custom computer

[Dmitry M. (Lazer)]

Oh btw i buy most of my stuff either from:

ZipZoomFly.com
Atacom.com
or
Newegg.com

ZipZoomFly is my favorite because they give 2day free shipping on everything and when i buy many things i save a shit load on shipping in comparison to NewEgg and most of the prices are the same as NewEgg if not better.

Atacom has great prices on certain things but they are kind of slow and sometimes sold out of things and they won't tell you until you buy them.

Newegg i'm not a big fan off, they don't have a well organized site imo and you can find better prices.

[Cloud]

thanks for the advice...i'll check this stuff out and readjust my list....as for my current system specs, i posted them in the "How good is your pc?" thread...its a POS from walmart and doesnt run most of my newer games as well as i would hope, which is why i wanna build my own

[Cloud]

ok, i looked up ur suggestions, and here is my updated list...let me know what u think

Motherboard - Abit AN8 SLI NVIDIA Socket 939 ATX
CPU - AMD Athlon 64 3700+ 1 MB Cache 2000 MHz Socket 939
CPU Cooler - AOC Evercool CPU and VGA Liquid Cooling System
Memory - Corsair CMSS1GB-533 1GB DDR2-533 PC-4200 Memory
Video Card - BFG GeForce 6800 GT OC 256MB GDDR3/8x-AGP/TV-Out/DVI
Sound Card - Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum Sound Card
Hard Drive - Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6L250R0 250GB Parallel ATA/133 7200RPM Hard Drive w/16MB Buffer
Floppy Drive - Sony Premium 1.44 MB Floppy Disk Drive
CD ROM - Plextor PX-716SA 16X Internal Serial ATA Dual Layer DVD±R/RW CD-R/RW Drive
Speakers - Logitech Z5300E PC 5.1 280W RMS THX Speakers
Keyboard & Mouse - Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 3000 Laser
Monitor - Samsung 913V-Black SyncMaster 19in Analog LCD Monitor (Black)
Case - 11-Bay Acrylic yin-yang ATX computer case w/ LED fans

i've looked up all the prices and after rebates, i figure i will spend a lil over 2 grand on it, but i think it will be well worth it

[Dmitry M. (Lazer)]

Originally posted by Cloud
ok, i looked up ur suggestions, and here is my updated list...let me know what u think

Motherboard - Abit AN8 SLI NVIDIA Socket 939 ATX
CPU - AMD Athlon 64 3700+ 1 MB Cache 2000 MHz Socket 939
CPU Cooler - AOC Evercool CPU and VGA Liquid Cooling System
Memory - Corsair CMSS1GB-533 1GB DDR2-533 PC-4200 Memory
Video Card - BFG GeForce 6800 GT OC 256MB GDDR3/8x-AGP/TV-Out/DVI
Sound Card - Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum Sound Card
Hard Drive - Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6L250R0 250GB Parallel ATA/133 7200RPM Hard Drive w/16MB Buffer
Floppy Drive - Sony Premium 1.44 MB Floppy Disk Drive
CD ROM - Plextor PX-716SA 16X Internal Serial ATA Dual Layer DVD±R/RW CD-R/RW Drive
Speakers - Logitech Z5300E PC 5.1 280W RMS THX Speakers
Keyboard & Mouse - Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 3000 Laser
Monitor - Samsung 913V-Black SyncMaster 19in Analog LCD Monitor (Black)
Case - 11-Bay Acrylic yin-yang ATX computer case w/ LED fans

i've looked up all the prices and after rebates, i figure i will spend a lil over 2 grand on it, but i think it will be well worth it

A couple of mistakes. You won't be able to run some of these parts and others are useless:

You added a DDR2 533 memory. You are wasting too much money because the motherboard you selected only supports up to DDR400 memory. I believe DDR2 533 is only on P4 Mobo's now, but don't worry it's not a big difference, just get DDR400 PC3200 memory to accomadate your motherboard.

The videocard you selected is incompatible with your motherboard, since it runs under AGP 8x and your motherboard doesn't support any AGP. Don't worry that's actually a good thing because your motherboard supports something better, 2 PCI-Express 16x slots. Get the same videocard, only in PCI-Express.
This is a nice card if you got the money to spend on it: http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...uctCode=326021
Here's the videocard you wanted except in PCI-E which is faster, it'll cost a little more but worth it:
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...uctCode=326012

Agai nthe harddrive you picked is Parallel ATA, though your motherboard supports it, it also support Serial ATA (SATA), which is far faster and much better. Here's what you want as the harddrive:
This is the same HDD you picked except in SATA - http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...tCode=100718-5

And then you'll have a Gaming Machine to die for. Or atleast i would love all of those parts.

[Cloud]

hey thanks alot for the help....i know how to put all this stuff together, but im not so good at telling what's compatible with what just by lookin at it...i gotta work with that.....i can't wait to put this thing together ...it'll be a lil piece o' heaven

[Cloud]

i got 1 more question....the computer i have is in my family room...the one im gonna build will go in my bedroom...i have a cable modem for this computer and a router so i can get internet for my xbox....to get my new computer online, will i just have to get another ethernet cord and run it to the computer?....or will i have to buy another modem for it?

[Dmitry M. (Lazer)]

Just an ethernet cord to run from your router to the pc.

[Cloud]

cool...thanks for the help

[nhonetschlager]

hey what websites have the best prices for RAM? I'm looking for a 1gb stick of PC3200.