Ok so this is my first post
Im pretty techno savvy however I've never built my own computer before. I speced out my wish list on new egg but thought I'd get some feedback from you guys first.
I wanted to stay under $2200 total. I do a lot of graphic design work and a lot of 3d modeling and rendering, in the near future I will be starting some animation and maybe some light video editing. I dont game much on my PC but i would like to be able to play HL2 and even doom3(doesnt have to run it perfect or anything)
I am open to any ideas however i do need to have...
dual monitors (crt's)
and i would like to stay with 2, 1 gig ram dims.
other then that let me know if theirs anything i should change before i go ahead and order
thanks everyone
-Chuck
KINGWIN Black Aluminum 10-Bay Mid-Tower Case with a Large Side Window, Model "KT-424-BK-WM"
Case Type: Mid-Tower
Color: Black
Material: Aluminum alloy
Drive Bays: 5.25'' x4,3.5''(External) x2, 3.5''(Internal) x4
Expansion Slots: 7
Front Ports: USB2.0 x2,Firewire Ports x1
Cooling System: 80mm Fan x3
Motherboard Compatibility: Standard ATX
Dimensions: 20''x8.6''x17.7'' (DxWxH)
$93.00
MSI "K8N Neo2 Platinum" NVIDIA nForce3 ULTRA Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 939 CPU -RETAIL
Supported CPU: Socket 939 AMD Athlon 64FX/64 processor
Chipset: nForce3 ULTRA
RAM: 4x DIMM Supports dual channel DDR266/333/400 Max 4GB
Slots: 1x AGP 4X/8X, 5x PCI
Ports: 2x PS/2, 1x COM, 1x LPT, 8x USB2.0(Rear 4), 1x IEEE1394, 2xRJ45, 1x S/PDIF Out, Audio Ports
IDE: 2x ATA 133 up to 4 Devices
SATA/RAID: 4x SATA RAID with 0,1,0+1
Onboard Audio: ALC850 8-Ch
Onboard LAN: Marvell 88E1111 1000Mbps, Realtek 8110S 1000Mbps
Onboard IEEE1394: 3x ports by VIA 6306
$139.50
Chaintech nVIDIA GeForce 6600GT Video Card, 128MB GDDR3, 128-Bit, DVI/TV-Out, AGP 8X, Model "SA6600G" -RETAIL
Specifications:
Chipset/Core Speed: nVIDIA GeForce 6600GT/500MHz
Memory/Effective Speed: 128MB GDDR3/900MHz
BUS: AGP 8x
Ports: VGA Out(15 Pin D-Sub) + TV-Out (S-Video/Composite) + DVI
Support 3D API: DirectX 9(Shader Model 3.0), OpenGL 1.5
Max Resolution@32bit Color: 2048X1536@85Hz
RAMDACs: 400MHz
$225.00
COOLMAX 450W CX-450B, BLACK, Taurus CX Series Silent Power Supply; 1 x 120mm fan, 3 Speed Fan Control Switch ( Auto, Low, Medium).
