I've managed to net $1200 from my summer job so far - Page 2

Florline · 08-02-2007, 03:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pedro

As you specified that you wanted

CPU $317
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115002

Ram $89
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231098

Hard Drive $195
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136012

Video $547
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130072

Sound Card (no such thing as xtreme music, there's xtreme audio) $66
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829102007

things you missed to build the PC

Motherboard $130 (spent 45mins comparing 10+ mobos, I hate intel lol)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128050

Power Supply $100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817128001

Case $50
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119106

CPU Fan $35 (yes the stock one with the CPU always blows)
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...455&CatId=1588

Grand total = $1438 (before rebates) and expect about $100-200 in shipping depending if you buy all in one shot or every other week..etc..

How to build a pc

How to build a PC

the power supply does not give you room to upgrade ...
for a case i would go with something nice
mother board too..... go for Nforce Nvidia 680i boards ... thats what i have in my comp..

the go with over flow ram it runs games faster...

card is good thats what i have
cpu too i have that in my comp too ...

but yea just try to get a nicer case that cools the comp down better and roomy one cuzz the card and the motherboard will take up a lot of room

same with the power sap get a good one for 250$ ... around 800w + so you have room to upgrade later if you need too

Florline · 08-02-2007, 03:43 AM

I dumped about 3k on my comp in feb when all the shit came out but thats with a 20inch flat pan new mouse keyboard ... and so forth

and i have

intel 6700 2.66 cpu
nvidia power supply 850w
geforce 8800 GTX
nforce motherboard 680i
corsare dual ram 4 gigs
300g hard drive
a cd player
and a case that i dont know the name of any more but its always in the pc gamer mags its a black looking one has a big ass fan on top pushing air in hella cools the comp fan is like 8 inch .

and that was at a store ... fry's baby in cali .... so with tax it was like 3,120 bux

comp flat pan 20 inch a gaming mouse that is like 60 bux and a cheap ass old school black keyboard love that shit ...

thats about 400 bux add on to the comp... so the comp ran me more or less 2400k

and that was 7 moths ago... you can get the same comp for 2000k right now ... of the net that is but seems like geforce does not come down in price that much any who

Pedro · 08-02-2007, 06:47 AM

ok, changed the PSU and case as Flor pointed out, and added a DVD as requested.

about the mobo, I haven't dealt with Intel's since the 3x86, and I spent a good ammount of time checking boards, cause of lack of knowledge about them, I guided myself via the reviews, bus speed and ram to match what Mince wanted.

Price went up but not much.

what's your opinions on the case and PSU now Flor?

and remember that he has a 2k tops budget and all that is without shipping.

Mincemeat · 08-02-2007, 06:40 PM

k, i kinda handled this well myself, got a really good rig for $1658, but I want to know what cooling I should get to overclock my core 2 quad to 3GHz.

Here's list of every part:

Processor-core 2 quad 2.4GHz $310
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16819115017

RAM-4GB 800mhz $172
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820211062

Hard Drive-150GB 10,000 RPM $195
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16822136012

Video-768MB 8800GTX $580
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16814133200

Sound Card-none $0
standard with MoBo, none needed

Motherboard-ASUS P5K-V LGA 775 Intel G33 ATX Intel Motherboard $143
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16813131184

Power Supply-700W $150
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16817341002

Case-Thermaltake Armor Series Full Tower $150
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16811133154 (yes, i measured and it does fit in desk)

Grand total = $1690

Bhaal · 08-02-2007, 07:01 PM

Are you in need of a computer right now?

The longer you wait the cheaper and better stuff you can get. Lets say you are not in need of a computer right this second. You wait untill say a week or two before AoC or WAR. You will probly be able to get that stuff much cheaper. If your waiting for WAR you could probly get a AMD quad which will be much faster then the intel stuff and there for you will have a faster computer. Well that is if you can wait.

Mincemeat · 08-02-2007, 07:04 PM

well, i've heard that prices will drop this fall, so I may as well wait until then i guess and maybe overclock to around 3.3GHz for same price and internal temp as I would now to 3GHz.

Mincemeat · 08-02-2007, 08:04 PM

i still need to know what i should get for cooling tho

Pedro · 08-03-2007, 09:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mincemeat

i still need to know what i should get for cooling tho

overclocking high end cpu's will take a really big fan, which I've seen but they will prolly conflict with ram slots or the vide card, so if you still plan to OC a high end CPU and want to keep it cool, your best option is liquid cooling

Shadowblade · 08-03-2007, 10:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pedro

overclocking high end cpu's will take a really big fan, which I've seen but they will prolly conflict with ram slots or the vide card, so if you still plan to OC a high end CPU and want to keep it cool, your best option is liquid cooling

I disagree, with his inexperience I would suggest a thermalright 120 ultra extreme with a nice fan.

Melkorus · 08-03-2007, 10:25 AM

Whatever you get, it has to be BIG and it has to use heatpipes, maybe 90mm fan can do it, but I strongly suggest 120mm. I advise you against liquid cooling, since it's not an easy thing to install, I've bult a lot of PCs, but I still don't feel comfortable messing with that. Good heatsink/fan combo will run you 40-50 bucks, of course there are more expensive ones but I don't see their performance justifying the price, especially when you are on the budget. Oh, and don't forget to buy ArcticSilver 5 thermal paste. Smallest package will run you 10 bucks on newegg.com with shipping, kind of rip off IMO, but it is a must. Never use stock paste/thermal block if you plan to overclock your PC. You can visit ArcticSilver website for insturctions on how to apply it, it's extremely simple.

