I need a new computer.

2008-01-12 14:22:53

#1

Stimey: +786|6745|Ontario | Canada

Hey guys, I'm looking to make a new computer.
Can you find me the best premade, or the best build for $650 American.
I don't need an OS if its a build.
Thanks in advance.

2008-01-12 14:31:07

#2

Hakei: Banned; +295|6620

Tight budget, I hear that America's newegg is hacks though, so I suggest you work out some form of 8800 Graphics card and 4 gigs of RAM. I personally use Kingston Value ram, because I'm cheap and my rig only cost $800 Australian to set up, and I really don't see how it's going to be any different from some $3000 machine that has cup holders.

2008-01-12 14:33:02

#3

Yellowman03: Once Again, We Meet at Last; +108|6860|Texas

i recommend looking into acer computers. they have pretty nice ones for the cost. If all else fails get a dell =P

edit: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6883103115 graphics is crap...but you can replace it.

Last edited by Yellowman03 (2008-01-12 14:41:53)

2008-01-12 14:40:05

#4

Dragonclaw: Member; +186|6930|Florida

Yellowman03 wrote:
i recommend looking into asus computers. they have pretty nice ones for the cost. If all else fails get a dell =P

Heres an example of a post you should not pay attention to. Moving right along.

Either get a Q6600 or E6600, P35 mobo, Antec 900 case, 2 or 4 GB of cheap DDR2800 RAM, if you cant afford a decent 8800GT get an HD3850 or 2900PRO. A 160/250GB HD isnt that expensive these days either. If it comes out to too much get an AMD processor instead. You arent really going to get a good build for $650

2008-01-12 14:40:58

#5

DUnlimited: got any popo lolo intersting?; +1,160|7088|cuntshitlake

You have monitor, keyboard, mouse, hard drives?

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2008-01-12 14:44:53

#6

Stimey: +786|6745|Ontario | Canada

DeathUnlimited wrote:
You have monitor, keyboard, mouse, hard drives?

Not hard drives, but I do have the rest.

2008-01-12 14:46:30

#7

DUnlimited: got any popo lolo intersting?; +1,160|7088|cuntshitlake

Stimey wrote:
DeathUnlimited wrote:
You have monitor, keyboard, mouse, hard drives?
Not hard drives, but I do have the rest.

What about optical drives?

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2008-01-12 14:46:30

#8

stef10: Member; +173|7107|Denmark

Dragonclaw wrote:
Yellowman03 wrote:
i recommend looking into asus computers. they have pretty nice ones for the cost. If all else fails get a dell =P
Heres an example of a post you should not pay attention to. Moving right along.

Either get a Q6600 or E6600, P35 mobo, Antec 900 case, 2 or 4 GB of cheap DDR2800 RAM, if you cant afford a decent 8800GT get an HD3850 or 2900PRO. A 160/250GB HD isnt that expensive these days either. If it comes out to too much get an AMD processor instead. You arent really going to get a good build for $650

you want to include a floppy drive with that ram?

2008-01-12 14:46:51

#9

ig: This topic seems to have no actual posts; +1,199|7147

building your own is the only way to go. look at some guides on the internet if you need help.

radeon hd 3850 vid card - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814161211 $170 -$10

gigabyte p35 mobo - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6813128059 $100

a-data ddr2 800 ram (2gb) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6820211165 $35

wd 80gb hd http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6822135106 $45

rosewill 550w psu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6817182017 $60

e6400 c2d cpu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6819115031 $125

cooler master atx mid tower case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6817182017 $50

asus dvd burner http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6827135156 $40

2008-01-12 14:48:52

#10

Dragonclaw: Member; +186|6930|Florida

ig wrote:
building your own is the only way to go. look at some guides on the internet if you need help.

radeon hd 3850 vid card - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814161211 $170 -$10

gigabyte p35 mobo - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6813128059 $100

a-data ddr2 800 ram (2gb) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6820211165 $35

wd 80gb hd http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6822135106 $45

rosewill 550w psu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6817182017 $60

e6400 c2d cpu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6819115031 $125

cooler master atx mid tower case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6817182017 $50

asus dvd burner http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6827135156 $40

Not bad, just for the love of God dont buy a rosewill PSU. And get the ram from a better company like Kingston/Corsair

2008-01-12 14:49:23

#11

Stimey: +786|6745|Ontario | Canada

DeathUnlimited wrote:
Stimey wrote:
DeathUnlimited wrote:
You have monitor, keyboard, mouse, hard drives?
Not hard drives, but I do have the rest.
What about optical drives?

