Build Me A Computer

[SugarJ]

Here's a suggested parts list I did for Wheezy last week. Prices have probably changed, but this would be a pretty good start. Pick your case, the P182 was his pick, then add your monitor and sound stuff.

So, here's my suggest list: (including sources for cheapest price, no MIR's included)

Antec P182 - $122 - NX Source
Corsair TX750 - $125 - NCIX
Gigabyte EP45-DS3R mobo - $134 DirectCanada
Intel Q9550 - $370 Anitec Q9650 available soon for ~$600
Mushkin Redlines 4GB - $107 NX Source
Western Digital 640GB Drives x 2 - $73 each Compu2000
OCZ Vendetta 2 - $40 NCIX
4870x2 - $609 NCIX
Vista - $100
Gaming KB and Mouse - $125

Total with Q9550 - $1838
With Q9650 - $2068
Add $50 for assembly.

The Gigabyte boards are good overclockers, easy to use. You could put a Asus P5Q Pro in for $5 more, or a P5Q Deluxe for $65 more.

Cheers.

[IronBubbles]

Originally Posted by 1Tanker

What are the intended uses of the PC? Just e-mail/IM, heavy gaming, mild gaming, Photoshop, A/V encoding? You just said "gaming PC"....is that the majority of it's use?

Basically just gaming, playing music watching vids. No photoshop or anything like that. (im not that creative)

And I was planning on building it myself yes.

[oksir]

EVGA Nforce 750I SLI Ftw LGA775 ATX DDR2 2PCI-E16 1PCI-E1 2PCI SATA RAID Sound GBLAN Motherboard $193.99

Lian Li Armorsuit PC-P60 Black Aluminum EATX Case 9X5.25 3X3.5INT No PS W/ Blue LED Fans $259.99

EVGA E-GEFORCE 9800GX2 600MHZ 1GB 2.0GHZ GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDMI HDCP Video Card *IR-$310* X2 $639.98

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Quad Core Processor LGA775 2.83GHZ Yorkfield 1333FSB 12MB Retail Box $355.98

Western Digital Velociraptor WD3000GLFS 300GB SATA2 10000RPM 5.5MS 16MB 3.5IN Hard Drive O *IR-$20* X2 $619.98

BenQ V2400W 24IN Widescreen Black LCD Monitor 2MS 1920X1200 4000:1 Senseye HDMI DVI VGA *IR-$25* $409.99

Antec Truepower Quattro 1000W Power Supply ATX V2.2 EPS12V 20/24PIN Active PFC 80PLUS 2X8PIN PCI-E $220.93

Logitech G9 Laser Mouse 3200DPI USB2.0 1000HZ Weight Adjustable Black $87.93

Saitek Cyborg Gaming Keyboard Multi Color Back Light 12 Programmable Keys Metal Plated Key Caps USB $69.99

Logitech G51 5.1 Surround Sound Speaker System 155W RMS Black$159.85

Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-FI Xtreme Gamer 24BIT Sound Card 7.1 PCI Retail Box Bilingual $101.03

[geokilla]

I advise you to wait till tomorrow since NCIX will have part 2 of their sale up tomorrow. If it's anything like part 1, you should be able to put together a sick PC for around $1000.

[MpG]

Prices obviously have the potential to be matched or beaten in some areas, I just pulled this stuff off NCIX. This is for a more compact design, using the Sonata III case, which I'm a big fan of. The only real drawback is that it can't handle video cards that extend beyond the motherboard, and the power supply isn't multi-GPU friendly. But case airflow is absolutely fantastic, and it's a very solidly built case.

Antec Sonata III case (w/500W PSU) - $119.53
Intel E8500 CPU - $230.28
Asus P5Q Pro Motherboard - $155.88
Diamond HD4870 Video Card - $294.99
Noctua NH-U12P CPU Heatsink - $59.99
2 x Scythe S-Flex E-series fans - $29.98
DVD Drive/Writer - 34.99
Logitech G9 Mouse - $87.93
2x WD Caviar SE16 640GB drives - $198.98
BenQ V2400W 24" LCD Monitor - $409.99
Some Generic Keyboard - $30.00

Total for Above Parts: $1652.54

I have yet to find a gaming keyboard I actually like better than my cheapo M$ Comfort Curve 2000 keyboard, although that's entirely subjective. One of the extra fans is to replace the godawful tri-cool fan the case comes with.

[oksir]

im pretty sure his bidget is 3000!

[IronBubbles]

I forgot i will also be needing an operating system. On my pc right now im using xp and i havent really tried vista out. Should i stay with xp or should i get vista? Does it really matter anymore?

[1Tanker]

Originally Posted by IronBubbles

I forgot i will also be needing an operating system. On my pc right now im using xp and i havent really tried vista out. Should i stay with xp or should i get vista? Does it really matter anymore?

It matters, only in the respect of learning the little changes from XP. Most of the issues are ironed-out. You'll be able to take advantage of 4 or more GB of RAM(with VISTA/64..Home Premium recommended), but you'll also use a lot more of it than XP. If you want to be able to play new and upcoming games, the way they were meant to(DX10), then VISTA is a must.

[IronBubbles]

Ok here's what i got so far.

Case: Anctex 900 ATX

Mobo: ASUS P5Q Pro

CPU: Intel E8500

RAM: Mushkin Redline

Vid Card: Radeon HD 4870

HD: 2x WD Caviar 640GB

OD: Pioneer DVR-216DBK

PSU: Antec 850W

Monitor: BenQ V2400W 24"

OS: Vista Home 64bit

Speakers: Logitech G51 5.1


I have a couple of questions though.

First off i dont really need a sound card right. Rumor on the street is that these days mobos have good enough built in sound.

Second, do i really need a heatsink??? Some people put one in for their suggested builds whereas some did not.

Third, does this look good to you guys lol??? I want to order the parts as soon as possible? Is there anything i should change out maybe get more bang for my buck sort of thing?

(Hopefully im not missing anything)

[IronBubbles]

Oh yea and about that power supply. Someone posted a 1000w psu but i didnt think i needed that much power tell me if im wrong though.