EDIT: Also, what operating system are you going to use. That 4GB of RAM I think is waste of money, especially if you are installing XP, or even 32-bit Vista. If you must, get 3GB, you can get your money's worth out of that if you use vista, but 2GB is perfectly fine and usually more than you'll ever use.

08-02-2007, 03:43 AM	#12 (permalink)
Florline THE MONKEY KING Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 161	I dumped about 3k on my comp in feb when all the shit came out but thats with a 20inch flat pan new mouse keyboard ... and so forth and i have intel 6700 2.66 cpu nvidia power supply 850w geforce 8800 GTX nforce motherboard 680i corsare dual ram 4 gigs 300g hard drive a cd player and a case that i dont know the name of any more but its always in the pc gamer mags its a black looking one has a big ass fan on top pushing air in hella cools the comp fan is like 8 inch . and that was at a store ... fry's baby in cali .... so with tax it was like 3,120 bux comp flat pan 20 inch a gaming mouse that is like 60 bux and a cheap ass old school black keyboard love that shit ... thats about 400 bux add on to the comp... so the comp ran me more or less 2400k and that was 7 moths ago... you can get the same comp for 2000k right now ... of the net that is but seems like geforce does not come down in price that much any who __________________

08-02-2007, 06:47 AM	#13 (permalink)
Pedro Black Sheep of LoS and Stick Bearer! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: You don't want to mess with the stick! Posts: 4,915	ok, changed the PSU and case as Flor pointed out, and added a DVD as requested. about the mobo, I haven't dealt with Intel's since the 3x86, and I spent a good ammount of time checking boards, cause of lack of knowledge about them, I guided myself via the reviews, bus speed and ram to match what Mince wanted. Price went up but not much. what's your opinions on the case and PSU now Flor? and remember that he has a 2k tops budget and all that is without shipping. __________________

08-02-2007, 06:40 PM	#14 (permalink)
Mincemeat becoming insane due to tranquility Join Date: May 2007 Location: Everett, WA Posts: 569	k, i kinda handled this well myself, got a really good rig for $1658, but I want to know what cooling I should get to overclock my core 2 quad to 3GHz. Here's list of every part: Processor-core 2 quad 2.4GHz $310 http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16819115017 RAM-4GB 800mhz $172 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820211062 Hard Drive-150GB 10,000 RPM $195 http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16822136012 Video-768MB 8800GTX $580 http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16814133200 Sound Card-none $0 standard with MoBo, none needed Motherboard-ASUS P5K-V LGA 775 Intel G33 ATX Intel Motherboard $143 http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16813131184 Power Supply-700W $150 http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16817341002 Case-Thermaltake Armor Series Full Tower $150 http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16811133154 (yes, i measured and it does fit in desk) Grand total = $1690 Last edited by Mincemeat; 08-02-2007 at 07:01 PM.

08-03-2007, 10:25 AM	#20 (permalink)
Melkorus The Old Timer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: St. Louis Posts: 4,185	Whatever you get, it has to be BIG and it has to use heatpipes, maybe 90mm fan can do it, but I strongly suggest 120mm. I advise you against liquid cooling, since it's not an easy thing to install, I've bult a lot of PCs, but I still don't feel comfortable messing with that. Good heatsink/fan combo will run you 40-50 bucks, of course there are more expensive ones but I don't see their performance justifying the price, especially when you are on the budget. Oh, and don't forget to buy ArcticSilver 5 thermal paste. Smallest package will run you 10 bucks on newegg.com with shipping, kind of rip off IMO, but it is a must. Never use stock paste/thermal block if you plan to overclock your PC. You can visit ArcticSilver website for insturctions on how to apply it, it's extremely simple. EDIT: Also, what operating system are you going to use. That 4GB of RAM I think is waste of money, especially if you are installing XP, or even 32-bit Vista. If you must, get 3GB, you can get your money's worth out of that if you use vista, but 2GB is perfectly fine and usually more than you'll ever use. __________________ Last edited by Melkorus; 08-03-2007 at 10:28 AM.

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08-02-2007, 07:01 PM	#15 (permalink)
Bhaal God of Murder Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Jackson, MS Posts: 280	Are you in need of a computer right now? The longer you wait the cheaper and better stuff you can get. Lets say you are not in need of a computer right this second. You wait untill say a week or two before AoC or WAR. You will probly be able to get that stuff much cheaper. If your waiting for WAR you could probly get a AMD quad which will be much faster then the intel stuff and there for you will have a faster computer. Well that is if you can wait.

08-02-2007, 07:04 PM	#16 (permalink)
Mincemeat becoming insane due to tranquility Join Date: May 2007 Location: Everett, WA Posts: 569	well, i've heard that prices will drop this fall, so I may as well wait until then i guess and maybe overclock to around 3.3GHz for same price and internal temp as I would now to 3GHz.

08-02-2007, 08:04 PM	#17 (permalink)
Mincemeat becoming insane due to tranquility Join Date: May 2007 Location: Everett, WA Posts: 569	i still need to know what i should get for cooling tho