username388 Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 Hey everyone, I'm building a computer and I need some help with what parts to use. I'd like your input on what parts to use. I have some ideas for some things but here is what I would like your input on. Keep in mind that I do have a budget $1000-$2000 (probably on the lower end. I don't know yet since my mom is paying for part of it since it will be used by my whole family). If I really need to go over budget to get what I think I need, but I'd like to stay under budget. [*:2os3ge1p]Case (A Case with a USB port or two on the front would be nice. A thermometer would be nice too, but not required). [*:2os3ge1p]Cooling System (If the case doesn't come with adequete fans) [*:2os3ge1p]Motherboard [*:2os3ge1p]Processor (I'm leaning towards an AMD processor, but if you have a good Intel I'll consider it). [*:2os3ge1p]RAM (around 2 GB. 2x 1GB is fine). [*:2os3ge1p]Hard Drive (or two for RAID :D. ) [*:2os3ge1p]Hard Drive controller [*:2os3ge1p]RAID Card [*:2os3ge1p]Power supply [*:2os3ge1p]Video Card [*:2os3ge1p]Sound Card [*:2os3ge1p]Dual CD Drives. I'd like one to play CDs and DVDs 48x preferably, and another to write CD's and DVD's. I'd like it to be able to write DVD+R and DVD-R. 16x is a good speed [*:2os3ge1p]Floppy Disk Drive I already have a mouse, keyboard, and monitor, so I don't need those. I would like to be able to use this PC for higher end games so consider when choosing. I was also considering an external hard drive for more storage, so if you think that's needed or not would also help me. Thanks in advance to anyone who helps, and I hope this computer works fine for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmw Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 Hey, Well having built my own computer about a month ago, I'd suggest the website tigerdirect.com. Great prices, fast shipping. I've also heard, and I'm sure you have too, about Newegg. Haven't used it before, but surely is worth more than a look. My computer costed about $600 or so, not including the monitor and speakers. Overall great for gaming, can handle most games with ease/no lag. I won't search for each individual item for you, but I can guarantee you'll be able to build an excellent computer at the price range you have set. Good luck with that, if you have any q's, post em now :wink: AD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
____ Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 Are you planning on overclocking? That'll change what I put up if you are... specially in the way of case and cooling. Also, do you really need 2GB just for gaming? If you'll be also be using it for a lot of media work than I could understand... Anyhow, I'll go poke around.. see what I can find... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
____ Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 Case: $154.00 Thermaltake XASER PSU: $55.00 ASPIRE ATX-AS520W Note: I don't know if it'll cause a problem with the case. You'll have to look into that more. Motherboard: $46.50 GIGABYTE GA-7VT600P-RZ Processor: $224.99 AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Memory: $188.39 GeIL DDR 2 Series 2GB (2 x 1GB) Dual Channel Storage: $122.00 * n Seagate Barracuda 250GB Serial ATA 7200rpm HDD Controller: $283.00 3ware 8506-4LP PCI SATA Controller Card RAID Card: Meh, I got no idea for RAID. Haven't had to use it. Video Card: Meh. The rest is pretty much, up to you really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crucifyed4us Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 You don't need more than 1 gig of ram (also make sure you get 1 stick with 1 gig on it, not 2 512meg sticks, the less sticks the less things to break.) The biggest money-breakers are the proc and the vid. card. So make sure you get those first. Also, don't focus too much around the case, just make sure it can hold the mobo and then worry about ports. A good resource is http://www.slickdeals.net has lots of posts with good deals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
____ Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 That is BS about not worrying about the case. If you want a high end PC to overheat, then by all means get some generic POS. Cliffs: NEVER cheap out on the case. Like putting weatherboard on a [bleep]ing 20mil mansion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battletrax Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 That is BS about not worrying about the case. If you want a high end PC to overheat, then by all means get some generic POS. Cliffs: NEVER cheap out on the case. Like putting weatherboard on a * 20mil mansion... I agree 100%!!! If the case isn't designed properly, the fans won't do much as far as cooling. I got a cheap case and the 2 front fan vents don't lead outside the case! *smacks head* and the rear slots are so badly placed, the fan probably generates more heat than it removes (well... thats an exageration but still). It's not necessary to get a few hundred dollar case, but do make sure it's high quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crucifyed4us Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 Did I say "don't worry about the case at all" ? No I believe I said don't focus too much on it. If you shell out 80 bucks for a case then you got ripped off. Don't put words in my mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legolover64 Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 For cheap computing, prebuilt factory machines are the way to go. People say no, because people like acting smart and cool with building computers. Myself, I've soldered and built RAM boards and even my own format for portable media. ANYWAYS, try tigerdirect.com, microcenter.com and newegg.com For cheap pre built, eMachines man... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
____ Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 Did I say "don't worry about the case at all" ? No I believe I said don't focus too much on it. If you shell out 80 bucks for a case then you got ripped off. Don't put words in my mouth. You implied that the case wasn't worth worrying about. "Also, don't focus too much around the case, just make sure it can hold the mobo and then worry about ports." Ports (on the case) is hardly anything to worry about unless you're after front USB, wi-fi or whatnot. Everything else is covered by the motherboard. So when you cut out that logic, all that is left with is 'just make sure it can hold the mobo'. A lot of decent cases have front/top ports anyways (2 USB, wi-fi and headphones/mic jacks). The only thing which really varies is how many. I read it how you said it. It isn't my problem you [bleep]ed up the wording. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver_Dragon Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 You don't need more than 1 gig of ram (also make sure you get 1 stick with 1 gig on it, not 2 512meg sticks, the less sticks the less things to break.) Meh, I heard that having 2x 512 sticks runs a tad faster than just having 1 gb stick of RAM, and I've never had any problems with my RAM breaking :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
____ Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 Meh, I heard that having 2x 512 sticks runs a tad faster than just having 1 gb stick of RAM, and I've never had any problems with my RAM breaking :? Truth. A 2x512MB Dual Channel kit performs better than a single 1GB stick. And I'm yet to have any problems with RAM breaking. They're not that brittle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyro Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 The difference in memory performance between 2x512 Dualchannel and 1x1024 Singlechannel is not very large on the AMD64 platform. Several articles have claimed the difference is around ~1%-2%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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