Oh another computer build

2007-12-17 19:36:42

#1

Overdose: Member; +13|6592|Fort Worth, TX

I'm building a computer for Christmas
budget: $2000 US

i need help choosing parts
- looking to be upgradeable in the future, being able to accept new technologies

here are some that i like:

case: Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail $119 -has good reviews and great cooling

mobo: GIGABYTE GA-X38-DQ6 LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Ultra Durable 2, Ultra Cooling Intel Motherboard - Retail $294.99 -reveiws say its - stable and good for over clocking. Tell me if you have any other recommendations.

video card EVGA 512-P3-N841-A3 GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 HDCP Ready SLI Supported - Retial $359.99
- i hear its one of the best cards out there. Might go SLI if there is enough money. If not this will do until the 9 series.

PSU: OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI ATX12V 700W Power Supply - Retail $134.99 -has good reviews

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail $279.99 -look like the best cpu for the price

RAM: CORSAIR Dominator 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-8500C5D - Retail $169.00 - is there good quality brand ram at this speed but cheaper
Update
Crucial Ballistix Tracer 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory $129.99

all from www.newegg.com

Things i need help finding

- Monitor: looking for 19in plus. Widescreen at 1680 x 1050
- hard drive: looking for a well rounded drive for gaming and performance. Name good brands. Might be looking for 2 (one for gaming other for storage
- Sound card: i dont know what to look for, but do i really need one? help me
-After market cooling: recommendations please

-keyboard: not sure. looking for quality
-mouse: already have a G5 and its awesome

UPDATE:

Keyboard: Saitek PZ30AU Black USB Wired Standard Eclipse Keyboard - Retail $32
PSU: Switch the BFG to the OCZ
monitor: SAMSUNG 226BW Black 22" 2 ms (GTG) DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail $339.99
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Tracer 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory $129.99 - cheaper better reviews

totals: $1,662.92

any else i missed tell me

thank you for helping me out

bf2s ftw

Last edited by Overdose (2007-12-18 18:00:21)

2007-12-17 19:39:08

#2

Computer_Guy: Member; +54|7175

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … p;Tpk=780i

recommend that board instead so you can go sli later on

2007-12-17 19:41:04

#3

maniacmattie: Karma Whore.. LOL; +27|6779

All looks good to me, and if you're looking for a quality keyboard try a G15 (http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/keybo … p;cl=us,en)

2007-12-17 19:42:54

#4

Overdose: Member; +13|6592|Fort Worth, TX

i dont need tri-sli plus the GIGABYTE board looks more stable and has better cooling

2007-12-17 19:45:18

#5

Overdose: Member; +13|6592|Fort Worth, TX

@ maniacmattie

the G15 look expensive for a keyboard

2007-12-17 19:55:05

#6

Dragonclaw: Member; +186|6783|Florida

The G15 is more than worth it.

2007-12-17 19:58:17

#7

maniacmattie: Karma Whore.. LOL; +27|6779

It is quite expensive but it is an awesome keyboard. Have a read on the link I provided to see some of its features

2007-12-17 20:01:37

#8

Overdose: Member; +13|6592|Fort Worth, TX

do you have any other recommendations not just the G15. it looks nice but at those macros and that screen, just another thing to learn and break

2007-12-17 20:04:14

#9

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|7015|Long Island, New York

Overdose wrote:
do you have any other recommendations not just the G15. it looks nice but at those macros and that screen, just another thing to learn and break

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6823175103

I've heard nothing but good things about this, but I have the G15 and STRONGLY reccomend it.

2007-12-17 20:07:50

#10

Overdose: Member; +13|6592|Fort Worth, TX

nice! for $32 this way better than the g15. ill add this to my list

done for tonight ill come and check back tomorrow.

Last edited by Overdose (2007-12-17 20:10:19)

2007-12-17 20:41:11

#11

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|7015|Long Island, New York

I also suggest waiting until january for the major price drops. I didn't in june and missed out on my opportunity at getting a Q6600 and I MAJORLY regret it.

Wait for the 45nm Q9450. That's what I'm getting. It'll be $316 at release. No sense getting an X38 unless you get a 45nm CPU. Besides that, everything looks good. G92 GTS will be the best thing out there for the price in January. Then you can always update when the 9 series is released in Q2 2008.

2007-12-17 22:04:02

#12

Scorpion0x17: can detect anyone's visible post count...; +691|7244|Cambridge (UK)

Poseidon wrote:
I also suggest waiting until january for the major price drops. I didn't in june and missed out on my opportunity at getting a Q6600 and I MAJORLY regret it.

