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1. Budget: How much money are you willing to spend on the new build?
Under $800 Including Tax and Shipping
2. Brands: Are there any brands of components you want or don't want?
I've heard Intel has better performance than AMD right now. Is this true?
3. Multitasking: Will you be multitasking with this computer and if so, how much?
Most likely...
4. Gaming: Will you be gaming and if so, how much and how new are the games?
Yes. I hope to play games like HL2 and gears MAYBE crysis on low (lol)
5. Calculations: Will you be doing any intense calculations or media encoding?
Probably simple encoding
6. Overclocking: Do you plan on overclocking and if so, how much?
Maybe a little bit. I need to research it a bit first
7. Storage: How much storage will you need and what will you be storing?
Not much. Min. 120GB Max. 320GB Enough to store games and some movies and such.
8. Legacy Support: Will you need support for older hardware like parallel, serial, or PS/2 devices?
Just mouse and keyboard
9. Operating System: Do you want Windows XP or Vista, or Linux compatibility?
Vista (I need to buy the OS too, sry:4-dontkno)
10. Case: Do you want help selecting a case and if so, how big do you want it?
Mid Tower ATX
11. Accessories: Do you want a keyboard, mouse, or other items included?
Probably a Black Microsoft Keyboard and Optical Mouse
12. Recycled Components: Will you be reusing any components you already have?
nope.
13. Monitor: If you want a monitor, what size do you want and should it be widescreen?
Already have one: Chimei CMV 939D
14. Stores: Do you have any online stores that you prefer to purchase from?
Newegg, Tiger Direct, etc... (preferably every thing from one place, but not necessary)
15. Location: What country do you live in?
USA
Thank you very much in advance. I'm having trouble getting a rig setup that fits the budget. I find my self constantly reading the specs on that Quad-Core and 8800 :4-thatsba
Under $800 Including Tax and Shipping
2. Brands: Are there any brands of components you want or don't want?
I've heard Intel has better performance than AMD right now. Is this true?
3. Multitasking: Will you be multitasking with this computer and if so, how much?
Most likely...
4. Gaming: Will you be gaming and if so, how much and how new are the games?
Yes. I hope to play games like HL2 and gears MAYBE crysis on low (lol)
5. Calculations: Will you be doing any intense calculations or media encoding?
Probably simple encoding
6. Overclocking: Do you plan on overclocking and if so, how much?
Maybe a little bit. I need to research it a bit first
7. Storage: How much storage will you need and what will you be storing?
Not much. Min. 120GB Max. 320GB Enough to store games and some movies and such.
8. Legacy Support: Will you need support for older hardware like parallel, serial, or PS/2 devices?
Just mouse and keyboard
9. Operating System: Do you want Windows XP or Vista, or Linux compatibility?
Vista (I need to buy the OS too, sry:4-dontkno)
10. Case: Do you want help selecting a case and if so, how big do you want it?
Mid Tower ATX
11. Accessories: Do you want a keyboard, mouse, or other items included?
Probably a Black Microsoft Keyboard and Optical Mouse
12. Recycled Components: Will you be reusing any components you already have?
nope.
13. Monitor: If you want a monitor, what size do you want and should it be widescreen?
Already have one: Chimei CMV 939D
14. Stores: Do you have any online stores that you prefer to purchase from?
Newegg, Tiger Direct, etc... (preferably every thing from one place, but not necessary)
15. Location: What country do you live in?
USA
Thank you very much in advance. I'm having trouble getting a rig setup that fits the budget. I find my self constantly reading the specs on that Quad-Core and 8800 :4-thatsba
that looks good! I was wondering about an AMD Athlon X2 5000+ Black. I heard it overclocks to 3.1Ghz EASY
