gaming computer w/o a monitor for $2000

[Vismis]

plz help me with this

 

[DasFox]

If your trying to sell something that needs to go into the "For Sale/Trade" section, and put a list of the specifications on it.

Come on now, it's not that difficult. 😉

ALOHA

 

[Nightmare225]

I think he wants us to configure one for him.

 

[pkme2]

Here's a start.

Corsair Build
Mechbon Guide
Newegg

 

[UptheMiddle]

Come on, guys. Some things are worth addressing like what socket motherboard to get. Is it worth buying an AM2 motherboard (ie, will AM2 support AMD's next generation of processors)? That could save some money today and leave a nice upgrade option for the future....but some expert opinion would probably be appreciated.

 

[pkme2]

Originally posted by: UptheMiddle
Come on, guys. Some things are worth addressing like what socket motherboard to get. Is it worth buying an AM2 motherboard (ie, will AM2 support AMD's next generation of processors)? That could save some money today and leave a nice upgrade option for the future....but some expert opinion would probably be appreciated.

It seems that you might have an idea of what the fellow's needs might be. So being a helpful person, makeup a spec and offer it up for us to see.

 

[UltimaBoB]

I'm no expert but from what I keep hearing here it seems to make most sense to go budget on everything except motherboard (spent moderately here) and then splurge on GPU.

Something like an E6400, Asus mobo, and then crossfired ATI 1900s etc...

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: UltimaBoB
Something like an E6400, Asus mobo, and then crossfired ATI 1900s etc...

Both Crossfire and SLI are pretty much useless. Here's what I would do with $2,000.

1)motherboard: Gigabyte DS3
2)cpu: Intel E6400
3)power supply: Seasonic S12 650 watt
4)video card: eVGA 7950GX2 or Sapphire X1950XTX
5)hard drives, either two or three of these: Seagate 320 GB 7200.10
6)Creative SB X-Fi platinum
7)heatsink: Scythe Infinity or Zalman 9500
8)RAM: Corsair XMS2

Then, just use whatever's left over for a case, and Windows XP Pro.

 

[Jedi2155]

Here's my most recent build idea....that might help

http://tacinept.com/ForumI/SysUp10-3-06.jpg

This might help.

The excel sheet for my calculations (along with links)
http://tacinept.com/Upgrades%20System.xls

Just add some hard drives, optical drives, and a PSU and you'll be good to go.

Personally, I would go for some WD Raptors (I have a 160 GB Dell OEM raptor), along with a hi-capacity storage drive around 300-750 GB (I wouldn't pay more than 30 cents a GB).
NEC & Lite-On are good for burners.
PSU, I haven't kept track of those lately.
A nice SB X-Fi Fatal1ty for me, 64 MB of X-Ram is the reason.
That should get you close to 2000 with some spare.

 

[DasFox]

Originally posted by: Nightmare225
I think he wants us to configure one for him.

Ahh makes better sense. 😉

ALOHA

 

[DasFox]

Vismis, all though great to ask for help with a first time build, one small problem, everyone has their own preferences with hardware, but overall at times you will find the differences slight.

But none the least, what you really need to do at this point in time is to figure out these differences, CPU, motherboards, memory, video & soundcard, PSU, hardrive, etc...

Then once you have a better grasp at the parts, then you can begin piecing togther.

The smartest solution is understanding the technology, what you're looking for, expect out of it, and how fast it changes, and buying the best bang for the buck, unless money is no object, and having a rig that will move you along for sometime before becoming outdated.

Because 8-12 months down the road if some killer, latest generation games comes along that your hardware doesn't support well because it's becoming slightly outdated, or play it with the best in eye candy all at max settings the way you like it, that $2000 spend is going to be somewhat disappointing

Good Luck
ALOHA