cheapest build/bang for the buck!

[speedlingz]

help me! $500-700 or cheaper if you can

 

[lunyone]

e2160 - $83
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116036

2 gig's DDR2 800mHz (good for OC'ing) $55 after MIR!
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146565

Case/PSU: Antec w/380 EW PSU that can handle a e6600 OC'd and an 8800gtx! I wouldn't do it, but it can.
ANTEC New Solution Series NSK4480 Mid Tower Case Retail ***Free Shipping***
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10006030

HD - $61 shipped
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3160815AS 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148230

Mobo - $89 shipped
GIGABYTE GA-P31-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P31 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128062

DVD burner Retail!! - $30 shipped!
LITE-ON 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 40X CD-ROM IDE DVD Burner included extra White bezel - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106050

GPU - $250 8800gt when the prices stabalize or get a 38xx from AMD when the come later in the month.

Total is ~$679 shipped - $40 MIR on memory = $639! You could also change the case and PSU to this, if you like.

$45 shipped!!! Can't beat at this price range. would be better than the Antec I quoted above.
COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119068

PSU - $78.50 shipped $68.50 w/Google checkout. Simply the best deal right now on a quality PSU in this price range!!
Corsair 520W SLI Certified Modular ATX Power Supply - CMPSU-520HX
http://www.buy.com/prod/corsair-520w-sli-certified-modular-atx-power-supply/q/loc/101/203270716.html

With those 2 changes (much better too, if you can afford them) you would be at about $675!!! Still under your budget of $700. You take the e2160 and OC to about 3 gig and you have one screaming system for under $700!!

 

[tlmck]

help me! $500-700 or cheaper if you can

COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UB Black /Blue Mid Tower Computer Case - Item #: N82E16811119047
$39.99 - $10.00 rebate = $29.99

ASUS P5VD2-VM SE LGA 775 VIA P4M900 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Item #: N82E16813131199
$49.99

GECUBE Radeon X1950PRO 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready Video Card - Item #: N82E16814186025
$139.99 - $35 = $104.99

SILVERSTONE ST400 ATX12V 400W Power Supply - Item #: N82E16817256032
$49.99

Intel Dual-Core E2180 Allendale 2.0GHz LGA 775 Processor Model - Item #: N82E16819116052
$91.99

CORSAIR ValueSelect 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 667 Memory - Item #: N82E16820145098
$49.99

Western Digital Caviar SE 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Item #: N82E16822136075
$49.99

Sony NEC Optiarc 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE - Item #: N82E16827118003
$29.99

Subtotal: $501.92 = $456.92 after rebates

I have this same system with a 7600gt card and Antec SP 2.0 500w PSU. Runs excellent. Posted first try.

 

[the411]

those are great suggestions but...
are you planning to overclock?
and what kind of things would you be using this pc for??
mainly for gaming? video editing, web surfing, all of the above?? etc..??

 

[doghills]

Instead of a centurion 5 go with the new cm690. It has monster cooling and 7 120mm fans! (Or fan holes)

 

[speedlingz]

what if i don't plan to overclock
what would be the best bang right out of the box?

 

[mlhm5]

help me! $500-700 or cheaper if you can

If you just need a computer and are not going to OC and are not much of a gamer, you should search FatWallet or Slick Deals for a Dell deal.

BF is coming and Dell will pull down their pants.

I would guess you could get an e2160 + 20" monitor + 2GB + 250GB HD + 8300 video card for less than $600 if they do what they did last year.

 

[speedlingz]

i want to build my own...
forget dell!

 

[lunyone]

i want to build my own...
forget dell!

Why don't you list what you need? I just put out a system w/o OS or monitor,keyboard,mouse. If those are needed than I'd definately do it different.

 

[speedlingz]

ok
OS not needed, dvd drive not needed, keyboards, mouse, speakers, monitor not needed

 

[sprucebr1]

The E2160, or E2180 are good buys, though AMD may have a cheaper option. MicroATX is cheaper than a full ATX mobo. Also seeing as the mobo and cpu will be cheap, I would think you will be paying more for your RAM. 2gb ddr2 800mhz is around $120 CAD. Though most have rebates. good luck with your build.

