Well guys and gals it is that time in my life when I am fed up of my old Dell Desktop and want a new computer Though I do not have that much money to build a custom one so yeah would love if you guys can help me get a good and running computer for a small price My Price Range for now is $700-800 bucks One more thing that I only trust newegg so it would be nice to have all the parts ordered from newegg since i buy most of my computer/technical accessories from them...plus they have good customersupport! In this price range I would like to have these components (IF POSSIBLE): ---Core 2 Duo Processor (2.0+ghz) ---2 GB Ram ... (I saw some good ones on newegg) ---Good Graphics Card that can play current and future games? ---A descent amount of storage HD .. can be a baracuda or a raptor.. ---Cooling System...duh! ---DVD Drives...would be nice to have 2 if possible if not then ok ---Ethernet and wireless card... ---Keyboard + Good Mouse ---ANYTHING ELSE THAT I NEED for this computer to be complete.. In Addition what would you guys suggest? XP or VISTA? I have been using Vista Premium on my Laptop since it came out and havent seen or found any problems with it...but I still miss XP... If I missed something then do tell me Thanks again and try to get it around 700-800 BUCKS USD n6
if you want something nice, i built my rig for 900 and its extreemely powerful, 1.5terabytes of space invidea 8800gt card 2gig ram 3ghz dual core processor and a 400wat power suply, but then you have to factor in the case cost, the cd drive costs, what will fit, how well you want it cooled, if you will be overclocking, what kind of games are you running and amd or intel? oh! and the OS legaly bought for about 150
---Core 2 Duo Processor (2.0+ghz) e44400 $130 ---2 GB Ram ... (I saw some good ones on newegg) 2GB crucial micron d9 $28 after MIR ---Good Graphics Card that can play current and future games? 3850 $150 ---A descent amount of storage HD .. can be a baracuda or a raptor.. baracuda 7200.10 250GB/500GB $70/$100 ---Cooling System...duh! get back to you depending on how prices are ---DVD Drives...would be nice to have 2 if possible if not then ok rip one form old system, then most any other drive will do $30 ---Ethernet and wireless card... built into motherboard for ethernet, wireless, I'll get back to you $20 ---Keyboard + Good Mouse $50ish ---ANYTHING ELSE THAT I NEED for this computer to be complete.. case $30-100ish power supply $60-80ish moterboard $100ish your budget will be stretched, but it's doable I'll dig up direct links in a bit
Brettley hmm...that could be possible will see what i can do! Xlink... Thanks for the things...hm...is ATI HD 3850 a good card? cuz i was thinking about geforce something ... eh? It is ok as far as i want it can be something.. i see potential in this build already..!!! Lets see what else...so as far as I see the price for what you pulled up is around 710 or somewhere around 700 but i can go up to 800 or more if needed since i still have to talk to parents if they would allow it... and also if my budged goes up will tell but for now i want to get this computer in the next month or so because of some religious program that is going on so yeah.. THanks again and will get back to you Xelink -N6
the 3850 is the onyl card worth a damn in it's price range. the next closest card is the GeForce 8600(and that basically SUCKS) and the 3850 is OVER twice as powerful even though it only runs around 10-20% more.
Hey Xelink ... I found a really good and cheap deal on dell for a nice pc.. tell me if this is a good configuration Module Description Description Product Code & SKU Product Code & SKU Dell Inspiron 530 Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q6600 (8MB L2 cache,2.4GHz,1066FSB) SMQ66H [223-5256] Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium - English VHP3E [313-5582][420-5769][420-5924][420-6436][420-6540][420-7622][463-2282] haha forgot to add...it comes with vista but i already have an oem version of XP plus i hate vista so xp is alot smoother for me as i know most of the commands and sh*t..in there Memory 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs 1GB62 [311-7237] I can upgrade to 2Geg if needed since it comes with 4 dimms and 1geg uses 2 dimms so i can buy 2 512's for around 15-20bucks off of newegg and upgrade .. ooh and it would be awesome if you can tell me which one to get form neweegg Keyboard and Mouse Bundles Dell USB Keyboard and Dell Optical USB Mouse EKOM [310-7966][310-9611] ...meh I already have a razor copperhead so all i need is a keyboard ... lol Monitor 20 inch SP2008WFP Wide Flat Panel with Webcam and Mic SP20WFP [320-5944] Hey it was included in price...well 19' was but upgrade to 20' was only 20bucks Video Cards 256MB Radeon ATI HD 2600 XT X2600XT [320-6181] I think that this is descent right? Hard Drives 250GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™ 250S [341-4809] it is enough storage for me for now Floppy Drive and Media Reader Dell 19 in 1 Media Card Reader 19MCRU [341-5517] Mouse Mouse included with Keyboard purchase N [310-1966] Network Interface Integrated 10/100 Ethernet IN [430-0412] Modem and Wireless Data/Fax Modem plus 802.11b/g wireless PCI card MDMW802 [313-4593][430-2519] Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1 AAREAD [420-7468] Optical Drive 16X DVD+/-RW Drive 16DVDRW [313-5270][420-6464] I can buy one off newegg ... for around 10bucks... so i can dual if needed Sound Cards Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio IS [313-2758] Speakers No speakers (Speakers are required to hear audio from your system) N [313-2198] Already got speakers... Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed) No Productivity software pre-installed MSONO [412-1397] Dont need any... Security Software No Security NOAV [461-8389] Not needed...got my own Warranty & Service 1Yr In-Home Service, Parts + Labor, 24x7 Phone Support S111OS [950-3337][960-3249][982-4310][983-3680][987-3137][987-6238] Internet Access Service No ISP requested NISP [412-0148] ...got dsl? Environmental Options Recycle my old system with Dell (FREE) RECYCL [310-5408] Dell Digital Entertainment No Entertainment software pre-installed NODE [464-9572] Labels Windows Vista™ Premium VPD [310-8626] DataSafe Online Backup Included 3 GB DataSafe Online Backup for 1Yr And again here is the price $1,209.00 -- Without Tax and Retail $1,138.77 --- With Tax and Shipping ... Plus I found a 10% off Coupon for it .. so yeah Plus the Coupon only lasts till tomorrow .. so if you got some coupons for it do tell Think it is a good deal?
