Need help I'm buying a new PC !!!

cdurex · 07-03-2006, 02:09 PM

hello i all ready bought a motherboard and a video card. Need help on what should i buy next !!!

Motherboard :
Gigabyte K8N Pro-SLI NVIDIA Socket 939 ATX / Audio / PCI Express / Gigabit LAN / USB 2.0 / Serial ATA / RAID / SLI

Video Card:
XFX GeForce 6800 Xtreme / 512MB GDDR3 / SLI / PCI Express / Dual DVI / HDTV

I was think in some parts need help choosing:

Processor : AMD 64 3500+

Memory : Kingstone Memory 2GB (2x1024MB) Dual Channel

Hard Drive : don't know yet!! help.

Monitor : AOC 19" LW98

Case : don't know yet!! help.

tell if it is good or need to change some parts ..

Thanks!!

NosBoost300 · 07-03-2006, 02:33 PM

all looks good to me... only i'm not a big fan of the overpriced kingston memory... i would recommend 2 gigs of g.skill ddr500 ram, only 180 dollars for 2 gigs i think it was... and hard drive, that all depends on what you want.. if you hate load times, pick up a wd raptor... if you don't mind load times, then grab a wd 250 gb, 16 mb cache hdd

john3 · 07-03-2006, 02:35 PM

a Western Digital Caviar for hard drive, just pick a size. case should be an Antec Sonata or something basic, so u can put money into a 3700+
which processor are u using?

if u dont know yet u should get an Antec SmartPower 450/480 not sure which it is watt.

NosBoost300 · 07-03-2006, 02:40 PM

or if you don't want a 3700+ maybe you could even get an opteron 146, those do some nice oc'ing as well

cdurex · 07-03-2006, 03:05 PM

Well I don't know what to buy,
That Raptor HD sounds good but that would be ... uhm 80Gb or more, the size is also a plus for load times or that doesn't matter??

And the CPU that would be a AMD64 3700+ you said but what's the price and only had like $400 to buy those things

john3 · 07-03-2006, 03:27 PM

oh, so ur budget is $400, that makes everything much clearer, here is ur list........

Opteron 144, its about $170 or something

Western Digital Caviar 250GB, around $100

ThermaltAke Soprano, or Antec Sonata, which is no more than $80 or something.

yeah, i dont think $400 is enough.....hmm....well...ur gonna have to go with like a sempron or something, and a cheap *** case......cant skim on a PSU, so that would be an Antec of some sort, and ram cant be 2 GB.....wow.......new list......here it is

AMD Athlon 3200+, it overclocks really welll dun wry and is $100

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820220006
its a patriot 2x512MB, and has great ratings, and is $88

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144416
$75, a good hard drive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824224007
has good ratings, and is fairly cheap $150 about

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824224007
a good cooler master case

total is about $460, a lil over ur budget, but a great one nonetheless.

EDIT: btw if u also need a power supply, then the
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...&Go.x=0&Go.y=0
is $65, so it would be $100 above ur budget, but thats IF u need the power supply......*sigh* hopefully u dont.

cdurex · 07-07-2006, 12:17 AM

Well i have some good news I don't need to buy the monitor with the $400, so that give me the 2GB of ram I want and the good processor and a good hard Drive; Hope so ???!!!

What you would recomend now!!

the 3700+ or ???

Western Raptor is it like that??

2Gb

reckliss · 07-07-2006, 12:23 AM

lol do not a get a raptor with a $400 build

07-03-2006, 02:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
cdurex Newb Techie Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5	Need help I'm buying a new PC !!! hello i all ready bought a motherboard and a video card. Need help on what should i buy next !!! Motherboard : Gigabyte K8N Pro-SLI NVIDIA Socket 939 ATX / Audio / PCI Express / Gigabit LAN / USB 2.0 / Serial ATA / RAID / SLI Video Card: XFX GeForce 6800 Xtreme / 512MB GDDR3 / SLI / PCI Express / Dual DVI / HDTV I was think in some parts need help choosing: Processor : AMD 64 3500+ Memory : Kingstone Memory 2GB (2x1024MB) Dual Channel Hard Drive : don't know yet!! help. Monitor : AOC 19" LW98 Case : don't know yet!! help. tell if it is good or need to change some parts .. Thanks!!

07-03-2006, 02:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
NosBoost300 NvIdiot Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bellflower, CA Posts: 7,931	all looks good to me... only i'm not a big fan of the overpriced kingston memory... i would recommend 2 gigs of g.skill ddr500 ram, only 180 dollars for 2 gigs i think it was... and hard drive, that all depends on what you want.. if you hate load times, pick up a wd raptor... if you don't mind load times, then grab a wd 250 gb, 16 mb cache hdd __________________ 4850'S GONE!!!!! Bathoom

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NosBoost300 NvIdiot Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bellflower, CA Posts: 7,931	or if you don't want a 3700+ maybe you could even get an opteron 146, those do some nice oc'ing as well __________________ 4850'S GONE!!!!! Bathoom

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07-03-2006, 02:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
john3 Banned Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,133	a Western Digital Caviar for hard drive, just pick a size. case should be an Antec Sonata or something basic, so u can put money into a 3700+ which processor are u using? if u dont know yet u should get an Antec SmartPower 450/480 not sure which it is watt.

07-03-2006, 03:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
cdurex Newb Techie Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5	Well I don't know what to buy, That Raptor HD sounds good but that would be ... uhm 80Gb or more, the size is also a plus for load times or that doesn't matter?? And the CPU that would be a AMD64 3700+ you said but what's the price and only had like $400 to buy those things

07-03-2006, 03:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
john3 Banned Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,133	oh, so ur budget is $400, that makes everything much clearer, here is ur list........ Opteron 144, its about $170 or something Western Digital Caviar 250GB, around $100 ThermaltAke Soprano, or Antec Sonata, which is no more than $80 or something. yeah, i dont think $400 is enough.....hmm....well...ur gonna have to go with like a sempron or something, and a cheap *** case......cant skim on a PSU, so that would be an Antec of some sort, and ram cant be 2 GB.....wow.......new list......here it is AMD Athlon 3200+, it overclocks really welll dun wry and is $100 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820220006 its a patriot 2x512MB, and has great ratings, and is $88 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144416 $75, a good hard drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824224007 has good ratings, and is fairly cheap $150 about http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824224007 a good cooler master case total is about $460, a lil over ur budget, but a great one nonetheless. EDIT: btw if u also need a power supply, then the http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...&Go.x=0&Go.y=0 is $65, so it would be $100 above ur budget, but thats IF u need the power supply......sigh hopefully u dont.

07-07-2006, 12:17 AM	#7 (permalink)
cdurex Newb Techie Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5	Well i have some good news I don't need to buy the monitor with the $400, so that give me the 2GB of ram I want and the good processor and a good hard Drive; Hope so ???!!! What you would recomend now!! the 3700+ or ??? Western Raptor is it like that?? 2Gb

07-07-2006, 12:23 AM	#8 (permalink)
reckliss Ultra Techie Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 569	lol do not a get a raptor with a $400 build