Hi everyone, I'm building a PC for general use and playing WoW and Eve-Online. I'd like something that is relatively quiet and leaves room for upgrading later on should I require more performance. My budget is $1000 CDN, and so far I have come up with the following:
Case and PSU (500W)
Antec Sonata III Black ATX 16IN Mid Tower Quiet Case 3X5.25 2X3.5 4X3.5IN 500W Air Duct 120MM Fan $120
Processor
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Dual Core Processor Socket AM2 Brisbane 1.9GHZ 2X512KB 65NM 65W Retail Box $60
Motherboard
ASUS M2N-E ATX AM2 Nforce 570 Ultra PCI-E16 PCI-E4 2PCI-E1 3PCI SATA RAID Sound GBLAN Motherboard $109
2 x 1GB RAM
Kingston ValueRAM KVR667D2N5/1G PC2-5300 1GB 1X1GB DDR2-667 240PIN DIMM Memory $80 (total)
250 GB Hard Drive
Seagate Barracuda 250GB 7200.10 8MB 8.5MS SATA2 NCQ Hard Drive $60
Video Card*
ASUS Radeon X1950 Pro 581MHZ 256MB 1.4GHZ GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out Video Card $180
Optical Drive
Samsung SH-S183L Black SATA DVD+RW 18X8X16 DVD-RW 18X6X16 DL 8X Lightscribe DVD Writer OEM W/ SW $38
Mouse/Keyboard
Logitech Deluxe 250 Desktop Black Keyboard & Optical Mouse PS/2 OEM $19
Monitor
BenQ FP92W 19IN Widescreen LCD Monitor SILVER/BLACK 5MS 1440X900 700:1 300CD/M2 VGA DVI-D $180
Operating System
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition 64BIT DVD OEM
$134
I may use one of the following video cards instead of the one listed above. I realize I am downgrading signifcantely, but it does save me on the budget. Questions about switching are - which one should I go with (I am leaning towards the HiS ICEQ3), or are there any other obvious alternatives.
*Alternative Video Cards:
HIS Radeon ICEQ3 X1650 Pro 256MB 256BIT GDDR2 PCI-E VGA DVI-I HDTV Out Video Card $104
Diamond Viper Radeon X1650 Pro 600MHZ PCI-E 256MB 800MHZ GDDR2 Dual DVI-I HDTV Out Video Card $80
What I've listed above is, aside from headphones, all the hardware I have for this PC. I will be purchasing a DWL-122 wireless adapter to connect to my home network, and my main questions are:
- Am I missing anything? I'm thinking I might need some kind of 10/100 adapter if I want to connect to the internet using a wired connection, but I'm willing to leave that out for now if I can.
- Are all the parts compatible? I've already caught myself looking at AGP graphics cards and had a 32-bit version of the OS on my list, so I wouldn't be surprised if I missed something else.
-The DLink adapter I'm going to get is around $40 - are there compatibility issues if I get an onboard one? This one in particular ($30): ASUS WL-138G-V2 Wireless G Network Adapter PCI Card 802.11G 54MBPS
My router is a Dlink DI-524.
My total should come around just above $1000. Including taxes, shipping, that puts me over my budget - although I can handle that, are there part selection choices that I can change which will bring me under $1000 and still leave me open for upgrades later?
Any other comments/suggestions are greatly appreciated, this is my first build so it should be interesting to see what happens when I finally buy the thing and try to assemble it! Thanks!
Case and PSU (500W)
Antec Sonata III Black ATX 16IN Mid Tower Quiet Case 3X5.25 2X3.5 4X3.5IN 500W Air Duct 120MM Fan $120
Processor
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Dual Core Processor Socket AM2 Brisbane 1.9GHZ 2X512KB 65NM 65W Retail Box $60
Motherboard
ASUS M2N-E ATX AM2 Nforce 570 Ultra PCI-E16 PCI-E4 2PCI-E1 3PCI SATA RAID Sound GBLAN Motherboard $109
2 x 1GB RAM
Kingston ValueRAM KVR667D2N5/1G PC2-5300 1GB 1X1GB DDR2-667 240PIN DIMM Memory $80 (total)
250 GB Hard Drive
Seagate Barracuda 250GB 7200.10 8MB 8.5MS SATA2 NCQ Hard Drive $60
Video Card*
ASUS Radeon X1950 Pro 581MHZ 256MB 1.4GHZ GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out Video Card $180
Optical Drive
Samsung SH-S183L Black SATA DVD+RW 18X8X16 DVD-RW 18X6X16 DL 8X Lightscribe DVD Writer OEM W/ SW $38
Mouse/Keyboard
Logitech Deluxe 250 Desktop Black Keyboard & Optical Mouse PS/2 OEM $19
Monitor
BenQ FP92W 19IN Widescreen LCD Monitor SILVER/BLACK 5MS 1440X900 700:1 300CD/M2 VGA DVI-D $180
Operating System
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition 64BIT DVD OEM
$134
I may use one of the following video cards instead of the one listed above. I realize I am downgrading signifcantely, but it does save me on the budget. Questions about switching are - which one should I go with (I am leaning towards the HiS ICEQ3), or are there any other obvious alternatives.
*Alternative Video Cards:
HIS Radeon ICEQ3 X1650 Pro 256MB 256BIT GDDR2 PCI-E VGA DVI-I HDTV Out Video Card $104
Diamond Viper Radeon X1650 Pro 600MHZ PCI-E 256MB 800MHZ GDDR2 Dual DVI-I HDTV Out Video Card $80
What I've listed above is, aside from headphones, all the hardware I have for this PC. I will be purchasing a DWL-122 wireless adapter to connect to my home network, and my main questions are:
- Am I missing anything? I'm thinking I might need some kind of 10/100 adapter if I want to connect to the internet using a wired connection, but I'm willing to leave that out for now if I can.
- Are all the parts compatible? I've already caught myself looking at AGP graphics cards and had a 32-bit version of the OS on my list, so I wouldn't be surprised if I missed something else.
-The DLink adapter I'm going to get is around $40 - are there compatibility issues if I get an onboard one? This one in particular ($30): ASUS WL-138G-V2 Wireless G Network Adapter PCI Card 802.11G 54MBPS
My router is a Dlink DI-524.
My total should come around just above $1000. Including taxes, shipping, that puts me over my budget - although I can handle that, are there part selection choices that I can change which will bring me under $1000 and still leave me open for upgrades later?
Any other comments/suggestions are greatly appreciated, this is my first build so it should be interesting to see what happens when I finally buy the thing and try to assemble it! Thanks!