New system needs to be built

[Shortass]

Alright, I generally like to do this myself, but with being busy and lacking current technology knowledge I find it easier to get some general ideas and morph them to my situation. I have a fairly tight budget, but I'd like to get the best computer possible for the money.

It will be used for some light-moderate gaming (max graphics aren't important), maybe some audio and video editing, and general internet/word use. There will be some light overclocking possibilities, but would rather not rely on that (stability is more of a concern).

Any help would be sweet as to the general platform and some motherboard hints, but of course a full system wouldn't hurt 😉

 

[shoRunner]

do you need a keyboard, monitor...etc

 

[Shortass]

Everything but a monitor is needed, I guess that should have been in the original post.

 

[nick1985]

PRICES INCLUDE SHIPPING

Case Antec black case W/ 350 watt PSU $80

DVD-RW - Black Sony DVD burner $48

CPU - AMD 3000 Venice core $156

Hard Drive - 80gig WD 7200 W/ 8meg cache $58

Motherboard - Chaintech Nforce4 Ultra $87

RAM - gig of corsair value $80

Video Card - EVGA 6600GT PCI-E $163 (AR)

Grand Total: $672

that leaves you with a few extra bucks for some periphials.

 

[The Pentium Guy]

You might want a case with a 24-pin power supply though. THe one above doesn't have it. You might be able to get away with it though.

-TPG

 

[nick1985]

Originally posted by: The Pentium Guy
You might want a case with a 24-pin power supply though. THe one above doesn't have it. You might be able to get away with it though.

-TPG

oops, forgot about that! 😱

 

[Shortass]

Eh, any recommendations on a more sufficient case? A little more is fine with that (as long as it still has a psu with it). I'm downgrading the video to 9600-9800 pros as they'll do just fine in this scenario, leaving more room for periphrials and other smallish upgrades (120gb hd)

 

[Shortass]

^

Sorry for annoyingly bumping, the purchasing will be rather soon and I can't find anywhere in specs about the PSUs that come with the cases, so I can't be sure if it has a 24-pin action or not.

 

[The Pentium Guy]

Oh. Look for ATX2.0. Antec TruePower II (or SmartPower II) 400W should be fine. IIRC it's around $60 at newegg. I'm not sure I recommend that motherboard though. DOn't tell me you're ordering *really* soon? I'd recommend a higher-end mothreboard though.

 

[The Pentium Guy]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103935

 

[The Pentium Guy]

Try the A8N-E: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131530 or DFI LanParty (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813136152). LanParty won't work with the corsair value though. Might need to get some OCZ VX sticks (those can be had for about $20 more).