bgmrk Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Currently i am using a laptop to do things other then gaming....and the computer i use for gaming is good..but sadly it is going out of date, and since my parents use it...they won't let me replace it. I know...a mild amount of info on hardware...but more into software..witch is no problem. Can anyone give me any suggestions, or combos for a computer...as well if it's possible can you budget it under $1500.....dosen't have to be...but anything is appreciated. Tower/Power - aluminum/500W Mother board - CPU - x64 RAM - 1gb Monitor (optional) - keyboard/mouse (optional) - Video card - Hard drive - 80+ gb sound card (needed?) - CD/DVD RW Drive - cooling - and anyhting i'm missing..thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlit Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Under $2000? Get the best you can afford, $2000 is a fairly big budget considering most of the people who frequent these forums and I think most would agree; just get the best you can afford :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Get a Core 2 Duo with 2GB of ram and the latest Nvidia graphics that fits into your price range. Buy the biggest HD you can fit in your budget. Personally, I wouldn't spend money on a SLI config, water cooling, flashing neons, case with a window or a physics card (just yet). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Also, don't skimp on the power supply. Many people tend to do this, and get an unstable system in return of which they blame pretty much everything from OS to CPU, but fail to diagnose the real culprit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlit Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Yeah PSU's very important and if you're going for $2000 worth of machine I'd say at the least to get a 500W PSU but make sure it's a good one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Buy the biggest HD you can fit in your budget. I would surgest 4 150GB Raptors RAID 01'ed if you can aford it. If not look and see if you can aford 4 of the 80GB model, if not, try the 40GB model ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlit Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 I don't know if RAID is all that useful for most people y'know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Also, case wise: Get something classy made of aluminum, rather than something clad in 6" layers of plastic moulding, fake chrome and stickers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 I don't know if RAID is all that useful for most people y'know... It, theoriticly, halfs file read/write times, and the mirror is just to prevent from massive data loss. If you ar't afrade of data loss but want low load times, go for a hyperdrive, if you used a RAID card you could put that in a raid 1 configuration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlit Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Wise advice there, those plastic clad monsters don't really tickle my fancy (and are easier to break)... They often cost more too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Ant...#aCA_2d039_2dAN Tis a think of beuity. (Unlike my spelling) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgmrk Posted October 4, 2006 Author Share Posted October 4, 2006 wow u guys sure do like to reply fast on these forums :p....ok sooo 2GB of RAM...i may start with 1 jsut to lower my budget...and i jsut toke a tiny look at my account...and i dun quite have as much in there as i thought :( so i gotta lower budget to 1500 :( and any suggestions on mother boards...i know crap alll about mother boards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 You have to decide what CPU you want to get befor you choose your motherboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgmrk Posted October 4, 2006 Author Share Posted October 4, 2006 athlon x64 and is recommended to go with dual processors...or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 athlon x64 and is recommended to go with dual processors...or not? What will you be doing on this system? Plus, Core 2 is faster... at prety much every thing... so decide carefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgmrk Posted October 4, 2006 Author Share Posted October 4, 2006 mostly....probably gaming....so i'm having probs with the mother board.....i was looking at this one: http://www.logiccomputerhouse.com/site/mai...il&id=11281 it seems like it has everything i would need, 2 DDR slots, 2 PCI-E slots, dual processors, max 10 USB connections....anyone see any problems with it? if so..please share Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Fair enough, pit falls to avoid: That is a AM2 motherboard, make sure you get an AM2 chip. It uses DDR2, NOT DDR. If you put DDR in that thing it won't work, so don;t even try it ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoyBoy Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 I tried at one point just to see what would happen. (old mobo with broken internal grphics and only PCI slots. DDR2 was obtained free and didnt work correctly anyways.) Back to the story, the ram actually started somking. Using a hammer to put it in couldnt have helped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgmrk Posted October 4, 2006 Author Share Posted October 4, 2006 do i need to buy a sound card? if so..what should i be looking for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoyBoy Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Creative anything that costs over 50 bucks is most likely good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgmrk Posted October 4, 2006 Author Share Posted October 4, 2006 ok SO....i'e been doing reasearch for this every so often for about a month now...and i think i got my list.....i am jsut not sure if everything is capatible with everythign else...or if i am missing anything...i don't need a monitor, or kb/mouse. But if you guys do have any spare time on your hands..jsut glance over the sites...their all from the same location, cause it's right by me, but i gathered my own info to base my choice off of from other sites. so here it is..have fun!! :) tweak it to your heats content. Computer partsCase/power - http://www.logiccomputerhouse.com/site/mai...ail&id=8937 Mother Board - http://www.logiccomputerhouse.com/site/mai...il&id=11281 DVD-ROM - http://www.logiccomputerhouse.com/site/mai...tail&id=230 DVD R/RW - http://www.logiccomputerhouse.com/site/mai...il&id=10611 CPU - http://www.logiccomputerhouse.com/site/mai...il&id=10766 Hard Drive - http://www.logiccomputerhouse.com/site/mai...ail&id=8255 Memory - http://www.logiccomputerhouse.com/site/mai...il&id=10080 Video Card - http://www.logiccomputerhouse.com/site/mai...il&id=11244 Computer Prices Case/Power – 127.99 Motherboard – 114.99 DVD-ROM – 27.99 DVD R/RW – 36.99 CPU – 132.99 Hard drive – 85.99 Memory – 139.99 Video card – 124.99 TOTAL: 791.92 Total + tax: 910.70 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 I really have no idea why your buying an AMD system at this stage. In every respect the Core 2 Duo whipes the floor with the current batch of AMD chips, including the top end FX systems. And will do until the K8L based stuff is out the door, maybe even after that. Its simply more bang for your (limited) buck. Aside from that everything you've picked out looks kosher. Not sure if gamer edition ram is actually worth the premium though. It might be faster on paper, but in real life the difference is probally negligable. Consider 2GB of regular ram maybe? It will do more. As for a soundcard, go with poyboy's suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgmrk Posted October 4, 2006 Author Share Posted October 4, 2006 can u give me a link to core 2 Duo.........please and thank u..and thats the cheapest 1 gb RAM i could find, thats why i picked it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku...nufacture=Intel http://www.logiccomputerhouse.com/site/mai...il&id=11071 Its not bad RAM now that I look at it again. Its just that they can probally charge more by saying "its made for gamers" rather than "its some ram matey". I know the core 2 duo thing is more, but its going to be a tad more future proof than the AM2 system. edit <read you comment about the ram, go for it.> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgmrk Posted October 4, 2006 Author Share Posted October 4, 2006 Thanks for the help. here is the new list Computer partsCase/power - http://www.logiccomputerhouse.com/site/mai...ail&id=8937 Mother Board - http://www.logiccomputerhouse.com/site/mai...il&id=11281 DVD-ROM - http://www.logiccomputerhouse.com/site/mai...tail&id=230 DVD R/RW - http://www.logiccomputerhouse.com/site/mai...il&id=10611 CPU - http://www.logiccomputerhouse.com/site/mai...il&id=11071 Hard Drive - http://www.logiccomputerhouse.com/site/mai...ail&id=8255 Memory - http://www.logiccomputerhouse.com/site/mai...il&id=10080 Video Card - http://www.logiccomputerhouse.com/site/mai...il&id=11244 Computer Prices Case/Power – 127.99 Motherboard – 114.99 DVD-ROM – 27.99 DVD R/RW – 36.99 CPU – 282.99 Hard drive – 85.99 Memory – 139.99 Video card – 124.99 TOTAL: 914.92 Total + tax: 1,052.16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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