I just thought it would be a nice idea to have a list of recommended PC components. This very long list covers budgets from low to high. Please give your inputs or opinions, to improve these lists.
There are also links to each of the components:
[N] - Newegg
[C] - ClubIT
[S] - svc.com
[D] - Dell
[P] - Petra's Tech Shop
[T] - TankGuys
[J] - Jab-Tech
[Z] - ZipZoomFly
If some of the components do not have links, I have not been able to find a reliable one.
***I will continue updating as time goes on. When new components are released...
Based on the consensus here on T.F........
Recommended LOW-end/budget parts
CPUs
Intel
Pentium Dual Core
E2160
[N]
E2180
[N]
E2220
[N] AMD
Athlon X2
4000+
[N] Motherboards
Intel
Gigabyte P35-DS3L
[N]
Gigabyte P31-DS3L
(4 less USB 2.0 Ports, than P35 DS3L)
Gigabyte P31-S3G
[N]
Abit IP35-E
[N] AMD
Biostar TForce TF7025
[N] (Onboard GeForce 7025)
Gigabyte GA-MA69GM-S2H 690G
[N] (Onboard ATI Radeon Xpress 1250)
Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H 780G
[N] (Onboard Radeon HD3200) RAM
1GB G. Skill DDR2-800 NR
[N]
2 x 1GB G. Skill DDR2-800 NQ
[N]
2 x 1GB A-DATA Extreme Edition DDR2-800
[N] Graphic Cards
ATI
HD series
2600XT
[N]
3850
[N] Nvidia
GeForce
8600GT
[N]
8800GS
[N] Power Supplies
FSP Group (SAGA+) (Fortron Source) 400R 400W
[N]
Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC 430W
[N]
Corsair 450VX 450W
[N]
Silverstone ST400 400W
[N]
Rosewill RP500-2 ATX12V v2.01 500W
[N] Hard Drives
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB
[N] or 250GB
[N]
Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS 160GB
[N] or SE16 WD2500KS 250GB
[N] Aftermarket CPU Coolers
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro
[N] (For Intel CPUs) (No need to buy aftermarket thermal paste)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro
[N] (For AMD CPUs) (No need to buy aftermarket thermal paste)
Xigmatek HDT-SD964
[N] Cases
Mid-Towers
XION Onyx XON-303 Black/Blue
[N]
Cooler Master Elite 330
[N]
Cooler Master Centurion 5
[N]
Cooler Master Centurion 534
[N]
Rosewill R5604-TBK
[N]
Rosewill R5601-BK
[N] ...or your choice
Widescreen LCD Monitors
Hanns-G HW-191DPB 19" 5ms
[N]
Acer X193W+BD 19" 5ms
[N]
Acer AL1916WAbd Black 19" 5ms
[N] Aftermarket Thermal Pastes
Arctic Cooling MX-1
[N] or MX-2
[N]
Arctic Silver 5
[N]