Build my computer, please!

[ONE23]

I can spend max $1800.
I have to buy a monitor as well.
I want an AMD CPU.
Please, post your opinion what components I should buy.
Thank you all!

 

[Bling Bling]

General Hardware is THE PLACE for the best answers.

My opinion:

T-Bird 750 (blue core) and o/c that biotch.
Abit KT-100 raid (i'm probably wrong on the model)
128 MB (or more )PC 133 RAM
2 IBM 75GXP hdd's for raid (15 or 20 gig each)
Plextor 12/10/32
Pioneer 16x slot load DVD
Good enlight case (serves well for the purpose and is way cheaper than expensive antec cases and what not)
ATI (AIW) Radeon
SBLive! Value
Good 17" or 19" monitor (depending on your situation)


that's what i want personally. Don't know about recent prices though, so it might not fit the budget (i would think it should though).

 

[Pretender]

This would probably be better to ask in General Hardware, but I'm sure we'll try to help.

First, we need to know a few things:
a) What will you be using it for? Games, apps, development, etc?
b) What things do you definately want (e.g. monitor size, any specific cards, drives, etc)?

 

[randomlinh]

I say drop raid, it's not worth the hassle.. and if something fails, there goes your data.

AMD T-Bird 1ghz, screw overclocking
MSI KT7 Pro 2
128+ MB PC133
30-45GB IBM 75GXP
Plextor 12x10x32 SCSI
Toshiba 12X SCSI DVD/Pioneer 10x SCSI
Decent SCSI card just for the cdrom drives and future
ATI 64MB VIVO Radeon or 32MB AIW Radeon, depending on your needs
Geforce 2 GTS Ultra if using win2k (still waiting on drivers for teh radeons from ati.. something GOOD and not beta).
Enlight/Addtronics case, mid tower minimum
SB Live
Klipsch Promedia

 

[Bling Bling]

lnguyen: what's the VIVO? i have been disillusioned from the computer society....

 

[Mday]

video in and video out.

the rage theatre on the card does that.

 

[nateholtrop]

hey where do you live so that we wouldnt have to ship everything to you?

Nate

 

[Pretender]

I think he wants us to tell him what to get, not actually build his computer.

 

[Locutus of Board]

Send me the $1800.

I'll hook you up with:

A powerful 486 DX2 66
16 MB of high performance RAM.
4 MB video card
ISA sound card

Deal?

 

[Bling Bling]

Mday: i thought the AIW had that...hmm....so what's the difference in the two card then (specwise and pricewise)?

 

[yakko]

I got a 286 I will sell you for $100

 

[skull]

bling bling
The AIW has a TV tuner and the VIVO doesn't.

 

[Josh]

CyberMax Computers

Why build one? Those are cheap enough for some kick-as$ machines

 

[randomlinh]

why build? So you have the feeling of acomplishment... and you used good parts. Well, IMO anyway.

64MB Radeon vs AIW: 64MB retail is also clocked higher.

 

[Bling Bling]

I'm pretty sure radeons are also AIW now instead of the AIW beign a separate card. i could be wrong.

 

[prodigy]

8088 4.7Mhz
256k RAM
360k floppy
13" monochrome monitor

 

[MustangSVT]

do NOT buy from cybermax, their parent company filed for a bankrupcy, read last month's computer shopper. and JOSH YOU OWE ME A FREAKIN TAPE!!!!:|YOU OWE ME A FREAKIN TAPE!!!!:|YOU OWE ME A FREAKIN TAPE!!!!:|YOU OWE ME A FREAKIN TAPE!!!!:|YOU OWE ME A FREAKIN TAPE!!!!:|YOU OWE ME A FREAKIN TAPE!!!!:|YOU OWE ME A FREAKIN TAPE!!!!:|YOU OWE ME A FREAKIN TAPE!!!!:|YOU OWE ME A FREAKIN TAPE!!!!:|YOU OWE ME A FREAKIN TAPE!!!!:|YOU OWE ME A FREAKIN TAPE!!!!:|YOU OWE ME A FREAKIN TAPE!!!!:|

 

[somethingwitty]

I'd be a bit leery of the systems offered by LOB and Prodigy. sure, top of the line systems like those seem worthwhile, but no forseeable program will ever require systems that are that high-end. Besides, those would go for about five grand: $1800 seems to good to be true, and probably is.

 

[pamchenko]

the best packard bell money can buy

 

[hubbs]

Speaking of packard bell. I'd let you take mine for half that price

 

[pamchenko]

hubbs that belongs in the hot deals section

 

[pac1085]

eww who the hell would want a fudge-packer bell???