 Presler 2.8GHz
$86
Intel Pentium 4 640 Prescott 3.2GHz
$73
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz
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[daisymtc]

GPU: XFX PVT86JUAF3 GeForce 8500GT 256MB GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card $100
Get a DX10 card!!! The performance is comparible to 7600GS. But I do suggest getting a 8600GT instead

CPU: Intel C2D E6320 $173
There is no point getting a E6300 for $174....

MB: GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 $130 with $10MIR

PSU: XCLIO STABLEPOWER 500W ATX 500W Power Supply $70

RAM: G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK - Retail $130

HD, same choice as you.
May be you need a DVDRW as well

 

[pribar]

after a lot of help, i have compiled this list

76083]MSI 945P Neo3-F LGA 775 Intel 945P ATX Intel Motherboard - $77
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130059

or

GIGABYTE GA-965P-S3 LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - $104.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128017

Intel Core 2 Duo E4400 Allendale 2.0GHz 2M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - $145
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115014

CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 533 (PC2 4200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - $55
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145526

Western Digital Caviar RE WD1600YS 160GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - $70
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822144701

LG Black CD/DVD±R/RW/RAM 2MB Cache IDE Super-Multi DVD Burner - $30
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136108

Leadtek WinFast PX7300GT TDH 128MB DDR3 Extreme Geforce 7300GT 128MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - $84
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814122008

Antec True Power Trio TP3-550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply with Three 12V Rails - $100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371002

 

[daisymtc]

MB: Get those with P965/ 650i/ 680i chipset
GPU: get a DX10 card. as I mention above. Not worth to getting a 7300GT.

 

[ceewi1]

A PSU like that is unnecessary for the system you've described. An XClio 450BL would be more than sufficient, and a Goodpower 500W would be a good choice should you decide to upgrade the video card.

 

[pribar]

this is really another startup computer, which in layman's terms is: i need a computer that has nice 'buildability' and can be upgraded in a year when the wife stops bitching about how much a computer was.