Hi, I wanna build a comp for $800 help!

[coveryfire]

hey i dont know what combonations of parts to get. My budget is $800 and i want to get a comp for internet surfing and gaming. The games i will be playing are counter strike source, guild wars, and battlfield 2. The things i want are: A decent video card ($200 around their), a AMD athlon processor, a pci-e mobo, 160 gig hd, and cool looking case with clear side panel. I already have monitor keyboard and mouse. Can someone help?

 

[Lasthitlarry]

Case : $70
PSU : $57
Mobo : $77
CPU : $139
GPU :$203
RAM : $95
HD : $95
DVD : $39

765 bucks, including shipping.

 

[eXx08]

Originally posted by: Lasthitlarry
Case : $70
PSU : $57
Mobo : $77
CPU : $139
GPU : $158
RAM : $95
HD : $95
DVD : $39

730 bucks, including shipping.

Next time, come prepared!

Very Nice system, you will e more than happy with this.

 

[eXx08]

By the way, welcome to the Forums!

 

[phaxmohdem]

Case: $115.00
ThermalTake Tsumani Black W/ Window
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811133132

Power Supply: $89.99
Antec TruePower II 550W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103931

Hard Drive: $73.50
Western Digital WD1600JB 160GB 8MB 7200 RPM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144203

Motherboard: $68.00
ASRock 939Dual-SATA2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813157081

Processor: $152.00
AMD Athlon64 3200+ Venice
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103535

Video Card: $215.00
XFX nVidia Geforce 6800 GS PCI-e
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150118
Read this to learn why I suggested this card... Anand's Article/Review

RAM: $80.25
Corsair Value RAM (1GB)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145440

DVD: $38.99
NEC ND-3540A DVD-RW
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152047
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Grand Total: $832.73 (shipping NOT included... sorry) Pretty sweet ~$800 System though IMO... Well, I tried, to meet the budget. Go with a cheaper case and you could hit it.

 

[eXx08]

Originally posted by: phaxmohdem
Case: $115.00
ThermalTake Tsumani Black W/ Window
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811133132

Power Supply: $89.99
Antec TruePower II 550W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103931

Hard Drive: $73.50
Western Digital WD1600JB 160GB 8MB 7200 RPM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144203

Motherboard: $68.00
ASRock 939Dual-SATA2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813157081

Processor: $152.00
AMD Athlon64 3200+ Venice
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103535

Video Card: $215.00
XFX nVidia Geforce 6800 GS PCI-e
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150118
Read this to learn why I suggested this card... Anand's Article/Review

RAM: $80.25
Corsair Value RAM (1GB)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145440

DVD: $38.99
NEC ND-3540A DVD-RW
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152047
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Grand Total: $832.73 (shipping NOT included... sorry) Pretty sweet ~$800 System though IMO... Well, I tried, to meet the budget. Go with a cheaper case and you could hit it.

I like everything but I don't think he will need the Antec PSU. Just get a 450watt Fortron for $50 then your under $800 with a very very nice system.

 

[eXx08]

Get this eVGA 6800GS it's only $199 shipped from ClubIT

 

[coveryfire]

Thanks for the fast replies. Yes i think the 6800 GS is the best choice, also what do you think of the list ive come up with:
The 6800 GS
Athlon 64 bit 3200+

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813136152 MOBO it has SLI. I want this because in about a year another 6800 GS would be nice.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811166004 Case it looks cool and has gotten good reviews. I also heard that installtion is easy.

I liked the corsair ram mentioned. 1 gig is nice and will do.


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817709005 PSU i dont know much about these. I dont wanna spend over $50 on one.

HD- one of the ones mentioned.
optical drive- im not sure what to spend on one.

 

[eXx08]

Don't get that PSU, a PSU is the most critical part of a PC. The link below is the best PSU for only $50.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104954

 

[coveryfire]

Thx, what do u think of the Case?

