My first build, help!!! Lol

[savagegub]

Well, after absorbing as much info as I possibly could from forums, here is what I came up with:
-Rosewill case R5601
-Rosewill PSU RP550V2-D-SL
-MB ASUS M3N78PRO
-AMD Athlon ADX6000CZBOX
-Kingston KHX6400D2LLK2/2GN
-Western Digital WD1600

Any suggestions???

 

[savagegub]

Can anyone recommend a good set-up for around 500 dollars that would be great. I prefer to start out with integrated audio/videa on mobo. Also i would like to get a mobo that i can easily upgrade should I decide to game a little heavier and add a killer video card down the road. Basically I need a starter system good for all around use.

 

[maroon1]

What is AMD Athlon ADX6000CZBOX ?

Anyway, I do suggest something like Intel Core 2 E7200 for that budget

 

[savagegub]

Newegg.com - AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 125W Dual-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops

Newegg.com - AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 125W Dual-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops

Newegg.com - ASUS M3N78 PRO AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 8300 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards

Newegg.com - Kingston HyperX 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory

Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJB 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives

Newegg.com - Rosewill RP550V2-D-SL L 550W SLI Ready-ATX12V V2.01 Dual Fans Power Supply 115/230 V CSA,UL,TUV,FCC - Power Supplies

There are the links for what I have picked out so far.

 

[ravenmadtaoist]

Have you checked out the bundles on TigerDirect.com - Computers, Computer Parts, Computer Accessories, PC Components, & Electronics ? I did a search here> Athlon 64 X2 AM2 Motherboard Bundle TigerDirect.com
Some are CPU/MB bundles, others also include memory. Just thought I'd point you in a general direction where you may be able to find a happy medium between your budget and what you really want. From personal experience I can say that if this is a gaming rig you will most likely want an additional video card. I am very big on video and I use both ATI and NVIDIA on my home systems. Gaming with onboard vid can be very frustrating as I find most onboard doesn't support gaming structures very well. The memory is shared reducing your overall processing and speed for everything. A kick butt vid card can take what most consider a mediocre set up and make it amazing! I have an old compaq downstairs that runs xp media center 2005 (that I picked up for $200 about 3 years ago on sale.. forget the model# and I'm too lazy to check sorry!) 2 gb 5300 ram, older dual core amd processor, I switched up from an older pci-e 512 NVIDIA I had in there (where it was already pretty fast) to a 1G NVIDIA and there is no hesitation in this system when I'm gaming. I play WOW, Guildwars etc. I also use alot of graphics, video processing and 3d rendering software. Having a seperate video card frees up the MB memory for it's own processes as well as reducing overall heating issues in a case because the video card does it's own rendering and has it's own fan. Anyway, good luck with your new build!

 

[savagegub]

TY for the info raven, those bundles are close to the price in which I am willing to spend. I guess the most important question I have is will the parts I selected work well together with little or no problems, and be a good starting point for a new builder?

 

[illnastyimpreza]

curous, how did you find those bundles ? they have any for Intel ?

 

[veg1992]

Tigerdirect has that for Intel as well:

Socket 755 Motherboard Bundles, Intel Socket 775 Combo, Intel CPU Combo at TigerDirect.com

 

[illnastyimpreza]

wow I could grab This and throw it in my Old case, grab a decent graphics card for around $100 and have a nice decent backup rig for Lan parties

MSI P6NGM-L Motherboard CPU Bundle - Intel Pentium Dual Core E2200 Processor 2.20GHz OEM, 1024MB PC4200 DDR2 Memory at TigerDirect.com

 

[Redmo0n]

If you haven't got any spare parts (which would help a lot towards the cost) heres a basic build.

Newegg.com - Intel Pentium E2160 Allendale 1.8GHz 1MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Processors

Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases

Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-450VX 450W ATX12V V2.2 Power Supply 90 - 264 V UL, CUL, CE, CB, FCC Class B, TUV, CCC, C-tick - Power Supplies

Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-G31M-S2L LGA 775 Intel G31 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards

Newegg.com - A-DATA 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory

Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives

Newegg.com - EVGA 384-P3-N851-AR GeForce 8800 GS 384MB 192-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards


= $471.93 Before Mail Rebates This means you could get either a bigger Hard Drive, Better CPU or Even a Better Graphics Card.

This is excluding:

- Monitor
- Keyboard & Mouse
- Operating System
- CD Drive
- Any additional devices