Building or buying a computer. Input please :)

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Dfuelleman

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OK so I have a budget for my new computer that I will either go to Frys and buy and have a computer tech friend help me build or buy through Ibuypower or similar. I plan to do lots of gaming and I am a computer science major so i need to be able to write some programs and such in it. My budget is 1000 I dont need a mouse or monitor, though I wouldn't mind a monitor if its within budget. i'd like the Razer Tarantula keyboard as well. Any one have any tips?

so this is what a specced out at ibuypower, its about 1100

Case ( Nzxt Lexa Blackline Gaming Tower Case w/ Red Light )
Case Lighting ( Cold Cathode Neon Light Red )
Power Supply ( 600 Watt -- Power Supply SLI Ready )
Processor ( [== Quad Core ==] AMD Phenom™ II X4 955 Black Edition Quad-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology AM3 & AM2+ support )
Processor Cooling ( iBUYPOWER AMD Liquid CPU Cooling Fan System Kit )
Motherboard ( Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 DDR3 AMD 770 Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, PCI-E MB )
Memory ( 4 GB [2 GB X2] DDR3-1333 Memory Module Corsair or Major Brand )
Video Card ( ATI Radeon HD 4870 1GB PCI-Express x16 )
Video Card Brand ( Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA )
Free Game for ATI Video Card ( [Free Game] - BattleForge Free with purchase of AMD CPU & ATI Radeon HD Video Card )
Hard Drive ( 500 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache] )
2nd Hard Drive ( None )
External Hard Drives [USB 2.0/eSATA] ( None )
CD/DVD Drive ( [Lightscribe Technology] LG 22X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive Black )
CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( None )
Sound Card ( 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard )
Speaker System ( iBUYPOWER 2.1 Channel Stereo Super Bass Subwoofer Speaker System )
Network Card ( Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100) )
Floppy Drive ( None )
Monitor ( None )
2nd Monitor ( None )
Keyboard ( Razer Tarantula Gaming Keyboard w/ 10 Programmable Gaming Hotkeys Black )
Mouse ( iBUYPOWER 1600 dpi High Sensitivity Internet Mouse Black )
USB 2.0 Accessories ( Built-in USB 2.0 Ports )
Meter Display ( None )
Flash Media Reader/Writer ( 12-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer Black )
Operating System ( Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium + [Free 60-Day !!!] Microsoft Office 2007(Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access ....) 64-Bit )
USB Flash Drive ( None )
MP3/MP4 Player ( None )
Video Camera ( None )
Headset ( None )
Power Protection ( ** iBUYPOWER Recommended ** Opti-UPS SS1200-AVR Mighty Voltage Regulator )
Warranty ( Standard Warranty Service Standard 3-Year Limited Warranty + Lifetime Technical Support )
Rush Service ( Rush Service Fee (not shipping fee) No Rush Service, Estimate Ship Out in 5~10 Business Days )
 
Build, i could get you a parts list off newegg with better parts(eg- not a cheap crappy power supply like that, quality memory, better hdd, etc) for around that price.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823114006
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151188
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146048
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136320
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128378
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131140
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103674
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233003

That comes to ~$1040, if you plan on using windows 7 as an OS and not buying vista, this monitor should be within budget:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236056
Or if you want to spend a little more:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236053
 
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bomberboysk said:
Build, i could get you a parts list off newegg with better parts(eg- not a cheap crappy power supply like that, quality memory, better hdd, etc) for around that price.
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agreed, dont trust them ibuypower bs, u dont kno what brands your getting, I was lookin at their website before I built my new rig and it doesnt specify the brand on some of the parts they put it, it jus says "some major brand"
 
is all that pretty well specced out? anything i could cut a little here and there and not see much difference? I have a copy of XP, but its 32 bit or whatever and I'm told something on that needs a 64bit OS. It doesnt have to be AMD, I was just doing that because it seemed like I got more processing speed for my money with AMD as apposed to Intel. but I like the spec a lot. Is buying parts from Newegg generally cheaper than somewhere like Frys? thanks for all your help guys.
 
ok ill type out the info so that if anyone else looks they can read it more easily...


RAZER Tarantula Black USB Standard Gaming Keyboard - $89.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823114006

SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 22X DVD-R 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner- $26.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151188

NZXT LEXA Blackline Series CS-NT-LEXA-BLB Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case- $109.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146048

Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive-$64.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136320

GIGABYTE GA-MA790XT-UD4P AM3 DDR3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard- $139.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128378

POWERCOLOR AX4870 512MD5 Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - $124.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131140

CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - $99.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005


AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor - $245.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103674

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders - $99.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488

XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler- $34.88
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233003


than I'd really like the second monitor if we could cut like 100-200 off that price

ASUS VH222H Black 21.5" 5ms HDMI Widescreen 16:9 Full HD 1080P LCD Monitor Built in Speakers 300 cd/m2 1000:1 (ASCR20000:1) w/ SPDIF out - $159.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236053
 
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OK apparently I can buy a version of windows through the school for only about 10 dollars, so take that out of the price. Also apparently a friend of mine has a 5% discount and free shipping from newegg so thats another little bit off. I still need to shave off about 50 bucks what do you think is the easiest thing to tone down a little?
 
sounds good Im gonna play with the figures and try to see what I can do. That case is good? I like the first one so i think ill go with it. Thanks a lot bomberboysk
 
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