Building my computer beast.

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This is a long list, Tell me anything i need to change.

CPU* AMD - ADA3500DAA4BW Incrase Quantity1Incrase Quantity $335.00 $335.00 Remove
AMD ATHLON 64 3500+ (2.2GHz/512KB/0.09u/E6) Status: Out of Stock Warranty: 3 year


Motherboard* Gigabyte - GA-K8VT890-9 1 $135.00 $135.00 Remove
Gigabyte GA-K8VT890-9 Via K8T890, Socket 939, FSB2000, PCIEx16, DDR400, SATA, LAN Status: Order Only Warranty: 3 year

Memory* Corsair Micro - VS512MB400 Incrase Quantity1Incrase Quantity $80.00 $80.00 Remove
CORSAIR VALUE SELECT 512mb DDR RAM PC-3200 400mhz CAS-2.5 Status: Order Only Warranty: Lifetime

Video Card XFX - PV-T70G-UDE7 Incrase Quantity1Incrase Quantity $549.00 $549.00 Remove
XFX PV-T70G-UDE7 GeForce 7800GT 256MB DDR3 DUAL DVI VIVO PCI-E Status: Order Only Warranty: 2 year

Hard Disk* Maxtor - 7L250R0 Incrase Quantity1Incrase Quantity $195.00 $195.00 Remove
Maxtor 7L250R0 MaxLine Plus III 250GB, 7200 RPM, ATA-133, 16MB CACHE (24x7 Power on Applications) Status: Order Only Warranty: 3 year

Optical Drive ASUS - DRW-1608P2S 1 $75.00 $75.00 Remove
Asus DRW-1608P2S Internal DVD ± R / RW drive - Support all DVD Format. Beige Retail Box Status: Order Only Warranty: 1 year

Mouse & Keyboard Combo Microsoft - BV3-00004 1 $85.00 $85.00 Remove
Microsoft BV3-00004 Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 1000 USB BLACK- RETAIL PACK Status: Order Only Warranty: 3 year

Network Card - Add new component - - - -

Sound Card Creative - Audigy Value Incrase Quantity1Incrase Quantity $63.00 $63.00 Remove
Creative Audigy Value Soundcard Status: Out of Stock Warranty: 1 year

Monitor BenQ - FP91V Incrase Quantity1Incrase Quantity $595.00 $595.00 Remove
BenQ FP91V 19" Silver/Black LCD, 4ms Grey to Grey, 550:1 Contrast, DVI, Speakers Status: Order Only Warranty: 3 year

Case* Thermaltake - VC2430BNS 1 $129.00 $129.00 Remove
Thermaltake VC2430BNS Mambo Case, Black, 430W PSU Status: Order Only Warranty: 1 year

System Assembly* Scorptec - PATWS 1 $75.00 $75.00 Remove

Full Parts Assembly and Testing (with Operating system software install) Status: Order Only Warranty: 1 year
Operating System - Add new component - - - -

Anti Virus / Internet Security - Add new component - - - -

Additional Warranty - Add new component - - - -

Optional Components
Component Product Quantity Price Amount Remove
Hard Disk #2 - Add new component - - - -
Hard Disk #3 - Add new component - - - -
Optical Drive #2 - Add new component - - - -
Printer - Add new component - - - -
Floppy Drive - Add new component - - - -
Keyboard - Add new component - - - -
Mouse - Add new component - - - -
Speakers OEM - STARBIRD800W 1 $25.00 $25.00 Remove
Starbird 2.1 800w 2.1 3D Subwoofer Speakers Status: Order Only Warranty: 1 year
Power Supply - Add new component - - - -
TV Tuner - Add new component - - - -
Memory Card Reader - Add new component - - - -
Cooler #1 Thermaltake - CL-P0257 1 $59.00 $59.00 Remove
Thermaltake CL-P0257 Blue Orb II, 12cm Fan, 17dBA, Dual Core Support, AMD K8, Intel LGA775 Status: Order Only Warranty: 1 year
Cooler #2 - Add new component - - - -
Digital Camera - Add new component - - - -
Office Suite - Add new component - - - -
Additional Software Bundle - Add new component - - - -
TOTAL: $2,400.00
 
