XHotxEx791
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This list is subject to changes. Keep in mind its just an example. Because lots of people are inquiring about builds, i've just created a basic list of parts for budgets of $800, $1000, $1500, and $2000+. No links are given b/c i'm too lazy. lol. But just go to newegg and search. PEripherals such as monitors/keyboard/mouse/and speakers are not included.
$700 and below build
eMachines t6212
eMachines t6210
eMachines t6410
eMachines t6522
$800 build
ASPIRE X-Dreamer II ATXB4KLW-BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 420W Power Supply-56
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice Socket 939 Processor-146
Arctic SIlver Premium Photosynthetic Silver Thermal Compound Arctic Silver 5-8
CHAINTECH VNF4/Ultra Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard-83
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model VS1GBKIT400-87
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST380817AS 80GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive-62
NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A-41
Windows XP Home Edition w/SP2-92 (Do you need?)
Rosewill RP550 ATX 550W Power Supply-57
eVGA 6600GT 128MB DDR3/PCI-E/TV-Out/Dual-DVI-169
Total $709 without windows. All prices are from newegg and doesn't include tax/shipping/handling.
$1000 build
ASPIRE X-Dreamer II ATXB4KLW-BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 420W Power Supply-56
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice Socket 939 Processor-146
Arctic SIlver Premium Photosynthetic Silver Thermal Compound Arctic Silver 5-8
DFI LANPARTY nF4 SLI-DR Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard-198
OCZ Enhanced Latency 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Copper Heatspreader Model OCZ4001024ELDC-K-128
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST380817AS 80GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive-62
NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A-41
Microsoft Windows XP Home w/Service Pack 2-92 (Do you need?)
eVGA 6600GT 128MB DDR3/PCI-E/TV-Out/Dual-DVI-169
Rosewill RP550 ATX 550W Power Supply-57
Total $957 without windows. All prices are from newegg and doesn't include tax/shipping/handling. To bump it up to $1000, upgrade to either:
A. Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego Socket 939 Processor-229
B. A Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3250823AS 250GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive-123.
C. A Sound Blaster Audigy 2ZS Gamer Edition-113 used to be on sale for $69, so if its no longer on sale, get the regular or value Audigy 2 ZS.
D. eVGA 6800 256MB DDR/PCI-E/TV-Out/Dual-DVI-229
E. Better psu/case, too varied to choose. Only opinion is at least 400watts and at least 18A on the +12V rail.
$1500 build
ASPIRE X-Dreamer II ATXB4KLW-BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 420W Power Supply-56
Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego Socket 939 Processor-229
Arctic SIlver Premium Photosynthetic Silver Thermal Compound Arctic Silver 5-8
DFI LANPARTY nF4 SLI-DR Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard-198
OCZ Enhanced Latency 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Copper Heatspreader Model OCZ4001024ELDC-K-128
Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3250823AS 250GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive-123
NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A-41
Microsoft Windows XP Home w/Service Pack 2-92 (Do you need?)
Rosewill RP550 ATX 550W Power Supply-57
Sound Blaster Audigy 2ZS Gamer Edition-113
eVGA 6800GT 256MB DDR3/PCI-E/TV-Out/Dual-DVI-345
Total $1390 without windows. All prices are from newegg and doesn't include tax/shipping/handling. To bump it up to $1500, upgrade to either:
A. Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego Socket 939 Processor-381
B. 2GB of ram instead OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Platinum System Memory Model OCZ4002048ELDCPE-K-270
C. 300GB hard drive Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3300831AS 300GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive-165 and 2 DVD-Burners, same as in the list.
D. Better psu/case, too varied to choose. Only opinion is at least 400watts and at least 18A on the +12V rail.
$2000 build+
ASPIRE X-Dreamer II ATXB4KLW-BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 420W Power Supply-56
Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego Socket 939 Processor-381
Arctic SIlver Premium Photosynthetic Silver Thermal Compound Arctic Silver 5-8
DFI LANPARTY nF4 SLI-DR Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard-198
OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Platinum System Memory Model OCZ4002048ELDCPE-K-270
Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3300831AS 300GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive-165
2x NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A-82
Microsoft Windows XP Home w/Service Pack 2-92 (Do you need?)
Rosewill RP550 ATX 550W Power Supply-57
Sound Blaster Audigy 2ZS Gamer Edition-113
eVGA 256-P2-N528-AX Geforce 7800GTX 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card-504
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Gamer Edition-113
Total $2039 without windows. All prices are from newegg and doesn't include tax/shipping/handling. To bump it up to $2000+, upgrade to either:
A. Athlon 64 FX-55, FX-57, or FX-59 when released. Also dual-cores Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 4400+, 4600+, or 4800+.