I have some optical drives, but I would like a new one, and they're only about 50$

2008-01-12 14:53:30

#12

ig: This topic seems to have no actual posts; +1,199|7147

Dragonclaw wrote:
ig wrote:
building your own is the only way to go. look at some guides on the internet if you need help.

radeon hd 3850 vid card - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814161211 $170 -$10

gigabyte p35 mobo - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6813128059 $100

a-data ddr2 800 ram (2gb) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6820211165 $35

wd 80gb hd http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6822135106 $45

rosewill 550w psu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6817182017 $60

e6400 c2d cpu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6819115031 $125

cooler master atx mid tower case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6817182017 $50

asus dvd burner http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6827135156 $40
Not bad, just for the love of God dont buy a rosewill PSU. And get the ram from a better company like Kingston/Corsair

a-data is a pretty good company in my small experiences with them. i don't know much about rosewills. plenty of good reviews on newegg though. (not that that really means anything)

2008-01-12 15:28:11

#13

DUnlimited: got any popo lolo intersting?; +1,160|7088|cuntshitlake

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6820220174 $30 - Patriot eXtreme - 2gb 800MHz

HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6822136075 $50 - WD Caviar - 160GB

GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814161211 $170 Radeon HD3850 - HIS
or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814121100 $185 Radeon HD3850 - Asus - Including Company of Heroes
or^2: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814130318 $270 nVIDIA 8800GT - EVGA

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6819115029 $190 - Intel C2D E6750 - 2.66GHz

MOBO: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6813128059 $100 Gigabyte P35

DVD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6827151161 $25 Samsung 20X DVD-RW

CASE: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6811119118 $50 - Cooler master Elite mid tower

PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6817182017 $60 Rosewill 550W

$675-690 With HD3850

$775 with the 8800GT.

Last edited by DeathUnlimited (2008-01-12 15:55:58)

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2008-01-12 15:33:17

#14

SgtSlutter: Banned; +550|7263|Amsterdam, NY

DeathUnlimited wrote:
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6820313019 $40 - Team Elite - 2gb 800MHz

HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6822136075 $50 - WD Caviar - 160GB

GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814161211 $170 Radeon HD3850 - HIS
or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814121100 $185 Radeon HD3850 - Asus - Including Company of Heroes

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6819115029 $190 - Intel C2D E6750 - 2.66GHz

MOBO: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6813128059 $100 Gigabyte P35

DVD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6827151161 $25 Samsung 20X DVD-RW

CASE: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6811119118 $50 - Cooler master Elite mid tower

PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6817182017 $60 Rosewill 550W
$685-700

i dissagree

2008-01-12 15:57:25

#15

Stimey: +786|6745|Ontario | Canada

DeathUnlimited wrote:
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6820220174 $30 - Patriot eXtreme - 2gb 800MHz

HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6822136075 $50 - WD Caviar - 160GB

GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814161211 $170 Radeon HD3850 - HIS
or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814121100 $185 Radeon HD3850 - Asus - Including Company of Heroes
or^2: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814130318 $270 nVIDIA 8800GT - EVGA

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6819115029 $190 - Intel C2D E6750 - 2.66GHz

MOBO: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6813128059 $100 Gigabyte P35

DVD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6827151161 $25 Samsung 20X DVD-RW

CASE: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6811119118 $50 - Cooler master Elite mid tower

PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6817182017 $60 Rosewill 550W
$675-690 With HD3850

$775 with the 8800GT.

Should I go with a 8800gt or a 8600gts 512mb?

