new computer for $800ish

[jasonalwaysready]

so, my personal computer failed. Im looking to upgrade. Im thinking a quad core (q6600 or q6700 with new pricing?) tower, and i have a monitor and peripherals, and ill need windows (vista?). im thinking up to $800 for a budget. itll be used for all sorts of things, but gaming mostly. would it be possible to use the old case, and just get a new power supply?

thank you in advance...


Heres what i had from sept. 05
1 Western Digital Caviar WD1600BB 160GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - OEM
$81.00
1 CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model VS1GBKIT400 - Retail
$85.99
1 Intel Pentium 4 630 Prescott 3.0GHz LGA 775 Single-Core EM64T Processor Model BX80547PG3000F - Retail
$174.00
1 GIGABYTE GV-NX66T128D GeForce 6600GT 128MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
$143.00
1 ASUS P5GD1 LGA 775 Intel 915P ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813131503
$100.00
1 APEVIA X-Infinity ATXB6KLW-BK/420 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 420W Power Supply - Retail
$55.00
1 ViewSonic Value Series VA702b Black 17" 8ms LCD Monitor - Retail
$219.99

 

[Puddle Jumper]

You will be able to reuse your hard drive, and case. This build comes to $814 assuming you reuse those parts.

Newegg.com - LITE-ON Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write - CD / DVD Burners

Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX ATX12V V2.2 550W Power Supply 90 - 264 V UL, CUL, CE, CB, FCC Class B, TUV, CCC, C-tick - Power Supplies

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

Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX All Solid Capacitor Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards

Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor - CPUs / Processors

Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD - Operating Systems

Newegg.com - MSI NX8800GTS 512M OC GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

 

[Dakaggo]

You will be able to reuse your hard drive, and case. This build comes to $814 assuming you reuse those parts.

Newegg.com - LITE-ON Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write - CD / DVD Burners

Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX ATX12V V2.2 550W Power Supply 90 - 264 V UL, CUL, CE, CB, FCC Class B, TUV, CCC, C-tick - Power Supplies

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

Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX All Solid Capacitor Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards

Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor - CPUs / Processors

Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD - Operating Systems

Newegg.com - MSI NX8800GTS 512M OC GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

Good build. The video card is debatable, with so many options out, it really depends on exactly how much you want to spend and what resolution you're playing on.

 

[Peter.Cort]

if you're looking to cut costs you could cut the gts to a 9600gt or an 8800gt which are pretty cheap at the moment.

 

[therascalking]

You will be able to reuse your hard drive, and case. This build comes to $814 assuming you reuse those parts.

Newegg.com - LITE-ON Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write - CD / DVD Burners

Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX ATX12V V2.2 550W Power Supply 90 - 264 V UL, CUL, CE, CB, FCC Class B, TUV, CCC, C-tick - Power Supplies

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

Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX All Solid Capacitor Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards

Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor - CPUs / Processors

Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD - Operating Systems

Newegg.com - MSI NX8800GTS 512M OC GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

he needs a monitor to be included in that $800, from what i can tell in his first post...
and what the heck does he need a quad-core for? seems excessive... id scale back to these if i were him:

Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 Allendale 2.4GHz 2MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Dual-Core Processor
$126.99

and instead of the 8800GTS, maybe a 9600GT:

EVGA GeForce 9600GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Video Card
$149.99

and then add a monitor... hmm... mebbe:

Acer AL1916WAbd Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor
$179.99

just some thoughts to save a few bucks, and for more intelligent performance... the rest looks pretty legit tho... good luck with your build - RK

 

[Peter.Cort]

or even get an e2200 and cut costs even more. and yeah get a 9600gt to cut costs from the 8800gts, and throw the extra money into a nice monitor. although it did say he didn't need a monitor, but he had a monitor in the build.

so thats something that needs to be addressed

 

[therascalking]

or even get an e2200 and cut costs even more. and yeah get a 9600gt to cut costs from the 8800gts, and throw the extra money into a nice monitor. although it did say he didn't need a monitor, but he had a monitor in the build.

so thats something that needs to be addressed

rightright... he says here that he has one:

... and i have a monitor and peripherals, and ill need windows (vista?).

but then he lists this one in his build:

ViewSonic Value Series VA702b Black 17" 8ms LCD Monitor - Retail
$219.99

odd... i think we need to get him in here to clear this up... that $200~ that would be going towards a monitor can make a pretty sizable difference in other places, so... it would help us to help YOU if you are more specific... lol - RK

 

[jasonalwaysready]

odd... i think we need to get him in here to clear this up... that $200~ that would be going towards a monitor can make a pretty sizable difference in other places, so... it would help us to help YOU if you are more specific... lol - RK

i dont NEED a monitor, but the one listed that i have could be nicer.... so i guess id rather have a better tower for now and upgrade later.

id like to keep it under $800 to keep the wife happy, maybe a little more... and as far as the quad core, i figured that'd future proof for a while. i cant reuse the harddrive, as that is one of the components that failed a little bit with some bad sectors, so ill just use it as a backup. plus its ata100. the only component that i think i can reuse is the case, and im definitely going to need a new psu with it.

thanks

 

[jasonalwaysready]

how about this? is there anything wrong with it/ missing?

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

Newegg.com - EVGA 512-P3-N862-AR GeForce 9600GT Superclocked 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

Newegg.com - Rosewill RP550-2 ATX12V v2.01 550W Power Supply 115/230 V CSA,UL,TUV, FCC - Power Supplies

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

Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD - Operating Systems

Newegg.com - ABIT IP35 Pro LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards

Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor - CPUs / Processors

Newegg.com - Scythe SCMNJ-1000 80mm Sleeve "NINJA MINI" CPU Cooler - CPU Fans & Heatsinks
with arctic silver 5

after combo deals it comes to a Grand Total of: $872.91 , then minus $60 in MIR, shipping $22.36 final $835.27

thanks all

 

[therascalking]

how about this? is there anything wrong with it/ missing?

Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives
check out the 7200.11 series mebbe?

Newegg.com - EVGA 512-P3-N862-AR GeForce 9600GT Superclocked 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
dont bother with getting a factory superclocked model... the difference is negligible for the price, and you can manually overclock it just as well... it really is rather easy... and believe me, this is a mistake i learned first hand haha

Newegg.com - Rosewill RP550-2 ATX12V v2.01 550W Power Supply 115/230 V CSA,UL,TUV, FCC - Power Supplies
i havent heard many good things about Rosewill PSU's... id go with a Corsair 520 or a Silverstone one mebbe...

Newegg.com - G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory
good RAM... its either that, or Crucial Ballistix, depends on the price you can get each for is all...

Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD - Operating Systems
i dont like vista, but... i saw this was on sale for like... super cheap, so go for it haha

Newegg.com - ABIT IP35 Pro LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards
pretty good board...

Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor - CPUs / Processors
Q6700 mebbe? not that big a price difference... dunno...

Newegg.com - Scythe SCMNJ-1000 80mm Sleeve "NINJA MINI" CPU Cooler - CPU Fans & Heatsinks
with arctic silver 5
id choose a different HSF if i were you... check out this list of the best/most efficient ones, then pick one you like...
that, and go for Arctic Cooling MX-2 instead, prolly...

after combo deals it comes to a Grand Total of: $872.91 , then minus $60 in MIR, shipping $22.36 final $835.27

thanks all

bolded my suggestions... just a few thoughts - RK