Keizer
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| Help with computer build! Please
My older brother would like to get a new PC. I convinced him to buy the parts, and I would help him assemble a home built system. His budget is $1,100.00. That would be just for the box. He will use his existing keyboard, monitor, speakers, etc. He is not a big gamer, but does enjoy designing animated geometric figures and such. I wouldn't say he needs a high end graphics card, but would like to get something on the upper side of the scale. I would like to go with Nvidia on the graphics card. The two systems that I built awhile back have MSI motherboards. I really think I would like to go with an Asus board for him. I really like the Asus board I used in my wife's system that I built four years ago. He is totally fine using the built in sound instead of buying a sound card, so he can save money there. I convinced him to go with two internal hard drives. One for the OS, and one for storage. He would like to go with an Intel dual core processor at least 3 ghz. Also if you guys could recommend a really good power supply. I have a Corsair 620 watt in my current system, but I don't want to go out of his budget by buying the same power supply. RAM is pretty cheap, so he wants to go with four gigs. I am trying to convince him to run Vista 64 home premium. And finally a good DVD burner.
Did I miss anything??
As far as a case, he wants to go with a cooler master found here.
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···AF%20932
Expensive case, but he left everything else up to me........and you guys!
Thanks allot guys!!! I look forward to seeing what you gurus come up with. |
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Keizer
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join:2003-01-20 | I really like the looks and layout of this Gigabyte mobo.
Plus it reviews well.
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···13128359 |
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signmeuptoo
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Wow, one giant paragraph? Please, when you post, don't make one giant paragraph, it's hard on the eyes and hard to read, please.
Now for the build:
Why ASUS for mainboard, by saying it has to be ASUS you are severely limiting yourself. Why not a good Gigabyte P45 Mainboard, for instance?
As far as nVidia for the video, once again, why limit your choices to nVidia solutions? What specific reason is there, if any? I might suggest a Radeon 4850 for instance.
As far as power supply: It depends upon what the build will be comprised of. Let's say a mid or lower mid end PCI Express 16 video card is used and two HDs, a quad core, 2 sticks of RAM, air cooling, 1 optical drive...
...Well, such a system could be fired just fine by a Corsair VX 450 or a 520 if you wanted headroom for some reason. Corsair is one of the safest bets, and the prices are very good too.
You don't tell us what monitor he has! CRT? LCD? Size/Resolution? We need to know that.
What else does he do on a computer?
Please reply, but please use small paragraphs so I don't go cross eyed. Not trying to be unkind here, just asking.
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Keizer
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| reply to Keizer
Actually if you read my second post, you will see that I found a nice gigabyte mobo that I really like.
As far as sticking to Nvidia on the graphics card, my brother is actually the one who requested that. Maybe he is rather partial to Nvidia.....I don't know.
He will be using a 22" LCD monitor. I assume the resolution is 1680x1050.
As far as other usage for the system, I would guess allot of text. He mentioned watching DVD'S. |
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Keizer
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Well, this is what I came up with on my own. Plus, it is well within budget. Any thoughts?
Mobo: »www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···13128359
Processor: »www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···19115036
RAM: »www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···20145184
Power Supply: »www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···17139001
Hard drives: »www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···22148155
DVD Burner: »www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···27136152
Nvidia graphics card: »www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···14130317
Case: »www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···AF%20932
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signmeuptoo
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said by Keizer  :Actually if you read my second post, you will see that I found a nice gigabyte mobo that I really like. Yes, I see that, I was writing my post and posting it right when you posted the second post.
Gigabyte makes approximately 11 P45 mainboards, compare all of them for the right one, some have better cooling and better multi phase regulation.
Here is the page with a list of boards:
»www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Mot···el%20P45
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asdfdfdfdfdfdf
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I don't know what to recommend for the kind of design he is doing but the 640mB 8800gts cards are obsolete. A 9800gt is a good substitute. |
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Keizer
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Why was the last post in this thread removed??? I was just going to respond to it.  |
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Rosewill 18" SATA Cable Model RC-18"-SA-90-BK - Retail
3x $1.79
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···12119229
Cost: $5.37
Sony NEC Optiarc 20X DVD±R Burner Black SATA Model
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···27118012
Cost: $23.99
COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···11119160
Cost: $159.99
SAMSUNG Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Windows 98SE/ ME/ 2000/ XP - OEM
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···21103203
Cost: $7.49
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···22148288
Cost: $69.99
ASRock ALiveNF7G-FullHD R3.0 AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 7050 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···13157126
Cost: $54.99
XFX PVT98GYDLU GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···14150316
Cost: $129.99 (There is a $20 rebate.)
LITE-ON Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DH-16D3S-04 - OEM
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···27106261
Cost: $17.99
Antec earthwatts EA500 500W ATX12V v2.0 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···17371007
Cost: $49.99
SABRENT CRW-UINB 65-in-1 USB 2.0 Internal Card Reader w/ USB 2.0 Port supports SDHC/VISTA - Retail
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···20300608
Cost: $13.99
OCZ Fatal1ty Edition 4GB (2x2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail (The Official Memory of the Championship Gaming Series) - Retail
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···20227334
Cost: $53.49
OKGEAR 18" Floppy Round Cable,Silver Model RC18FS - OEM
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···12123149
Cost: $1.99
AMD Phenom 9350e Agena 2.0GHz Socket AM2+ 65W Quad-Core Processor Model HD9350ODGHBOX - Retail
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···19103293
Cost: $169.99
Total Cost of Parts: $759.25
Shipping will vary,.. to WI ~ $52
... If I had the $$ I'd build this, with some minor changes.
Alternatively, I would go with the
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3.1GHz Socket AM2 89W Dual-Core Processor Model ADV60000DOBOX - Retail
$$92.00 .
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···19103272 |
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