Barebone computer buildup
I'm looking at putting together a computer using one of tigerdirect's barebone kits, everyone let me know how i've done and what i'm missing or what i could improve upon.
the barebone kit http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...062&CatId=1916 the video card http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...2&body=REVIEWS the hard drive http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...1954&CatId=139 and the cd drive http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...205935&CatId=4 I'm planning to use two memory sticks from another computer and its moniter/keyboard/mouse. Does all this suck or not? I'm kinda new to understanding computers so yeah any help would be great.:sadwavey: John |
You should be able to find a DVD burner (Samsung or something) for about the same price as that DVD/CDRW drive you have listed.
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The last computer I built I used an Asus M2N-E SLI board with a AMD Athlon X2 3600+, 1gb of Patriot value line ram which works perfect, and a eVGA brand 7600GS passive heatsink video card which I tossed the heatsink and put a nice Zalman fan on. Total with Hanns-G 19" widescreen monitor was about $600 shipped.
edit: I forgot to put the HD on there too, I got a 320 Western Digital SATA drive, I recycled my old HP DVD burner from the computer I was replacing. |
not too worried about burning dvd's, since my laptop will probably be more for media, the pc is going to primarily be for games, so i figured i'd only need a cd one..... for now. Did i forget any essentials or is it all covered?
john |
sound card? make sure you print out the entire manual for the mother board before you do anything.
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i'm pretty sure the sound card is built into the motherbord, fortunately the video card is not integrated. Any reason to pre-download the manual other then detailed specs?
john |
Your certain the ram that your looking to swap is the same clock speed and voltage?
You didnt list what your goals are with the PC...aka .. budget... and most importantly WHY. Decision tree: 1> Decide what you need the PC for If gaming: build a) Do not use the old series of AMD dual cores that your looking at. The intels are better at the moment (I hate saying that as I'm an AMD fan). I would personally use a clocked intel dual core if you can't wait for the AMDs w/ the new architecture. b) Do not use a 7200 RPM harddrive.. that shits slow. 10k rpm ftw. If any other reasons besides gaming: Dell pre-build - you can get a hell of a system w/ a 20-22" LCD for like 700 |
Well i already have a lcd from my gateway. I'm a big AMD fan and my AMD 64 mobile athlon (just read straight off the sticker while typing) in my laptop works pretty well for most of my games and situations so i figured that the CPU i chose would be better, but i suspect my video card (ATI mobility radeon x600) is whats holding me back. I've got no clue about the ram, i was just gonna plug and see and if not get some more down the road. Goal is a budget pc for games, my gateway has eatin a turd sandwich. It won't even recognize that it has a cd-drive no matter how many times i reload the drivers. And yeah i'm not 100% on the harddrive yet, i'm still searching for the parts i really want.
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AMD mobile 64s are nice chips for what they are, I used to have one also. The fact is benchmarking shows that the dual core intels are better at the moment.
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If it is for games, get a DVD drive, most of the new games are moving in that direction.
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aha, well thats the kind of info i need. I'd have been SOL when HL2 episode 2 finally arrived :bigtu:
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Thats a shitty processor. Get a 6300 core 2 duo on the cheap, and overclock it. Use proper cooling
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whoops i didn't realize it had that processor. i'm planning to run as many intake fans on the back as i can and a few exhaust on the top (heat rises right?). Would that be adequite for an overclocked 6300???
john |
Yes spend the extra money and buy the extreme fans.. especially when heatsinking the processor.
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Originally Posted by mazda/nissan
(Post 157800)
aha, well thats the kind of info i need. I'd have been SOL when HL2 episode 2 finally arrived :bigtu:
On that note, I preordered and Team Fortress 2 is pretty cool. |
Originally Posted by miatamania
(Post 158175)
nah, just use STEAM (search steam powered) and download/buy everything from them. HL series cames can't be played without activation online and I haven't seen a way to do it without getting your account banned...(ie, you gotta pay for it :()
On that note, I preordered and Team Fortress 2 is pretty cool. <cough> :nono: I myself ALWAYS buy ALL HL games, I have the original 1st game from when it was released. Just like all the Delta Force games, I got most of them but not the crappy latest ones. |
So, if somebody had lets say $300 to spend on a Graphics card (and not on the Miata ?) what would be the BEST buy out there ?
I've kind of gotten lost with all the AGP PCI bundles now-a-days and dunno which is better. |
Buy from Newegg.com. Fast, affordable shipping, and always within spitting distance of the best possible price.
-Mike |
Originally Posted by Fergus
(Post 158375)
So, if somebody had lets say $300 to spend on a Graphics card (and not on the Miata ?) what would be the BEST buy out there ?
I've kind of gotten lost with all the AGP PCI bundles now-a-days and dunno which is better. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...2&body=REVIEWS its what i hope to do someday when i can get another. They come pre-overclocked from the factory (as long as it says XXX) and two would still save you some money over the 8800 GTX |
Originally Posted by mazda/nissan
(Post 158474)
run two of these
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...2&body=REVIEWS its what i hope to do someday when i can get another. They come pre-overclocked from the factory (as long as it says XXX) and two would still save you some money over the 8800 GTX |
it uses the same cable, it just comes with a clip to clip the top of each card together so that they can run in tandem. So all you do is insert the second card and attach the said clip and done.
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Fook'in cool !
I'm gonna get em. |
might want to grab a cheap sli ready motherboard too, incase ur's isn't. :bigtu:
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First step i'd take is to not buy from TigerDirect....I used to work for them, and it's about the most ass backwards computer company there is.
Buy from newegg |
This one any good ?
256MB nVidia™ GeForce 8600GT graphics card. I can get one cheap'ish. |
get the XXX model, it comes oc'd, and still is cheap
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no no no no.
for budget am2 motherboard i would suggest MSI K9N4 SLI-F or ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe because they use nvidia chipsets which i generally had better experience with. stick with that cpu - it is good. for hard drive, go for western digital or seagate - you wont regret it ram - g.skill is uber cheap and awesome. go for lower cas latency (CL) numbers and also look for lower timing. video card - Leadtek PX8500GT TDH 512MB GeForce 8500GT 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 now, if you want to squeeze some juice out of it, go for dfi motherboard, and use g.skill dual channel black or gold kit. also you would need better cooling. scyche is good for that - cheap and reliable. then you can easily get another 20-30% more power and still have very reliable computer. |
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