it's roughly worth $910-50ish everything including software and peripherals. before taxes and shipping of course if having tech support is worth it to you, then by all means go for it should you desire. if you find that you typically know more than the guy on the other end of the line well... and as for the card, it's a so-so card, it's roughly 1/3rd as powerful as the 3850. It will do for older games quite nicely and will player newer games on low/medium. as for RAM, the stuff included in the Dell is DDR2-667 with timings of 5-5-5 and FYI if they make you pay a ton for the CPU... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16819115017 CPU's MSRP is under $300
Well if that is the deal then I wont buy it I will take the configuration that you were building ... allright? Ooh and the cpu that you chose... can you make it a quad core if possible? but still be like around 800ish? bucks Thanks again -N6 Edit: I am off to school so will check back later then ! thanks xlink
making it a quad is hard to fit in that envelope unless you're willing to cut on the graphics card even then there are very few things which fully utilize 4 cores. The killer apps which was supposed to make people go for quads was crysis - real world performance difference ~1% per clock. I'll dig up links after work today.
Wait ... really? only a couple that need quad Well in that case I guess I will go for a 2.4ghz Dual Core 2? is that possible to fit in my envelope? if so..since I want a graphics card which will be a good resolution on a monitor and good graphics .. rendering and other stuff for games.. Thanks a bunch :lol:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16819115030 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820146565 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16813128059 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814241066 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16817153023 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811119115 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16827151153 and that'd be everything, if you need a larger drive just say so I'll dig up a link. all of everything over there should be CPU motherboard RAM harddrive power supply DVD burner case and yes I'm a rebate whore, if you insist on NOT having stuff which uses rebates, say so and I'll give it a look. other things to consider 3870 instead of 3850 q6600 instead of e6550(only considerable if doing LOTS of media encoding) bigger harddrive(500GB drives go for $100) If you want better cooling for the CPU(quieter) also mention is as the stock heatsink, while acceptable is a bit of a pain to some who are very noise sensitive - myself included. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16835887011 and FYI this is a comparison of video cards. http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics_200...8&chart=318 and FYI it's possible to get the 3850 to run almost as fast as the 3870, it's just less vRAM, so texture quality might need to be sacrificed in some isntances
Thanks Xelink Ok so let me put it all down... CPU: Q6600 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16819115017 $277.99 Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16813128059 $89.99 RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820146565 $74.99 Hm...I looked on Newegg...is there anyway to get ram under 50bucks? or so ? if so then i could get a better Video card if i cut 50bucks.. Hard Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16822148288 $119.99 Power Supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16817153023 $39.99 Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811119115 $34.99 DVD-CD Burner: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16827106072 $34.99 Graphics Card: You said this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814241066 ... $169.99 I think that for another 100bucks this should be good right? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814130319 eh? $269.99 As for the Cooling system.. do you think that this one will fit (in the case) and work with my computer? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16835200026 $49.99 So if my calculations are not wrong then the total price is ... $992.91 Woa... thats 200bucks more than I expected but I am getting a quad core processor and a good graphics card... Also it has 75bucks in Mail and Rebate...so yeah! that is around 900bucks Plus almost* all the parts are with 3 day free shipping so shipping can be out but tax will still be there.. Again I will say this bud Xelink..if you can just get a cheaper 2GB sticks of ram that would help me and my budged as i want everything under that much money Other than that I will go and consult with my parents if the price is right even though I am paying for this stuff Oohh...as for the parts that I chose where you gave me choices can you check once again :wub: if everything is compatible Please Thanks again and do tell if I can change something to save money -N6 EDIT: actually I just double checked and everything that I am getting is free 3day shipping... PLUS!!! we forgot the most importnat parts... Monitor ... Keyboard ... Mouse??????????????????????????????????????????? Another quick question... There is a wireless built into the computer right? or at least an ethernet port? sorry but I do not know these things..if i were to buy a computer online build already or from store i usually check for these things ^_^
Sorry if I am posting too much and being annoying but I really want good deals for the price... I was just wondering I found out some nice deals on Newegg...so I am just going to post them here and see if any are good http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820211188 4GB Memory for the price of the 2GB you told me... or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820211174 2GB Memory for 51bucks with 25 bucks MIR...lol ..so yeah and the monitor and keyboard and mouse ..
