Building A Computer for $1000

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popeye705

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Hi I have about a $1000 to spend to build my own computer. I have already made a list and want to know if this would be a good combination. What I want to do is mostly gaming and downloading. Here is my list:

Motherboard/ CPU combo: $274.99
MSI PCI Express Mainboard for ATI Radeon Series
AMD 64 3200+

Videocard: $169.00
eVGA Geforce 6600GT

RAM: $79.99
CORSAIR 1GB (2 x 512MB) PC 3200

Harddrive: $84.00
HITACHI Deskstar 7K250 160GB 8MB Serial ATA

CD/DVD Drive/Burner: $39.99
Toshiba

Case: $55.00
ASPIRE X-Infinity 420W PSU ATX

Links:
Mother Board/CPU:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1261746&CatId=1619
Video Card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130214
Ram:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145440
Hard drive:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProdu...-145-072&depa=1
DVD/CD Burner:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1419116
Case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811144076
 
TheChef

TheChef

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With $1000 don't you think you should invest in a full size ATX motherboard? Also, check Newegg.com for better deals on the motherboard and CPU.
 
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popeye705

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MSI K8N Neo4-F Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX 87
eVGA Geforce 6800 256 289
CORSAIR 1GB (2 x 512MB) PC 3200 79.99
HITACHI Deskstar 7K250 160GB 8MB Serial ATA 84
CD/DVD Drive/Burner 39.99
ASPIRE X-Infinity 420W PSU ATX 55
AMD 64 3200+ Venice 190
Floppy Drive 8.49
NETGEAR 49.99
SABRENT SBT-TVFM TV Tuner Video Capture Card 28.49
ViewSonic Q71B Black 17" CRT Monitor 109
$1,020.95
sorry theres no links me and a friend did this in a couple minutes after looking at ripken2004 post we redid a few things and think we found a stable set i like. Everything is from Newegg too
 
TheChef

TheChef

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I'm assuming the same CD/DVD drive is being used. That looks pretty good and a much better board.
 
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popeye705

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yes it is the same cd/dvd drive. and im happy with what i found. If anyone has some input or help please reply. thanks
 
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LittleHoov

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i think you are going to want to get a different power supply, usually the ones that come with the case arent all that great check out PSU 101 to learn a bit more on power supplies..

as for the video card, thats awfully expensive for just a plain jane 6800, in my opinion there are better cards for the money, if you have a look here you can see that the X800 XL(yes i know im partial to it) beats the 6800GT and in one case the 6800 Ultra, granted thats just one benchmark, and the 6800 isnt included in it, but we can assume the gt and ultra are better than the 6800, and the X800XL is the same price if not cheaper as the 6800...so i would say get a different video card, theres better bang for your buck out there, you might also shop around neweggs refurbished section...they have some excellent deals there from time to time....but look at a few video card benchmarks, different games treat different cards better...just do your homework, check out that link i gave you and look at some of the other games and whatnot to maybe find what card you want.
 
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LittleHoov

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looks good to me, they have them as cheap as 282 if you want to stay within your budget a little more, but you might also wanna wait for an impartial judge to chime in, but in my opinion for that price range thats about the best card you can get.
 
Camper

Camper

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If your going to go with the ATI 800XL go with the $282 ASUS
It will run just as well and it is retail box instead of oem.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814121530

The ATI X800 Pro is not as fast as the 6800 GT according to THG http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20050524/vga_charts-02.html#3d_mark_2005
but it is still faster then the 6800 256Mb PCI Express is $249.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102465

This is the same for the ATI X800
The 128MB version may not be as fast is $189
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102529
The 256MB which I think is which was tested in the THG test is $236
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814127172
 
Praetor

Praetor

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motherboard/ CPU combo: $274.99
MSI PCI express mainboard for ati radeon series
AMD 64 3200+
Click to expand...
the nf4 chipset is [so far and i expect it to last] superior

cd/dvd drive/burner: $39.99
Toshiba
Click to expand...
there are far superior burners out there for less/same... have a look at cd/dvd 101.

ASPIre x-infinity 420w PSU ATX
Click to expand...
at 18a on the 12v its basicly good enough but you can probably do better :) PSU 101.
 
diduknowthat

diduknowthat

formerly liuliuboy
just incase you want intel computer...

Matrix 775 Socket 775 mb pared with P4 3.05ghz 533mhzfsb: $200 (microcenter)

6800gt 128 meg: $190
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130202)

2 gig of PC3200 RAM; 1024*2: $167 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820141182)

DVD/CD rw dl x8 burner: $30 (office max, last thanxgiving sale)

Antec case w/ 380 watt TruePower psu: $90 (microcenter)

2*80 gig hd: $40 (compusa, last thanxgiving sale)

total= $717

sure the case doesn't look great but I think it'll get the job done when it comes to gaming..you might have to wait a bit for the dvd/cd rw drive and harddrive but you can spend a little more and buy those early. Oh yeah you might wana add tax to the total.
 
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