Need Help....getting a computer

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Jaywill227

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Hey guys im new here and dont really know a whole lot about computers. I want to get/build a computer for gaming, surfing the internet, photoshop etc. My budget is only around 750$. I figured you guys knew more about this stuff than i do.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
does not include monitor
ASPIRE X-Dreamer II ATXB4KLW-BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 420W Power Supply-56
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor-225
Arctic SIlver Premium Photosynthetic Silver Thermal Compound Arctic Silver 5-8
CHAINTECH VNF4/Ultra Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard-80
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model VS1GBKIT400-90
Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3250823AS 250GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive-112
NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A-45
Windows XP Home Edition w/SP2-87 (Do you need?)
Rosewill RP550 ATX 550W Power Supply-56
eVGA 6600GT 128MB DDR3/PCI-E/TV-Out/Dual-DVI-159


grand total $918. Without windows, $831. Without 250gb hard drive and windows, but instead 80gig, $772, without 3000+,/250gig/windows, $693.
 
Jaywill227 said:
Hey guys im new here and dont really know a whole lot about computers. I want to get/build a computer for gaming, surfing the internet, photoshop etc. My budget is only around 750$. I figured you guys knew more about this stuff than i do.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Raidmax Storm 847 ATX847WUP Mid Tower Gaming Case (Blue) Retail

Coolermaster RS-450-ACLX 450W Real Power Supply Retail ***Free 2nd Day***

MSI K8N NEO4-F nForce4 Athlon 64 Skt939 DDR ATX Motherboard w/Audio, Gigabit LAN, RAID/Serial ATA Retail ***Free 2nd Day***

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Processor (Venice) Socket 939 Retail ***Free 2nd Day***

Corsair VS256MB400 256MB DDR400 PC3200 CAS2.5 Value Select Memory Retail *** Free 2nd Day ***

Sony DW-Q28A-10 Internal Double Layer DVD±RW w/Software (Beige) ***Free 2nd Day***

Sony FD MPF920Z161/131 1.44MB 3.5in Floppy Disk Drive (Beige) *** Free 2nd Day ***

Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600JS 160GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM Hard Drive w/8MB Buffer ***Free 2nd Day***

MSI RX800PRO-TD256E Radeon X800 Pro PCI Express 256MB DDR Video Card w/TV-Out & DVI Retail ***Free 2nd Day***

Total: $712.47

the case comes with a psu but its a pretty bad one so i threw a really good one on. plus it has a rebate.
 
Corsair VS256MB400 256MB DDR400 PC3200 CAS2.5 Value Select Memory Retail *** Free 2nd Day *** [/QUOTE]

Only 256 ram? thats not enough.. windows xp using like 220ram just to run... he needs 512 if he's going to be ripping music and what not... :D
 
ok i think i do need at least 512 mb but looking at all these memory (sticks?) is confusing me. PC2100? PC3200(DDR2-400)??? im not sure what one to get.
 
ok so this is what i have so far....
Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600JS 160GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM Hard Drive w/8MB Buffer ***Free 2nd
Sony FD MPF920Z161/131 1.44MB 3.5in Floppy Disk Drive (Beige) *** Free 2nd Day ***
Raidmax Storm 847 ATX847WUP Mid Tower Gaming Case (Blue) Retail
w/420W Power Supply
Coolermaster RS-450-ACLX 450W Real Power Supply Retail ***Free 2nd Day***
MSI K8N NEO4-F nForce4 Athlon 64 Skt939 DDR ATX Motherboard w/Audio, Gigabit LAN, RAID/Serial ATA Retail ***Free 2nd Day***
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Processor (Venice) Socket 939 Retail ***Free 2nd Day***
Sony DW-Q28A-10 Internal Double Layer DVD±RW w/Software (Beige) ***Free 2nd Day***
MSI RX800PRO-TD256E Radeon X800 Pro PCI Express 256MB DDR Video Card w/TV-Out & DVI Retail ***Free 2nd Day***
Corsair CMX1024-3200PRO 1GB DDR400 XMS3200 ProSeries Memory w/Heat Spreader *** Free 2nd Day ***

So is this all i need?
And do you guys have any suggestions or things i should change?
 
Don't forger arctic silver 5 thermal compound or windows if needed. i would say to get cheaper value ram or if not, get ocz ram, which is cheaper and better. Good for overclocking they are. ALso instead of X800pro, get a 6800vanilla from newegg.com, evga, $200 after rebates.

Roger
 
I don't know, do you?
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Obviously the question wasnt directed at you.

Raidmax Storm 847 ATX847WUP Mid Tower Gaming Case (Blue) Retail
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Aiya, crappy PSU alert
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Corsair VS256MB400 256MB DDR400 PC3200 CAS2.5 Value Select Memory Retail *** Free 2nd Day ***
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Definitely bump that up to a 512MB stick. Realistically the case shouldnt be the 1st thing on a list unless you're building for looks....

Sony DW-Q28A-10 Internal Double Layer DVD±RW w/Software (Beige) ***Free 2nd Day***
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A better drive for less

the case comes with a psu but its a pretty bad one so i threw a really good one on. plus it has a rebate.
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Thats wierd, the steady rating is significantly lower than the peak

ok so this is what i have so far....
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Uh well what you have is $800 which is outside of the budget

My budget is only around 750$.
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- AMD Athlon64 3000+ Venice [ADA3000DAA4BP, $145]
- Chaintech VNF4/Ultra [$85]
- Corsair ValueSelect 2x512 [CL2.5, $90]
- NEC3540 [$40]
- WD 160GB [8MB, $80]
- Xclio 450W [12V@32A. $50]
- GeForce 6600GT [$145]
Subtotal = $635
In any case, better motherboard, better optical, more suitable VC and RAM with room to maneuver for case/VC
 
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