I'm on a tight budget of about $1000 and planning to build a decent gaming, internet, office program, etc. rig. (includes cost of 17-19 inch lcd monitor). Least amount of noise is also something I'm looking for based on the components listed(don't want to bother roommate at dorm). All parts will likely be bought at newegg..
ASPIRE x-sonic ATXA4KW-BK/350 Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ATX 350W power supply for AMD/Intel Power Supply - Retail ATXA4KW-BK/350
$56.00 (Cheapest aluminumn case they had that was black and had a side-panel window)
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3000BPBOX - Retail
$146.00
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model VS1GBKIT400 - Retail
$81.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST3200822AS 200GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
110.50
NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A - OEM
$41.99
Video Card is still debatable. If you were me and you were on a tight budget, which card would you go with and why?
6600gt or 6800 or x800 or x800xl? (Which brand should I go with)
$150-250
17-19in. lcd monitor? $150-200
Any recommendations on 24 pin PSU? Best bang for the buck is what i'm trying to find. Someone recommended the xclio 450w $52.50 on newegg. Suggestions?
Lastly is the mobo:
EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
$107.50
vs
MSI K8N Neo4-F Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
$86.00
vs
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
$126.00
vs
Other boards?
Depening on what mobo, video card, and monitor I select, the total cost will be at about $1000+ or -.
The motherboard is my main concern because I plan to do some OCing with the cpu to about 2.4Ghz or so, depending on what I can achieve. I was wondering which board I should go with based on people that have owned any of these boards.
All opinions or comments are appreciated. Thanks!
ASPIRE x-sonic ATXA4KW-BK/350 Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ATX 350W power supply for AMD/Intel Power Supply - Retail ATXA4KW-BK/350
$56.00 (Cheapest aluminumn case they had that was black and had a side-panel window)
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3000BPBOX - Retail
$146.00
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model VS1GBKIT400 - Retail
$81.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST3200822AS 200GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
110.50
NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A - OEM
$41.99
Video Card is still debatable. If you were me and you were on a tight budget, which card would you go with and why?
6600gt or 6800 or x800 or x800xl? (Which brand should I go with)
$150-250
17-19in. lcd monitor? $150-200
Any recommendations on 24 pin PSU? Best bang for the buck is what i'm trying to find. Someone recommended the xclio 450w $52.50 on newegg. Suggestions?
Lastly is the mobo:
EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
$107.50
vs
MSI K8N Neo4-F Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
$86.00
vs
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
$126.00
vs
Other boards?
Depening on what mobo, video card, and monitor I select, the total cost will be at about $1000+ or -.
The motherboard is my main concern because I plan to do some OCing with the cpu to about 2.4Ghz or so, depending on what I can achieve. I was wondering which board I should go with based on people that have owned any of these boards.
All opinions or comments are appreciated. Thanks!
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