build me a computer 800-1000 dollar budget

[noob with an RS 10+ year member]

hey im going to be building a computer for a good buddy of mine.. he wants me to choose the parts for him because he trusts i'll try to find the cheapest prices i can find and i know how to build computers and set them up.. im bsaically all my friends computer's warranty //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/cool.gif.3bcaf8f141236c00f8044d07150e34f7.gif. i've built about 6 computers from bare parts for my friends in the past two years... most of the times they chose the parts themselves.. it seems like there are so many processors to choose from these days with all this dual core and other new technology. can someone knowledgable in computer parts tell me what they would recommend? for sure, im going to be getting 2 gigs of DDR RAM and i want the video card to be the highlight of the system since it is going to be a gaming rig. also, anyone know anything about DDR vs. DDR-2?? should i go with a motherboard that supports DDR1 or DDR2? i want the video card to be a PCI-Express vid card. deciding between a radeon or geforce for the vid card of course, but cant figure out which model to go with.. so yea, if anyone knows whats good for its price please share..

i usually buy my stuff from a store called Computer Depot here in san diego. they are a warehouse pretty much and heres the link to their website:

http://mypcparts.com

i think theyve got some good prices and dont carry products that really arent worth selling or buying

Click to read more...

 

[noob with an RS 10+ year member]

sold! thanks jmac.. i have an athlon 64 myself and always recommended it when my buddies asked me to build them a computer. i guess i was right for telling them to go with a athlon 64 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[noob with an RS 10+ year member]

2 x 120 GB SATA hard drives in RAID 0

will running 2x 120 GB SATA hard drives in RAID 0 give the computer a total of 120 gigabytes but operate twice as fast? i forget what the differnce between RAID 0 and RAID 1 is

 

[rocky 59 5,000+ posts]

i have everything except mother board. 500 watt power supply, green case with side window, 40 gig. hard drive, round cables, 2400 amd proceeser, 1 42x cd-rom, 1 32x cd bruner, g-force video card, copper cooling fan, 3 fans, a hdd cooler, 214 ddr, and il throw in a new motherboard.

make me an offer

 

[noob with an RS 10+ year member]

RAID 0 = faster with 240 GB of space, but if one goes, you're screwed.RAID 1 = same speed with 120 GB of space, but if one goes, you're fine.

ohhhh i see.. so basically if one goes all information on both hard drives will be corrupted or gone? what can cause a hard drive to "go"? that makes me worry about running it in RAID 0.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crying.gif.ec0ebefe590df0251476573bc49e46d8.gif

 

[vosschs 5,000+ posts]

yes go with raid one, wont lose anything if something dies

 

[noob with an RS 10+ year member]

yea i think im going to run it RAID 1 i dont wanna be responsible for losing all his files because i chose to run it in RAID 0 and he accidentally fries one of them.. i dont think hell even need 240 Gigs let alone 120

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

Did this really quick:

DVD Drive:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16827152058

HD:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822148065

MoBo:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813130491

Video Card:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814130214

PSU:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817103512

Processor:

http://www.newegg.com/product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819103539

Mem:

http://www.newegg.com/product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820145587

Works out to about $1000 before shipping....plus another ~$50 on a case of your choice...

 

[noob with an RS 10+ year member]

It's a gaming computer ... Most people with gaming computers reformat every 3-6 months, anyways ...

really? is that really necessary??? wont maintaining the computer by making sure no spyware or adware get installed and defragmenting, eliminate the need to reformat over n over?

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820227210

That RAM will work as well...

 

[noob with an RS 10+ year member]

Jmac, how much did u spend on your power supply? whats the least youd spend on a power supply (assuming the price justifies the item)?

 

[noob with an RS 10+ year member]

Seagate is a reliable brand with a 5-year-warranty to back it up ...

sweeeeet.. since thats the case im going to go with a seagate HD and run it raid 0

 

[noob with an RS 10+ year member]

yea im going to base the computer on what you recommended jmac dont worry i will not feed into the bandwagon items //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

For a 7800gt you're looking at $300+ though...combine that with the processor, that's $550ish....add in the mb which is gonna at least be 100, plus decent dual channel 2 gig ram is 200+, you're at $850- without a drive, case, psu, hd...gonna be hard to get all that for 1k IMO.

 

[danteBirosel 5,000+ posts]

cool, that site mypcparts is a very good site. and also they have a computer store of north of where i live. not that far.. very good prices and products.