OK, well, I was told if I submitted a budget and what I would be using it for I would probably get some suggestion. To tell the truth I havnt decided on a buget, I was just gonna Use some of my tax refund. But here are two ways I am thinking of going so far. And I just started on them so I am still figuring out compatibility. But here it goes.
Power Up Standard ATX Black Mid-Tower Case - Front USB
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3509676&sku=TC3J-4512
Ultra LS600 Lifetime Series 600W Power Supply - ATX, SATA-Ready, PCI-Express
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3255393&sku=ULT-LS600
Asus P5N73-AM Motherboard - NVIDIA GeForce 7050, Socket 775, ATX, Audio, Video, PCI Express, 10/100 Ethernet LAN, USB 2.0, Serial ATA, RAID
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4117139&sku=A455-2842
EVGA GeForce 8500 GT / 512MB DDR2 / SLI Ready / PCI Express / DVI / VGA / HDTV / Video Card 9 Users Rated
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3244223&sku=E145-8506
Western Digital Caviar SE 80GB Hard Drive - 7200, 8MB, SATA-150, OEM
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1089592&sku=TSD-80JD
Lite-On PLDS DVD-ROM/CD-RW Retail Combo Drive - 52x32x CD-R/RW, 16x DVD-ROM, Black
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3205935&sku=L12-1051
Masscool 8W501B1M3G / Socket 775 / Intel Prescott / Copper Core / CPU Cooling Fan
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1272112&sku=S457-1036
OK,thats my buget build so far, and still working out if its all completely compatible.
This one I am more confident in and have gone with a bundle. Its not quite the same budget. Its splurging a bit for me, but it looks good on paper for gaming. So, here are the links for it;
Apevia X-Plorer Black w/Xilence 600w Gaming Power Supply Bundle
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4259693&CatId=1846
XFX nForce 750a Motherboard CPU Bundle - AMD Phenom 9500 2.20GHz Retail Processor http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4352231&Sku=MBM-750A-9500
Ultra 1024MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Memory
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1524191&CatId=1872
XFX GeForce 8600 GT Video Card - 512MB DDR2, PCI Express, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) DVI, VGA, HDTV, Video Card
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3445092&CatId=1558
Western Digital Caviar SE 80GB Hard Drive - 7200, 8MB, SATA-150, OEM
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1089592&CatId=139
Hadn't decided on a DVD ROM yet. A suggestion on a good DVD ROM or combo would be welcome.
And I am going with a Windows XP OS cause I just really don't like the Vista.
Well thats what I have been pondering on, any advise is welcome. Please bare with me, and be nice, this will be my first build. I am going to make sure I have it all down on paper and study up before actually attempting the build.
Oh, yes I almost forgot what I plan to Use it for. I mostly play video games. Right now just warcraft for a MMORPG and a few games on my old agp that wont need all that much power like Diablo 2 and Age of Mythology. But I might try some other online games down the road. I use the words processer and I store my music collection on my computer for sorting and loading what ever I want on my MP3 player. And I am thinking of messing around with some audio video editing.
Power Up Standard ATX Black Mid-Tower Case - Front USB
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3509676&sku=TC3J-4512
Ultra LS600 Lifetime Series 600W Power Supply - ATX, SATA-Ready, PCI-Express
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3255393&sku=ULT-LS600
Asus P5N73-AM Motherboard - NVIDIA GeForce 7050, Socket 775, ATX, Audio, Video, PCI Express, 10/100 Ethernet LAN, USB 2.0, Serial ATA, RAID
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4117139&sku=A455-2842
EVGA GeForce 8500 GT / 512MB DDR2 / SLI Ready / PCI Express / DVI / VGA / HDTV / Video Card 9 Users Rated
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3244223&sku=E145-8506
Western Digital Caviar SE 80GB Hard Drive - 7200, 8MB, SATA-150, OEM
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1089592&sku=TSD-80JD
Lite-On PLDS DVD-ROM/CD-RW Retail Combo Drive - 52x32x CD-R/RW, 16x DVD-ROM, Black
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3205935&sku=L12-1051
Masscool 8W501B1M3G / Socket 775 / Intel Prescott / Copper Core / CPU Cooling Fan
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1272112&sku=S457-1036
OK,thats my buget build so far, and still working out if its all completely compatible.
This one I am more confident in and have gone with a bundle. Its not quite the same budget. Its splurging a bit for me, but it looks good on paper for gaming. So, here are the links for it;
Apevia X-Plorer Black w/Xilence 600w Gaming Power Supply Bundle
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4259693&CatId=1846
XFX nForce 750a Motherboard CPU Bundle - AMD Phenom 9500 2.20GHz Retail Processor http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4352231&Sku=MBM-750A-9500
Ultra 1024MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Memory
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1524191&CatId=1872
XFX GeForce 8600 GT Video Card - 512MB DDR2, PCI Express, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) DVI, VGA, HDTV, Video Card
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3445092&CatId=1558
Western Digital Caviar SE 80GB Hard Drive - 7200, 8MB, SATA-150, OEM
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1089592&CatId=139
Hadn't decided on a DVD ROM yet. A suggestion on a good DVD ROM or combo would be welcome.
And I am going with a Windows XP OS cause I just really don't like the Vista.
Well thats what I have been pondering on, any advise is welcome. Please bare with me, and be nice, this will be my first build. I am going to make sure I have it all down on paper and study up before actually attempting the build.
Oh, yes I almost forgot what I plan to Use it for. I mostly play video games. Right now just warcraft for a MMORPG and a few games on my old agp that wont need all that much power like Diablo 2 and Age of Mythology. But I might try some other online games down the road. I use the words processer and I store my music collection on my computer for sorting and loading what ever I want on my MP3 player. And I am thinking of messing around with some audio video editing.