Building a Machine
 

A friend and I are building a new computer for me.. I just need some help with specific parts.. here's what I'm looking to build:

2.8ghz p4
1GB RDRAM
80GB HD
128MB Vid Card
Best Sound Card
Fast CD-R
DVD-ROM (not writer)

And some other good stuff.. I just need specific parts so I can look up/order the parts on PriceWatch.com

So if you guys could help, that would rock.. w00t!

wow that is so wierd, cuz i was just about to make the same thread oOo: for i am also building my own machine with a help of a friend. the specs im shooting for is :

AthlonXP Model 8 2700 Plus 2.17GHz 333 FSB CPU
1 to 1.5 gigs of PC 3700 DDR ram
80GB HD
(Already got the vid card...brand new gf4 ti 4600 Asylum)
Best Audigy Sound Card
44x24x44 Cd-R

..ony thing im lookin for is a kick ass Athlon compatible mobo that has at least 4 pci slots and 4 ram slots and is fast biggrin:

you left out a price range

Price = non-issue

LOCTIS,

I'll get with j00 on mIRC and help you find a good mobo etc.

uhhh
 

If theres no price range dude, than i swear

http://www.buyxg.com is the best for low prices and power pcs

DUDE i bought mine from there its awesome

i got an amd athlon 2600xp +
512 ddr pc 2700 ddr ram
sound blaster audigy 5.1
ati radeon 9700
dvd driver
cd-rw drive all
for 1300 bux
plus 3 year warantee

real quick question

http://www.bestbuy.com/detail.asp?e=112 ... 2&scat=555

http://www.bestbuy.com/detail.asp?e=111 ... 2&scat=554

are these 2 compatible? the processor is 2.4ghz,the board supports 3.0ghz and higher, but both are 478 socket.

have fun biggrin:

yes, altough I'd buy the processory (P4 2.4) with a 533 FSB rather than 400.

Re: Building a Machine
 

Intel P4 - $293
Western Digital 7200 RPM ATA100 80GB HD - $75
ATI RADEON 9700 Pro, 128MB, Retail Box - $294
Creative Labs SB Audigy 2, Retail Box - $108
TDK VeloCD 48x/24x/52x Internal, Retail Box - $77
Pioneer 16x/40x DVD-ROM - $39

TOTAL = $593 (For these brands, this is the best price you will probably find, besides Ebay)

If you want prices for RAM, Mobo, Power supply, case, etc. ..lemme know.

[quote="|ANIMAL| 1SG Jaybird":d9403]
..ony thing im lookin for is a kick ass Athlon compatible mobo that has at least 4 pci slots and 4 ram slots and is fast biggrin:[/quote:d9403]

Asus A7N8X owns. nForce2 chipset = l337.

For your cd-r - would go with lite-on. they make the best burneres on the market, and to make it even more attractive, they are some of the best priced.

For hard drives, you want to get a 7200 rpm with an 8mb cache and a low response time (measured in ns??). IBM, maxtor make quality HDDs. For the vid card, I would go with the 9700pro or the 9800pro. I am not familiar with the RDRam or intel processors. DVD roms are kind of a toss up. You can get them pretty cheap I think, I would get a quality brand, probably liteon again.

If you want to be uber with the HD, go SATA. They're just hitting ze market. They're supposed to pwn ATA133.

Only if the mobo has an on-board SATA controller. The PCI ones are actually .2 seconds slower that ATA-133. But, the on-board are 150mbps, while ATA-133 is 133mbps.

[quote=Bleuachdu]Asus A7N8X owns. nForce2 chipset = l337.[/quote:0af69]

thanks bleu biggrin: im not gonna be purchasing my stuff until mid summer though, cuz im still in college now. once im done ill go back to working full time and i should have my price range of 12-1400 $ in a month or so

Re: uhhh
 

swill. i love you man. you saved me cash.

Re: uhhh
 

where have u been?
swill. i love you man. you saved me cash.[/quote:2a698]

Pricewatch still has better prices than buyxg.com

Ok i updated my list....this is what i am hoping to get in a month or two (hopefully the prices will go down even more )

AMD 2800+ CPU
Asus A7N8X nforce -2 Mobo
Maxtor 80 GB HD 7200 Rpm
Kingston or Corsair pc 3200 400 mhz ddr ram X2 512 mb Strips
Lite-On 52x24x52 Cd-Rw
Creative SB X Gamer Audigy 5.1 Sound Card
Case with 420 watt Pwr Sup
1 cpu fan and 2 case fans

my total comes out to 969 $ ...give or take 50 $ (i included the shipping with my estimate)

any suggestions are appreciated biggrin: