Building a system <=$800.00

[nite0859]

CDrw Drive Provided.

Monitor Provided.

KB / Mouse Provided.

Main purpose : Gaming. (UT2004, HL2)

I'm putting this together for my father-in-law. He's 52 and love to frag. He has a 5200FX, AMD1600+ machine right now. I'm sure *anything* would be better than that.

All from Newegg

Rosewill TU-155 Black 0.8mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Rosewill ATX12V 400W with P4 support Power Supply - Retail

Model #: TU-155

$52.99

ASUS P5LD2 Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 945P ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Model #: P5LD2

$130.00

Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6B300S0 300GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM

Model #: 6B300S0

$131.00

GeIL DDR 2 Ultra Series 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 533 (PC2 4300) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model GX21GB4300UDC - Retail

Model #: GX21GB4300UDC

$133.91

Intel Pentium 4 530J Prescott 800MHz FSB LGA 775 Processor Model BX80547PG3000EJ - Retail

Model #: BX80547PG3000EJ

$178.00

ABIT RX700pro-128PCIE Radeon X700PRO 128MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail

Model #: RX700pro-128PCIE

$122.00

Subtotal: $747.90

Shipping: $29.81

Total: $777.71

Thanks, people!

Edited September 2, 2005 by nite0859

[BombaTwist]

you could go cheaper with an AMD Athlon 64 =) + its better for gaming, unless you want to get the p4, other than that it looks good.

Edited September 2, 2005 by BombaTwist

[ripken204]

if he likes to frag then he NEEDS amd.

mobo:dfi nf4 ultra 123$

cpu:3200 venice 190$

psu:ocz powerstream 520 135$

hdd:hitachi 250gig sataII 117$

vid card: evga 6600gt 154$

ram:ocz gold 2x512 141$

this will actually cost around the high 800's but is very well worth it, if u wanted to you could get the x700 to lower the price but i wouldnt recommend it.

[nite0859]

Thing is, the live in Houston, while I live in West Texas. I really wanted a case that comes with a PSU because I'm gonna assemble it at my house, then, next month, I'm going to Houston to visit them for a week... at which time I'll bring the completed computer.

You gotta understand, my mother-in-law hates computers and doesn't want to exceed the $800 limit. He and I agree that if you're gonna build a computer, you need to do it right. So, as always, this comes down to a cost vs. performance issue. However, "marital-bliss" is at stake here also.

So, as any married man knows, keeping the cost <=$800 is necessary for a happy marriage.

[KamiQuazi]

Recommend AMD for gaming... but ONLY order from newegg... TigerDirect is VERY, VERY SLOW!!! But listen to Ripken, he just helped me pick parts for my build...

[nite0859]

******************** REVISION ***************************

I need to know if anyone sees any contradictions in my design... meaning does the MB and CPU match ... is this the correct PSU ... etc. Also, any tweaks would be nice. Thanks!

Combo CPU - MB

EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3000BPBOX - Retail

$231.00 For both.

OCZ Gold Series 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model OCZ4001024ELDCGE-K - Retail

$143.55

OCZ OCZ520ADJ ATX 520W Power Supply - Retail

Model #: OCZ520ADJ

$135.00

eVGA 128-P2-N368-TX Geforce 6600GT 128MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail

$154.00

HITACHI Deskstar 7K250 HDS722516VLSA80 -13G0254 160GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM

$80.00

Rosewill TU-153 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 400W Power Supply - Retail

Model #: TU-153

$37.99

Subtotal: $781.54

Shipping: $28.49

Total: $810.03

Edited September 2, 2005 by nite0859

[ender341]

Those look like they should work, but you should double check to see if the mobo supports 90nm process, I know mine had to have the bios flashed by the store i got it from.

One thing i would consider would be getting the OEM CPU, and spend $10-$15 more on a good heatsink/fan (though if staying close to the $800 mark is important, the stock ones aren't as horrible as they used to be)

[KamiQuazi]

Nice setup there nite0859!!!

have fun with that rig!!!

[ripken204]

or not... lol

do not get that mobo

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16813136152

the dfi nf4 ultra is the best out

and the 3000 venice is a good choice

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16819103537

thats 269$ for the both of those

hdd:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16822144415

WD sataII 160gig

80$

please beg them that 30$ more wont hurt, or else that epox mobo will really hurt you

[KamiQuazi]

@Ripken: I just read over it really fast.. i didn;t go to the link and check it out but now it is coming to me.. LOL