nvm

[Jules]

 

[CalvinHobbes]

Sure, why not. May not be the fastest machine but it should be possible.

 

[Jules]

what do you recommend?

 

[LittleNemoNES]

$230 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150144

$160 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813127004

$150 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231018

$350 http://www.tankguys.biz/intel-core-e660...sCsid=5d87a9815df50f9f91d89b9f7e355aee

Put this together for $890...+shipping. I wouldn't get a cheaper vid card for gamin, btw.

 

[Jules]

Nice stuff, that doesnt even have the case/psu/dvdrw/hd. thats well over a grand

 

[Ika]

Originally posted by: gersson
$230 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150144

$160 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813127004

$150 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231018

$350 http://www.tankguys.biz/intel-core-e660...sCsid=5d87a9815df50f9f91d89b9f7e355aee

Put this together for $890...+shipping. I wouldn't get a cheaper vid card for gamin, btw.

Instead of the E6600 you can get the E6300, which is cheaper and slower.

You could probably get a 7600GT too, which would save you $90 after rebate.

 

[Iron Addict]

Listen to Aflac....

 

[LittleNemoNES]

Originally posted by: MyStupidMouth
Nice stuff, that doesnt even have the case/psu/dvdrw/hd. thats well over a grand

Hmm... man you will need to save up some more. Like 1200 for something you will be happy with.

Instead of the E6600 you can get the E6400, which is cheaper and slower.

But, aren't those being released later in the year?

 

[Jules]

Originally posted by: gersson


Hmm... man you will need to save up some more. Like 1200 for something you will be happy with.

thats the thing. anything over 850$ i wont be happy with.
how about a amd system or something?

 

[imported_crypt33]

would it work better to maybe get an eMachine for like 450$ & spend the rest on replacing the cr*p parts (vidcard/power supply/etc.? SHOULD work, but I don't have time to do research for you ...make SURE the eMachine is indeed upgradeable before buying tho...and DONT expect this system to play at highest resolutions & detail settings (thought w/ the right vidcard you should be able to get reasonably close)

 

[krotchy]

First off, you dont need a 160 dollar motherboard like suggested above unless your planning on OCing or something. You will do just fine with something that costs 80-100 dollars.

Figure:

$80 - Mobo (Wait a bit for conroe mobos to show their faces more consistently, right now its mostly enthusiest stuff, though I hear ASrock has a cheap one out now)
$200 - Core 2 Duo E6300
$200 - X1900GTO
$100 - Seagate 7200.10 320GB
$33 - DVD+-RW
$50 - Case - Centurion 5
$58 - Power Supply
$80 - 1 GB Valueram
839+ Shipping

This would get you by pretty well, although 2 Gigs of ram would be alot better in the long run. I just threw this together on newegg, so if you shop around and wait for rebates you could easily get to under 850.

 

[Jules]

Originally posted by: crypt33
would it work better to maybe get an eMachine for like 450$ & spend the rest on replacing the cr*p parts (vidcard/power supply/etc.? SHOULD work, but I don't have time to do research for you ...make SURE the eMachine is indeed upgradeable before buying tho...and DONT expect this system to play at highest resolutions & detail settings (thought w/ the right vidcard you should be able to get reasonably close)

No.



Anyways what about some cheaper dual core amd's? or perhaps intel core duo?

 

[bamacre]

With a C2D, this is about as cheap as I'd go...

Antec NSK4400 380W Mini Tower Case
$84.00
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=140133

Motherboard deleted due to PCIe x4 slot (not x16)

Intel C2D E6300
$200.00

OCZ OCZ26672048VDC-K 2GB Kit DDR2-667
$148.00
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=85248

Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600JS 160GB Serial ATA II
$65.90
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=101208-11

NEC ND-3550A
$36.45
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152058

MSI GeForce 7900 GT PCI Express 256MB DDR3 Video Card
$262.68
http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant...duct_Code=190082&AFFIL=pricewatch&NR=1

Total Price shipped:
$862.69

Certainly you can find another $13 to add into your budget.

 

[Jules]

Originally posted by: bamacre
With a C2D, this is about as cheap as I'd go...

Antec NSK4400 380W Mini Tower Case
$84.00
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=140133

ASRock 775Dual-VSTA Socket T (LGA 775) VIA PT880 PRO
$65.66
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813157092

Intel C2D E6300
$200.00

OCZ OCZ26672048VDC-K 2GB Kit DDR2-667
$148.00
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=85248

Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600JS 160GB Serial ATA II
$65.90
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=101208-11

NEC ND-3550A
$36.45
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152058

MSI GeForce 7900 GT PCI Express 256MB DDR3 Video Card
$262.68
http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant...duct_Code=190082&AFFIL=pricewatch&NR=1

Total Price shipped:
$862.69

Certainly you can find another $13 to add into your budget.