 

[eXx08]

Originally posted by: coveryfire
Thx, what do u think of the Case?

I like the case, but like always the case is a personal choice. It just depends on how you like it.

 

[Finns14]

Why are you guys speninding so much on the case and PSU all this guy needs is a decent case and PSU

 

[bamacre]

Wow, you guys are hooked on newegg, way too much. I'm sorry, but ZZF, Monarch, and a couple of other sites are VERY competitive with Newegg. And, MY GOD, what the heck does he need with those outrageous power supplies? An Antec 350W would suffice nicely.


Antec Mini Tower SLK1650B 350W ATX Case (Black)
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?p=CA-1650BK&c=pw

ASRock 939DUAL-SATA2 Socket 939/ULI M1695/AGP+PCI-E/SATA2
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?p=MB-939DUAL&c=pw

AMD ATHLON 64 3200+ (2.0GHz) 939-PIN 512KB L2 CACHE 64-BIT
http://tinyurl.com/9f3om
(Boy, AT doesn't like this vendor)

Corsair VS1GBKIT400 1GB Kit DDR400 PC3200 CAS2.5 Value Select
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=80098-21

Maxtor 6L160M0 160GB SATA 150 7200rpm 8MB Hard Drive
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?p=HD-MX160LM&c=pw

NEC ND-3540A BG 16X Double Layer DVDRW Drive BLACK-
http://www.nt-micro.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=10424

ASUS Radeon X850XT EAX850XT/2DHTV/256M Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a...533&CMP=OTC-pr1c3watch&ATT=Video+Cards

Total = 793 shipped.

 

[Philippine Mango]

Originally posted by: bamacre
Wow, you guys are hooked on newegg, way too much. I'm sorry, but ZZF, Monarch, and a couple of other sites are VERY competitive with Newegg. And, MY GOD, what the heck does he need with those outrageous power supplies? An Antec 350W would suffice nicely.


Antec Mini Tower SLK1650B 350W ATX Case (Black)
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?p=CA-1650BK&c=pw

ASRock 939DUAL-SATA2 Socket 939/ULI M1695/AGP+PCI-E/SATA2
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?p=MB-939DUAL&c=pw

AMD ATHLON 64 3200+ (2.0GHz) 939-PIN 512KB L2 CACHE 64-BIT
http://tinyurl.com/9f3om
(Boy, AT doesn't like this vendor)

Corsair VS1GBKIT400 1GB Kit DDR400 PC3200 CAS2.5 Value Select
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=80098-21

Maxtor 6L160M0 160GB SATA 150 7200rpm 8MB Hard Drive
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?p=HD-MX160LM&c=pw

NEC ND-3540A BG 16X Double Layer DVDRW Drive BLACK-
http://www.nt-micro.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=10424

ASUS Radeon X850XT EAX850XT/2DHTV/256M Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a...533&CMP=OTC-pr1c3watch&ATT=Video+Cards

Total = 793 shipped.

This system is by far the best posted though I find problems with this setup. I'm not loving the motherboard because it's not name brand and the motherboard is the second most important component in a system, next to the PSU. I think the OP could easily just get the 3000+ venice mentioned above, which is this: CPU The DVD drive mentioned above is fine but is too expensive, newegg has the drive much cheaper at 38.99 instead of $50: DVD Drive.

Motherboard I'd get would be this:http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant...PROD&Product_Code=110224&AFFIL=dt&NR=1
Despite it being more expensive than the rest of the boards mentioned, it's quite good and should be much more reliable than the rest.

And for the Video card, I'd get this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814133140
In order to stay on budget, otherwise if you want, you can get that X850XT

List of importance in a system (For reliability and performance too)
1. Powersupply
2. Motherboard
3. Ram
4. HDD (though I'd combine this with good driver set since HDDs for the most part are fairly reliable from all companies FOR THE MOST PART!!!)
5. Video card
6. CPU

CPU is last because they're the last to fail. Don't get technical and mention other erronious parts because thats just simply annoying.

