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[mechmeteo]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: mechmeteo
yes he is going 2 build it for me, but he is a very busy person with his work which is why he wanted me 2 look up all this stuff for him, he told me to make a compltly new computer with 2200 canadian dollers, he told me 2 ask here for the best parts for it and he will build it. the computer im using atm is his old one not his new one, im going 2 make a compltly new one from scratch, but hes giving me his old 6800gt graphics card.

so in other works theres 2 comupters atm, this 1 and his new one, and i want 2 make one with 2200. which would make 3.

Do you need them to all work at the end, or were you going to have one without a videocard?

Anyways it doesnt' matter, because like CKXP said, we can do better than that 6800gt and leave that in this computer you're using now if you're after a gaming computer.

he is giving me his 6800graphics card. becoause he has a 7800 one. so i am trying 2 buy parts for a comp from scratch without the gcard becoause he will just install it. so i think i need a specific motherboard that supports it but i aint sure about computers.

 

[mechmeteo]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: mechmeteo

Originally posted by: CKXP

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
I'm confused, you're going to pick out a computer from parts to build it, but you didn't want to open your current computer to see what kind of videocard you had?

Is your brother going to build it for you or something?

EDIT: oh, and welcome to AT.

he has a 6800gt AGP, but with that kind of budget he can definetly imrove on that

lol no he has a 7800 gcard which is better then the 6800. he is giving me the gcard from this computer im on right now and ill make a compltly new one using this gcards parts and this comps moniter. so im looking for the best possible comp i can make with 2000+ dollers not counting graphics card.


*sry if this is confusing*

We get it that you're getting a free 6800gt, but with a $2000 budget you're better off not using it.

its ok i really want 2 use it lol

 

[mechmeteo]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: mechmeteo

Originally posted by: Madwand1
That's a fair bit of money for a computer these days. Do you really want to spend it all? Are you going to be doing anything with this computer beyond the usual browsing, etc., and gaming?

well im a huge gamer, i just never new much about computers except for mya and lightwave*i am learning 2 be a animater and modeler* so ya i need a really good comuper whcih is why im coming here for your guyses help.

i heard this website is the best =)

What kind of monitor do you have? Do you know its resolution capabilities?

NEC moniter 21inch about 1280 resolution max.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: mechmeteo

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: mechmeteo
yes he is going 2 build it for me, but he is a very busy person with his work which is why he wanted me 2 look up all this stuff for him, he told me to make a compltly new computer with 2200 canadian dollers, he told me 2 ask here for the best parts for it and he will build it. the computer im using atm is his old one not his new one, im going 2 make a compltly new one from scratch, but hes giving me his old 6800gt graphics card.

so in other works theres 2 comupters atm, this 1 and his new one, and i want 2 make one with 2200. which would make 3.

Do you need them to all work at the end, or were you going to have one without a videocard?

Anyways it doesnt' matter, because like CKXP said, we can do better than that 6800gt and leave that in this computer you're using now if you're after a gaming computer.

he is giving me his 6800graphics card. becoause he has a 7800 one. so i am trying 2 buy parts for a comp from scratch without the gcard becoause he will just install it. so i think i need a specific motherboard that supports it but i aint sure about computers.

You could spend $2000 on the parts besides the videocard, but it would be worse at gaming than if you spend the $2000 on a new set of parts including a new videocard.

Keeping this older card with this budget is like shooting yourself in the foot.

 

[mechmeteo]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: mechmeteo

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: mechmeteo
yes he is going 2 build it for me, but he is a very busy person with his work which is why he wanted me 2 look up all this stuff for him, he told me to make a compltly new computer with 2200 canadian dollers, he told me 2 ask here for the best parts for it and he will build it. the computer im using atm is his old one not his new one, im going 2 make a compltly new one from scratch, but hes giving me his old 6800gt graphics card.

so in other works theres 2 comupters atm, this 1 and his new one, and i want 2 make one with 2200. which would make 3.

Do you need them to all work at the end, or were you going to have one without a videocard?

Anyways it doesnt' matter, because like CKXP said, we can do better than that 6800gt and leave that in this computer you're using now if you're after a gaming computer.

he is giving me his 6800graphics card. becoause he has a 7800 one. so i am trying 2 buy parts for a comp from scratch without the gcard becoause he will just install it. so i think i need a specific motherboard that supports it but i aint sure about computers.

