Help me / build a pc / $2200

[sky123ok]

looking for some ideas on my gaming computer

budget = $2200

thanks a lot ,

Any comments/suggestions ... :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

 

[Mirob]

Well, start with a good CPU, like 4800+x2, but that's too much, need to save for video cards, so AMD 4400+ X2, great CPU for anything.

And a mobo, Asus A8N323-SLI Deluxe sold out at newegg.

Memory, OCZ Titanium 2gb Kit 2-3-2-5 timings, awsome.

Video cards, Two evga 7800GTX.

And a RAID 0 aray of two Barracuda 160 gb Hard drives Not as fast as rapters, but nice. SATA2 and NCQ.

The Liteon DVD-RW, I don't like my NEC.

Need a nice case, but it is a matter of personal taste. I like Lian Li, the best cooling case, so Lain Li Black ATX Mid-tower(fish?)

And power it up with some juice, OCz 600w PSU

That adds up to almost $1900, Good speakers, monitor and keayboard/mouse will run over your $2200. You may have that I don't know.

Logitech Keayboard/mouse $50, needs a better mouse.
Gaming Mouse $35
5.1 speakers Kilpsch, sure to sound awsome, $299
You need a 19" CRT like this $219. Better off getting that local.

I'm too $2500 here, gess you need to skimp on something. :haha:
A lesser CPU, one video card, or loose the speakers and your there.
That's all first rate stuff, and going to perform great together. Wish I could pay for my cart at newegg right now.

 

[iluvnug]

I like this build but I think you could skimp on the whole raid thing. Raid is better for people who really need it like someone running a server. For most computer users its not really necessary. Also, I would probably wait a bit before investing into an SLI system. Most mobos don't support dual 16x pci express. I'd look into Asus, Abit, or DFI non sli boards unless I really had to have SLI now. And wait for the next generation SLI boards to come to mass market.

 

[truflip]

heh.. $2200 is a lot.. im gonna pretend im buying a whole new PC and go to la la la (newegg.com) so brb.. n DND me :giddy:

 

[truflip]

ok here it is:
starting with the motherboard

$235 Asus A8N32 SLI
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131568
supports full 16x speed in SLi mode yay (jus have to find a store that has one in stock)

$280 Opteron 165 Dual Core CPU
http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merc...ode=M&Product_Code=120339&Category_Code=amddc
hehehe nice n cheap for u

$200 G.Skill Extreme Series 2GB Kit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231021
woot OCing ram

$600 2x7800GT 256mb from eVGA
http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merc...=CTGY&Store_Code=M&Category_Code=VC-EVGA-PCIE
u also get 20$ rebate on each card so subtract 40$ and u get two copies of Quake 4 lol prolly sell me one for 10$?

$104 WD Raptor 36GB Sata 1
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144200
for ur boot drive.. put ur XP and page file here i guess

$86.50 Seagate DiamondMax 10 200GB Sata 1
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144184
this will be ur porn drive.. jk jk.. yea so ur media and what not goes here
total 236GB of space in ur system

$40 NEC 3550A DVD+/-RW
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152058
to burn w/e u like.. also burns CDs so call it ur all in one media burner

$25 ASUS DVD-ROM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827135136
jus so u dont wear out ur nice DVD CD burner, u might wanna use this to watch movies on.. also comes in handy when ur copying DVD discs.. u can do a direct copy from the DVDROM to DVD RW

$140 600Watt FSP PSU dual 12V rails 24pins.. n all the goodies
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104014
yeaaa.. nice >83% efficiency sounds good to me whadya think?

$140 Logitech THX Z-5300e 5.1 Speakers
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16836121121
Nice and loud i guess i dono.. uhm jus good for gaming =D

$70 Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS 7.1 surround
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102178
to go with the speakers very nice sound card

$140 Thermaltake Armor Full Tower Case
http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merc...duct_Code=100165&Category_Code=C1-Thermaltake
a nice system deserves a nice case

$49 Logitech G5 Laser Mouse
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16826104191
gotta get laser if ur gnna game hard =D

for the keyboard.. get whatever u want since the total after all that comes up to $2109

 

[sky123ok]

ok here it is:
starting with the motherboard

$235 Asus A8N32 SLI
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131568
supports full 16x speed in SLi mode yay (jus have to find a store that has one in stock)

$280 Opteron 165 Dual Core CPU
http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merc...ode=M&Product_Code=120339&Category_Code=amddc
hehehe nice n cheap for u

$200 G.Skill Extreme Series 2GB Kit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231021
woot OCing ram

$600 2x7800GT 256mb from eVGA
http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merc...=CTGY&Store_Code=M&Category_Code=VC-EVGA-PCIE
u also get 20$ rebate on each card so subtract 40$ and u get two copies of Quake 4 lol prolly sell me one for 10$?