 

[the411]

jus some examples:
mobo
BIOSTAR GF7050V-M7 LGA 775 NVIDIA GeForce 7050 Micro ATX
$64.99 (not for gaming but will work find for WoW or old similar games)
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813138095
cpu
Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 Allendale 2.4GHz
$149.99 (slightly slower than e6600, but a lot cheaper)
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115032
ram
A-DATA 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
$54.99 (u dont need 800mhz, u can save like $5-8 for 667mhz if u want)
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820211066
hdd
SAMSUNG SpinPoint P Series SP2004C 200GB 7200 RPM
$54.99 (or save a few for 160GB or spend a few $ for 250GB)
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822152022
case
hec 6K28BB8F Black 0.8mm SECC Steel MicroATX Mini Tower
$29.99 (case looks good to me)
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811121003
psu
Sunbeam PSU-BKS-480-US ATX12V 480W
$15.99 (i have this psu it works good)
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817709010
Total = $370.94 (u can go cheaper)

Alternative-
cpu -Intel quad-core Q6600 - $280
mobo - GIGABYTE GA-P31-DS3L - $79
vid - 8400gs or 2400 pro - about $50
Case w/psu - ATX case with 480W psu - about $30
ram 2GB - about $50
hdd 160-250gb - $45-65
Total - est $550ish?? (dont wanna add)

there are alot more combonitions but im getting tired
advice- if u can spend a few bucks xtra for something w/better quality, do it.

 

[dwthor02]

just dont get a maxtor or segate hd....THEY SUCK
if u dont have a grudge against amd look at them u can build an amd machine for pretty cheap

 

[dwthor02]

case
hec 6K28BB8F Black 0.8mm SECC Steel MicroATX Mini Tower
$29.99 (case looks good to me)
http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6811121003
psu
Sunbeam PSU-BKS-480-US ATX12V 480W
$15.99 (i have this psu it works good)
http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6817709010
cpu
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ Processor - 2.10GHz
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2912693
mobo $69.99

Biostar TA690G-AM2 Motherboard - AMD, Socket AM2, MicroATX, Audio, Video, HDMI, DVI, S-Video, PCI Express, Gigabit LAN, USB 2.0, Serial ATA, RAID Item #: B450-2318
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=2320&
memory $89.99
Corsair Dual Channel TWINX 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz E.P.P. Memory (2 x 1024) $59.99
hard drive
Western Digital Caviar SE 250GB Hard Drive - 7200, 8MB, ATA-100, EIDE, OEM $69.99
video card
XFX GeForce 7300 GT Video Card - 512MB DDR2, PCI Express, SLI Ready, DVI, VGA, HDTV, Video Card $49.99*
dvd rom/burner
ite-On LH-20A1P SuperAllwrite OEM DVD Burner $29.99
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3189536&Sku=L12-1128%20OEM
TOTAL: 415.92

 

[3Ball]

Still need to know if you plan to be gaming, editing, or just have for general use or not?

Best,

3Ball

 

[speedlingz]

im not really a big gamer
but the whole reason i wanted to get a new comp because i found that even games like warcraft 3 makes my computer hot...the fan makes alot of noise and i can't even play need for speed carbon because it keeps crashing 10 minutes into the game.

 

[speedlingz]

ok guys hows this?



COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
$44.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119068



Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
$69.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148262


CORSAIR CMPSU-450VX ATX12V V2.2 450W Power Supply - Retail
$65 after mail rebate http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139003



A-DATA 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model ADQVE1A16K - Retail
$35 after mail rebate http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211066


GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
$90.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128059



Intel Dual-Core E2160 Allendale 1.8GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E2160 - Retail
$82.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116036


ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail
$19.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134



TOTAL shipping + tax = $490.24
= $460.24 After rebates



i only want to deal with newegg! can i get a better bang for the buck build?
the only thing i didn't mention is the video card because i will be waiting for prices to drop on a certain one and i also mentioned things i didn't need on my previous post on top. Other than that, do i need anything else? like do i need thermal grease for the cpu fan above? am i missing any little things like that? i plan to overclock the e2160 to the 3.0ghz or higher range. is it possible? does everything look good? please tell me anything i need to know!

 

[tlmck]

Build it and read this for the overclock. http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/pentium-e2160.html

 

[speedlingz]

will the most recent setup i posted up there be able to over clock to 3.0 ghz or higher? should i get artic silver 5? is that fan good? am i ready to order

 

[tlmck]

The freezer pro comes with a small supply of silver 5 unless they have changed it. Never hurts to have some spare anyway in case you mess up. You should easily get to 3.0 or beyond, however, once you get it built, let it run for a day or so. Get some benchmarking programs such as 3d mark, Sandra, etc... and run them a few times to burn it in. If all is stable, then you can try over clock slowly, and steadily.

 

[speedlingz]

the artic silver 5 is only used for cpu right?

 

[tlmck]

Yes, although I used it on my old 7600gt vid card fan/heatsink also, Cooled it down from 53c to 43c.

 

[speedlingz]

tlmck you are fast! you are the man!
does my build look good? am i ready to order? see anything you don't like? im trying to make it a cheap system as possible but at the same time a good quality system

 

[tlmck]

Order it!