Type: ATX
Maximum Power: 450W
PFC: No
Power Good Signal: 100-500ms
Efficiency: >65% at full load
Over Voltage Protection: on all output
Overload Protection: on all output
$46.50
AMD Athlon 64 3500+, 512K, L2 Cache, Socket 939 Windows Compatible 64-bit Processor - Retail
Model: AMD Athlon 64
Core: Newcastle
Operating Frequency: 2.2GHz
FSB: Integrated into Chip
Cache: L1/64+64KB; L2/512K
Voltage: 1.5V
Process: 0.13Micron
Socket: Socket 939
Multimedia Instruction: MMX, SSE, SSE2, 3DNOW!, 3DNOW!+
$270.00
PDP Systems Memory Dual Channel Kit 184-Pin 2GB (1GB x 2) DDR PC-3200, Model PDC2G3200ELK - Retail
Specifications:
Manufacturer: PDP Systems
Speed: DDR400(PC3200)
Type: 184-Pin DDR SDRAM
Error Checking: Non-ECC
Registered/Unbuffered: Unbuffered
Cas Latency: 3-3-3-7-T1
Support Voltage: 2.6V
Bandwidth: 3.2GB/s
Organization: two 128M x 64 -Bit
$380.00
Western Digital 200GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model WD2000JD, OEM Drive Only
Capacity: 200GB
Average Seek Time: 8.9 ms
Buffer: 8MB
Rotational Speed: 7200 RPM
Interface: Serial ATA
$117.00
Western Digital Raptor 74GB 10,000RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model WD740GD, OEM Drive Only
Capacity: 74GB
Average Seek Time: 4.5 ms
Buffer: 8MB
Rotational Speed: 10000 RPM
Interface: Serial ATA
Features: High Performance SATA Interface
$177.00
2 ViewSonic G90FB 19" PerfectFlat CRT Monitor -RETAIL
CRT Type: PerfectFlat® screen
Dot Pitch: 0.25mm diagonal
Max / Optimal resolution: 1920x1440 @ 64Hz / 1600x1200 @ 77Hz
Features: SuperClear® technology, ARAG® screen treatment
Dimensions & Weight: 17.6" x 18.3" x 18.1" (WxHxD), 48.5 lbs
$437.00
Samsung Black 52X32X52X16 DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive, Model TS-H492A/WBGH, OEM
Write Speed: 52X CD-R, 32X CD-RW
Read Speed: 52X CD-ROM, 16X DVD-ROM
Interface: ATAPI / E-IDE
Buffer: 2MB
$34.99
NEC 16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive, Black, Model ND-3500A BK, OEM
Write Speed: 16X DVD+R, 4X DVD+RW, 4X DVD+R9, 16X DVD-R, 4X DVD-RW, 48X CD-R, 24X CD-RW
Read Speed: 48X CD-ROM, 16X DVD-ROM
Interface: ATAPI / E-IDE
Buffer: 2MB
$66.00
Subtotal »
about $2000
Im pretty techno savvy however I've never built my own computer before. I speced out my wish list on new egg but thought I'd get some feedback from you guys first.
I wanted to stay under $2200 total. I do a lot of graphic design work and a lot of 3d modeling and rendering, in the near future I will be starting some animation and maybe some light video editing. I dont game much on my PC but i would like to be able to play HL2 and even doom3(doesnt have to run it perfect or anything)
I am open to any ideas however i do need to have...
dual monitors (crt's)
and i would like to stay with 2, 1 gig ram dims.
other then that let me know if theirs anything i should change before i go ahead and order
thanks everyone
-Chuck
KINGWIN Black Aluminum 10-Bay Mid-Tower Case with a Large Side Window, Model "KT-424-BK-WM"
Case Type: Mid-Tower
Color: Black
Material: Aluminum alloy
Drive Bays: 5.25'' x4,3.5''(External) x2, 3.5''(Internal) x4
Expansion Slots: 7
Front Ports: USB2.0 x2,Firewire Ports x1
Cooling System: 80mm Fan x3
Motherboard Compatibility: Standard ATX
Dimensions: 20''x8.6''x17.7'' (DxWxH)
$93.00
MSI "K8N Neo2 Platinum" NVIDIA nForce3 ULTRA Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 939 CPU -RETAIL
Supported CPU: Socket 939 AMD Athlon 64FX/64 processor
Chipset: nForce3 ULTRA
RAM: 4x DIMM Supports dual channel DDR266/333/400 Max 4GB
Slots: 1x AGP 4X/8X, 5x PCI
Ports: 2x PS/2, 1x COM, 1x LPT, 8x USB2.0(Rear 4), 1x IEEE1394, 2xRJ45, 1x S/PDIF Out, Audio Ports
IDE: 2x ATA 133 up to 4 Devices
SATA/RAID: 4x SATA RAID with 0,1,0+1
Onboard Audio: ALC850 8-Ch
Onboard LAN: Marvell 88E1111 1000Mbps, Realtek 8110S 1000Mbps
Onboard IEEE1394: 3x ports by VIA 6306
$139.50
Chaintech nVIDIA GeForce 6600GT Video Card, 128MB GDDR3, 128-Bit, DVI/TV-Out, AGP 8X, Model "SA6600G" -RETAIL
Specifications:
Chipset/Core Speed: nVIDIA GeForce 6600GT/500MHz
Memory/Effective Speed: 128MB GDDR3/900MHz
BUS: AGP 8x
Ports: VGA Out(15 Pin D-Sub) + TV-Out (S-Video/Composite) + DVI
Support 3D API: DirectX 9(Shader Model 3.0), OpenGL 1.5
Max Resolution@32bit Color: 2048X1536@85Hz
RAMDACs: 400MHz
$225.00
COOLMAX 450W CX-450B, BLACK, Taurus CX Series Silent Power Supply; 1 x 120mm fan, 3 Speed Fan Control Switch ( Auto, Low, Medium).