ChaosPsychoGame said:
That site charges you $1,700 for an FX-60.... They should be more like $1,300.
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I know, It's expensive like the 7800 GT its bloody $600 when its suppose to be around $300
 
up your RAM. RAM is very important especially if you have many applications. Here is an explanation why. Say if you are trying to fit as many people into one room as possible. Pretend the people are applications and the room is the RAM. The bigger room(RAM) you have, the more people(applications) you can fit in. And if you overfill the room(RAM)ALL HELL WILL BREAK LOOSE AND YOU WILL FREEZE YOUR COMPUTER!!!! :D Also, if you have no budget, I would upgrade the processor and maybe lower down the hard drive9that is if you want to lower cost). Processors are propbably the part to spend the most money on (next being gfx card then ram)
 
I think you lack the confidence needed to undertake building a hight tech PC like your talking about. If anyone here on loine is going to help you, they will need the operating parameters of what you want and what you want to use it for. Whats the name brand and model of what you are using now and has it been upgraded and if so what are the upgrades. If your plans are to use a 98 year PC for an upgrade base you havent got much to salvage. Are you interested in INtel or AMD CPU's. Both are good but in the next two years there will probaly be many major changes. If you are serious, have the money and a supportative parent I recommend you find a nearby PC club together with your parents have a couple three meetings with some one with building smarts. If you aren't very careful you'll wind up woth and expensive box of junk. Have you got a good source of supply that stands behind there products and supptort peaple that aren't just after you money. I'm 77 and building a PC with a AMD ATHLON 64X2 3800+ on a non-sli mother board. Everything went well until I bent two pins On the CPU ( $325) . Waiting now to see if AMD will help me with warranty. I've been in electronics for over 50 years ( retired in 88) and still I get very nervous putting stuff together. If you decide to do tbis, read everything three times , put it aside for a few days and then read it a couple times more. If you have doubts get help and not from some like yourself. Good luck.

P.S. I had a lot of help frm my 13 year old grandson, his nerves and eyes are much better than mine. He fiddles with remote control cars ( gas and electric) for a hobby and is slowly getting into the PC bussiness as learns and understands more about how they work. When you can pull the side off a PC and in your mind see what the various sub asseblies are doing you are on your way. Again Good Luck.
 
Ermm i like your guide there. But where is the RAM? it dosen't say RAM.
Anything else i should change. :D
 
HELPME! said:
This is a long list, Tell me anything i need to change.

CPU* AMD - ADA3500DAA4BW Incrase Quantity1Incrase Quantity $335.00 $335.00 Remove
AMD ATHLON 64 3500+ (2.2GHz/512KB/0.09u/E6) Status: Out of Stock Warranty: 3 year


Motherboard* Gigabyte - GA-K8VT890-9 1 $135.00 $135.00 Remove
Gigabyte GA-K8VT890-9 Via K8T890, Socket 939, FSB2000, PCIEx16, DDR400, SATA, LAN Status: Order Only Warranty: 3 year

Memory* Corsair Micro - VS512MB400 Incrase Quantity1Incrase Quantity $80.00 $80.00 Remove
CORSAIR VALUE SELECT 512mb DDR RAM PC-3200 400mhz CAS-2.5 Status: Order Only Warranty: Lifetime

Video Card XFX - PV-T70G-UDE7 Incrase Quantity1Incrase Quantity $549.00 $549.00 Remove
XFX PV-T70G-UDE7 GeForce 7800GT 256MB DDR3 DUAL DVI VIVO PCI-E Status: Order Only Warranty: 2 year

Hard Disk* Maxtor - 7L250R0 Incrase Quantity1Incrase Quantity $195.00 $195.00 Remove
Maxtor 7L250R0 MaxLine Plus III 250GB, 7200 RPM, ATA-133, 16MB CACHE (24x7 Power on Applications) Status: Order Only Warranty: 3 year

Optical Drive ASUS - DRW-1608P2S 1 $75.00 $75.00 Remove
Asus DRW-1608P2S Internal DVD ± R / RW drive - Support all DVD Format. Beige Retail Box Status: Order Only Warranty: 1 year