$104 WD Raptor 36GB Sata 1
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144200
for ur boot drive.. put ur XP and page file here i guess

$86.50 Seagate DiamondMax 10 200GB Sata 1
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144184
this will be ur porn drive.. jk jk.. yea so ur media and what not goes here
total 236GB of space in ur system

$40 NEC 3550A DVD+/-RW
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152058
to burn w/e u like.. also burns CDs so call it ur all in one media burner

$25 ASUS DVD-ROM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827135136
jus so u dont wear out ur nice DVD CD burner, u might wanna use this to watch movies on.. also comes in handy when ur copying DVD discs.. u can do a direct copy from the DVDROM to DVD RW

$140 600Watt FSP PSU dual 12V rails 24pins.. n all the goodies
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104014
yeaaa.. nice >83% efficiency sounds good to me whadya think?

$140 Logitech THX Z-5300e 5.1 Speakers
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16836121121
Nice and loud i guess i dono.. uhm jus good for gaming =D

$70 Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS 7.1 surround
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102178
to go with the speakers very nice sound card

$140 Thermaltake Armor Full Tower Case
http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merc...duct_Code=100165&Category_Code=C1-Thermaltake
a nice system deserves a nice case

$49 Logitech G5 Laser Mouse
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16826104191
gotta get laser if ur gnna game hard =D

for the keyboard.. get whatever u want since the total after all that comes up to $2109

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[Mirob]

I like both systems. Sound card is great, but on board is good. I think the RAID 0 with 160gb drives is faster, and will last longer. The 165 is the best deal in dual cores, overclocks to 4800+ easy.
:slurp: :slurp: :slurp:

 

[truflip]

u mean i spent almost an hour doing that.. for u to say 'do u have another?'

 

[sky123ok]

u mean i spent almost an hour doing that.. for u to say 'do u have another?'

I like your suggestion. thank you very much. :hotbounce

 

[vnf4ultra]

I don't think the a8n sli 32 is worth it, it's overpriced and hard to find, and it actually is SLOWER than a normal sli board(like the a8n sli, deluxe or premium).

The explanation of the newer platform being slower comes from one architectural feature of the nForce4 SLI X16. To ensure high-speed communication between the chipset’s North and South bridges, NVIDIA had to reduce the width of the HyperTransport bus the chipset connects to the CPU with and to use two 8-bit channels instead of the ordinary nForce4’s two 16-bit channels there. The smaller bandwidth of the CPU-chipset link does not show up in games, but the performance of applications that actively use the system bus, like data archiving utilities for example, may suffer a lot. We are not even sure the nForce4 SLI X16 will offer any advantage in the next generation of PC games, despite its two full-width PCI Express x16 slots, because the narrow HyperTransport bus will probable be a bottleneck. Being the first chipset with the PCI Express x16 + x16 formula, the NVIDIA nForce4 SLI X16 is interesting and unique, but it is no better than the ordinary nForce4 SLI, at least in current applications.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/mainboards/display/asus-a8n32-sli-deluxe_25.html

 

[truflip]

ahh thanks for the information about the X16 lane vnf.. i didnt bother lookin into that since i jus wanted to find an X16 lane. i was actually thinking of the DFI UT LP NF4-Ultra board as the 2nd choice for his motherboard. im not too fond of the Asus A8N-SLI line heh..

what do u think of the other parts? It would be my ideal system hehe..

 

[vnf4ultra]

ahh thanks for the information about the X16 lane vnf.. i didnt bother lookin into that since i jus wanted to find an X16 lane. i was actually thinking of the DFI UT LP NF4-Ultra board as the 2nd choice for his motherboard. im not too fond of the Asus A8N-SLI line heh..

what do u think of the other parts? It would be my ideal system hehe..

I like it, I've never heard of a "Seagate DiamondMax 10 200GB Sata 1" though.
Which is it? Seagate or Maxtor, oh wait they're going to merge... lol.

 

[truflip]

lol yea.. seagate > maxtor
thats good.. now i think im gonna start buying 'maxtors' ive always been a WD fan.. i dono why