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eman82

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I'm looking at building my first computer and I dont know the best way to go about it so I will let you guys decide.

My Budget is around $800. Must have:
-500 Gib hard drive
-2 sound cards (nothing fancy)
-DVD Burner
-Ethernet card (Ok if on motherboard)

The case must have:
-USB and Audio Ports on the front
-Room for another Hard drive down the road.

I mostly use the computer for Internet, burning DVD's, listening to music,
some audio editing, and I play a few games but they are old (i'm not into the fancy high tech gaming.)

OS will be XP Pro.


Thanks for the help,

EMAN82 in Oregon.
 
eman82 said:
Fatback, Thank you for the link.

What does everyone think about this one: http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=9827265

I see that the Hard Drive puts out a lot of heat, will the case allow for proper cooling or would it be better to get a smaller hard drive?
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Everything looks really good expect for the DVD burner is out of stock you will have to pick another. If you don't need a 1TB hard drive I would suggest getting a 500GB for $60 and putting the extra money on something else. Also instead of the GTX 260 get the ATI radeon 4870 its close to the 260 and $30 cheaper. The case is a cooler master they are know for there cooling abilities and should be just fine if you wont with the extra $60 you can get a better case.


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136320
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150394
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118030
 
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also it has the q9400 but on sale this week is the 9550 which has 3 times the l2 cache and is at 2.83. its a no brainer to switch the cpu's
 
bomberboysk said:
For $800... that include os, or do you already have it?(You mentioned xp pro) We can help you out with a list that would best suit your needs.
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I can spend extra for the operating system. My requirements are as stated above. Also one thing to add is it does need to have a good cooling system as the computer never gets turned off and the room it is in can heat up to about 85-90F at times when I'm not at home.

Thanks everyone for all the help.
 
 
bomberboysk said:
ODD:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827140040

Case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042

HDD:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136283

Mobo:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128392

GPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102770

PSU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005

Memory:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146828

CPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103675

HSF:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233003
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bomberboysk, Thank you

What does everyone else think?? It come to a total of $794.80 with shipping.. The only other thing I would be adding is another sound card.

-HP 22X Multiformal DVD Writer Black SATA Model 1160i - Retail
-Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
-Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive - OEM
-GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
-SAPPHIRE 100245L Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
-CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 ... - Retail
-mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 996629 - Retail
-AMD Phenom II X4 945 Deneb 3.0GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HDX945FBGIBOX - Retail
-XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler - Retail
-Nippon Labs 15 ft. USB2.0 A/male to B/male cable Model USB-15-AB
 
Question??? will this work as my DVD drive for a while as I already have this one. ""sony druv200a/br dvd/cd rewritable ide retail drive"" or do I need a SATA DVD Burner. The HP DVD Burner is sold out, FYI.
 
I've been using the same IDE CD/DVD drive for 3 years now but I only use it for Casual CD/DVD burning so it's fine for me. Do you burn alot of CD/DVDs if not use the one you have.
 
anyone else have any last minute suggestions? I'm going to order all the parts when I get off work later tonight. Thank you
 
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