stryyker needs you

2006-07-30 16:43:34

#1

stryyker: bad touch; +1,682|7021|California

to help him build his next computer. i have an idea of what i want already, all i want is to see what everyone is thinking.

price limit: $900 USD
i already have a harddrive, CD/DVD drives
go for it

Last edited by stryyker (2006-07-30 16:47:11)

2006-07-30 16:44:15

#2

tvmissleman: The Cereal Killer; +201|6960| United States of America

hmmmmm......a nice vid card?
EDIT: i suck at remembering tech crap

Last edited by tvmissleman (2006-07-30 16:44:43)

2006-07-30 16:44:44

#3

notorious: Nay vee, bay bee.; +1,396|7048|The United Center

ibook.

2006-07-30 16:46:09

#4

eusgen: Nugget; +402|7094|Jupiter

What type of ram?... we need to know this for the type of mobo. if you got a mobo, what type is it? PCI-E? AGP?

2006-07-30 16:47:01

#5

stryyker: bad touch; +1,682|7021|California

(EUS)Gen.BadSnipaDay wrote:
What type of ram?... we need to know this for the type of mobo. if you got a mobo, what type is it? PCI-E? AGP?

scratch that, my RAM is bad too

ThomasMorgan wrote:
ibook.

if it doesnt play Half Life 2, i dont use it

Last edited by stryyker (2006-07-30 16:47:47)

2006-07-30 16:52:41

#6

ATG: Banned; +5,233|6830|Global Command

Blow your wad on grfx and ram. Nuff said.

2006-07-30 16:55:27

#7

tvmissleman: The Cereal Killer; +201|6960| United States of America

man i would kill for a new vid card ive got a: ATI Radeon 9600 pro with 256Mb ram

2006-07-30 16:55:33

#8

G3|Genius: Pope of BF2s; +355|6927|Sea to globally-cooled sea

I just built a new computer right at the end of May. The prices have gone down a little bit since then. Also, this includes a HDD.

PLEASE NOTE: I FORGOT A POWER SUPPLY AND HAD TO RUN TO COMPUSA TO GET ONE. THIS IS MY DISCLAIMER: DON'T USE YOUR OLD POWERSUPPLY. BUY A NEW ONE.

newegg.com wrote:
CPU AMD|A64 3500+ 2.2G 939 512K R - Retail (Qty=1, Price=$185.99)
SHIRT GENERIC|AMD SHIRT - GREEN % - OEM (Qty=1, Price=$24.99)
MB ASUS A8N-SLI NF4SLI 939 - Retail (Qty=1, Price=$106.99)
VGA ASUS N EN7900GT/2DHT/256M R - Retail (Qty=1, Price=$292.99)
MEM 1Gx2|CORSAIR Twinx2048-3200c2pt - Retail (Qty=1, Price=$188.00)
HD 250G|WD 7200 SATA2 16MB WD2500KS - OEM (Qty=1, Price=$89.99)
Discount FOR 19-103-603&00-998-003 (Qty=1, Price=$-24.99)
DISCOUNT FOR PREFERRED ACCOUNT (Qty=1, Price=$-2.99)

Extended Warranty Fee: $0
Subtotal: $860.97
TAX: $51.84
Shipping and Handling Charge**: $34.21
Rush Order Fee:$2.99
Total: $947.02

2006-07-30 17:05:14

#9

_The.Don_05: Im super serial; +58|6884|England

So you need a case, psu, mobo, cpu and a gfx card then?

Well i would say get the Intel core 2 extreme x6800 (Previously named conroe) as they are the fastest cpu around at the moment that absolutely obliterate the Amd 64x2's but...that would eat all of you budget.

So Id say: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ $250.00

DFI LANPARTY 939, mobo $190

SeaSonic S12-600 ATX12V 600W $160

7900GT 256MB $260 (Estimate)

Case isn't something i can choose.

and those prices are from newegg so if you shop around you can probably find them cheaper.

Thats a quick list, so id suggest posting this same question over at www.techimo.com they have good advice and good people that will help you much better than i can.

