Building my first desktop

tsaw7

tsaw7

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I am about to build my first computer. I have a pretty good understanding of things, just looking to get some suggestions and tips. I don't do much gaming, it's mainly for surfing the web and downloading/uploading music and videos. Any help I can get will be greatly appreciated.
 
StrangleHold

StrangleHold

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tsaw7 said:
I am about to build my first computer. I have a pretty good understanding of things, just looking to get some suggestions and tips. I don't do much gaming, it's mainly for surfing the web and downloading/uploading music and videos. Any help I can get will be greatly appreciated.
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tsaw7 said:
Just browsing, here are a few things I found..

http://www.directron.com/apollobl.html
http://www.directron.com/m4a785tdvevo.html
http://www.directron.com/khx1333c7d31g.html
http://www.directron.com/ax4770512md5m.html
http://www.directron.com/wd10eads.html
http://www.directron.com/ad7241s0b.html
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Didnt have a CPU or Power Supply.

Going to be over 500. Unless you just get a piss poor video card, or drop the card all together and change the board to one with onboard video.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151192
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146059
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148395
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128392
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161297
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341016
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231193
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103687
 
Dystopia

Dystopia

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StrangleHold said:
Going to be over 500. Unless you just get a piss poor video card, or drop the card all together and change the board to one with onboard video.
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No, its not. And what do you consider a piss poor video card? (probably anything under 4850 :rolleyes:)

With a 250GB HDD, DVD Burner, 500W PSU, mobo, 4GB RAM, something in the area of a 3GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2/2.5GHz Intel duo core, something in the area of a 9600GT, a cheap case, and a OS, you can stay under $500.
 
tsaw7

tsaw7

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Elimin8or said:
No, its not. And what do you consider a piss poor video card? (probably anything under 4850 :rolleyes:)

With a 250GB HDD, DVD Burner, 500W PSU, mobo, 4GB RAM, something in the area of a 3GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2/2.5GHz Intel duo core, something in the area of a 9600GT, a cheap case, and a OS, you can stay under $500.
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Is $500 alot for my first time building? I don't need anything fancy. I just want something I can surf the internet (fairly quick). Just trying my hand at this and see if I can do it.
 
StrangleHold

StrangleHold

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Elimin8or said:
No, its not. And what do you consider a piss poor video card? (probably anything under 4850 :rolleyes:)

With a 250GB HDD, DVD Burner, 500W PSU, mobo, 4GB RAM, something in the area of a 3GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2/2.5GHz Intel duo core, something in the area of a 9600GT, a cheap case, and a OS, you can stay under $500.
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You do realize the little setup you got there is basically the same as my links.

Lets do the math, the only difference in yours.

A 9600GT to my 4850= about 30 bucks difference. I think its worth it.
A 250BG drive to my 500GB drive= About 9 bucks difference for double the space.

So you would save 39 bucks.

Mine already has a Athlon II X2, cheap case, 4GB. of memory, 80 buck motherboard with a 10 buck rebate, 500W power Supply.

Like I said he could save some money and go with a onboard video board if he doesnt game that much.
 
StrangleHold

StrangleHold

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tsaw7 said:
Is $500 alot for my first time building? I don't need anything fancy. I just want something I can surf the internet (fairly quick). Just trying my hand at this and see if I can do it.
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You can go with the build I showed you and drop the motherboard and video card and just get either one of these onboard video boards and it would knock 100 bucks off the total.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128399
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128397
 
linkin

linkin

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If all you want to do is surf the internet i'd get something like this:

Socket 775 mobo
E7500
2GB RAM
9500GT

That would be fairly cheap and still allow for some older games... along the lines of source-based stuff (eg: CS:S, L4D, HL2)
 
tsaw7

tsaw7

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StrangleHold said:
You can go with the build I showed you and drop the motherboard and video card and just get either one of these onboard video boards and it would knock 100 bucks off the total.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128399
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128397
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Would getting one of these with an onboard vc, be better than doing something like this....http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130098

Like I said, all I am doing is getting on the internet, and this is just my first time doing this. If I can do it with minimal issues, I will look to upgrade as needed.

Thanks for all your help BTW.
 
StrangleHold

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tsaw7 said:
Would getting one of these with an onboard vc, be better than doing something like this....http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130098

Like I said, all I am doing is getting on the internet, and this is just my first time doing this. If I can do it with minimal issues, I will look to upgrade as needed.

Thanks for all your help BTW.
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Just using one of the onboard video boards would be better then that card. Pretty lowend card. With one of the video onboard motherboards, later you could still upgrade to a better card. The 785 is the best onboard video out right now.

Edit. Do you need a OS/Operating System or do you already have one. If not the onboard would be your best bet, saves you 100 bucks, about what a XP/Vista/7 OS will cost.
 
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tsaw7

tsaw7

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Here is what I am looking at so far...am I missing anything?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118030
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156239
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148395
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128399
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817159080
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820161626 (x2)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103687
 
StrangleHold

StrangleHold

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tsaw7 said:
Here is what I am looking at so far...am I missing anything?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118030
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156239
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148395
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128399
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817159080
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820161626 (x2)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103687
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That memory wont work, you need DDR3. If your just looking for 2GB.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231208

Would change the power supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817702010

I would stiill go with the NZXT beta case, alot better quality then that Raidmax
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146059
Or even one of the Antecs
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066
 
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J

JCP21

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Are you looking at step by step to putting computer together? Thats normally easy bit, hard bit is cable management
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