Just joined, need ideas

[Perez001]

Before I start
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/HP-Pavil...atOid/-12962/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
^^^thats the pc i own^^^

I need general ideas, what i should buy for it.Im on a tight budget(still in school) so the money doesnt flow right.Only thing I was thinking of getting was a power supply and a video card. But which ones should I buy, something good and not expensive would be good
Thanks in advance

Edit: I could use ideas for cooling also.

 

[jjsbasmt]

Welcome!! I'm sure you'll find plenty of quality opinions and advice here. I would agree with the video card, but first the specs on the power suplply on that system would be helpful to determine if even a new one is needed to support a new video card. Otherwise are you pretty happy with the system? Looks like a nice unit for the price.

 

[bob4432]

what do you use it for?

 

[Perez001]

Well i wanna start using it for gaming, and the power supply it comes with is 300w
(let me get a little more info. on that)

 

[ribbon13]

Teh pennies of quality.

 

[Perez001]

which video crad should i get, assuming i were getting that 450w power supply

 

[aberdeen5]

how much $ do you have to work with?

 

[theMan]

is this thing AGP, or PCI-E?

 

[Perez001]

PCI-E

 

[Nick5324]

I'm not sure what you are looking to spend on a video card.

This is assuming you get the PSU that ribbon linked to.
I think this is a steal for $135 - $30MIR
Link

However, for $174 - $15 MIR, you'd be better off with this
Link

There are better cards of course, but again, I don't know your budget.

Edit: While you're at it, install some case fans if you don't currently have them.

 

[Perez001]

well my budget is around 200 dollars so those will do

 

[imported_killuminati]

either get the
evga 6800GS , post above . or
get the evga 7800GT for $245 MIR , from newegg .

Peace & ciao !!!

 

[Perez001]

if i do get the 7800Gt would the 450w power supply be good..

 

[Bobthelost]

Yes, in fact since you're tight for money you would be more than able to use a 400W fortron, i wouldn't run SLI on it but it would be more than capable of running any non SLI gaming PC. Real world power draw is a lot less than you'd think.

 

[Perez001]

well, thx for everyones help all i need to do now is find the exact power supply i need and thats about it.

 

[alimoalem]

both the 400w and 450w would do you well...there's a $10 difference

 

[JEDIYoda]

Originally posted by: alimoalem
both the 400w and 450w would do you well...there's a $10 difference

Ribbon13 beat me to it...
Best bang for your buck!!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104954

real world power draw is more than you would think.

Good Luck!!

 

[Perez001]

ok great i'll get
PSU
and i'll settle with
6800GS

Well thx on the ideas, if theres better ideas ya'll can mention it

 

[bob4432]

all - does the hp m/b use standard psu wiring and not like that dell sh@t from a couple years ago???

op - if you can swing the 7800GT that is the current sweet spot for gpus

 

[Perez001]

well yeah actually I'll try to go for the 7800GT

 

[Perez001]

well yeah i'll try for
7800GT
and the same psu 450w
PSU

Edit: I'll look into case fans
Actually I could use ideas for cooling ideas

 

[Nick5324]

Fan

Including the 3 pin tail for $0.75.

I don't use any 120mm fan's, so I don't know what models are popular. I'm sure someone else can point you to a better fan, but panaflo's in general are considered :thumbsup:

Edit: It's funny that you picked a 7800GT since you don't game
I realize the reason is that you are getting it so that you will have a card in 3 years that will still be a "good" card.

 

[Bobthelost]

Panaflo are great fans, if you want quiet then Nexus are hard to beat, but bloody expensive. Yate loons are also top notch and akasa are good and still rather cheap.

 

[Perez001]

alright, thx for info.