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After perusing around, I think this forum was the best fit for me to ask questions about building a new computer.
My current laptop that I use is a 5 year old Dell Latitude D800 laptop (1.66GHz Pentium M with 512MB of RAM and 40GB hard drive). I'm looking to build a new computer with its main use for school work and leisure; no intense gaming, no intense data crunching, but something I can play with and will last me a while. I have used Newegg.com as the source of the parts:
Case: Rosewill R604-P BK 120mm Fan ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail - ~$50
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail - ~$90
Graphics Card: SAPPHIRE 100165L Radeon X1650PRO 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail - ~$45
Firewire Card: Rosewill 3+1 USB 2.0/ 2+1 1394a VIA PCI Add On Card Model RC-110-LX Replacement For RC-110 - Retail - ~$15
Power Supply: XCLIO GOODPOWER 500W 500W ATX Power Supply - Retail - ~$55
CPU: Intel Pentium E2220 Allendale 2.4GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80557E2220 - Retail - ~$90
Memory: G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK - Retail - ~$50
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM - ~$70
CD Drive: LITE-ON 52X CD Burner Black ATAPI/E-IDE Model DH-52R2P-08 - Retail - ~$18
Keyboard/Mouse: inland 70127 Black PS/2 Wired Standard U-Touch Multi-media Keyboard & Mouse Mouse Included - Retail - ~$13
Monitors: 2x Acer AL1716 Fbd Black 17" 5ms LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 800:1 - Retail - ~2 x $160 = $320
Total Price: ~$816
Did I go too cheap on some of the parts? I'd like the computer to last me somewhere along the lines of 2 years or so, and I'm not too finicky (I still use my laptop as my primary computer).
EDIT: I forgot to mention that the processor has 1MB of L2 cache - the next model up that I would consider adding is:
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 Allendale 2.4GHz 2MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail - ~$120
New total price: ~$846
Is it necessary/desirable to pay $30 more for the Core 2 Duo and for the 2MB L2 Cache (as opposed to 1MB)?
My current laptop that I use is a 5 year old Dell Latitude D800 laptop (1.66GHz Pentium M with 512MB of RAM and 40GB hard drive). I'm looking to build a new computer with its main use for school work and leisure; no intense gaming, no intense data crunching, but something I can play with and will last me a while. I have used Newegg.com as the source of the parts:
Case: Rosewill R604-P BK 120mm Fan ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail - ~$50
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail - ~$90
Graphics Card: SAPPHIRE 100165L Radeon X1650PRO 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail - ~$45
Firewire Card: Rosewill 3+1 USB 2.0/ 2+1 1394a VIA PCI Add On Card Model RC-110-LX Replacement For RC-110 - Retail - ~$15
Power Supply: XCLIO GOODPOWER 500W 500W ATX Power Supply - Retail - ~$55
CPU: Intel Pentium E2220 Allendale 2.4GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80557E2220 - Retail - ~$90
Memory: G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK - Retail - ~$50
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM - ~$70
CD Drive: LITE-ON 52X CD Burner Black ATAPI/E-IDE Model DH-52R2P-08 - Retail - ~$18
Keyboard/Mouse: inland 70127 Black PS/2 Wired Standard U-Touch Multi-media Keyboard & Mouse Mouse Included - Retail - ~$13
Monitors: 2x Acer AL1716 Fbd Black 17" 5ms LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 800:1 - Retail - ~2 x $160 = $320
Total Price: ~$816
Did I go too cheap on some of the parts? I'd like the computer to last me somewhere along the lines of 2 years or so, and I'm not too finicky (I still use my laptop as my primary computer).
EDIT: I forgot to mention that the processor has 1MB of L2 cache - the next model up that I would consider adding is:
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 Allendale 2.4GHz 2MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail - ~$120
New total price: ~$846
Is it necessary/desirable to pay $30 more for the Core 2 Duo and for the 2MB L2 Cache (as opposed to 1MB)?