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Building new computer Need help

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VickDude

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Well this is my second build allthough my first wasnt with the parts I could dream of but the parts my teacher gave me. Anyways I am a hardware certified tech and I am just planning on building a gaming beast. I have heard different reviews on what to go with and just curious what you all think. I have around a $1200.00 budget.

Example parts :

CPU:AMD64 (maybe opteron?)
Mobo: Asus A8V or Nforce4? Cant decide need help with this one.
VGA: some people say ATI I say Nvidia... Help?
Sound card: Not sure
RAM: Does it matter?
HDD: Found one on newegg.
DVD burner/CD/RW: Found one on Newegg.
Floppy: Generic found.

Thanks
 
PRICES INCLUDE SHIPPING

Case $105

DVD/CD burner $59

Floppy $10.50

Hard Drive $64

RAM $139

Video Card $459

Mobo $134

CPU $243

TOTAL: $1213.50

Now, you can save a load of cash by just toning down the CPU to a 3000+(roughly $60)

Also, if you went with an nforce3 board with AGP, you could get the 6800GT for less than $400, but then you might be limited for future upgrades.
 
Now, you can save a load of cash by just toning down the CPU to a 3000+(roughly $60).
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Or you can save almost as much, $34, by buying that same thing, but just not at newegg (zip zoom fly instead). Or you can save $64 by buying the same cpu, but OEM from eWiz.

All your links are to newegg. do you work for them? are any of them competitively priced? and anyway, i think he wants more than just a list of products. to the OP, I'm afraid, if you want to build ... you have to take the time to read, and learn. there are about 50 bazillion threads just like yours in these forums, no need to start a new one.
 
Wow sorry man I didnt mean to piss you off but other peoples threads were about building PCs for their wife or something else and my friend reffered me to this site telling me to make a post and I would get help. Sorry to inconvenience you though.
 
$1178 + s/h

$189 - MSI "K8N Neo4 Platinum SLI"
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-130-487&depa=1

$167 - AMD Athlon 64 3000+
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-501&depa=1

$189 - TWINX1024-3200C2PT
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-145-450&depa=1

$187 - MSI nVIDIA GeForce 6600GT
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-127-147&depa=1

$176 - Western Digital Raptor 74GB
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=22-144-160&depa=1

$60 - Lite-on SOHW-1633s
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=27-106-961&depa=1

$8 - Samsung floppy
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=21-103-203&depa=1

$85 - kingwin black aluminum
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=11-170-014&depa=1

$125 - Antec 480 watt ATX 12V Active PFC, Model "NeoPower" - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-103-924&depa=1
 
Yes, but I don't care. I have yet to find a better deal over all since I usually buy thousands of dollars of equipment at a time, and ordering from multiple places justs adds more s/h. That and thier search engine is a lot better that a lot of other sites.
 
Originally posted by: amdguy12389
Are you People aware that there is more than one online computer store?!!? Jesus christ you newegg freaks.
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sorry for trying to help out. :roll:
 
Originally posted by: MarkM
Now, you can save a load of cash by just toning down the CPU to a 3000+(roughly $60).
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Or you can save almost as much, $34, by buying that same thing, but just not at newegg (zip zoom fly instead). Or you can save $64 by buying the same cpu, but OEM from eWiz.

All your links are to newegg. do you work for them? are any of them competitively priced? and anyway, i think he wants more than just a list of products. to the OP, I'm afraid, if you want to build ... you have to take the time to read, and learn. there are about 50 bazillion threads just like yours in these forums, no need to start a new one.
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and where is your list? how have you helped the OP? :roll:
 
Originally posted by: VickDude
cant I run two video cards also with that board? Due to SLI?
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the board i listed is not an SLI boad. however, if you drop down to the 3000+, instead of the 3200, you could use the money saved to buy an SLI board, which will add more upgradeability to your rig.
 
I rememer when they were the .. googleguys?

mobo same price
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=241159

cpu same price
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=80699-2

ram $2 more
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=80097-17

gpu $2 less
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=321916

hdd $1 less
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=101222

dvdrw $10 more
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=170625

don't care the floppy and cheapest one is $6 more than the newegg one

case .50c more
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=144005

psu $17 less
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=270022

all in all, not worth my time to compare the two. its been this way for a few years now.
 
i like how this thread about helping a guy get a computer turned into one about pissing on newegg and such. :thumbsdown:
 
Originally posted by: amdguy12389
I have no problem with newegg, but shopping around gives you more power for da dollar.
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so start another thread stating your opinion, and stop crapping in this one
 
Originally posted by: amdguy12389
Do you work for newegg? Or are you just a jerk?
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All they did was link to some products on Newegg, the OP has the choice of shopping around for better prices if they choose. Low prices aren't the only thing people care about. The reputation of the Newegg as reputable merchant goes a long way here.

Do you work for Newegg's competition? :roll:
 
If you average price, availability, selection, service and how well the web site works, its really hard to beat newegg. My last 2 motherboard/cpu combos were thru Monarchcomputer, but my favorite site is newegg. That is why so many quote prices there. Don;t beat up on newegg, you will never win the argument.....
 
and where is your list? how have you helped the OP? :roll:
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Oops, yeah, I should have "helped him out" by giving him a bunch of links (with no text to explain/justify why he should follwo them) to places where he can overpay for components by 20%.
 
Hi, why was Vick (my friend) banned?! I told him he could come here for the best possible place on the net for advice with a hardware configuration, cause you guys helped me so much, and now his account is disabled apparently because of this thread.

WTF?!
 
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