Gaming System component help (i'm a total newb)

[jkanzler]

Hey everyone just to let you know I'm almost computer illiterate so bare with me.

I'm building a computer from scratch. It's going to be used mostly for games.
The only things that I already know I want is a NVIDIA GeForce 6600GT
I want a motherboard that can support that videocard and support an AMD CPU.
I don't know what kind of AMD CPU I should get. It needs to have 1GHz.
I'm going to need lots of RAM to support games like World of Warcraft.

My price range is under $2000.

I'm going to be running Windows XP (if that matters).

And I have a newb question. What is the difference between Socket 939 and Socket 940?
Will something compatible with Socket 939 fit into a Socket 940?

Please help me. I'm lost and confused.

 

[Silversierra]

Ok, First, there are a ton of possibilites that would suit you. 6600gts come in agp and pci-e versions, but I'd go for pci-e since it's newer.
Socket 939 is for high end amd cpus(like gaming fx and dual core x2), socket 940 is for servers, and 754 is for budget systems (athlon and sempron).

I'd suggest getting an nforce 4 ultra board with socket 939, a venice 3000+ cpu 939, 1gb(or more) corsair valueselect cas 2.5, 6600gt pci-e, sata hard drive(whatever size you need), a good 24pin compatible power supply, a decent case, dvd-rw drive, etc. It should be around $800-1000 depending on what you choose.

Here's a possibility for the main components. The case, hd, dvd, etc are up to you, it depends on what you like.

Motherboard $96
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813152049
OR
$114
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813123236


Cpu $148
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103537


Memory $79
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145440


Video $167
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814122201


Power supply $75
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103465

So far that's $565, but you still need a case, hd, dvd, xp, monitor, mouse, keyboard, etc.

Still it'll be a decent price.

 

[DanDaMan315]

Quoting myself. Suggested this to another person who had a $900 budget.

Originally posted by: DanDaMan315
OK I'm just going to use NewEgg, because I'm lazy and they are sort of just a pricing standard. (and you said you were using newegg)

CPU
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice - $147.99

Motherboard
DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D - $135.00

Ram
mushkin XP3200 Dual Pack 1GB (tccd & brainpower) - $166.99

Video Card
POWERCOLOR R43C-TD3D/BULK Radeon X800XL 256MB - $285.00

DVD/RW
NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A - $58.00x2= $116.00

In order to stay near $900 either go integrated and have aftermarket cooling, or get the sound card and stay stock with the cooling.

Sound Card
CREATIVE Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS OEM - $71.00

HSF
ZALMAN CNPS7700-CU 120mm 2 Ball Cooling Fan - $46.99

Personally I would get the HSF and not the soundcard, simply because your integrated will be OK and the HSF will get you farther overclocking. But at some point down the line I would invest in an Audigy simply because the sound quality really is better. Hope this helps .

Total (sound card) = $921.98
Total (HSF) = $897.97

 

[aatf510]

Get a computer with x850xt, 4000+ SD and 2GB of 2-3-3-6 ram if you have $2000 budget.

 

[joshw10]

Does your $2000 budget have to include a monitor and anything else or just the PC? If it's just the PC you have your pick of just about anything except the absolute latest.

 

[Bushman5]

id suggest you dont get the 6800 Ultra get a x850xt It performance much better.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102512

Mother board. I have one similar to this and its great. Its also very user friendly
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813130484

Now you have a choice between single Core cpu and dual core
While the single core will play all your games well the dual core is the future and it will handel alot more and play games even better, so its your choice

Single core
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103539

Dual Core
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103542
The dual core thing is just basically have 2 cpu in your box im going for the dual core.

Ram
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a...=Memory+System+Memory&CMP=OTC-d3alt1me

This above ram is just the best for everything, i luv it and so do thousands of otehr people no bad reviews

Power supply
http://www2.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817189003
This is a great and inexpencive PS i LUVVV mine extremly stable and so cheap is crazy

PRICE: $1478

You cna proberly pick out a case for your self just go with the best like antec. This pc will last you many year's and will play WOW flawless ( not that it is worthy of such hardware ) if you want further help id be more than happy to assist you pm me and ill give you my hotmail

o also the difference between 939 and 940 is 939 is what is the standard now 940 is only used for servers really and is expencive and waste of time.