System Shipped would be $795.24

 

[xtknight]

$19.99 - Linkworld 3210-04-C2628 Black/Silver Metal ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811164040

$77.51 - Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600JS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 300MB/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822144415

$92.00 - ASUS A8N5X Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813131569

$329.00 - eVGA 256-P2-N516 Geforce 7800GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814130256

$39.99 - ASPIRE ATX-CW500WP4 ATX 500W Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817148027

$79.90 - CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model VS1GBKIT400 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820145440

$136.00 - AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3000BPBOX - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819103537

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$802.67 shipped UPS 1-5 day after $15 worth of instant rebates.

Yes, that's a 7800GT in there. Please don't tell me I forgot anything. Do you already have a DVD drive?

If you absolutely must get under $800, substitute the hard disk for this one:
$73.50 - Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600JB 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144203

But just spend that extra $4.01 and get the SATA HD, trust me. Yes, not all of these components are as solid as they could be, but I think I skimped in the right places. BF2 will take great advantage of the powerful graphics card.

What would be helpful to know is what monitor you have and the max acceptable resolution for you. You may want to put more money into something else if you don't need such a powerful graphics card. However the 7800GT is a good investment in the future. I just do not like the idea of getting an SM2.0 card (any X800 series) today for a gaming machine. It's going to bite you in the ass later.

 

[bamacre]

Philippine Mango You're right about the burner, most of what i posted was a little old, they must have had a sale price at the time. Yeah, Newegg is usually the cheapest place to buy a dvd burner. I find ZZF and Monarch cheaper on memory. I usually use PriceWatch to find the best current deals.

 

[maverick2604]

wow... you guys are making me want to spend 800 bucks and buy a new rig. it seems so reasonable....

 

[Lyfer]

Ditch whateveryone told you and get this:

Asus A8N5X (same as A8N but value version, same OC capabilities) $92
Venice 3200 OEM from ewiz $135
Thermalright SP9 w/80MM fan from SVC.com $32
Fortron AX450 450W PSU $50
WD 80GB SATA HD - $52
Corsair 1gb DDR400 ValueRAM $80
Connected 3d Radeon X800GTO PCI-E $180 (comes with $25 MIR)
BenQ 16xDVD-RW $38

Total without case (includes PSU) - $659

Pick your own case and add it in. THis setup should be able to give you 2.4ghz out of the Venice, X800XT speeds out of the GTO, and excellent FPS in F.E.A.R. at 1280x900 with high details (no softshadows though). YOu should add a Zalman GPU cooler for your video card and OC it to X850XT speeds btw.

 

[alimoalem]

cpu: amd 3700+ - $235
gpu: 6800gs (if it's not out yet, it will be in a couple weeks) - ~$200
mobo: ASRock - ~$70
HD: get a SATA II drive and you'll be fine... ~$80
DVD: Ben-Q would be good...~$40
RAM: 1gb corsair value ram...~$80
case: http://www.xoxide.com/logisys-dracula-black-chrome.html

 

[DasFox]

Oh come on guys I can do better then that and cheaper, BUT I left out the video card, since tastes very greatly on these, but there is plenty of room here to pick something and keep the value under or right at the $800 range shipped too, because all the items are FREE shipping except the case from ZipZoomFly, that is as long as you are in the USA 48 states. So for shipping costs it's a pretty good deal.

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Processor (Venice) Socket 939 Retail
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=80699-5

Antec Solution Series SLK3000B Super Mid Tower Case
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=140037

Sony DRU800A Internal Double Layer & Dual Format DVD Burner
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=172429-3

TEAC FD235HFC291S 1.44MB 3.5in PS/2 Floppy Disk Drive
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=111201

Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST380817AS 80GB Serial ATA 7200RPM
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=101564

Corsair VS512MB400 512MB DDR400 PC3200 CAS2.5 Value Select Memory
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=80098-6

Logitech Deluxe Desktop Optical Keyboard & Mouse Combo
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=211126

MSI K8N NEO4-F nForce4
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=241163

Antec TruePower 2.0 TP-II 480 480W Power Supply
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=270028

Now granted the HDD is small, so a few bucks can bump that up or you can also bump the PSU up to 550W mand still walk away with a nice video card as well. NOW this is one tough beast with good quality parts too boot!

