Custom pc

[chronofire]

Hey sorry if this post is in the wrong spot i am new to the forums.

I am looking to bild a custom pc i have a friend who will build it if i get the parts my range is about $2000 a little above or below can anyone help me pick parts or give sugesstions?

should i go for intel or amd? and which ones

I am into media i use up lost of hard drive space i also play games so id like a decent graphics card

can someone please tell me some parts that are worth getting

 

[bamacre]

Will he OC the cpu for you?

Exactly how much hard drive space do you need. I think Outpost has a Seagate 400GB for $100 shipped.

Do you need a monitor as well? If you have one that you are going to use, what kind is it, what resolution?

$2000 should get you a really nice system.

 

[Umberger]

Originally posted by: bamacre
Will he OC the cpu for you?

Exactly how much hard drive space do you need. I think Outpost has a Seagate 400GB for $100 shipped.

Do you need a monitor as well? If you have one that you are going to use, what kind is it, what resolution?

$2000 should get you a really nice system.

agreed. $2000 will build a hell of a system.

tell us more:
what will you be using it for? gaming? rendering? editing?
are you willing to overclock? does your friend know about overclocking?
what hardware do you already have?

 

[chronofire]

Yes he does kno about over clocking i have no parts i have a screen right now im ot sure of the resolution if its no good i will get a new one

well 400 to 500 gigs sounds good I plan to use it for gaming i dont need and extremely expensive graphics card tho i make webdesigns(not very good ones but im working on it)
i play around with alot of differnt stuff

I will be using it for a bunch of things

 

[happy medium]

My mother board selection would be the EVGA 680i here... 250.00$

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188013

Ram would have to be 2 sticks of 2x2gigs ram (4gigs) like this. so i could upgrade in the future.- 400.00$

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122

cpu would be the e6600- 300.00$

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115003

Harddrive would be the seagate 500gb for 145.00$

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148135

OCZ gamestream 700 watt psu 140.00$- 35.00$ rebate= 105.00$

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341002

Thermaltake Armor full tower sli ready case- 169.00$-30.00 rebate=140.00$

video card EVGA 8800gts 389.00$-30.00$rebate= 360.00$

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130071

1700.00$

You could go with a 2 gig ram setup and save 200.00$
Then get a 450.00$ monitor and a 50.00$ dvd burner.

Total 2,000.00$

 

[chronofire]

okay thanks alot i might go with two gigs ram not sure yet ill order the parts before the end of this week

 

[chronofire]

hey is a 450 screen really needed? i have one now that i could use for the time being untill i get a new one

 

[Boyo]

Use the money you have on the rig hardware and upgrade the monitor at a later point. I would keep that 2GB of RAM as a minimum for today's systems. I would also add a Raptor to put your OS and games on. Use the other HD for your media.

 

[happy medium]

Originally posted by: chronofire
hey is a 450 screen really needed? i have one now that i could use for the time being untill i get a new one

No it's not really needed, but for a high end system like the one I showed you, you should take full advantage of it's capabilities. Go for a good monitor that has a resolution or 1680 x 1050 or so. Your video card will easily push those pixels.

Heres a great monitor for the price for 324.00$

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001096

 

[chronofire]

hey okay im gunna order the parts tonite or tomorrow but should i really go with that intel cpu i have always used amd and i kno alot of people who say amd is better is it really better? is there a better amd cpu this this intel for a similar price?

 

[bigboxes]

I would love to say that AMD is the better chip, but for now Intel is easily the better cpu. So, since you are buying now I would go with Intel. It's what I recommend for my clients.

 

[chronofire]

okay thanks alot i am going to order the parts tomorrow and other opinions?

 

[happy medium]

Keep us posted on how your new system turns out in this thread. Thanks.

Edit: oh yea you might want a great cooler for your overclocked e6600 cpu. You could just try the stock cooler first if it runs a little hot get this.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16835154001

 

[chronofire]

hey everything but the case came yesterday. I looked more inot the case i did not kno it was 35 pounds thats pretty crazy.Must be one hell of a case really big too. I will let you know how everything comes out

 

[GuitarDaddy]

What components did you end up ordering?

 

[chronofire]

I ordered all the ones recomended and ill pick up the smaller things i need from a local store