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Building Gaming Comp

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visualconcept00

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Hi, I am building a new comp and I have around $1,800-2,000 to do it with(I already have a monitor). I was wondering if someone could hook me up with a list for the best gaming comp for my price range I would also like to purchase it from newegg.com.

Thanks in advance
 
is taht canadian or US?
either way you can get a sick set up

in a nutshell:
Radeon 9800 XT or lesser variations depending on budget
athlon xp 2500+
512 mb PC2700 DDR
any 8mb cache HD
soundblaster audigy (1 or 2 depending on budget not that much of a difference)
any good 5.1 speaker set

cant think of anything else

oh yeah logitech mx700 mouse
 
9800 Pro, 2500+, NF7-S 2.0, SP97 or SLK-947U Heatsink, WD Raptor HDD (SATA), some TWINX Corsair XMS PC3200LL, MX500 or whatever you prefer for input...
 
Cooler Master Praetorian SILVER ALUMINUM MID-TOWER CASE, Model "PAC-T01"
$120.00

CD/DVD Burners (RW Drives)
$119.00


2 Hard Drives
Seagate 160GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model ST3160023AS, OEM
$244.00

2 512 memory
Manufacturer: Buffalo Technology
Speed: DDR400(PC3200)
Type: 184 Pin DDR SDRAM
Error Checking: ECC
Registered/Unbuffered: Registered
Bandwidth: 3.2GB/s
$218.00

Monitors - LCD Flat Panel
PLANAR PX171M 17" LCD Monitor w/ Speakers -RETAIL
Specifications:
Panel Type: TFT Active Matrix
Native Resolution: SXGA 1280x1024
Pixel Pitch: 0.264mm
Brightness: 260cd/m2
Contrast Ratio: 400 : 1
Response Time: 16ms
$505.00

Motherboards - AMD
Asus K8T800 Chipset
RAM: 3x DIMM for Registered ECC DDR400/333/266 Max 8GB
IDE : 3x UltraDMA 133 up to 6 Devices
Slots: 1x AGP 8X, 5x PCI, 1x WiFi
Ports: 2xPS2, 1xLPT, SPDIF Out, 1xCOM, 8xUSB2.0(Rear 4), 1xLAN, 2xIEEE1394(Rear 1), Audio Ports
Onboard Audio: ADI AD1985, 6-channel CODEC
Onboard LAN: 3COM 3C940 Gigabit Ethernet
Onboard SATA/RAID: 2x SATA, RAID0/1; 2x SATA, RAID 0/1/0+1(Total 4 Serial ATA)
$209.99

Power Supplies
Antec 430W Power Supply, Model "TRUE430" -RETAIL
$71.00

Processors
AMD Athlon 64 3000+, 512KB L2 Cache 64-bit Processor - Retail
$227.00

Video Cards
TYAN RADEON 9800PRO Video Card, 128MB DDR, 256-bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP, Model "G9800 PRO-M" -RETAIL
Specifications:
Chipset/Core Speed: RADEON 9800PRO/380MHz
Memory/Effective Speed: 128MB DDR/680MHz
Ports: VGA Out(15 Pin D-Sub)+DVI Connector+TV-Out(S-Video Out)
$249


That is 2000.98 Cents ...Enjoy! Get a worse monitor or drop one of the hardrives if you need some headroom for the extra little stuff I left out like Sleeving\cables\fans\cdrw drive floppy\Mice\keyboard\printerscanner ext ext.
 
It is USD and I already have a monitor so I can afford something better than what maddscientist listed. I was also wanting to get 2 raptors and a 160gb hard drive for my hds I was mostly just wondering what the best processor, motherboard, tower, and power supply to buy and if maybe someone could suggest a HD setup I liked better.
 
2 80 gig sata hds in raid 0, an a64 3000+ zalman hsf, mushkin lvl 1 3500, 9800 pro with zalman heatpipe cooler and a sweet case would cost about 1000. Use the rest on some nice z680 speakers and youve got yourself 850 in the bank and one very sweet system. I currently own that setup and I can run anything just fine.
 
1x Lian-Li PC-61
1x Antec True 430W
1x Asus K8V Deluxe
1x Athlon 64 3200+
1x Zalman CNPS7000A-AlCu
1x 1GB Mushkin PC3500 Level II
2x Western Digital Raptor 36.7GB 10,000RPM SATA
1x Western Digital 200GB 7200RPM SATA
1x Radeon 9800 Pro
1x Creative Labs Audigy2 ZS Platinum
1x Logitech Z640 5.1 Speakers
1x Logitech MX500
1x Logitech Elite Keyboard
1x Plextor Black 52x24x52 CD-RW Drive

Total - $1,999.97

🙂

 
Originally posted by: Vegetto
1x Lian-Li PC-61
1x Antec True 430W
1x Asus K8V Deluxe
1x Athlon 64 3200+
1x Zalman CNPS7000A-AlCu
1x 1GB Mushkin PC3500 Level II
2x Western Digital Raptor 36.7GB 10,000RPM SATA
1x Western Digital 200GB 7200RPM SATA
1x Creative Labs Audigy2 ZS Platinum
1x Logitech Z640 5.1 Speakers
1x Logitech MX500
1x Logitech Elite Keyboard
1x Plextor Black 52x24x52 CD-RW Drive

Total - $1,999.97

🙂
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Might he not need a video card for his gaming rig? 😉

Unless I missed it.
 
Originally posted by: Vegetto
1x Lian-Li PC-61
1x Antec True 430W
1x Asus K8V Deluxe
1x Athlon 64 3200+
1x Zalman CNPS7000A-AlCu
1x 1GB Mushkin PC3500 Level II
2x Western Digital Raptor 36.7GB 10,000RPM SATA
1x Western Digital 200GB 7200RPM SATA
1x Creative Labs Audigy2 ZS Platinum
1x Logitech Z640 5.1 Speakers
1x Logitech MX500
1x Logitech Elite Keyboard
1x Plextor Black 52x24x52 CD-RW Drive

Total - $1,999.97

🙂
Click to expand...

Might he not need a video card for his gaming rig? 😉

Unless I missed it.
 
Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
Originally posted by: Vegetto
1x Lian-Li PC-61
1x Antec True 430W
1x Asus K8V Deluxe
1x Athlon 64 3200+
1x Zalman CNPS7000A-AlCu
1x 1GB Mushkin PC3500 Level II
2x Western Digital Raptor 36.7GB 10,000RPM SATA
1x Western Digital 200GB 7200RPM SATA
1x Creative Labs Audigy2 ZS Platinum
1x Logitech Z640 5.1 Speakers
1x Logitech MX500
1x Logitech Elite Keyboard
1x Plextor Black 52x24x52 CD-RW Drive

Total - $1,999.97

🙂
Click to expand...

Might he not need a video card for his gaming rig? 😉

Unless I missed it.
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Ah dammit, thought I forgot to type something 😉

Edited
 
Sorry Maddscientist. That rig will not work.

Either switch the cpu with a fx-51 or get a motherboard/ram compatiable with that cpu.

Cliffnotes: Athlon 64 3000+ will not work in an Athlon FX board with Registered ram.
 
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