Wait for the 45nm Q9450. That's what I'm getting. It'll be $316 at release. No sense getting an X38 unless you get a 45nm CPU. Besides that, everything looks good. G92 GTS will be the best thing out there for the price in January. Then you can always update when the 9 series is released in Q2 2008.

And then there'll be more new hardware coming out soon after that.

Hold on till end of 2012, when the world as we know will come to end, then we can all go to heaven and get our PC fantasies fulfilled for absolutely nothing (god has the best PC's - just look out the window at the quality of real-time ray-tracing he can do).

As for the OP, if you're thinking of upgrading the video card anyway, I'd go for summat cheaper for now - sure it ain't gonna be great, but it will be cheap.

Last edited by Scorpion0x17 (2007-12-17 22:06:53)

2007-12-17 22:14:44

#13

Ganko_06: Laughter with an S; +167|7122|Camoran's Paradise

Get this for sound if you can afford it:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6829102005

2007-12-17 22:36:32

#14

_1_MAN-ARMY.19: Member; +25|6748

Poseidon wrote:
Overdose wrote:
do you have any other recommendations not just the G15. it looks nice but at those macros and that screen, just another thing to learn and break
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6823175103

I've heard nothing but good things about this, but I have the G15 and STRONGLY reccomend it.

thats the keyboard i use : ] 4,000 hours on this baby and still running!

2007-12-18 07:19:40

#15

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

the eclipse keyboard has worked for me for about a year now. nice feel, and back lit is a must for us late night gamers.

I wouldn't recommend a raptor for a hard drive unless money is no issue. there are sata drives out there today that arent far behind in seek times, etc. when compared to raptors. i'd recommend 2 320gb seagate sata drives and you'll be set for a long time. i picked mine up on black friday for $60 a pop at best buy. you can find them on newegg for probably $80ish.

all the fanboys here will tell you to get a samsung 22" monitor. again, if price is no issue than by all means, get one. i have had plenty of experience with lesser known brands and can verify their goodness. i had a Hanns-G 19" that did me proud for over a year, then i upgraded to an Acer 22" (another black friday bargain). both awesome monitors and relatively cheap now. I would recommend a 22" though, you'll be glad you did.

If your thinking sli later down the road just verify your psu can handle it. i have no experience with bfg psu's but i've always trusted reviews and hasn't failed yet. If i was going to build a new rig for sli, i'd probably go with an OCZ or PC Power and Cooling PSU.

2007-12-18 07:47:41

#16

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6675|Winland

A middle thing between the G15 and that one is the G11. It's the greatest middle class keyboard ever, has held up for me for over a year, and still hasn't even lost the friction on the keys. And you might think of those macro buttons as unneccesary, but you can have so much fun with them! There's nothing like messing around with a fast-click macro on flash games and such. And you get two levels of power to the backlight. And the volume control/media buttons both work and look lovely!

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2007-12-18 07:50:52

#17

Dauntless: Admin; +2,249|7220|London

Freezer7Pro wrote:
A middle thing between the G15 and that one is the G11. It's the greatest middle class keyboard ever, has held up for me for over a year, and still hasn't even lost the friction on the keys. And you might think of those macro buttons as unneccesary, but you can have so much fun with them! There's nothing like messing around with a fast-click macro on flash games and such. And you get two levels of power to the backlight. And the volume control/media buttons both work and look lovely!

I really don't understand why anyone would buy the G11, the price difference between the G11 and the G15 is only a few pounds.

2007-12-18 11:51:18

#18

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6675|Winland

Dauntless wrote:
Freezer7Pro wrote:
A middle thing between the G15 and that one is the G11. It's the greatest middle class keyboard ever, has held up for me for over a year, and still hasn't even lost the friction on the keys. And you might think of those macro buttons as unneccesary, but you can have so much fun with them! There's nothing like messing around with a fast-click macro on flash games and such. And you get two levels of power to the backlight. And the volume control/media buttons both work and look lovely!
I really don't understand why anyone would buy the G11, the price difference between the G11 and the G15 is only a few pounds.

?

Over here, the G15 is 100€, whiles the G11 is about 55.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2007-12-18 12:08:36

#19

Dauntless: Admin; +2,249|7220|London

It's just £10 difference over here:

G11 = £49.99

G15 = £59.99

Although that was way more that what I payed for my g15 about a year ago.

2007-12-18 12:10:59

#20

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|7015|Long Island, New York

Scorpion0x17 wrote:
Poseidon wrote:
I also suggest waiting until january for the major price drops. I didn't in june and missed out on my opportunity at getting a Q6600 and I MAJORLY regret it.

