Wanting to Build My Own..

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yea but thats only 74 gb, if you compared a 200gb raptor to a regular 200gb sata, you would not only see but feel the price difference.
 
lazerman said:
I have absolutely no clue when it comes to Vid Cards. Yea thats all I can really say lol.


Edit: You have a good point with the games and movies, but the difference in speed is night and day I have been told.

After reading the reviews, the Raptor seems like it is everyone's favorite. But most of the reviews, they were comparing the Raptor, with a regular ATA hard drive. Of course it is going to be faster.

Of course, I am trying to get the most for my money. So I think that going w/ the 200 gig SATA hard drive is the way to go for me. Remember, I am coming from a five year old laptop.. ;)

But I don't doubt that I will upgrade to the Raptor down the road..

Monitor:

I don't have a monitor, b/c I have been on a laptop for the past 5 years. But I have a feeling that this is going to hurt the wallet the most...

What do you guys recommend?
 
well since your use to laptops, i would recommend a lcd screen. samsung, viewsonic are good ones.

but crts are better for gaming and cheaper.
 
Here is the first list:

- NEC 8X Black Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Drive - $67.00

- Seagate 200GB 7200RPM Barracuda 7200.7 SATA Hard Drive - $125.00

- Crucial 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200 - $86.00

- ABIT "KV8 Pro" K8T800 Pro Chipset Motherboard for AMD Athlon64 CPU -RETAIL - $101.00

- AMD Athlon 64 2800+, 512KB L2 Cache, 64-bit Processor - Retail - $145.00

- Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 PCI Sound Card - $28.99

- ATI AIW RADEON 9600XT Video Card, 128MB DDR, 128-bit, FM/TV/AV In/AV Out, 8X AGP - $188.00

Product total: $740.99

Still haven't selected a monitor or case. I don't know what wattage will power this setup. 350W? 400W?

I will update this post when I select those.. (it took a long time to type this ;))
 
400w you should go with. look at my last post right before this, tell us what you prefer and then we'll reco one for u.

its looking all good though.
 
Even though LCDs are nice because of their size and look. I think that a affordable CRT is the way to go for me. Definitely a black one. 19"

:)
 
For 1200-1400 dollars you should be able to build a sweet comp.

Try maybe

AMD 64 3400+ or better (290.00)
Nvidia GeForce FX5700 Ultra (170.00)
1GB PC3200 DDR (150.00)
Gigabyte GA-K8NS Pro MOBO (116.00)
160GB Hard Drive (120.00)
Thermaltake Xaser III Case 420ish power supply (150.00)
then what ever else
DVD Burner (100.00)
CD Burner (50.00)

thats about all you need... =1146.00 (plus shipping)
prices from www.newegg.com

Upgrading will be a piece of cake.
 
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