You could spend $2000 on the parts besides the videocard, but it would be worse at gaming than if you spend the $2000 on a new set of parts including a new videocard.

Keeping this older card with this budget is like shooting yourself in the foot.

oh how so, *i dono anything about computers, sry for being so dumb*

 

[Rumple]

Dude for 2 grand u can get just about anything you want.

AMD 64 X2 4400+ = $463

DFI Lanparty SLI Expert = $189

WD 250GB 16mb/buffer HD = $110

eVGA 7800GTX = $569

Corsair XMS 2gb kit = $193

Creative X-Fi sound card =$113

NEC 3550A DVD Burner =$44

PC&C 510Watt PSU =$219

Thats everything but a case for about $1900. But with that kind of gfx card you may want to upgrade to a nice 20" LCD to take full advantage of it. This also would leave the system open to SLI if you ever decided to go that route. You could also drop the GTX card and go with 2 7800GT's for almost the same price. Or drop to 1 7800GT and get a kick ass LCD. It is really up to you and how much gaming vs other stuff you do.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Ok, then.

Do you have a site you guys like to order from?

I know there's NCIX up there and tigerdirect has a canadian version.

 

[mechmeteo]

Originally posted by: Rumple
Dude for 2 grand u can get just about anything you want.

AMD 64 X2 4400+ = $463

DFI Lanparty SLI Expert = $189

WD 250GB 16mb/buffer HD = $110

eVGA 7800GTX = $569

Corsair XMS 2gb kit = $193

Creative X-Fi sound card =$113

NEC 3550A DVD Burner =$44

PC&C 510Watt PSU =$219

Thats everything but a case for about $1900. But with that kind of gfx card you may want to upgrade to a nice 20" LCD to take full advantage of it. This also would leave the system open to SLI if you ever decided to go that route. You could also drop the GTX card and go with 2 7800GT's for almost the same price. Or drop to 1 7800GT and get a kick ass LCD. It is really up to you and how much gaming vs other stuff you do.

awsome thx a lot, any case thats really good also?

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: mechmeteo

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: mechmeteo

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: mechmeteo
yes he is going 2 build it for me, but he is a very busy person with his work which is why he wanted me 2 look up all this stuff for him, he told me to make a compltly new computer with 2200 canadian dollers, he told me 2 ask here for the best parts for it and he will build it. the computer im using atm is his old one not his new one, im going 2 make a compltly new one from scratch, but hes giving me his old 6800gt graphics card.

so in other works theres 2 comupters atm, this 1 and his new one, and i want 2 make one with 2200. which would make 3.

Do you need them to all work at the end, or were you going to have one without a videocard?

Anyways it doesnt' matter, because like CKXP said, we can do better than that 6800gt and leave that in this computer you're using now if you're after a gaming computer.

he is giving me his 6800graphics card. becoause he has a 7800 one. so i am trying 2 buy parts for a comp from scratch without the gcard becoause he will just install it. so i think i need a specific motherboard that supports it but i aint sure about computers.

You could spend $2000 on the parts besides the videocard, but it would be worse at gaming than if you spend the $2000 on a new set of parts including a new videocard.

Keeping this older card with this budget is like shooting yourself in the foot.

oh how so, *i dono anything about computers, sry for being so dumb*

Sorry if I'm coming off as trying to make you look dumb or anything.

Pretend you have $50,000 to make your own car.

Your brother just gave you the engine from his Ford Taurus that he just replaced.

Would you want to use that at the heart of your new car?

 

[mechmeteo]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Ok, then.

Do you have a site you guys like to order from?

I know there's NCIX up there and tigerdirect has a canadian version.

nop it dosent matter im hearing this www.newegg.com place is a great place tho.
now im thinking about getting a new gcard and selling this 6800gt lol

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: mechmeteo

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Ok, then.

Do you have a site you guys like to order from?

I know there's NCIX up there and tigerdirect has a canadian version.

nop it dosent matter im hearing this www.newegg.com place is a great place tho.
now im thinking about getting a new gcard and selling this 6800gt lol

I don't think newegg ships to canada, do they?

