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| Thread ID: 64102 | 2005-12-03 05:37:00 | Building a PC | JMoore (9352) | Press F1 |
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| 409624 | 2005-12-03 05:37:00 | This will be the first time I've built a PC and I'm doing it simply because I want the experience of building a PC. The problem is that I don't have much knowledge when it comes to selecting what to get. I have been doing some research (reading reviews etc.) but most of the info I have is outdated by 6 months or so. I was hoping for some guidance on the types of components to get, and only pay between $2000 and $2500. The computer will be multi purpose - gaming (Battlefield 2 etc.) as well as internet browsing, downloading and multimedia (music etc.). I am keen on an AMD Athlon 64 CPU and a GeForce graphics card (probably 6600 GT) - as a starting point. Otherwise, I don't have much idea what else to get and any help would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks, James. |
JMoore (9352) | ||
| 409625 | 2005-12-03 05:44:00 | Well, the only thing you have to figure out, is decide on which mobo (brand/model), you want, and then match it with the ram. Then buy the hdd's (either IDE or SATA). And a reasonable PSU to get it going. Then depending on the mobo you get, whether you want an AGP, or PCI-E / other videocard. And whether you want a videocard, with VGA/DVI etc on it. It should be a lot less than $2000. Well that may depend on whether you get an LCD monitor, I spose as well. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 409626 | 2005-12-03 06:08:00 | Thanks for the quick reply. Any suggestions on mobo and RAM brand and/or model? I'm hoping for at least 200GB SATA HDD - once again, any suggestions on brand? Videocard - (GigaByte) GeForce 6600 GT 256MB CPU - AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Yea, I would also like a LCD monitor which will push the price up a bit. Any more suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks. |
JMoore (9352) | ||
| 409627 | 2005-12-03 06:25:00 | Here's a list of AMD 939 pin mobos (www.edencomputers.co.nz) This is the shop down the road from me. And this (www.aicomputers.co.nz) Is up Mt Eden Road. The prices may differ from wherever you are. But it'll give you an idea. I spose, it depends on whether you want SATA, firewire, Wireless, RAID, PCI-E, 6 or 8 channel sound, and SPDIF. I dont know much about DFI, or Gigabyte. I've never used either. BUT, I know some Gigabyte mobos have had probs with capacitors bursting/dying. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 409628 | 2005-12-03 06:50:00 | Thanks for that, I'm in Christchurch. Regarding the mobo, I would like SATA, USB2, and wireless (for wireless network I presume). I have no real need for firewire, however it might be handy. As far as I know, PCI-E support will be required for the graphics card. I don't have much knowledge on RAID or SPDIF and sound doesn't worry me too much (integrated sound will be fine). At this stage I'm choosing between the DFI Lanparty and the Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-9 (doesn't support SLI). DFI Lanparty (ascent.co.nz) Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-9 (ascent.co.nz) If you know of any others I should consider let me know. Once again, any more suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks. |
JMoore (9352) | ||
| 409629 | 2005-12-03 20:11:00 | Go with the gigabyte. The dfi distributer has a crap rating. For RAM, I would suggest a twinmos dual channel kit (2*512). Have you got a case already, or do you need to buy one? |
Greven (91) | ||
| 409630 | 2005-12-03 22:26:00 | Thanks for the info Greven. Yes, I will need to buy a case and I was also hoping to get a monitor - so any recommendations for that are welcome. Thanks again...James. |
JMoore (9352) | ||
| 409631 | 2005-12-04 09:08:00 | Do you think it is important that I get an SLI motherboard? | JMoore (9352) | ||
| 409632 | 2005-12-04 21:44:00 | I wouldn't reccomend SLI. I've got a chenbro XSpider case, and it is really nice, except once the motherboard is installed, there is no getting it out so I wouldn't reccomend it. You can go the cheap route & get an ICute case - if you replace the PSU, then the only thing wrong with them is they make it really dificult to get at the screws that hold on the metal bits covering the drive bays. You might want to make the air holes a bit bigger too. If you want a cool looking case, go with overclockersNZ, but like the ICute, replace the PSU & cut bigger air holes in it. You can go with a quality brand like Cooler Master then you shouldn't have any trouble with the case, but I think they are a bit expensive. |
Greven (91) | ||
| 409633 | 2005-12-05 10:23:00 | Thanks Greven. I still haven't decided on a case, but was loooking at the Thermaltake (tsunami or soprano) and Lian-Li ranges. Does anyone have any experiences with these cases or could recommend a case? |
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