Build My Computer!

[Paragon]

Ok... I want you, who knows what to buy, and what to put in a machine to make it run like it is on steroids, to decide what to put in my computer. Ok I admit, i dont know what to put in my new comp, but i do have alot of money (about $600) that i am willing to invest into a new machine.
Lets give this a contest type of feeling. I will use the one that fits me best.

Ok here are the requirements:

1) They must be full specs. (From the CPU - Mobo)
2) You must say how much it will cost together, and how much each componet will cost.
3)This computer must be made to have games played on. IT IS A GAMING MACHINE!!!
4) This cannot cost over $600 total. Except for some exceptions.

Remember that I am building a FULL machine. From scratch. Including the case.

I ALREADY BOUGHT A VIDEO CARD!! so dont include that.

The video card is the Radeon 9600 XT AGP 8x... so the mobo must be 8x..


Thanks... good luck. I wil take the best one!

[Corrosion]

Reward?

[Octavian]

Reward?

Probably a cookie.

I'm not much of an expert on mobo's and such, but I'll see what I can find for you later.

[TekDragon]

[/QUOTE]4) This cannot cost over $600 total. Except for some exceptions.[QUOTE]

Pfft... i would help but that's peasent quality.

Ask one of the peons to help.

[Paragon]

lol... the reward is a cookie...


anyway. I have upped the price to 800 bucks. I just found a $100 dollar bill under the couch while cleaning my neighbors house party:

[Octavian]

Thief!

Check www.pricewatch.com They have some pretty cheap prices there it seems. It's hard to search properly at school.

[Unfinal_Fantasy]

ugh... my processor costs $1,000 alone.. I can't think on such low levels when it comes to gaming computers... sorry :(

[DeepStrikeck]

Do you need Windows XP and a Monitor?? What about joysticks, speakers, mouspad, mic? Gotta be more specific! (if you need a monitor, do you want CRT or LCD?? what kinda resolution? etc..)

The best thing to do, if you wanna find cheap stuff, is find the product on pricewatch or google or whatever, and then search the model number at www.froogle.com and you'll get wicked cheap prices.

[Paragon]

hmm... this seems to be the only site i posted this on that is having issues. ;)

I want a computer. Not a monitor. Not joysticks, not any of that. Keep in mind that You dont need a $1,000 processor to play a game.

I am not buying a dream computer. I am buting a gaming computer. Keep in mind i already have an awesome video card, so thats 200 bucks there. Remember i upped the price to 800.. which is good.


I do not need a network card, keyboard, monitor, mouse, gamepad, etc!

this shouldnt even make the 800 mark!


thanks guys, and please, dont post here if your not going to post something intelligent.

[DeepStrikeck]

hey, I was making an intelligent query to try to help YOU! I needed to know those facts so I could map out the budget better without having to worry about other expenses. I'll post the layout by tomorrow. =P

[Paragon]

hey, I was making an intelligent query to try to help YOU! I needed to know those facts so I could map out the budget better without having to worry about other expenses. I'll post the layout by tomorrow. =P

well the best thing to do is post everything... then i will subtract what i dont want.

When i said that noone was making intelligent replies i wasnt refering to you.

[DeepStrikeck]

right on

[Corrosion]

Case (http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=11-144-026&catalog=23&manufactory=BROWSE)
CD Burner/DVD-ROM (http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=27-151-042&catalog=23&manufactory=BROWSE)
RAM (http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=20-211-119&catalog=23&manufactory=BROWSE)
CPU (http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-377&catalog=23&manufactory=BROWSE)
Motherboard (http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=13-131-468&catalog=23&manufactory=BROWSE)
Hard Drive (http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=22-152-017&catalog=23&manufactory=BROWSE)

$500 without shipping or tax

[Rbstr]

flames = nono in here guys.

I argree wiht most of corrosions findings but have altenatives for you CPU (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-116-161&depa=1), MoBo (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-131-492&depa=1), and Ram (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-145-440&depa=1).

this basicaly gives you my comp's bare eccentials, i get >150 in sanc sometimes good 40's in most battles, and run very nice, you'll run better as your vidcard is better.

My price 189 for ram 109 for Mobo 180 for CPU
it also fills out your budget. add in a nice CPU cooler and you can probably get it up to 3.4ghz mine can. If you come up with a bit more cash go for a weastern digital SATA 120gb drive as well.

[Corrosion]

flames = nono in here guys.