AMD Athlon 64 FX57 San Diego 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADAFX57BNBOX-1100
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Toledo 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Dual Core Processor Model ADA4400CDBOX-669
B. OCZ 4GB or 2xOCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Platinum System Memory Model OCZ4002048ELDCPE-K-540
C. Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Edition-176
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro Edition-214
D. THERMALRIGHT XP-90C Heatsink-63 or
THERMALRIGHT XP-120 Heatsink -55
E. 7800GTX Sli.
F. Better psu/case, too varied to choose. Only opinion is at least 400watts and at least 18A on the +12V rail.
Intel Build. Same parts except for ram, processor, and motherboard. For ram, corsair ram will be replaced by:
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 533 (PC2 4200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model VS1GBKIT533D2-85
OCZ RAM By CORSAIR XMS 2 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 675 (PC2 5400) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model TWIN2X1024-5400C4PRO-214
Motherboard will be ASUS P5GD1-VM Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 915G Micro ATX Intel Motherboard-$100 for the cheapest build, $700 one. All other builds, you should get:
ASUS P5WD2 Premium Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 955X ATX Intel Motherboard-199
Depending on the budget, processor choice is up to you.
intel Pentium D 820 Smithfield 800MHz FSB LGA 775 Dual Core, EM64T Processor Model BX80551PG2800FN-246
intel Pentium 4 640 Prescott 800MHz FSB LGA 775 EM64T Processor Model BX80547PG3200F-275
intel Pentium D 830 Smithfield 800MHz FSB LGA 775 Dual Core, EM64T Processor Model BX80551PG3000FN-317
intel Pentium 4 650 Prescott 800MHz FSB LGA 775 EM64T Processor Model BX80547PG3400F-404
intel Pentium D 840 Smithfield 800MHz FSB LGA 775 Dual Core, EM64T Processor Model BX80551PG3200FN-543
intel Pentium 4 660 Prescott 800MHz FSB LGA 775 EM64T Processor Model BX80547PG3600F-611
intel Pentium 4 670 Prescott 800MHz FSB LGA 775 EM64T Processor Model BX80547PG3800F-840
intel Pentium Extreme Edition 840 Smithfield 800MHz FSB LGA 775 Dual Core, EM64T Processor Model BX80551PGH3200F-1006
intel Pentium 4 Extreme Edition Prescott 1066MHz FSB LGA775 EM64T Processor Model-1008
$700 and below build
eMachines t6212
eMachines t6210
eMachines t6410
eMachines t6522
$800 build
ASPIRE X-Dreamer II ATXB4KLW-BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 420W Power Supply-56
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice Socket 939 Processor-146
Arctic SIlver Premium Photosynthetic Silver Thermal Compound Arctic Silver 5-8
CHAINTECH VNF4/Ultra Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard-83
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model VS1GBKIT400-87
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST380817AS 80GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive-62
NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A-41
Windows XP Home Edition w/SP2-92 (Do you need?)
Rosewill RP550 ATX 550W Power Supply-57
eVGA 6600GT 128MB DDR3/PCI-E/TV-Out/Dual-DVI-169
Total $709 without windows. All prices are from newegg and doesn't include tax/shipping/handling.
$1000 build
ASPIRE X-Dreamer II ATXB4KLW-BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 420W Power Supply-56
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice Socket 939 Processor-146
Arctic SIlver Premium Photosynthetic Silver Thermal Compound Arctic Silver 5-8
DFI LANPARTY nF4 SLI-DR Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard-198
OCZ Enhanced Latency 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Copper Heatspreader Model OCZ4001024ELDC-K-128
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST380817AS 80GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive-62
NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A-41
Microsoft Windows XP Home w/Service Pack 2-92 (Do you need?)
eVGA 6600GT 128MB DDR3/PCI-E/TV-Out/Dual-DVI-169
Rosewill RP550 ATX 550W Power Supply-57
Total $957 without windows. All prices are from newegg and doesn't include tax/shipping/handling. To bump it up to $1000, upgrade to either:
A. Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego Socket 939 Processor-229
B. A Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3250823AS 250GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive-123.
C. A Sound Blaster Audigy 2ZS Gamer Edition-113 used to be on sale for $69, so if its no longer on sale, get the regular or value Audigy 2 ZS.