Wow. nice build. when will the CPU come out?

 

[xanis]

You could easily do this for $850 if you know what you're doing. Wait until around July 27th or so for the supposed AMD and Intel price cuts, then go from there.

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: MyStupidMouth
Wow. nice build. when will the CPU come out?

Nine days, but when you can get one in your hands at that price, I cannot say.

I will say that the rumors going around that there will be availability problems are exaggerated. But by how much, we do not know.

My advice is to keep your eyes open, and if you find it, good, and then buy the rest of the parts. But like I said, we won't know anything for at least another 9 days.

 

[Howard]

That motherboard might actually have a PCIe 4x slot, bamacre.

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: Howard
That motherboard might actually have a PCIe 4x slot, bamacre.

Yeah, I am reading that in the reviews. If true, that's just dumb. I e-mailed NewEgg about the problem. I'll post the reply.

 

[imported_crypt33]

to MyStupidMouth: care to elaborate on why my suggestion would not work? (othtaer than the fact that i misread the OP & didn't see the part about Conroe

 

[Nextman916]

replace 7900gt with MSI 512mb x1800xl for $200, then replace E6600 with E6400 or E6300 would fit your needs as well. Cooler Master Centurion case, some cheaper overclockable ram. Maybe even limit yourself to 1gb stick and double that later on down the road. That should have brought down the price considerably.

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: bamacre

Originally posted by: Howard
That motherboard might actually have a PCIe 4x slot, bamacre.

Yeah, I am reading that in the reviews. If true, that's just dumb. I e-mailed NewEgg about the problem. I'll post the reply.

Here is the reply from NewEgg's fabulous customer service...

Reference number: LTK25012240457X Please use this ticket number in any
correspondence with Newegg.com.

Subject: Wrong info for motherboard - big difference

Dear Ben ,

Thank you for contacting Newegg.

Upon reviewing the item information, I see the website reports this
item to come with 4 PCI Slots, this information is true on the
manufacturer's website also.

If you have any further questions or concerns, please visit our FAQs
(http://www.newegg.com/CustomerService/FAQHome.asp) page.

Thank you,

Aaron Aragonez

:roll: Morons.

 

[bamacre]

After looking at the manufacturer's site,...

http://www.asrock.com/PRODUCT/775Dual-VSTA.htm

... it appears that it is in fact probably not a PCI Express x16 slot. As they do not say "x16."

That is some shoddy marketing.

 

[LittleNemoNES]

Originally posted by: bamacre

Originally posted by: bamacre

Originally posted by: Howard
That motherboard might actually have a PCIe 4x slot, bamacre.

Yeah, I am reading that in the reviews. If true, that's just dumb. I e-mailed NewEgg about the problem. I'll post the reply.

Here is the reply from NewEgg's fabulous customer service...

Reference number: LTK25012240457X Please use this ticket number in any
correspondence with Newegg.com.

Subject: Wrong info for motherboard - big difference

Dear Ben ,

Thank you for contacting Newegg.

Upon reviewing the item information, I see the website reports this
item to come with 4 PCI Slots, this information is true on the
manufacturer's website also.

If you have any further questions or concerns, please visit our FAQs
(http://www.newegg.com/CustomerService/FAQHome.asp) page.

Thank you,

Aaron Aragonez

:roll: Morons.

wow... you are quite a guy.

"unban jesus"

 

[acegazda]

Originally posted by: bamacre
With a C2D, this is about as cheap as I'd go...

Antec NSK4400 380W Mini Tower Case
$84.00
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=140133

ASRock 775Dual-VSTA Socket T (LGA 775) VIA PT880 PRO
$65.66
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813157092

Intel C2D E6300
$200.00

OCZ OCZ26672048VDC-K 2GB Kit DDR2-667
$148.00
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=85248

Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600JS 160GB Serial ATA II
$65.90
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=101208-11

NEC ND-3550A
$36.45
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152058

MSI GeForce 7900 GT PCI Express 256MB DDR3 Video Card
$262.68
http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant...duct_Code=190082&AFFIL=pricewatch&NR=1

Total Price shipped:
$862.69

Certainly you can find another $13 to add into your budget.

get the $240 7900gt and he's set. Evga and XFX have one for $240 shipped.

 

[acegazda]

Originally posted by: Howard
That motherboard might actually have a PCIe 4x slot, bamacre.

in the slot where it appears the x16 pci-e slot is?