Type: ATX
Maximum Power: 450W
PFC: No
Power Good Signal: 100-500ms
Efficiency: >65% at full load
Over Voltage Protection: on all output
Overload Protection: on all output
$46.50
AMD Athlon 64 3500+, 512K, L2 Cache, Socket 939 Windows Compatible 64-bit Processor - Retail
Model: AMD Athlon 64
Core: Newcastle
Operating Frequency: 2.2GHz
FSB: Integrated into Chip
Cache: L1/64+64KB; L2/512K
Voltage: 1.5V
Process: 0.13Micron
Socket: Socket 939
Multimedia Instruction: MMX, SSE, SSE2, 3DNOW!, 3DNOW!+
$270.00
PDP Systems Memory Dual Channel Kit 184-Pin 2GB (1GB x 2) DDR PC-3200, Model PDC2G3200ELK - Retail
Specifications:
Manufacturer: PDP Systems
Speed: DDR400(PC3200)
Type: 184-Pin DDR SDRAM
Error Checking: Non-ECC
Registered/Unbuffered: Unbuffered
Cas Latency: 3-3-3-7-T1
Support Voltage: 2.6V
Bandwidth: 3.2GB/s
Organization: two 128M x 64 -Bit
$380.00
Western Digital 200GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model WD2000JD, OEM Drive Only
Capacity: 200GB
Average Seek Time: 8.9 ms
Buffer: 8MB
Rotational Speed: 7200 RPM
Interface: Serial ATA
$117.00
Western Digital Raptor 74GB 10,000RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model WD740GD, OEM Drive Only
Capacity: 74GB
Average Seek Time: 4.5 ms
Buffer: 8MB
Rotational Speed: 10000 RPM
Interface: Serial ATA
Features: High Performance SATA Interface
$177.00
2 ViewSonic G90FB 19" PerfectFlat CRT Monitor -RETAIL
CRT Type: PerfectFlat® screen
Dot Pitch: 0.25mm diagonal
Max / Optimal resolution: 1920x1440 @ 64Hz / 1600x1200 @ 77Hz
Features: SuperClear® technology, ARAG® screen treatment
Dimensions & Weight: 17.6" x 18.3" x 18.1" (WxHxD), 48.5 lbs
$437.00
Samsung Black 52X32X52X16 DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive, Model TS-H492A/WBGH, OEM
Write Speed: 52X CD-R, 32X CD-RW
Read Speed: 52X CD-ROM, 16X DVD-ROM
Interface: ATAPI / E-IDE
Buffer: 2MB
$34.99
NEC 16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive, Black, Model ND-3500A BK, OEM
Write Speed: 16X DVD+R, 4X DVD+RW, 4X DVD+R9, 16X DVD-R, 4X DVD-RW, 48X CD-R, 24X CD-RW
Read Speed: 48X CD-ROM, 16X DVD-ROM
Interface: ATAPI / E-IDE
Buffer: 2MB
$66.00
Subtotal »
about $2000