ok guys need some insight here

[OnyxDragon]

you guys are great at building systems so give me some ideas here for a system that will cost around 1500$ or so . anything will be better than what i have right now i have 3000+ athlon XP so ya anything is is better .
I would prefer to get a core 2 duo if i can but if not ill deal with whatever.
thanks in advance guys!

 

[Daredevil_8]

What are you using the computer for? Gaming, multi-tasking etc?

Do you need an OS? Monitor? What size?

How much hard drive space would you like?

 

[chedrz]

For $1500, you can do A LOT. But we need to know what all you need. Once we know, we'll let you know.

 

[haywood]

For $1500, you can do A LOT. But we need to know what all you need. Once we know, we'll let you know.

What chedrz said. List all the parts you need.

 

[cmptrdude79]

Or at very least, tell us what you want to use it for, what you have that you may want to re-use, and we can go from there.

 

[gators1223]

and once you tell how ur using it tell us if you will oc sli ... stuff like that

 

[OnyxDragon]

no not gonna over clock i dont need monitor or mouse or a cd burner everything else i need including OS . will mostly be used for gaming. thanks guys

 

[alcattle]

What size of monitor? Looking at Vista yet? Do you d/l lots of games?

 

[OnyxDragon]

i dont need the monitor i have a 19 inch flat screen . no i dont download lots of games. not sure if i want vista for gaming yet from everything i have read vista sucks for gaming so more than likely i will get windows xp pro for OS

 

[Daredevil_8]

Well for $1500 W/o monitor, Cd/dvd drive and peripherals you can build one helluva system.

These are all -just- suggestions, to get you looking in the right direction.

E6600 - $223

Silverstone Decathalon 650w Modular PSU - $155

Gigabyte DS3R (for future upgradeability) - $160

WD 400gb HD - $95

EVGA 8800GTS Superclocked - $380 after MIR

Patriot eXtreme DDR2-800 - $90 after MIR

Case is your own choice, so is CPU cooler (although everyone and their mother recommends Thermalright ultra) Get XP Pro as well. (if you get 64 bit you can support more than 3gb mem if you really want)

Should have budget room to upgrade to higher CPU and more HD space, or bump up to a 8800GTX. Your choice. Just giving suggestions.

 

[piratepast40]

If you want a copy of XP Pro, it'll pay to shop around. They're still plentiful online but if you want to walk into a store to buy one, you'll need to call around first. I was able to pick up an OEM copy for $129 at PC Club last week but Best Buy wanted $199 for OEM and $299 for retail although they said they would price match.

 

[enforcerfx]

Well for $1500 W/o monitor, Cd/dvd drive and peripherals you can build one helluva system.

These are all -just- suggestions, to get you looking in the right direction.

E6600 - $223

Silverstone Decathalon 650w Modular PSU - $155

Gigabyte DS3R (for future upgradeability) - $160

WD 400gb HD - $95

EVGA 8800GTS Superclocked - $380 after MIR

Patriot eXtreme DDR2-800 - $90 after MIR

Case is your own choice, so is CPU cooler (although everyone and their mother recommends Thermalright ultra) Get XP Pro as well. (if you get 64 bit you can support more than 3gb mem if you really want)

Should have budget room to upgrade to higher CPU and more HD space, or bump up to a 8800GTX. Your choice. Just giving suggestions.

Grade A List :trophy:


But change the ram to this, its only a 3 day deal AND ITS AWESOME!

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=3120587&sku=O261-8080

 

[Daredevil_8]

Thanks! I do what I can

Also..Nice find on that ram. Thats a REALLY good deal.