Real Noob at compys, Please help me build a computer?

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Dimension

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Alright, im not any computer genius or anything...
I read the "Building a computer" at the top of the page..
But can you guys help me build a good computer for under $1000?
Basicly Gaming computer. Needs to run fast.
GBs have to be like over 200gb.
Windows.
Very good video card.
Sound card needs to be great also.
Quiet sounding.
Has to be able to run multiple programs without lagging or becoming uber slow.
Has to be able to run like 3weeks long continusly without overheating.
5.1 speakers. Has to have a lot of bass too.


Thank you very much. I appreciate it.
 
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is little hard to go below the 1000 mark with the things you want unless u dont want toe fastest of everything.

from the cpu,hdd,video and sound,case already would pass 1000 the way i would build it.

i guess you can buy the stuff you really need and get the optional stuff later on, like the sound card, and speakers

i guess you would want a p4 with HT or a a64 x2.

you left out the RAM
 
kof2000 said:
i guess you would want a p4 with HT or a a64 x2.

you left out the RAM
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I would recomend the AMD 64, over the AMD64 X2, becuase I don't think he needs something that high end for his price range, plus the AMD64 should do plenty good enough for wat his usage sounds like.
 
Try a good AMD 64, not X2. Try like an AMD 64 3800+ or 4000+. For a vid card try a Radeon 9800 (for AGP) or a Radeon X800 (for PCI-E).
 
Thank you thank you thank you!
So like what 200GB HDD should I get?

EDit: I think im going to get 250GB. Whats the best brand you recommend?

Edit2: What motherboard should I get?
 
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Dimension said:
Thank you thank you thank you!
So like what 200GB HDD should I get?

EDit: I think im going to get 250GB. Whats the best brand you recommend?

Edit2: What motherboard should I get?
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You must decide what processer you want first, ebcause it has to corspend with your CPU's socket.

your main to are INTEL's P4 and AMD's AMD64, and i suggest a AMD64 with a 939 socket.
 
Intel will be more geard towards multitasking while AMD's will be more geared towards gaming. You need to decide what you want to do more, multitask, or game. Both will run whatever you want fine however, but if you get into the major stuff it is then that you see the difference. As for video I'd generally say go with a 6800NU or a 6800GT if you got the money. Motherboard will vary depending on whether or not you want SLI or not and whether or not you want a passive or active northbridge cooler. Gigabyte makes some nice mobo's with passive northbridge coolers and are generally the same as the MSI counterpart. As for RAM you MAY need 2Gb eventually, but it would be fine if you started with just 1Gb to hold back on costs. Something that runs decent timings that also corresponds with the CPU so there is no bottle necking involved. Kingston, Corsair, GEIL, Micron, Crucial, and Samsung are all very nice companies and make valueram as well as high preformance ram. A HDD is a HDD, it doesn't really matter what company you buy (so long as you're not getting into the major drives such as the 10k and 15k SCSI and SATA drives). 200Gb will usually cost you about 100-120$. Sound system is up to you, you can buy almost any 5.1 speaker system and it will work out ok for you.
 
skidude said:
For a vid card try a Radeon 9800 (for AGP) or a Radeon X800 (for PCI-E).
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*sniff* ..fanboy? :P

anyway,.. the system in my sig did only cost me about 800 eries, so i think you can get a nice ystem or the $1500 (but ok.. i did re-use my opticals, HD and case ;) )

my suggestion.
AMD 3500+ venice
1b dual channel RAM
Geforce 6800 or a x800 series grafics card.
500/550Watt PSU (well.. i dont know much of those ;) )
Asus A8V deluxe
HD,.. we'll choose the size you want.. but choose for an S-ATA, at last,.. as far as i know, they're faster. but if you go for a 250Gb Harddisc.. get one with 16Mb cache ;)
 
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6600GT 145.99$
LG775 Prescott 3.0Ghz 174.99$
Gigabyte GA-8I915G 99.99$
WD 250Gb SATA 115$
Kingston HyperX 1Gb 195$
Liteon SOHR-5239S / SOHR-5238S 26.95$
Antec TruePower 2.0 TP-II 430 76.99$
Total - 834.91$

Seperate your drives so you don't wear them out as fast as if you had a combo drive. Suggesting intel if you plan on doing much multitasking (or gaming, you won't notice the performance boost). You wanted less noise so a mobo with a passive heatsink and a low RPM HSF will cut back on that (also Intel and the Gigabyte with the pasv NB HS). The 6600 GT will yield the performance you need while not cutting into your budget, can be upgraded to a 6800NU for a little more and will yield a little better performance boost. Best thing to do with a case would be to buy it local or try and find a place that won't charge for shipping on a 15-20lb object. Almost any case will work for you so long as it's an ATX case and since you wanted a quiet case, something will smaller fans (and maybe in the neighborhood of 3-4 of them) Anything over an 80mm case fan will make a lot of noise depending on what the RPM's of the fans are set at. And you don't really need a floppy drive because they are slowly being phased out. If you really want one best buy would be on ebay for like .01$ + 4$ shipping.
 
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