Help me build a PC.

[Vokus]

ok, what is a good sli bord?

DFI LAN PARTY? which one?

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: ta8689
i would personally choose an sli board because of upgrade options in the future

From what I have seen from the transition from the 6x00 series to the 7x00 series, it seems like a dumb idea to get an SLI board to futureproof.

What's somebody with a 6800gt or 6800ultra and an SLI board going to do now? Buy another one or sell their current one and get a 7800gt/7800gtx?

 

[mechBgon]

Originally posted by: Vokus
I need it to be strong, I am planning to play graphicly intense games..., rip dvds and encode them to xvid, and run programs like MAYA 6, and photoshop cs 2....

for the core parts not more then $1000.00 US.

OK. Approximate prices below.

$145 WinXP Professional OEM license (your HP's license is only valid for your HP's hardware).*

$315 Athlon64 X2 3800+ dual-core, retail-boxed

$180 2 x 1GB PC3200 memory modules of some sort

$110 Asus A8N-E motherboard

$55 Fortron AX450-PN 400W PSU (450W peak)

$185 eVGA 6800GS video card

$65 Antec SLK3000-B case. You will need a new case unless you want to buy a microATX motherboard instead of full-sized ATX, because your HP is a microATX chassis. This is a good case for a good price, and comes with a 120mm exhaust fan. The case in my newbie guide is a variant of this same case.

How's that look? I have the case, the A8N-E, the X2 3800+ and 2 x 1GB of Crucial PC3200 in my work rig, very smooth under heavy load. The Fortron PSUs have earned a good reputation, I wouldn't suggest just any ho-hum 400W unit. If the A8N-E's fan bugs you, you can get a Swiftec MCX-159CU for it.


* You could also get a 180-day free trial version of WinXP Pro x64 Edition (64-bit), it's a free download from Microsoft.com if you want to delay buying a new license for a while. It's a common newbie mistake to say "oh don't worry, I'm just going to pirate it." Don't go trippin' over your own faux pas here. :evil:

 

[Bobthelost]

Originally posted by: mechBgon

Originally posted by: Vokus
I need it to be strong, I am planning to play graphicly intense games..., rip dvds and encode them to xvid, and run programs like MAYA 6, and photoshop cs 2....

for the core parts not more then $1000.00 US.

OK. Approximate prices below.

$145 WinXP Professional OEM license (your HP's license is only valid for your HP's hardware).*

$315 Athlon64 X2 3800+ dual-core, retail-boxed

$180 2 x 1GB PC3200 memory modules of some sort

$110 Asus A8N-E motherboard

$55 Fortron AX450-PN 400W PSU (450W peak)

$185 eVGA 6800GS video card

$65 Antec SLK3000-B case. You will need a new case unless you want to buy a microATX motherboard instead of full-sized ATX, because your HP is a microATX chassis. This is a good case for a good price, and comes with a 120mm exhaust fan. The case in my newbie guide is a variant of this same case.

How's that look? I have the case, the A8N-E, the X2 3800+ and 2 x 1GB of Crucial PC3200 in my work rig, very smooth under heavy load. The Fortron PSUs have earned a good reputation, I wouldn't suggest just any ho-hum 400W unit. If the A8N-E's fan bugs you, you can get a Swiftec MCX-159CU for it.


* You could also get a 180-day free trial version of WinXP Pro x64 Edition (64-bit), it's a free download from Microsoft.com if you want to delay buying a new license for a while. It's a common newbie mistake to say "oh don't worry, I'm just going to pirate it." Don't go trippin' over your own faux pas here. :evil:

Great build.

If it's possible to squeeze the extra cash for a 7800GT then do it.

 

[Vokus]

Ok, Im all confused now lol.

I need the best possible CPU, RAM, Video Card, Motherbord, and Power Supply. For $1000.00 or maby a little over if its a better deal or something. Any way I only need these things, every thing else I will take care off.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: Vokus
Ok, Im all confused now lol.

I need the best possible CPU, RAM, Video Card, Motherbord, and Power Supply. For $1000.00 or maby a little over if its a better deal or something. Any way I only need these things, every thing else I will take care off.

The parts I linked to come to around $1100 (you might be able to get the price down by shopping around)

 

[Vokus]

how much better is the Opteron 165 compared to my p4 2.8 ht?

 

[Bobthelost]

Imeasurably, especially when overclocked. Look at the numbers for a 4400X2 you can pretty much be asured you'll get that sort of speed. Tom's hardware does CPU roundups, look there.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

This will give you a rough idea
http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu.html?modelx=33&model1=227&model2=235&chart=74

(go throught the different benchmarks)

I highlighted a P4 2.8 and an AX2 4400+

 

[ta8689]

Ok, well instead of looking really far down the road when your graphics card is outdated, think in a few months when you scrounge up some more cash. A great sli board is the ASUS a8n32-sli delux. I run an a8n-sli premium (16). The Opterons are by far the best bang for you buck period. Expect 2.7 plus (overclocked of course) dual core out of it. The 165 is what i ordered, 175 looks great, but i dont have that much money. The x2's arent so great for overclocking. They will, but not as much as an opteron. Opterons are also VERY reliable. My friend got a 175 a while ago and he raised it to 3.12 ghz and it didnt even blue screen, just scared the living hell out of him when he looked at the temp. Personally i recomend you to never do that. Also, get a 7800 gt. They are under 300 bucks now, and they are plenty fast. Then get another in 2 months