Computer Build, Yo! (need help deciding on a motherboard)

[Avron]

1. Power Supply
2. Case
3. Fill in the Blank XD
4. CPU
5. CPU Fan
6. Memory
7. Harddrive
8. Optical Drive
9. Video CardVideo card (unless you?re using onboard video)
10. Montior
11. MouseKeyboard
12. Windows XP



Minimum 1,000 Dollar Spend, max 2,000.

 

[jkresh]

there are definitely better monitor options (you could get a 24inch widescreen for the same price as that nec) and with the 3870 at $220 and the 8800gt at $300 the 2900xt is a complete waste of money. Also a corsair 520 might be a better option then that antec in terms of psu's. List you budget and what you want to do with it and you will get more responses (also list each part, instead of having links, a lot of people wont bother to click the links).

 

[Avron]

Alright, My Budget is anywhere from a minimum of 1k to a tops of 2k.

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: Avron
1. Power Supply
2. Case
3. Fill in the Blank XD
4. CPU
5. CPU Fan
6. Memory
7. Harddrive
8. Optical Drive
9. Video CardVideo card (unless you?re using onboard video)
10. Montior
11. MouseKeyboard
12. Windows XP



Minimum 1,000 Dollar Spend, max 2,000.

The following list took me hardly any time to put together.
Please provide a listing of parts rather than simply linking to another site.
That way we can view your total selection on one page instead of being redirected 10 different times.

Antec NeoPower NeoHE 550
COOLER MASTER Stacker 830 Evolution RC-830-KKN2-GP
Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 Conroe 2.33GHz
COOLER MASTER RR-CCH-LB12-GP
Patriot Extreme Performance 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2
Western Digital Caviar SE WD5000AAJS 500GB
LITE-ON DH-20A4P-04
SAPPHIRE 100211 Radeon HD 2900XT 1GB
NEC Display Solutions 20WMGX2
Logitech MX518

 

[Avron]

But isn't the first graphics card better, its 1G and the other ones you recommend are only 512.

 

[criggenbach]

No, the 1G vs. 512mb is not the bottleneck. What you want in a GPU is more FPS, not larger stats. The best way to find this is by reading reviews. See how well they perform against each other in the same setup. The ones JKRESH suggested are newer technology, cheaper, and will give you more FPS. PErsonally I would go for ATI's cards because they are cheaper, and they are ATI, but that is just me. The 8800GT is better than the 3800 series, and so if you want more power go with that. If you want cheaper go for the Radeon 3870, and if you want the next best go for the Radeon 3850.

 

[Avron]

Wow that was extremely helpful, thank you very much!

Would anyone have a motherboard recommendation for me?