2008-01-12 16:06:37

#16

ig: This topic seems to have no actual posts; +1,199|7147

Stimey wrote:
DeathUnlimited wrote:
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6820220174 $30 - Patriot eXtreme - 2gb 800MHz

HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6822136075 $50 - WD Caviar - 160GB

GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814161211 $170 Radeon HD3850 - HIS
or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814121100 $185 Radeon HD3850 - Asus - Including Company of Heroes
or^2: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814130318 $270 nVIDIA 8800GT - EVGA

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6819115029 $190 - Intel C2D E6750 - 2.66GHz

MOBO: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6813128059 $100 Gigabyte P35

DVD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6827151161 $25 Samsung 20X DVD-RW

CASE: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6811119118 $50 - Cooler master Elite mid tower

PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6817182017 $60 Rosewill 550W
$675-690 With HD3850

$775 with the 8800GT.
Should I go with a 8800gt or a 8600gts 512mb?

8800 > 3850 > 8600

2008-01-12 18:05:37

#17

DUnlimited: got any popo lolo intersting?; +1,160|7088|cuntshitlake

ig wrote:
8800 > 3850 > 8600

What he said.

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2008-01-12 18:30:42

#18

Dragonclaw: Member; +186|6930|Florida

Stimey wrote:
DeathUnlimited wrote:
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6820220174 $30 - Patriot eXtreme - 2gb 800MHz

HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6822136075 $50 - WD Caviar - 160GB

GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814161211 $170 Radeon HD3850 - HIS
or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814121100 $185 Radeon HD3850 - Asus - Including Company of Heroes
or^2: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814130318 $270 nVIDIA 8800GT - EVGA

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6819115029 $190 - Intel C2D E6750 - 2.66GHz

MOBO: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6813128059 $100 Gigabyte P35

DVD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6827151161 $25 Samsung 20X DVD-RW

CASE: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6811119118 $50 - Cooler master Elite mid tower

PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6817182017 $60 Rosewill 550W
$675-690 With HD3850

$775 with the 8800GT.
Should I go with a 8800gt or a 8600gts 512mb?

8800GT. If you can afford to go over the price limit a bit then go for the 8800GTS 512MB

2008-01-12 18:39:46

#19

Volatile: Member; +252|7329|Sextupling in Empire

Dragonclaw wrote:
Stimey wrote:
DeathUnlimited wrote:
$675-690 With HD3850

$775 with the 8800GT.
Should I go with a 8800gt or a 8600gts 512mb?
8800GT. If you can afford to go over the price limit a bit then go for the 8800GTS 512MB

Only go for the 8800GTS(g92) over the 8800GT if your using resolutions over 1280x1024. Otherwise, the performance is practically the same.

Edit: I say this from having owned both cards(have the 8800gts-G92 now).

Last edited by Volatile (2008-01-12 18:41:31)

2008-01-12 18:56:21

#20

Brasso: member; +1,549|7255

Volatile wrote:
Dragonclaw wrote:
Stimey wrote:

Should I go with a 8800gt or a 8600gts 512mb?
8800GT. If you can afford to go over the price limit a bit then go for the 8800GTS 512MB
Only go for the 8800GTS(g92) over the 8800GT if your using resolutions over 1280x1024. Otherwise, the performance is practically the same.

Edit: I say this from having owned both cards(have the 8800gts-G92 now).

I agree. PM'ed you a nice computer minus video card @ $483.

I also tacked on the price of a XFX 8800GT if that's the card you want. (I highly recommend you do so.)

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

2008-01-12 20:13:53

#21

theknuck: It's pronounced Knuck, like in Knuckle!!; +45|7237|balls

i have had my rosewill 600 psu running for over a year now without a hiccup. it is powering my e6750 and 8800gts (320MB) just fine. it also has modular cables to boot! for the amount this guy has for a build, you have to cut corners and spending over $100 on a psu for a non sli rig is crazy. get the rosewill, you won't be upset. if his budget was $1000+ then sure, get a $200 Antec, PC Power and Cooling, etc, but not for his build. Just my .02

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