 

[mechmeteo]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: mechmeteo

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: mechmeteo

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: mechmeteo
yes he is going 2 build it for me, but he is a very busy person with his work which is why he wanted me 2 look up all this stuff for him, he told me to make a compltly new computer with 2200 canadian dollers, he told me 2 ask here for the best parts for it and he will build it. the computer im using atm is his old one not his new one, im going 2 make a compltly new one from scratch, but hes giving me his old 6800gt graphics card.

so in other works theres 2 comupters atm, this 1 and his new one, and i want 2 make one with 2200. which would make 3.

Do you need them to all work at the end, or were you going to have one without a videocard?

Anyways it doesnt' matter, because like CKXP said, we can do better than that 6800gt and leave that in this computer you're using now if you're after a gaming computer.

he is giving me his 6800graphics card. becoause he has a 7800 one. so i am trying 2 buy parts for a comp from scratch without the gcard becoause he will just install it. so i think i need a specific motherboard that supports it but i aint sure about computers.

You could spend $2000 on the parts besides the videocard, but it would be worse at gaming than if you spend the $2000 on a new set of parts including a new videocard.

Keeping this older card with this budget is like shooting yourself in the foot.

oh how so, *i dono anything about computers, sry for being so dumb*

Sorry if I'm coming off as trying to make you look dumb or anything.

Pretend you have $50,000 to make your own car.

Your brother just gave you the engine from his Ford Taurus that he just replaced.

Would you want to use that at the heart of your new car?

what kinda car
lol j/k
of course not, lol i get the point now haha im so slow.
my bro said somethin about raptor hardrives are good is that tru or is there a better one, like the person from above said.

 

[Rumple]

If you game and have a $2000 budget DO NOT USE the 6800 card. That would be a total waste of cash building an AGP computer. Build something that you will be able to use for the next few years and has the capacity to upgrade. AGP is a dead end now days.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: mechmeteo

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: mechmeteo

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: mechmeteo

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: mechmeteo
yes he is going 2 build it for me, but he is a very busy person with his work which is why he wanted me 2 look up all this stuff for him, he told me to make a compltly new computer with 2200 canadian dollers, he told me 2 ask here for the best parts for it and he will build it. the computer im using atm is his old one not his new one, im going 2 make a compltly new one from scratch, but hes giving me his old 6800gt graphics card.

so in other works theres 2 comupters atm, this 1 and his new one, and i want 2 make one with 2200. which would make 3.

Do you need them to all work at the end, or were you going to have one without a videocard?

Anyways it doesnt' matter, because like CKXP said, we can do better than that 6800gt and leave that in this computer you're using now if you're after a gaming computer.

he is giving me his 6800graphics card. becoause he has a 7800 one. so i am trying 2 buy parts for a comp from scratch without the gcard becoause he will just install it. so i think i need a specific motherboard that supports it but i aint sure about computers.

You could spend $2000 on the parts besides the videocard, but it would be worse at gaming than if you spend the $2000 on a new set of parts including a new videocard.

Keeping this older card with this budget is like shooting yourself in the foot.

oh how so, *i dono anything about computers, sry for being so dumb*

Sorry if I'm coming off as trying to make you look dumb or anything.

Pretend you have $50,000 to make your own car.

Your brother just gave you the engine from his Ford Taurus that he just replaced.

Would you want to use that at the heart of your new car?

what kinda car
lol j/k
of course not, lol i get the point now haha im so slow.
my bro said somethin about raptor hardrives are good is that tru or is there a better one, like the person from above said.

Raptors are good, but might not be the best use of funds.

I think we might want to establish how much things are going to cost up there before we hammer everything out as I know prices aren't just the conversion from US to Canadian up there.

 

[mechmeteo]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: mechmeteo

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Ok, then.

Do you have a site you guys like to order from?

I know there's NCIX up there and tigerdirect has a canadian version.

nop it dosent matter im hearing this www.newegg.com place is a great place tho.
now im thinking about getting a new gcard and selling this 6800gt lol

I don't think newegg ships to canada, do they?

mhm i aint 100% sure, i think they do tho becoause i have friends who bought from there, but i wasent sure exactly where there from lol. with me comp is like my life since mya and my animations take a lot of room on my comp and takes up soo much space and speed 2 which is why i wanna spend like 2000 dollers on the bext possible comp i can make.