Mouse & Keyboard Combo Microsoft - BV3-00004 1 $85.00 $85.00 Remove
Microsoft BV3-00004 Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 1000 USB BLACK- RETAIL PACK Status: Order Only Warranty: 3 year

Network Card - Add new component - - - -

Sound Card Creative - Audigy Value Incrase Quantity1Incrase Quantity $63.00 $63.00 Remove
Creative Audigy Value Soundcard Status: Out of Stock Warranty: 1 year

Monitor BenQ - FP91V Incrase Quantity1Incrase Quantity $595.00 $595.00 Remove
BenQ FP91V 19" Silver/Black LCD, 4ms Grey to Grey, 550:1 Contrast, DVI, Speakers Status: Order Only Warranty: 3 year

Case* Thermaltake - VC2430BNS 1 $129.00 $129.00 Remove
Thermaltake VC2430BNS Mambo Case, Black, 430W PSU Status: Order Only Warranty: 1 year

System Assembly* Scorptec - PATWS 1 $75.00 $75.00 Remove

Full Parts Assembly and Testing (with Operating system software install) Status: Order Only Warranty: 1 year
Operating System - Add new component - - - -

Anti Virus / Internet Security - Add new component - - - -

Additional Warranty - Add new component - - - -

Optional Components
Component Product Quantity Price Amount Remove
Hard Disk #2 - Add new component - - - -
Hard Disk #3 - Add new component - - - -
Optical Drive #2 - Add new component - - - -
Printer - Add new component - - - -
Floppy Drive - Add new component - - - -
Keyboard - Add new component - - - -
Mouse - Add new component - - - -
Speakers OEM - STARBIRD800W 1 $25.00 $25.00 Remove
Starbird 2.1 800w 2.1 3D Subwoofer Speakers Status: Order Only Warranty: 1 year
Power Supply - Add new component - - - -
TV Tuner - Add new component - - - -
Memory Card Reader - Add new component - - - -
Cooler #1 Thermaltake - CL-P0257 1 $59.00 $59.00 Remove
Thermaltake CL-P0257 Blue Orb II, 12cm Fan, 17dBA, Dual Core Support, AMD K8, Intel LGA775 Status: Order Only Warranty: 1 year
Cooler #2 - Add new component - - - -
Digital Camera - Add new component - - - -
Office Suite - Add new component - - - -
Additional Software Bundle - Add new component - - - -
TOTAL: $2,400.00
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ouch with those prices :S and u still havent given us a budget! anyways change the motherboard to DFI because ive heard of quite a few problems with the gigabyte ones, change the hard drive to an sata 150 or better yet an sata 2, try to get 1gb of ram because it will make a big difference for gaming and maybe it would be cheaper to get it somewhere in america like newegg.com because those prices are insane!!! or at least try googling for some other stores in australia
 
Arghhh! descions,descions.
I have changed my mind and gone with the site above.
Is this system any good?

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3800+ 2.4GHz 512KB HyperTransport

CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS7000B-Cu CPU Cooler

MotherBoard: ASUS A8N-E - mainboard - ATX - nForce4 Ultra

Mermory: 2 x Crucial 512MB PC3200 400MHz DDR

Video Card: eVGA nVidia 7800GTX 256MB DDR3 PCI-Express ( 2xDVI )

Case: CoolerMaster Mid Tower CAC-T05

5.25" Drive Bay: Samsung 16x IDE DVD-ROM BLK & Sony 16x DVD+/-RW D-Layer BLK

Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 - hard drive - 300 GB - SATA-150

Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music - sound card

Mointer: Sony PREMIERPRO SDM-P234/B - flat panel display - TFT - 23"

Speakers: Logitech X 230 - PC multimedia speaker system

Keyboard/Mosue : Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop Elite - keyboard , mouse

O/S: Microsoft Windows XP Professional w/SP2

All this for ...... *DRUM ROLL*
:eek: $2,375.00 :eek:

Please tell me if i should change anything. This should be my final system ;)
 
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