I argree wiht most of corrosions findings but have altenatives for you CPU (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-116-161&depa=1), MoBo (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-131-492&depa=1), and Ram (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-145-440&depa=1).

this basicaly gives you my comp's bare eccentials, i get >150 in sanc sometimes good 40's in most battles, and run very nice, you'll run better as your vidcard is better.

My price 189 for ram 109 for Mobo 180 for CPU
it also fills out your budget. add in a nice CPU cooler and you can probably get it up to 3.4ghz mine can. If you come up with a bit more cash go for a weastern digital SATA 120gb drive as well.
I'm an AMD guy, you're a Pentium person. And I didn't wanna go for the 1 GB RAM.

All in all, that took me 5 minutes to organize. God, you guys are a bunch of lazy fucks. :love:

[Paragon]

thanks guys... i like the 500 dollar one. I dont like that case though. I looked at that one firs, and, didnt like it.

Here is what another site recommended.
Modasylum (http://modasylum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=14828#14828)

[Fragmatic]

ugh... my processor costs $1,000 alone.. I can't think on such low levels when it comes to gaming computers... sorry :(

WTF?

Xeon? Opertron?

[Paragon]

yeah.. i dont know what kind of processor costs 1000 bucks

[DeepStrikeck]

a kick ass one (64-bit), neways, here's my layout.

Comp setup:
Case:
Description: RAIDMAZ Black 10-Bay Case w/ 420W Power Supply, 2X 80mm Fans
Price: $48.00
Model#: ATX-868WBP
Link: http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=11-156-135&depa=1

Processor:
Description: AMD Athlon XP 2800+ "Barton", 333MHz FSB, 512K Cache, 2.08GHz
Price: $113.00
Model#: AXDA2800DKV4D
Link: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-376&depa=1

Mother Board:
Description: FOXCONN "400M01-G-6L" KM400 Chipset For AMD Athalon XP Processors, 2x DIMM DDR333/266 Max 2GB RAM
Price: $53.00
Model#: 400M01-G-6L
Link: http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=13-186-009&depa=1

RAM:
Description: Kingston HyperX Series Dual Kits 184 Pin 512MB(256MBx2) DDR PC-2700
Price: $123.00
Model#: KHX2700K2/512
Link: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-144-121&depa=1

Hard Drive:
Description: SAMSUNG 160GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, 2MB buffer
Price: $91
Model#: SP1604N
Link: http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=22-152-011&DEPA=1

CPU Fan/Heatsink:
Description: Thermaltake EXTREME VOLCANO 12, All Copper. 2 Adjustable fan speed controllers, installs in expension slot or in the front (in 3.5" drive bay) for AMD Athlon XP up to 3400+
Price: $36.99
Model#: Extreme Volcano 12
Link: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-106-035&depa=1
Note: I have this CPU Fan/Heatsink and it owns. there is a turn nob that mounts in your 3 1/2" external bay (where floppies mount), a pci expansion bay, has an option to always run at 5500 rpm and has a thermometer. You can manually choose speed with the nobs. lowest speed is 2200rpm and highest is 5500rpm. This thing is the bomb.

OS:
Description: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack SP1a
Price: $87.00
Model#: N09-00741
Link: http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=37-102-141&DEPA=6

DVD-RW/CD-RW:
Description: 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD+RW, 8X DVD-R, 4X DVD-RW, 32X CD-R, 16X CD-RW, 40X CD-ROM, 12X DVD-ROM
Price: $68.99
Model#: ND-2500A BGE
Link: http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=27-152-011&DEPA=1

Floppy:
Description: NEC 1.44MB Floppy Drive
Price: $9.99
Model#: FD1231H
Link: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=21-152-001&depa=1

Sound Card:
Description:Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS PCI Sound Card
Price: $88.00
Model#: 70SB035000000
Link: http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=29-102-162&depa=1

Sub Total: $718.97(without shipping)
Shipping is determined by your state. To MA (where I live) it is $15.00
Total: $733.97

Note: This is all from Newegg.com It's a little more expensive layout than the others, but I think it's well worth it.

[Rbstr]

he's geting a 3.4ghz Pentium 4 EE AKA Xeon re-pinned for desktops

[DeepStrikeck]

ahhh, I was just showing the layout I promised. I threw it together this morning while looking at some headphones (http://store.yahoo.com/niceelectronics/aw791.html) I might buy.

Any comments on the headphones???