Need recomendations =)

[SlyPenguin0]

Well I got an awesome case with a 200mm top fan, and 4 120mm fans
a 650watt power supply and i got a monitor and disk drive

but now i need to start puttin the guts in this guy, and i have an idea of processor/mobo and such that i can get from lots of looking around on Hardware/PCStats etc

im looking to try and keep it around $500 fer now, ill do more later
i dun mind have 1g ram, dual channeled 512's
and i shouldnt need more than 200gb HD

but i do like to game

any suggestions?

[Beetle Bailey]

First I would like to welcome you to our fine forum. This is the BEST place to get your questions answered. Now that, that, is out of the way. What motherboard and processor are you looking at? You will definately need a video card. What kind of PSU is it?

[SlyPenguin0]

Not exactly sure which ones yet...because I'm not sure what to look at in my price range of around 500

i was takin a look at the D processor...805 is it? the one with all the buzz about OCing to 3.7 and its just fine
pentium 4's would do me well still i suppose too maybe even a radeon 9800 pro lol
but if i can go higher than that id like too

the old family computer that im trying to get away from has 2 broken fans, amd1700+ nForce2mobo and 512sd ram, and a radeon 9200

[Quakindude]

Welcome to the forums! We'll try to help the best we can.

Here's my suggested build for your budget. However, if you need an operating system disk, the total comes to $600. The prices I've listed reflect shipping charges, if any. The one item with a MIR (Mail In Rebate) is the Video card. The Ram I picked out meets the Intel 965 Chipset requirement of 5-5-5 timings and 1.8V. Some of this came from our budget recommendations page.

Mobo - GIGABYTE GA-965P-S3 $111

CPU - Pentium D 915 Presler 2.8GHz $88

Ram - A-DATA 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR2-800 $72

HDD - Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JS 250GB - $68

Video - EVGA 7600GT 256MB - $126 (Has a $20 MIR)

Optical - LiteOn DVD/CD Burner - $34

OS - Windows XP Home - $95

[Yellowhello]

Welcome to the forums! We'll try to help the best we can.

Here's my suggested build for your budget. However, if you need an operating system disk, the total comes to $600. The prices I've listed reflect shipping charges, if any. The one item with a MIR (Mail In Rebate) is the Video card. The Ram I picked out meets the Intel 965 Chipset requirement of 5-5-5 timings and 1.8V. Some of this came from our budget recommendations page.

Mobo - GIGABYTE GA-965P-S3 $111

CPU - Pentium D 915 Presler 2.8GHz $88

Ram - A-DATA 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR2-800 $72

HDD - Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JS 250GB - $68

Video - EVGA 7600GT 256MB - $126 (Has a $20 MIR)

Optical - LiteOn DVD/CD Burner - $34

OS - Windows XP Home - $95

I agree. Maybe the Gigabyte 965 DS3.

[Quakindude]

Originally Posted by yellowhello

I agree. Maybe the Gigabyte 965 DS3.

There's an S3 and a DS3. If the DS3 is affordable for him, I would recommend it over the S3.

[sktworkshop06]

Originally Posted by SlyPenguin0

Well I got an awesome case with a 200mm top fan, and 4 120mm fans
a 650watt power supply and i got a monitor and disk drive

but now i need to start puttin the guts in this guy, and i have an idea of processor/mobo and such that i can get from lots of looking around on Hardware/PCStats etc

im looking to try and keep it around $500 fer now, ill do more later
i dun mind have 1g ram, dual channeled 512's
and i shouldnt need more than 200gb HD

but i do like to game

any suggestions?

Hmm... Sounds like an Antec 900... That is a wonderful case. I don't really have the time right now, but I will try and come up with something for ya this weekend. I have some really good ideas for it.

*EDIT* -For $500 you can do way better than the list above. Gigabyte has really cheap boards. I would grab a ASUS mATX or something of the sort. Also A-Data RAM is a no no. Mushkin or G Skill will give you more bang for the buck. 1 GB of Corsair is a possibility with this build.

[Yellowhello]

MB: Gigabyte P965-DS3
CPU: Pentium D 915 Presler
GPU: GeForce 7600 GT
Mem.: Corsair 2x512MB 675MHz.
HDD: WD 160GB

Maybe aftermarket CPU cooler.

[SlyPenguin0]

hmm ok cool your giving me new idea's and mix-ins

and thanks for including XP, cuz im not going to Vista yet, its still too picky for my taste and too expensive

with that 915Presler, should I be OCing it?

and yes sktworkshop lol your dern good cuz it is an antec 900 gaming case! good eyes

im lovin the suggestions so far guys, cuz anything will be better than this amd1700, 512sd ram broken fan computer haha

and seeing the graphics card i could possibly get to get away from this radeon9200 is making me want it even more hah

[Capper]

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