D. eVGA 6800 256MB DDR/PCI-E/TV-Out/Dual-DVI-229
E. Better psu/case, too varied to choose. Only opinion is at least 400watts and at least 18A on the +12V rail.
$1500 build
ASPIRE X-Dreamer II ATXB4KLW-BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 420W Power Supply-56
Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego Socket 939 Processor-229
Arctic SIlver Premium Photosynthetic Silver Thermal Compound Arctic Silver 5-8
DFI LANPARTY nF4 SLI-DR Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard-198
OCZ Enhanced Latency 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Copper Heatspreader Model OCZ4001024ELDC-K-128
Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3250823AS 250GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive-123
NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A-41
Microsoft Windows XP Home w/Service Pack 2-92 (Do you need?)
Rosewill RP550 ATX 550W Power Supply-57
Sound Blaster Audigy 2ZS Gamer Edition-113
eVGA 6800GT 256MB DDR3/PCI-E/TV-Out/Dual-DVI-345
Total $1390 without windows. All prices are from newegg and doesn't include tax/shipping/handling. To bump it up to $1500, upgrade to either:
A. Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego Socket 939 Processor-381
B. 2GB of ram instead OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Platinum System Memory Model OCZ4002048ELDCPE-K-270
C. 300GB hard drive Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3300831AS 300GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive-165 and 2 DVD-Burners, same as in the list.
D. Better psu/case, too varied to choose. Only opinion is at least 400watts and at least 18A on the +12V rail.
$2000 build+
ASPIRE X-Dreamer II ATXB4KLW-BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 420W Power Supply-56
Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego Socket 939 Processor-381
Arctic SIlver Premium Photosynthetic Silver Thermal Compound Arctic Silver 5-8
DFI LANPARTY nF4 SLI-DR Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard-198
OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Platinum System Memory Model OCZ4002048ELDCPE-K-270
Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3300831AS 300GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive-165
2x NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A-82
Microsoft Windows XP Home w/Service Pack 2-92 (Do you need?)
Rosewill RP550 ATX 550W Power Supply-57
Sound Blaster Audigy 2ZS Gamer Edition-113
eVGA 256-P2-N528-AX Geforce 7800GTX 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card-504
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Gamer Edition-113
Total $2039 without windows. All prices are from newegg and doesn't include tax/shipping/handling. To bump it up to $2000+, upgrade to either:
A. Athlon 64 FX-55, FX-57, or FX-59 when released. Also dual-cores Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 4400+, 4600+, or 4800+.
AMD Athlon 64 FX57 San Diego 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADAFX57BNBOX-1100
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Toledo 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Dual Core Processor Model ADA4400CDBOX-669
B. OCZ 4GB or 2xOCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Platinum System Memory Model OCZ4002048ELDCPE-K-540
C. Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Edition-176
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro Edition-214
D. THERMALRIGHT XP-90C Heatsink-63 or
THERMALRIGHT XP-120 Heatsink -55
E. 7800GTX Sli.
F. Better psu/case, too varied to choose. Only opinion is at least 400watts and at least 18A on the +12V rail.
Intel Build. Same parts except for ram, processor, and motherboard. For ram, corsair ram will be replaced by:
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 533 (PC2 4200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model VS1GBKIT533D2-85
OCZ RAM By CORSAIR XMS 2 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 675 (PC2 5400) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model TWIN2X1024-5400C4PRO-214
Motherboard will be ASUS P5GD1-VM Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 915G Micro ATX Intel Motherboard-$100 for the cheapest build, $700 one. All other builds, you should get:
ASUS P5WD2 Premium Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 955X ATX Intel Motherboard-199
Depending on the budget, processor choice is up to you.
intel Pentium D 820 Smithfield 800MHz FSB LGA 775 Dual Core, EM64T Processor Model BX80551PG2800FN-246
intel Pentium 4 640 Prescott 800MHz FSB LGA 775 EM64T Processor Model BX80547PG3200F-275
intel Pentium D 830 Smithfield 800MHz FSB LGA 775 Dual Core, EM64T Processor Model BX80551PG3000FN-317
intel Pentium 4 650 Prescott 800MHz FSB LGA 775 EM64T Processor Model BX80547PG3400F-404
intel Pentium D 840 Smithfield 800MHz FSB LGA 775 Dual Core, EM64T Processor Model BX80551PG3200FN-543
intel Pentium 4 660 Prescott 800MHz FSB LGA 775 EM64T Processor Model BX80547PG3600F-611
intel Pentium 4 670 Prescott 800MHz FSB LGA 775 EM64T Processor Model BX80547PG3800F-840
intel Pentium Extreme Edition 840 Smithfield 800MHz FSB LGA 775 Dual Core, EM64T Processor Model BX80551PGH3200F-1006
intel Pentium 4 Extreme Edition Prescott 1066MHz FSB LGA775 EM64T Processor Model-1008
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