| closedbuilding a new pc.. |
| Started by diamond-optic on 06-19-2007, 09:15 PM |
diamond-optic
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well im asking the same thing at my forum.. but might get more of an experienced response here heh.. anyway:n---------nwell its definitly time for me to get a new pc.. and this time i definitly would like to build it myself..nnonly thing is.. theres a lot of shit i dont know.... like right now im just looking at motherboards.. and there seems to be sooo many to choose from.. and most seem to have little differences and shit that i dont really understand lol..nnso basically i guess i need some help.. at least like a direction to go in lol or what to look for etc etc...nni have a rough idea of what i want, in a small way lol.. nncore 2 duo cpu(was looking at: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor)nw/ at least 2gb ramnGeForce 8 series card (8600 maybe cause 8800 are quite expensive)nnanyway.. idk lol.. nni need help 
nn*btw* as far as price range.. idk, maybe like $1500 (american) but i also need basically new everything.. especially a monitor.. and if it means anything.. basically it would be for gaming... (as good for gaming would pretty much cover anything else i really do)
=|[76AD]|= TatsuSaisei
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first off... use www.pricewatch.com to "shop" online vendors and their price...n nThe latest tech for video card is PCI-e, and currently ATI and nVidia are competing in their SLI lines... (ATI version is referred to as Crossfire) ...n nAudio - Creative ... just decide on how "crisp" you want the sound ... unless audio isn't a big deal then most onboard audio is perfect for anyone else...n nI am partial to Intel and ATI (disappointed how AMD scooped up ATI, but oh well) so any of my "recomendations" are biased toward these two companies ... and usually when I buy a Pentium, I personally get an Intel motherboard to go with it .. to me just makes the most sense... but I have built many "odd" setups, mostly with AMD and nVidia ... strange how that all works out, I run nothing but Intel and ATI, and everyone who has me build for them wants AMD and nVidia.... and considering how ATI and AMD are "one" now.. I am still suprised to not see many of these "combinations"n nAnyways... to give a true recommendation you have to describe its usage, and future usage within the next 3-4 years... n nNow, I HAVE to recommend the SAMSUNG BW226 LCD 22' widescreen LCD .. for $300 you are getting some prime real estate and is as sharp as my Katana...n n ndual core with hyper threading = 4 processors !! FTW
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Evga 680i mobo. Best $250 I have ever spent. I have my E6600 OC'd to 3.6ghz, I could go more, but my memory is holding me back. One word for the mobo...awesome!n nhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188013
diamond-optic
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ya i kinda like that mobo :Pnnwhat kind of memory you have? reading thru the reviews.. looks like the board is killing some ppl's ramnni was looking at: OCZ Gold 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retailnand i believe that kind is also on evga's supported memory list
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Crucial Balistic ram.