Looking to get new computer..Not sure what to do.

[mdogg1108]

Thanx for the post. Also is that computer you posted the same as the one in the link?

 

[PZEROFGH]

CASE : TURBO X-DREAMER CASE 350 WATT W/ WINDOW & LCD Temperature Display (BLACK COLOR)
CPU : (939-pin) AMD ATHLON64 3200+ CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology
MOTHERBOARD : (Sckt939)EVGA nForce4 SLI Chipset SATA RAID Dual PCI-E Mainboard w/GbLAN, USB2.0, &7.1Audio
MEMORY : 1024 MB (512MBx2) PC3200 400MHz Dual Channel DDR MEMORY (Corsair Value Select)
VIDEO CARD : NVIDIA Geforce 6800 GS 256MB 16X PCI EXPRESS VIDEO CARD
VIDEO CARD 2 : NONE
MONITOR & LCD : NONE
HARD DRIVE : 80GB Hard Drive (SATA150 - Seagate 80GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache Hard Drive)
Hard Drive 2 : NONE
Optical Drive : COMBO DRIVE (16X DVD-ROM & 52x32x52 CD-RW)

mobo sucks, what brand is the ram, the CPU is good, wheres the decent quality psu? are you sticking with the 350W for a 6800GS and its one of those that come with a case. Get a decent mobo, MSI, DFI, gigbyte. And the hdd and optical drive is ok

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oh i see they dont include the new psu

CASE : Hot New! X-Cruiser Mid-Tower 420W Case W/ WINDOW, MultiMeter Display & Control (Silver Color)
CPU : (939-pin) AMD ATHLON64 3200+ CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology
MOTHERBOARD : (Sckt939)GigaByte GA-K8N-SLI nForce4 SLI Chipset DDR400 SATA Dual PCI-E Mainboard w/GbLAN,USB2.0,&7.1Audio
MEMORY : 1024 MB (512MBx2) PC3200 400MHz Dual Channel DDR MEMORY (Corsair Value Select)
VIDEO CARD : NVIDIA Geforce 6800 GS 256MB 16X PCI EXPRESS VIDEO CARD
VIDEO CARD 2 : NONE
MONITOR & LCD : NONE
HARD DRIVE : 80GB Hard Drive (SATA150 - Seagate 80GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache Hard Drive)
Hard Drive 2 : NONE
Optical Drive : COMBO DRIVE (16X DVD-ROM & 52x32x52 CD-RW) (BEIGE COLOR)
Optical Drive 2 : NONE
SOUND : HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

Antec TPII-550 550Watt ATX 12V Power Supply
Final price: $926.00

i also selected the "professional wiring option" and high performance thermal paste

Oh yeah i also gave you a MX518 and rouned cables

CASE : HOT NEW! Xplorer Mid-Tower Case 420W W/ WINDOW & LCD Temperature Display (Black Case w/Black Face)
CPU : (939-pin) AMD ATHLON™64 3200+ CPU w/ Hyper Transport Technology ~ CAJ106
MOTHERBOARD : (Sckt939)MSI K8N NEO4-F nForce4 Chipset SATA Raid PCI-E w/GbLAN,USB2.0,&7.1Audio
MEMORY : 1024 MB (512MBx2) PC3200 400MHz Dual Channel DDR MEMORY (Corsair Value Select)
VIDEO CARD : NVIDIA Geforce 6800 GS 256MB 16X PCI EXPRESS VIDEO CARD
VIDEO CARD 2 : NONE
MONITOR & LCD : NONE
HARD DRIVE : 80GB Hard Drive (SATA150 - Seagate 80GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache Hard Drive)
Hard Drive 2 : NONE
Optical Drive : (Special Price) LG GWA-4161 16X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (BEIGE COLOR)
Optical Drive 2 : NONE
SOUND : 3D WAVE ON-BOARD 5.1 SOUND CARD
Price: $956.00

hmm strange thats more expensivehttp://www.cyberpowersystem.com/system/ultra5000.asp?v=d#configurator_top

 

[IGeMex]

If i was you i wouldnt limit yourself to one site. Look around for an idea of components:
CPU: Athlon 64 3000+ or higher (3200/3500/3700)
Graphics: nvidia 6800 / ati x800gto/xl
RAM: Corsair Value select prolly the way to go. 1 GB (2x512mb) is alot better than just 512mb.
Power supply: Any major name just make sure its not generic. Go for 20A at least on 12V (look it up)
Hardrives: theres not much difference in the major ones, depends how much storage you want, 200GB is plenty. SATA rather than IDE. Just the cache size (place for the last things you did so they can load quickly). 8MB is good 16MB is found on larger drives 2MB on 80GB drives and less - mostly.
Motherboard(mobo): Asus/Abit/MSI/Gigabyte are all good, gotta spend like $90US.Gotta have SATA for SATA harddrives/and PCI-E for a PCI express graphics card. Its newer and futureproofed, the 'older' format is AGP. Again the motherboard must have this for an AGP graphics card.
Hope that kinda gives you a bit of an idea, i tried

 

[Lord Leviathan]

Theres always dells online builder!!!:laughing:


Serirously though....
try this place out, i dont know too much about them but maby somebody else has....?
http://store.alphapcstore.com/desktoppcs.html

 

[mdogg1108]

CASE : HOT NEW! Xplorer Mid-Tower Case 420W W/ WINDOW & LCD Temperature Display (Black Case w/Black Face)
CPU : (939-pin) AMD ATHLON™64 3200+ CPU w/ Hyper Transport Technology ~ CAJ106
MOTHERBOARD : (Sckt939)MSI K8N NEO4-F nForce4 Chipset SATA Raid PCI-E w/GbLAN,USB2.0,&7.1Audio
MEMORY : 1024 MB (512MBx2) PC3200 400MHz Dual Channel DDR MEMORY (Corsair Value Select)
VIDEO CARD : NVIDIA Geforce 6800 GS 256MB 16X PCI EXPRESS VIDEO CARD
VIDEO CARD 2 : NONE
MONITOR & LCD : NONE
HARD DRIVE : 80GB Hard Drive (SATA150 - Seagate 80GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache Hard Drive)
Hard Drive 2 : NONE
Optical Drive : (Special Price) LG GWA-4161 16X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (BEIGE COLOR)
Optical Drive 2 : NONE
SOUND : 3D WAVE ON-BOARD 5.1 SOUND CARD
Price: $956.00

hmm strange thats more expensive http://www.cyberpowersystem.com/system/ultra5000.asp?v=d#configurator_top

Anybody know why its more expensive? Also not so good with computer so iis the one in the link the same as the one thats posted? thx

 

[mdogg1108]

I know somebody could answer my newbish questions. lol.

 

[mdogg1108]

Sorry for bumping this topic but i really need an answer. please thx