Help me pickout parts.

[Lifixs]

1. Desktop will be used for gaming but in the beginning it only needs to play games a few years old. (HL2) I want it to be a good platform to upgrade off of in the future.

2. My budget is under 200$. My own calculations using new egg put the cost at around 180$. (Using Friday 13th sales)

3. I will be buying from the USA.

4. AMD would be preferred if only because of price.

5. I have an ATX case and a 250GB Seagate Barracuda ATA HD.

6. This is what i found through my own efforts.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...?ItemList=Combo.143993
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820231144

7. I might experiment with some overclocking but for now its not a priority.

8. I will be buying the parts before Friday, and building whenever they arrive. (So this is last second.)

 

[anishannayya]

You'll want to go with sata for that mobo. $95 for 1 TB $70 for 640GB. You need a vid card, go with a 4850 for $150. Finally, downgrade the ram. You need a PSU $50 for 500 watts.
Thats puts you at a minimum spending of about $500. I suggest you also get the Antec 900 case. Normally it is $150, now it is $60 for thanksgiving.

 

[Lifixs]

I decided to go with this instead of the phenom since I wont benefit much from the extra cores for awhile anyway. What wattage power supply would I need for this?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...?ItemList=Combo.140532
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820134384

I just noticed that that mobo is micro atx, can I use a standard atx case with it?

And I planed on going with the integrated video for awhile and buy the card at a later date. Same gos for the ATA hardrive I currently have.

Thanks for your reply.

 

[disports]

Yes you can put a micro atx board inside of a standard atx case.

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: Lifixs
Help me pickout parts.
For highly upgradeable desktop.

1. Desktop will be used for gaming

2. My budget is under 200$.

7. I might experiment with some overclocking but for now its not a priority.

8. I will be buying the parts before Friday, and building whenever they arrive. (So this is last second.)

:laugh: It's after Friday, tell us what your buying turned up! :laugh:

 

[Lifixs]

Sorry for the delay, for those interested:

Spend a little over my budget but I got a lot for the price.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16811147104
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813131324
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16817182062
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16819103211
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820134117

Spent $234.46 Total.

I'm going to buy a few more things gradually over the next couple months.
More RAM
SATA HD
Dedicated Video Card

Any recommendations?
Thanks for all your help by the way!

 

[s44]

Very poor PSU choice (Rosewill can be serviceable, but it's iffy -- and that unit is still expensive). You could have gotten the Antec Earthwatts 650 or a Corsair for that money.

 

[JPB]

I wouldnt go with the Phenom 9600 Agena. Arnt those the chips with the TLB problems ? Which causes around 10% performance drop with the fix ?

For the same price, you could get a excellent Intel motherboard like the GIGABYTE UD3R and a Intel E7300 Dual Core for $119 that should totally kick the hell out of the Phenom.

G-SKILL Memory

And I would go with this memory. Only a few dollars more, and you get a total of 4 GIG.

And I also agree on the Rosewill...it simply isnt good enough. A few months back, my younger brother bought a Rosewill 500 I think *the one with a big blue led fan* and when he received it.....he hooked it up and his 7900GTX killed it instantly. He since then returned it and purchased a Corsair.

I would suggest NOT going with Rosewill for a power supply.

EDIT: This power supply here is leaps and bounds better than the Rosewill. Will outperform it and is only $10 more. CORSAIR POWER SUPPLY UNIT

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: s44
Very poor PSU choice...

You have to admit, it IS nice looking!

 

[Lifixs]

We will see how the PSU works when I get the case in and try it out.

I actually got the Athlon 64 2x 5000+ Brisbane instead of the Phenom.

 

[Lifixs]

Ah crap...

Hooked everything up, no problems, tried to power on and..... lights come on.... fans spin.... and nothing comes on the screen....

Any idea what could have gone wrong?

I think its the mobo, seems other people have been having this problem as well...

Edit: I pulled the battery then reinserted and now i get a bios prompt. I can now power on and off without any problems, so all is fine unless there is a larger issue.