2006-07-30 17:05:34

#10

ATG: Banned; +5,233|6830|Global Command

I built my first system a few months ago. I bought the X-fi the day it came out;
AMD 4400+ w. dual core cpu. Asus deluxe with 2 X Nvidia 7800 gt in SLI ( nothing I can run on high ), 2 gigs Corsair,Xfi 24 bit sound, 620 gig in HD over 3 drives, one external ( for video editing ) one 10000 rpm raptor ( for games ) and one 300 gig for misc.
Setting bios and smartly installing software and drivers was biggest problem. Any tard can assemble parts, its getting it all to work that counts, which means that on top of 5k in parts I paid $1,000.00 for a powerfull enough power supply and a nerd to sort out my programming.
I will never buy a off the self unit again. It was just too much fun.

* edit* Cavalier makes rad cases.

Last edited by Alexanderthegrape (2006-07-30 17:07:00)

2006-07-30 17:10:30

#11

_The.Don_05: Im super serial; +58|6884|England

Alexanderthegrape wrote:
$1,000.00 for a powerfull enough power supply

Wow what power supply was that? You would not need anything over 600w for that rig so how comes you spent so much......

2006-07-30 17:11:18

#12

_j5689_: Dreads & Bergers; +364|7018|Riva, MD

tvmissleman wrote:
man i would kill for a new vid card ive got a: ATI Radeon 9600 pro with 256Mb ram

Same thing as me, but mine isn't the Pro version. The Catalyst 6.6 drivers will really help the quality if you haven't installed them yet.

Last edited by _j5689_ (2006-07-30 17:18:18)

2006-07-30 17:11:25

#13

stryyker: bad touch; +1,682|7021|California

1 grand for a powersupply? going back in time are you?

2006-07-30 17:16:33

#14

SnobbyBoss: SAS Medic; +18|7041

_j5689_ wrote:
tvmissleman wrote:
man i would kill for a new vid card ive got a: ATI Radeon 9600 pro with 256Mb ram
Same thing as me but it's not the Pro model. The Catalyst 6.6 drivers really help if you haven't installed them yet.

Better than mine. Radeon 9550 non pro model here. 256 mb ram

2006-07-30 17:34:31

#15

tvmissleman: The Cereal Killer; +201|6960| United States of America

_j5689_ wrote:
tvmissleman wrote:
man i would kill for a new vid card ive got a: ATI Radeon 9600 pro with 256Mb ram
Same thing as me, but mine isn't the Pro version. The Catalyst 6.6 drivers will really help the quality if you haven't installed them yet.

i cant open my Catalyst Control Center!

2006-07-30 17:42:50

#16

ShotYourSix: Boldly going nowhere...; +196|7020|Las Vegas

tvmissleman wrote:
_j5689_ wrote:
tvmissleman wrote:
man i would kill for a new vid card ive got a: ATI Radeon 9600 pro with 256Mb ram
Same thing as me, but mine isn't the Pro version. The Catalyst 6.6 drivers will really help the quality if you haven't installed them yet.
i cant open my Catalyst Control Center!

Catalyst 6.7 was released yesterday.

Stryyker, If you can manage 300 for CPU Id look very seriously at Conroe (core 2 duo). The $300 E6600 has bested FX62 in nearly every benchmark. Prices and availability are a bit wacked at the moment though, this should settle down within a few weeks.

2006-07-30 17:52:38

#17

EVIL_STYX: TANK WHORE; +62|6984|FIVE RIVERS OF HELL

As far as good processors I own both and can safely say that you should look into running a Athlon 64 Dual Core - it flat smokes any P4 I have ever dealt with, I have three comps and one is a P4 and one is a Athlon 64 dual core and it does everything on BF twice as fast ( I Mean It, I am in the game playing before 60 seconds is up ). Actually on a processor note all the Athlon processors I have ever owned have put out alot more then there rated. Just my two sence on processors. The Athlon 64 you can get for not much money especailly if your going to build your own tower...

I know that you can get better processors then either of these but my pockets are not that deep and sounds like your on a budget as well - Go for the Athlon 64 dual core.

I will not put my money into Pentium processors anymore. IMO for the money Athlon is TWICE as good.

EVIL_STYX OUT!!!

