$800 or less (to build a custom PC)

2007-12-12 11:51:59

#1

rhinoh2o74: Member; +13|6783|oHIo

I am thinking about building a PC in March (no money right now), and I am trying to keep it under $800 How are these;
LOGISYS Computer Area 51 CS51WBK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450W Power Supply - 39.99
ASUS P5K-VM LGA 775 Intel G33 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard -118.99
EVGA 320-P2-N815-AR GeForce 8800GTS Superclocked 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP
Ready SLI Supported -289.99
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Dual-Core Processor -189.99
A-DATA 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800(PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - 47.99
Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - 49.99
Sony NEC Optiarc Black 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1615/B2s - 17.99
=749.93 (S & H not included)
All prices are from newegg.com

2007-12-12 11:57:23

#2

r'Eeee: That's how I roll, BITCH!; +311|6926

Come back in March.

2007-12-12 12:00:05

#3

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6892|Finland

no no no.
Change the motherboard to: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R
graphics card to: 8800GT 512MB
ram: add another 2GB. find the cheapest PC2-6400 memory and check out all the rebaits. total of 4GB ram.

EDIT: good point R'Eeee. All this will be outdated by March. Too early to say...
I thought he would build it little bit sooner...

Last edited by GC_PaNzerFIN (2007-12-12 12:02:17)

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2007-12-12 12:01:53

#4

elite.mafia: Banned; +122|6931|USA

By march technology will be completely different... Why are you asking us now???

2007-12-13 05:07:56

#5

rhinoh2o74: Member; +13|6783|oHIo

bored at work, and wondering what everybody else thought.

March is the plan, and if i happen to get the money sooner (Unless unforseen things come up) might be in January.

Last edited by rhinoh2o74 (2007-12-13 05:10:50)

2007-12-13 09:52:05

#6

theknuck: It's pronounced Knuck, like in Knuckle!!; +45|7090|balls

i too like pretend building rigs when i have down time. i always save them as different wish lists on newegg. what you have looks nice right now but surely in a few months prices will change. for your sake i hope the ram stays as cheap as it has been or you'll kick yourself. but since i don't know if there will be too many new intels released by then i'd say your safe at the e6750 price. i own one and do not regret the price i paid. $180 i think? Shoulda went out black friday shopping as i got a seagate 320gb for only $60 at best buy and an Acer 22" at circuit city for $179. but i know you said you don't have the cash flow now. and if your going to spend $300 on a gpu, then i too would suggest an 8800gt. although maybe the 8800gts 512mb's will drop to the $300 price range by march. keep an eye out for those. and i'm sure your going to get flamed for wanting to use the power supply that comes with your tower. i too would not use it if i were throwing in there an e6750 and 8800gts. something to think about or save up extra for. hell, i bought a rosewill (i know) over a year ago and has not failed me yet when running my 8800gts and e6750. it was cheap plus it has modular cabling.

Last edited by theknuck (2007-12-13 09:53:52)

2007-12-13 09:54:43

#7

OrangeHound: Busy doing highfalutin adminy stuff ...; +1,335|7127|Washington DC

rhinoh2o74 wrote:
I am thinking about building a PC in March (no money right now), and I am trying to keep it under $800 How are these;
LOGISYS Computer Area 51 CS51WBK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450W Power Supply - 39.99
ASUS P5K-VM LGA 775 Intel G33 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard -118.99
EVGA 320-P2-N815-AR GeForce 8800GTS Superclocked 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP
Ready SLI Supported -289.99
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Dual-Core Processor -189.99
A-DATA 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800(PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - 47.99
Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - 49.99
Sony NEC Optiarc Black 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1615/B2s - 17.99
=749.93 (S & H not included)
All prices are from newegg.com

I don't see an operating system in there ...

2007-12-13 09:57:45

#8

heggs: Spamalamadingdong; +581|6866|New York

Think about getting a new psu too. The included psu's are rarely any good.

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2007-12-13 10:47:47

#9

rhinoh2o74: Member; +13|6783|oHIo

OrangeHound wrote:
rhinoh2o74 wrote:
I am thinking about building a PC in March (no money right now), and I am trying to keep it under $800 How are these;
LOGISYS Computer Area 51 CS51WBK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450W Power Supply - 39.99
ASUS P5K-VM LGA 775 Intel G33 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard -118.99
EVGA 320-P2-N815-AR GeForce 8800GTS Superclocked 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP
Ready SLI Supported -289.99
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Dual-Core Processor -189.99
A-DATA 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800(PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - 47.99
Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - 49.99
Sony NEC Optiarc Black 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1615/B2s - 17.99
=749.93 (S & H not included)
All prices are from newegg.com
I don't see an operating system in there ...

I get XP Pro for free at work.

2007-12-13 13:59:45

#10

Stormscythe: Aiming for the head; +88|7027|EUtopia | Austria

rhinoh2o74 wrote:
I am thinking about building a PC in March (no money right now), and I am trying to keep it under $800 How are these;
LOGISYS Computer Area 51 CS51WBK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450W Power Supply - 39.99
ASUS P5K-VM LGA 775 Intel G33 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard -118.99
EVGA 320-P2-N815-AR GeForce 8800GTS Superclocked 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP
Ready SLI Supported -289.99
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Dual-Core Processor -189.99
A-DATA 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800(PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - 47.99
Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - 49.99
Sony NEC Optiarc Black 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1615/B2s - 17.99
=749.93

As I see this is going to be a budget PC, I'll give you my changes to that list:

COOLER MASTER Elite 330 RC-330-KKN1-GP Black - $34.99 - looks secksi, cpu fan duct - as you're going boxed, and provides good airflow
Rosewill Stallion Series Single 12cm Ball Bearing Fan RD500-2-SB ATX V2.2 500W Power Supply - $24.99 after mail-in rebate
MSI P35 Neo2-FR LGA 775 Intel P35 - $99.99 after mail-in rebate, and absolutely sufficient motherboard for you.
SAPPHIRE 100226L Radeon HD 3850 512MB - $199.99 which is absolute bang-for-the-buck. Either that, or a 8800GT which is about $289~

Just don't get a 8800GTS(320) anymore, it's not worth it - and go for the changes as mobo, case and psu.

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