Wait for the 45nm Q9450. That's what I'm getting. It'll be $316 at release. No sense getting an X38 unless you get a 45nm CPU. Besides that, everything looks good. G92 GTS will be the best thing out there for the price in January. Then you can always update when the 9 series is released in Q2 2008.
And then there'll be more new hardware coming out soon after that.

Hold on till end of 2012, when the world as we know will come to end, then we can all go to heaven and get our PC fantasies fulfilled for absolutely nothing (god has the best PC's - just look out the window at the quality of real-time ray-tracing he can do).

As for the OP, if you're thinking of upgrading the video card anyway, I'd go for summat cheaper for now - sure it ain't gonna be great, but it will be cheap.

Ok so, you're saying that (in a different case, hypothetically) he should get an iPhone v1 for 500 dollars... a month before the V2 comes out the following month and which is BETTER by far for the same price that the V1 was?

Pretty retarded. I'm not saying he should like, wait until they release Nehalem. I'm saying he should wait a MONTH. Seriously. No need to patronize me for suggesting he wait a month (for a better deal, at that).

Last edited by Poseidon (2007-12-18 12:11:56)

2007-12-18 12:13:56

#21

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6675|Winland

Dauntless wrote:
It's just £10 difference over here:

G11 = £49.99

G15 = £59.99

Although that was way more that what I payed for my g15 about a year ago.

oO

Our prices must be fucked, then.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2007-12-18 17:00:55

#22

Overdose: Member; +13|6592|Fort Worth, TX

i need a operating system. Since im going with a D10 card ill go with vista. i just wanna know home premium vista 32bit or home premium vista 64 bit

still looking for a hard drive

Last edited by Overdose (2007-12-18 17:01:19)

2007-12-19 00:45:32

#23

Overdose: Member; +13|6592|Fort Worth, TX

Last edited by Overdose (2007-12-19 00:59:26)

2007-12-19 03:16:00

#24

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|7015|Long Island, New York

Overdose wrote:
this is what i have sorted out so far

case: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.a … 6811129021

mobo: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.a … 6813131219 -the gigabyte one went out of stock, plus comes with external sound card

GFX: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.a … 6814130312

PSU: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.a … 6817341002 - will 700watts be enough for gts sli?

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.a … 6819115017 - dont have time to wait for the new core 2s

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.a … 6820148070 - is it ok that its not at the speed as the mobo. ram is ddr2 1066, mobo is ddr2 1200

hard drive: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.a … 6822152052 - is this a good drive?

keyboard: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.a … 6823175103 - thank you Poseidon

monitor: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.a … 6824001096

burner: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.a … 6827135156

operating system: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.a … 6832116142 - still cant decide between 32bit and 64bit

CPU cooler: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.a … 6835118019 - looks awesome

anything else i missed tell me!

I still reccommend you wait the month for the 45nm Core 2's (like I missed out on when the Q6600 dropped in price), but if you don't, that's your decision.

PSU looks pretty good, RAM will be fine at those speeds, drive is good too...and I suggest you go for 64 bit. Hurricane and I have it and we love it. So get it!

2007-12-19 05:21:37

#25

Scorpion0x17: can detect anyone's visible post count...; +691|7244|Cambridge (UK)

Overdose wrote:
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.a … 6817341002 - will 700watts be enough for gts sli?

On the question of "will it be enough" - take a look at my post in the New Power supply thread for some links to this and other nVidia advice on PSUs for SLIs.

But, remember - more W's is always better - 700W is a minimum - I would spend a little more to get at least 800W for peace of mind - possibly even a 1000W if I'd got lots of extras in my PC (HDDs, CD/DVD/BluRay's, lots of fans, lights, etc, etc, etc) - which the listed spec doesn't, particularly.

And I would go with an Antec over OCZ, but OCZ aren't bad.

Overdose wrote:
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.a … 6820148070 - is it ok that its not at the speed as the mobo. ram is ddr2 1066, mobo is ddr2 1200

The "Memory Standard DDR2 1200" listed in the motherboard specs is the maximum supported RAM speed - the speed of the RAM needs to match the FSB of your CPU - which it does, so that RAM is OK.

Crucial would be the make I'd go for - though I have not used that particular RAM myself, I always buy Crucial for my own PC - so spot on there.

Overdose wrote:
hard drive: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.a … 6822152052 - is this a good drive?

I've not used that particular drive, and in fact have never used a Samsung HDD, but I have heard very good things about SpinPoints - dunno how accurate what I've heard is, but it was good.

Overdose wrote:
operating system: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.a … 6832116142 - still cant decide between 32bit and 64bit

Just get 64bit - nowt much else to say, really.

Last edited by Scorpion0x17 (2007-12-19 05:44:50)

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