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[MaskFire]

Im building a PC for mostly gaming and surfing the internet and foe school too but mostly gaming and I want to spend around $1500-2000.

I need to know what parts to get.

 

[Elite]

Note:

I want to spend around $1500-2000.

For us to be able to help, please tell us what currency this is in.
(USD, CND, AUD etc.)

 

[MaskFire]

Oh sorry bout that USD

 

[Elite]

Have a look at the following websites:
http://www.newegg.com/
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Home.jsp
http://www.pricewatch.com/
http://www.bestbuy.com/

Decide on which CPU you want, how much RAM you need & HDD space. Once you've chosen these it will be easier for us to fill in the rest (such as motherboard, graphics card, sound card etc.)

Note: To get the best prices for parts, always search around on different sites & stores.

 

[MaskFire]

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice and A gig of Ram and about 120 GB HDD

 

[Elite]

Have a look at this site: http://www.newegg.com/ProductSort/SubCategory.asp?SubCategory=22
Select the features of the motherboard that you want (eg: No. of PCI-E slots, DDR Slots etc) and when you've done that, you will get the motherboards that have the features that you've selected.

What type of Graphics Card are you interested in buying (AGP - PCI-E)?

 

[MaskFire]

Pci-e

 

[Elite]

Some PCI-E x16 Cards are listed here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...rtyCodeValue=0&Submit=Property&SubCategory=48
I hope you find this helpful.

 

[Thechefxxxv]

With that budget you should be able to get
two 400-500 gb drives in a raid 5 array
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148063
an Athlon 4400+ X2 AT LEAST
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103546
one or two 7800 GTX graphics cards
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814127187
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[Thechefxxxv]

And you can probably get:
Sound Blaster X-Fi Sound Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102188
Socket 939 momo of your choice
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...ice=&MaxPrice=&SubCategory=22&Submit=Property
2 gigs Good Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145576

 

[diduknowthat]

With that budget you should be able to get
two 400-500 gb drives in a raid 5 array
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148063
an Athlon 4400+ X2 AT LEAST
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103546
one or two 7800 GTX graphics cards
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814127187
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i think two 7800gtx would be pushing the budget a little...

 

[apj101]

two 400-500 gb drives in a raid 5 array

raid 5 that requires a minumum of 3 drives