---------> Subtotal: $558.77

WoOt

 

[Lasthitlarry]

Case : $70
PSU : $57
Mobo : $77
CPU : $139
GPU :$203
RAM : $95
HD : $95
DVD : $39

765 bucks, including shipping.

 

[imported_electron]

Originally posted by: Lasthitlarry
I stand by my design : 730, with shipping...

Case : $70
PSU : $57
Mobo : $77
CPU : $139
GPU : $158
RAM : $95
HD : $95
DVD : $39

GPU limited, that 6600gt is weak in delivering framerates at higher res especially if you want to turn most of the features on. I believe a new system should at least be able to deliver on that. Although it IS a budget system, but what's the point if it won't run the latest at high detail? Save your money and wait till you can afford a better vid card or skimp on the rest of the system that's my stand.

 

[Lasthitlarry]

Whoops, I don't know why I didn't post this earlier:

6800GS
$203

That comes to $765 total

let me update my old posts now...

 

[Philippine Mango]

1Antec Mini Tower SLK1650B 350W ATX Case (Black) $68.52

2DFI Lan Party UT NForce4 Ultra-D Audio/GB-LAN/IEEE-1394/PCI-E/SATA3G/DDR/ATX 64 939 $125
or
3ASUS A8N5X Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $94

4AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor $136

5Corsair VS1GBKIT400 1GB Kit DDR400 PC3200 CAS2.5 Value Select $78.99

6Maxtor 6L160M0 160GB SATA 150 7200rpm 8MB Hard Drive $80.16
Or
7Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST380817AS 80GB Serial ATA 7200RPM Hard Drive w/8MB Buffer $67.99

8NEC ND-3540A BG 16X Double Layer DVDRW Drive BLACK- $37.99

9PNY Geforce 6800GT VCG6800GXPB Video Card -Retail $269
or
10eVGA 256-P2-N376-AX Geforce 6800GT 256MB - Retaill $284.99
or
11REFURBISHED: POWERCOLOR R48-TD3 Radeon X850XT 256MB $275
or EVEN
12eVGA Geforce 7800GT 256-P2-N516 Video Card - Retail $319 +$4 for shipping

13SAMSUNG White 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Model SFD321B/LEB - OEM $7.99

Depending on how much money you have, you can either select the higher end components or the lower end components I mentioned. But if your going to buy anything, buy from the list I compiled because I don't trust the idea of having a low end motherboard or power supply because they're the most important components in your system. But, to make things easier, I'll give you the price of three system configurations you could have out of the list I compiled.

System #1: $809.65; thats with the following components, 1,2,4,5,6,7,11,13
System #2: $760.48; thats with the following components, 1,3,4,5,7,8,9,13
System #3: $814.48 thats with the following components, 1,3,4,5,7,8,12,13
Remember, you'll need the FDD to install your SATA drivers unless of course you've got a FDD of your own so be sure to include that.
System #3 is the close to $800 AND it comes with a 7800GT!
System #2 is $40 under the $800 budget and is your cheapest GOOD system.
System #1 has the second best video card and has better motherboard than system number #2 and #3.

And if you REALLY want/have the money, you could make a system #1 and just replace it with a 7800GT, but that'd cost you $857.65

If I wanted to build a system, I'd probably go with one of these selections and nothing else, these systems should all overclock well, especially the DFI system.

 

[navyac]

Do u already have windows?? If not that will cost u around $90. Also found this OEM 3200 AMD 64 at Ewiz

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?p=A64-32...fd32bb6d9abe7f44fe4d17713afb359fdaa9ee