I've been toying with the idea of building my own computer the last week or so. I am pretty new to this and would welcome any and all knowledge you guys have to share with me for this. I'm hoping to keep the prive under 900 for the time being. That is why i have a slightly cheaper video card in at the moment, will upgrade at a later date.
Wow that case if fugly. Honestly, look at RC-690, Antec Nine Hundred, Antec Three Hundred. Get a Antec/Corsair/PCP&C PSU. Get a 4850 or a 8800GTS 512 for about $120 after rebate. Look at X38/X48 if you get the 4850 for CF. That RAM is fine, but @ 5-5-5-18 @ 1.9v, it's weak sauce. Look at Crucial Ballistix 4-4-4-12 2t 2.2v DDR2-800 PC6400. 2GB is okay, 4GB recommended. Look at WD6400AAKS, bang for buck, solid performer. Get the 64-bit OS for 4GB. Get a SATA optical drive, the one you picked has IDE, which is the wide ribbons, SATA is the thin cable that doesn't affect airflow negatively.
Wow that case if fugly. Honestly, look at RC-690, Antec Nine Hundred, Antec Three Hundred. Get a Antec/Corsair/PCP&C PSU. Get a 4850 or a 8800GTS 512 for about $120 after rebate. Look at X38/X48 if you get the 4850 for CF. That RAM is fine, but @ 5-5-5-18 @ 1.9v, it's weak sauce. Look at Crucial Ballistix 4-4-4-12 2t 2.2v DDR2-800 PC6400. 2GB is okay, 4GB recommended. Look at WD6400AAKS, bang for buck, solid performer. Get the 64-bit OS for 4GB. Get a SATA optical drive, the one you picked has IDE, which is the wide ribbons, SATA is the thin cable that doesn't affect airflow negatively.
I mentioned an Antec PSU in my last post.
He said he plans to replace the Video Card later, hes trying to keep it within budget.
Memory should be fine he wouldn't notice the difference between 4-4-4-12 & 5-5-5-18
He listed Vista HP 64bit......
Agree SATA is better, but be gentle with the SATA connectors I had one break on me while trying to remove it(Gigabyte cable and motherboard) fortunately I had a spare....
Vista HP 64bit? Whats HP? Hewlett Packard? 5-5-5-18 is very loose (insert ur mom joke here). antec psu is good. dont get a weak gpu now and upgrade later, get a 4850 unless its cf, 1 4850 now, another later.
Sot he above is the 99% certainity list of what i am going to get for my computer (still debating on case, i want somethign that looks badass but also has good airflow). Now my last challenage will be to find a computer on dell or alienware that is similar to this to show my wife that (hopefully) its cheaper to build my own! lol
Sot he above is the 99% certainity list of what i am going to get for my computer (still debating on case, i want somethign that looks badass but also has good airflow). Now my last challenage will be to find a computer on dell or alienware that is similar to this to show my wife that (hopefully) its cheaper to build my own! lol
Performance > Looks...that is if your a gamer.
Airflow, quality, and room for expansion is always what to look for in a case. Most of those cases with flashy lights and plastic windows are junk for the most part.
Message edited by Why_Me on 06-30-2008 at 02:59:09 AM
You do have a good point. and I do plan on increasing my gaming when i get this rig (as my 4 year old dell just isn't cutting it anymore, only PCI slots!)
What are people thoughts on this case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811164040
Message edited by kylednelson on 07-03-2008 at 03:31:22 AM
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