I need some help figuring out what I should buy for the computer I am hoping to custom build soon
I'm not that experienced with the hardware-aspects of a computer, but am willing to learn (so I need your help)
I barely know if these components will even go together, but I had something along these lines picked out:
Case: COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
DVD/CD Drive: ASUS Black IDE DVD Burner 2X DVD-RAM
Internal Harddrive: Western Digital Raptor WD360GD 36.7GB 10,000 RPM
Memory(1gb): CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered
Memory(another 1gb, more expensive): CORSAIR XMS 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200)
Mouse: Logitech MX518
Keyboard: Can't find a nice one, lol
Power Supply: ASPIRE 600W Power Supply
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS (7.1) Channels PCI Interface Sound Card
Graphics Card: Albatron Geforce 7800GT 256MB
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 FX55 San Diego (skt 939)
Motherboard: MSI K8N SLI-F ATX AMD
The total for this system is a little under $1700 (the high-end of my budget) (without rebates)
I made another board on the CPU/Processor board and they recommended I get a dual-core processor
So I re-configured and (briefly lol) it looked like this:
Case: COOLER MASTER Centurion Case (same as before)
Internal Harddrive: WD Raptor 74GB 10kRPM (twice as much memory as original.. mem. isn't too important for me)
Processor: Athlon64x2 3800+ (slower processor, under half the price - dual core)
Power Supply: Aspire 600w PSU (same as before)
Motherboard: ABIT K8N Ultra ATX AMD (very similar to the first, I think)
GRAPHICS CARD: BFGTech Geforce 7800GTX 512MB! (uber graphics card to subsitute for the slower processor)
2x Memory(1gb): Corsair 1gb 184-pin, unbuffered, ddr400(pc3200) (2gb total (2x1) corsair)
DVD/CDdrive: (same as before)
mouse: LogitechMX518 (same as before)
soundcard: need recommendations, please (is the one from before good? no overkill please)
The total for this configuration is only a little under the first system...
differences:
the 2nd is dual core, but ~600mhz slower (?)
the 2nd has an uber ownage graphics card (lol).. its GTX and 512mb, rather than GT and 256mb
the 2nd has a better harddrive (well more memory)
the 2nd has a different PSU (dunno if better/worse)
the 2nd's memory is the same amount (2gb) but of lower quality I think
NOTE: the configurations I listed are just possible set-ups.
I'm trying to get the most for my money (budget up to $1600-1700) and I want it to have some long-term 'stuff' for me, as I intend to have this computer for a while!
So, basically my question is: "Can you comment on the setups I have thought of (as in make suggestions - change things or point out something I'm missing) or could you suggest me a whole new setup that would fit in my budget and suit my gaming and general use needs (I'm guessing around 60-65% gaming on the computer, the rest just internet and stuff like that) i'd so greatly appreciate it
THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!
if you have any questions (or comments/suggestions).. my AIM is JPDrake02 so just send me a msg.
-joe
I'm not that experienced with the hardware-aspects of a computer, but am willing to learn (so I need your help)
I barely know if these components will even go together, but I had something along these lines picked out:
Case: COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
DVD/CD Drive: ASUS Black IDE DVD Burner 2X DVD-RAM
Internal Harddrive: Western Digital Raptor WD360GD 36.7GB 10,000 RPM
Memory(1gb): CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered
Memory(another 1gb, more expensive): CORSAIR XMS 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200)
Mouse: Logitech MX518
Keyboard: Can't find a nice one, lol
Power Supply: ASPIRE 600W Power Supply
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS (7.1) Channels PCI Interface Sound Card
Graphics Card: Albatron Geforce 7800GT 256MB
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 FX55 San Diego (skt 939)
Motherboard: MSI K8N SLI-F ATX AMD
The total for this system is a little under $1700 (the high-end of my budget) (without rebates)
I made another board on the CPU/Processor board and they recommended I get a dual-core processor
So I re-configured and (briefly lol) it looked like this:
Case: COOLER MASTER Centurion Case (same as before)
Internal Harddrive: WD Raptor 74GB 10kRPM (twice as much memory as original.. mem. isn't too important for me)
Processor: Athlon64x2 3800+ (slower processor, under half the price - dual core)
Power Supply: Aspire 600w PSU (same as before)
Motherboard: ABIT K8N Ultra ATX AMD (very similar to the first, I think)
GRAPHICS CARD: BFGTech Geforce 7800GTX 512MB! (uber graphics card to subsitute for the slower processor)
2x Memory(1gb): Corsair 1gb 184-pin, unbuffered, ddr400(pc3200) (2gb total (2x1) corsair)
DVD/CDdrive: (same as before)
mouse: LogitechMX518 (same as before)
soundcard: need recommendations, please (is the one from before good? no overkill please)
The total for this configuration is only a little under the first system...
differences:
the 2nd is dual core, but ~600mhz slower (?)
the 2nd has an uber ownage graphics card (lol).. its GTX and 512mb, rather than GT and 256mb
the 2nd has a better harddrive (well more memory)
the 2nd has a different PSU (dunno if better/worse)
the 2nd's memory is the same amount (2gb) but of lower quality I think
NOTE: the configurations I listed are just possible set-ups.
I'm trying to get the most for my money (budget up to $1600-1700) and I want it to have some long-term 'stuff' for me, as I intend to have this computer for a while!
So, basically my question is: "Can you comment on the setups I have thought of (as in make suggestions - change things or point out something I'm missing) or could you suggest me a whole new setup that would fit in my budget and suit my gaming and general use needs (I'm guessing around 60-65% gaming on the computer, the rest just internet and stuff like that) i'd so greatly appreciate it
THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!
if you have any questions (or comments/suggestions).. my AIM is JPDrake02 so just send me a msg.
-joe
