Flame Hawk
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ok, I want to build a gaming / video editing computer on a pretty tight budget. I want the computer to have plenty of hard drive space (saving videos...) and I want enough RAM to play games (currently play WoW, but would like to play more, just don't have a good enough computer). I found a build in a tutorial somewhere on this site:
$600-700
Power: FSP Group AX400-PN $39.99 - $7.84
Newegg.com - FSP Group (Fortron Source) AX400-PN ATX12V 400W Power Supply 120/220 - 240v NEMKO, TUV, CSA, IEC, UL, CE - Retail
Components
Motherboard: BIOSTAR TFORCE 550 Socket AM2 $79.99
Newegg.com - BIOSTAR TFORCE 550 Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 550 MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Brisbane $59.00
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Ram: G.Skill 2GB HK's $114.99
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
Graphics: EVGA 7900GS $124.99
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Drives
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB $67.99
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Optical: SAMSUNG Black 18X $29.99
Newegg.com - SAMSUNG Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache E-IDE/ATAPI DVD Burner - OEM
Cooling
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 64 Pro $24.99
Newegg.com - ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 64 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail
Totals $541.93 + Case + Shipping - Rebates
I didn't know what all I could get improved if my budget was $700 (without mouse, keyboard, and monitor)
I want a machine that can be easily upgraded... like if I want more hard drives, more ram, etc.
Ok, now to tell you what I want to do with it (which I'm not sure if I can do...) I want to dual boot Windows XP MC and Mac OS X. I heard that it is possible on Intel, so I might get Intel instead of AMD. I hope you guys can help me out... hopefully somebody has dual booted windows and mac.
(As some of you can probably tell, I have no clue what I need)
$600-700
Power: FSP Group AX400-PN $39.99 - $7.84
Newegg.com - FSP Group (Fortron Source) AX400-PN ATX12V 400W Power Supply 120/220 - 240v NEMKO, TUV, CSA, IEC, UL, CE - Retail
Components
Motherboard: BIOSTAR TFORCE 550 Socket AM2 $79.99
Newegg.com - BIOSTAR TFORCE 550 Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 550 MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Brisbane $59.00
Newegg.com - Buy Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, Digital Cameras and more!
Ram: G.Skill 2GB HK's $114.99
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
Graphics: EVGA 7900GS $124.99
Newegg.com - Buy Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, Digital Cameras and more!
Drives
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB $67.99
Newegg.com - Buy Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, Digital Cameras and more!
Optical: SAMSUNG Black 18X $29.99
Newegg.com - SAMSUNG Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache E-IDE/ATAPI DVD Burner - OEM
Cooling
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 64 Pro $24.99
Newegg.com - ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 64 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail
Totals $541.93 + Case + Shipping - Rebates
I didn't know what all I could get improved if my budget was $700 (without mouse, keyboard, and monitor)
I want a machine that can be easily upgraded... like if I want more hard drives, more ram, etc.
Ok, now to tell you what I want to do with it (which I'm not sure if I can do...) I want to dual boot Windows XP MC and Mac OS X. I heard that it is possible on Intel, so I might get Intel instead of AMD. I hope you guys can help me out... hopefully somebody has dual booted windows and mac.
(As some of you can probably tell, I have no clue what I need)