 

[mechmeteo]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: mechmeteo

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: mechmeteo

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: mechmeteo

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: mechmeteo
yes he is going 2 build it for me, but he is a very busy person with his work which is why he wanted me 2 look up all this stuff for him, he told me to make a compltly new computer with 2200 canadian dollers, he told me 2 ask here for the best parts for it and he will build it. the computer im using atm is his old one not his new one, im going 2 make a compltly new one from scratch, but hes giving me his old 6800gt graphics card.

so in other works theres 2 comupters atm, this 1 and his new one, and i want 2 make one with 2200. which would make 3.

Do you need them to all work at the end, or were you going to have one without a videocard?

Anyways it doesnt' matter, because like CKXP said, we can do better than that 6800gt and leave that in this computer you're using now if you're after a gaming computer.

he is giving me his 6800graphics card. becoause he has a 7800 one. so i am trying 2 buy parts for a comp from scratch without the gcard becoause he will just install it. so i think i need a specific motherboard that supports it but i aint sure about computers.

You could spend $2000 on the parts besides the videocard, but it would be worse at gaming than if you spend the $2000 on a new set of parts including a new videocard.

Keeping this older card with this budget is like shooting yourself in the foot.

oh how so, *i dono anything about computers, sry for being so dumb*

Sorry if I'm coming off as trying to make you look dumb or anything.

Pretend you have $50,000 to make your own car.

Your brother just gave you the engine from his Ford Taurus that he just replaced.

Would you want to use that at the heart of your new car?

what kinda car
lol j/k
of course not, lol i get the point now haha im so slow.
my bro said somethin about raptor hardrives are good is that tru or is there a better one, like the person from above said.

Raptors are good, but might not be the best use of funds.

I think we might want to establish how much things are going to cost up there before we hammer everything out as I know prices aren't just the conversion from US to Canadian up there.

i understand, i really do appreciate this forums help u guys have been just great. ill definitly come here more often with my noob ?'s haha

 

[Rumple]

Raptors are kind of a waste of money. Some people will say they are awesome but for the cash and the actual performance boost you get its not worth it. Thats my opinion. Buy a nice LCD considering that is what you will be looking at while playing games. With the money you have to spend you can build whatever you want. Is your brother going to be building it for you?

 

[mechmeteo]

Originally posted by: Rumple
If you game and have a $2000 budget DO NOT USE the 6800 card. That would be a total waste of cash building an AGP computer. Build something that you will be able to use for the next few years and has the capacity to upgrade. AGP is a dead end now days.

is the new one that person suggested not agp was it pci or somethin, is there a big diffrence?

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

What kind of speakers / headphones do you have?

Do you use headphones for gaming at all?

 

[mechmeteo]

Originally posted by: Rumple
Raptors are kind of a waste of money. Some people will say they are awesome but for the cash and the actual performance boost you get its not worth it. Thats my opinion. Buy a nice LCD considering that is what you will be looking at while playing games. With the money you have to spend you can build whatever you want. Is your brother going to be building it for you?

yes he is and thx for advice.

 

[mechmeteo]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
What kind of speakers / headphones do you have?

Do you use headphones for gaming at all?

well i got 200 doller speakers for my bday so there real good surround sound speakers. mhm i dont use headphones should i tho? lol

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

"Newegg.com does not offer International/Canadian shipping options at this time."

 

[CKXP]

Originally posted by: mechmeteo

Originally posted by: Rumple
If you game and have a $2000 budget DO NOT USE the 6800 card. That would be a total waste of cash building an AGP computer. Build something that you will be able to use for the next few years and has the capacity to upgrade. AGP is a dead end now days.

is the new one that person suggested not agp was it pci or somethin, is there a big diffrence?

no big difference right now, just a better upgrade path with PCIe over AGP

 

[mechmeteo]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
"Newegg.com does not offer International/Canadian shipping options at this time."

>.<, do u guys no any other good place where they ship 2 canada.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: mechmeteo

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
What kind of speakers / headphones do you have?

Do you use headphones for gaming at all?

well i got 200 doller speakers for my bday so there real good surround sound speakers. mhm i dont use headphones should i tho? lol

Are those speakers 2.1 or 5.1 or something else?

Some people like to use headphones for gaming and some don't.
If you used headphones a lot for gaming I was going to suggest trying to fit an X-Fi soundcard in as they are supposed to be very good at that.