Last edited by EVIL_STYX (2006-07-30 18:21:07)

2006-07-30 18:16:33

#18

EVIL_STYX: TANK WHORE; +62|6984|FIVE RIVERS OF HELL

tvmissleman wrote:
_j5689_ wrote:
tvmissleman wrote:
man i would kill for a new vid card ive got a: ATI Radeon 9600 pro with 256Mb ram
Same thing as me, but mine isn't the Pro version. The Catalyst 6.6 drivers will really help the quality if you haven't installed them yet.
i cant open my Catalyst Control Center!

If you cant just go to ATI's web page you can access it from there, at the same time you download the new catalyst... Hope it helps!

EVIL_STYX OUT!!!

Last edited by EVIL_STYX (2006-07-30 18:17:08)

2006-07-30 19:23:45

#19

stryyker: bad touch; +1,682|7021|California

im already getting a E6600, preordered. looking for other necessities now

2006-07-30 19:27:34

#20

tvmissleman: The Cereal Killer; +201|6960| United States of America

EVIL_STYX wrote:
tvmissleman wrote:
_j5689_ wrote:

Same thing as me, but mine isn't the Pro version. The Catalyst 6.6 drivers will really help the quality if you haven't installed them yet.
i cant open my Catalyst Control Center!
If you cant just go to ATI's web page you can access it from there, at the same time you download the new catalyst... Hope it helps!

EVIL_STYX OUT!!!

ya ive got a block on my internet so i can only go to here and albinoblacksheep.com thats it and it sucks!!!!

2006-07-30 19:38:08

#21

MECtallica: Member; +73|6806|jalalabad

Be sure to get a compatible mobo

and DDR2 800 ram

I saw a cheap 7900GT for like 260$ on newegg or 270$, but hey thats cheap lol

If you feel like going SLI , be sure to get a good PSU 60++ dollars trust me, I got lucky with my 20$ 500W PSU xD

Make sure it has like 20+ amps on each 12v rail if it is SLI certified

^.^ good luck with your new computer

Hey lol can I have your old proc and mobo? >_>

Last edited by MECtallica (2006-07-30 19:38:27)

2006-07-30 19:41:01

#22

ShotYourSix: Boldly going nowhere...; +196|7020|Las Vegas

stryyker wrote:
im already getting a E6600, preordered. looking for other necessities now

Good call man, can't wait to hear the results when you get it all together.

2006-07-30 21:51:39

#23

EVIL_STYX: TANK WHORE; +62|6984|FIVE RIVERS OF HELL

tvmissleman wrote:
EVIL_STYX wrote:
tvmissleman wrote:

i cant open my Catalyst Control Center!
If you cant just go to ATI's web page you can access it from there, at the same time you download the new catalyst... Hope it helps!

EVIL_STYX OUT!!!
ya ive got a block on my internet so i can only go to here and albinoblacksheep.com thats it and it sucks!!!!

Man that really sucks, what catalyst version are you running currently? I think it's catalyst 5.5 or less I could not access that page either until I got 5.7 I think...

Yea Stryyker I am curious to know how that works out as well E6600... When looking for Vid Cards from other experiences I have had just opt to pay alittle more for Nividia...

EVIL_STYX OUT!!!

2006-07-30 22:15:34

#24

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,060|7073|PNW

It seems that one out of every ten posts in these Tech forums has something to do with people building new computers, for specific price ranges. Recent answers can be found with a little bit of searching.

2006-07-30 22:38:36

#25

EVIL_STYX: TANK WHORE; +62|6984|FIVE RIVERS OF HELL

unnamednewbie13 wrote:
It seems that one out of every ten posts in these Tech forums has something to do with people building new computers, for specific price ranges. Recent answers can be found with a little bit of searching.

No offense but your whats wrong with these threads anymore - Stryyker is merely asking what peoples opinions are on certain equipment and what peoples experiences with certain equipment are like when playing on the Battle Field... The does and don't s of building your own computer...

Thanks for your input though... read his very first post for crying out load!

EVIL_STYX OUT!!!

Last edited by EVIL_STYX (2006-07-30 22:41:02)

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