Haven't Built in 4 Years

Xolias · 07-09-2008, 02:00 AM

Last time I built a computer was 4 years ago, when I built my AMD 3700+ gaming computer on a DFI Lanparty MOBO.

Anyway, I have some money coming my way, and I think I want to build a new computer.

It's going to be mid-range/performance. Budget of $1500-$1,700.

Gonna be used for some gaming (Spore, Starcraft 2, etc..)
Last I checked Intel was doing really well so I think I want it to be intel based.
Any help on deciding between nVidea and ATI would be great.

Needs a good sound card, 1 CD/DVD-R, 1DVD, 1 Floppy, and at least 320GB of HD.

Please help me out with a sample build. Purchase will be before the end of August.

jumbo1990ny · 07-09-2008, 09:33 PM

Case- I like the Antec 900...but you can try companies like Thermaltake, Coolermaster
Processor- Intel E8400 or Q9450
Motherboard- Evga 780i
PSU- Corsair or Thermaltake Toughpower 650-750w
HD- Seagate Barracuda or Western Digital 320 gb
Optical Drive- Lite-On, LG, Samsung
Graphics Card- 9800 GTX
Heatsink- Thermaltake Max Orb or V1, Zalman 9500a or 9700a, Artic Cooling 7

Xolias · 07-10-2008, 01:49 AM

How about some good ram?

jumbo1990ny · 07-10-2008, 06:53 AM

woops forgot about that part...sorry
uhm either 2 gb or 4 gb...try looking at companies such as Corsair, Mushkin, OCZ

patriothntr · 07-10-2008, 07:19 AM

With your budget you might want to look at a 9800gx2 or 2x 4850 cards (I've seen 4850's going for $150 after rebate). The ATI 4850/4870 cards are doing very nicely in benchmarks...it's making the choice between Nvidia and ATI very difficult.

Of course if you went with ATI you would have to be looking at an intel chipset to support crossfire (if you were to go with the two card option)

07-09-2008, 02:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
Xolias Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 147 OS: WinXP My System	Haven't Built in 4 Years Last time I built a computer was 4 years ago, when I built my AMD 3700+ gaming computer on a DFI Lanparty MOBO. Anyway, I have some money coming my way, and I think I want to build a new computer. It's going to be mid-range/performance. Budget of $1500-$1,700. Gonna be used for some gaming (Spore, Starcraft 2, etc..) Last I checked Intel was doing really well so I think I want it to be intel based. Any help on deciding between nVidea and ATI would be great. Needs a good sound card, 1 CD/DVD-R, 1DVD, 1 Floppy, and at least 320GB of HD. Please help me out with a sample build. Purchase will be before the end of August.

07-09-2008, 09:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
jumbo1990ny Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 59 OS: Vista	Re: Haven't Built in 4 Years Case- I like the Antec 900...but you can try companies like Thermaltake, Coolermaster Processor- Intel E8400 or Q9450 Motherboard- Evga 780i PSU- Corsair or Thermaltake Toughpower 650-750w HD- Seagate Barracuda or Western Digital 320 gb Optical Drive- Lite-On, LG, Samsung Graphics Card- 9800 GTX Heatsink- Thermaltake Max Orb or V1, Zalman 9500a or 9700a, Artic Cooling 7

07-10-2008, 01:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
Xolias Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 147 OS: WinXP My System	Re: Haven't Built in 4 Years How about some good ram?

07-10-2008, 06:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
jumbo1990ny Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 59 OS: Vista	Re: Haven't Built in 4 Years woops forgot about that part...sorry uhm either 2 gb or 4 gb...try looking at companies such as Corsair, Mushkin, OCZ

07-10-2008, 07:19 AM	#5 (permalink)
patriothntr Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 321 OS: XPsp3, PCLOS, other	Re: Haven't Built in 4 Years With your budget you might want to look at a 9800gx2 or 2x 4850 cards (I've seen 4850's going for $150 after rebate). The ATI 4850/4870 cards are doing very nicely in benchmarks...it's making the choice between Nvidia and ATI very difficult. Of course if you went with ATI you would have to be looking at an intel chipset to support crossfire (if you were to go with the two card option)