|
Post by tacomaster89 on Mar 2, 2007 21:23:12 GMT -5
So even before I took interest in building my own pc, which was about one year ago, I still knew that people actually did it. When I tell my sister I am going to do it, she says, "So you're going to make your own Dell?".... My mom didnt know people could build their own pc's, and thinks im joking and matt kallerud didnt know it was possible either and asks "where i learned it, and how much it costs"...
So im like wtf?
Nothing is stopping me now though, I am determined to do this. Its my personal project for early summer.
|
|
|
Post by laserx on Mar 2, 2007 23:18:52 GMT -5
/musicmontage {Building a computer/ for the ownerer}
|
|
|
Post by peanut on Mar 2, 2007 23:19:26 GMT -5
You putting together your own parts or just building custom?
I know a decent amount about putting together your own parts but I don't know much about drives. I know about motherboards, ram, processor, video, ethernet, sound cards and how to put them together, also I can do external fans and power supplies a little bit but I suck with drives.
|
|
|
Post by tacomaster89 on Mar 3, 2007 15:48:45 GMT -5
from scratch
|
|
|
Post by peanut on Mar 3, 2007 21:31:37 GMT -5
I can help you a little but I'm bad with cords lol. I know where hardware goes and selecting hardware and what sounds good/etc. But I suck at connecting like the HD and CD drive to the motherboard. I could prolly figure it out by looking at another comp or closely at the comp that we're building but I haven't made my own from scratch, only put together certain parts.
|
|
|
Post by tacomaster89 on Mar 4, 2007 14:48:30 GMT -5
its a project that must be done. in may ill probably begin shopping for the parts (birthday money +graduation money)
|
|
|
Post by peanut on Mar 4, 2007 18:31:26 GMT -5
Get a joooob, get a job holdin dicks whatever you do, you're paid to do it
|
|
|
Post by laserx on Mar 6, 2007 0:34:27 GMT -5
I found this article about about building an $800 gaming pc. It looks to be pretty decent. It's an excellent base for a build if nothing else. www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2100159,00.asp
|
|
|
Post by tacomaster89 on Mar 6, 2007 22:03:59 GMT -5
-Hours on Newegg-
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 FX-62 Windsor 2.8GHz Socket AM2 Dual Core ($409)
Motherboard: ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD ($132)
Memory: OCZ Platinum 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory ($200)
Video Card: EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP ($390)
Audio: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card ($70)
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s ($140)
Optical Drive: SONY Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive ($19)
Case: Antec Performance One P180B Black ($124)
Power Supply: ENERMAX Liberty ELT620AWT ATX12V 620W ($150)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Premium for System Builders ($120)
$1765
No joke, this system is as good as any $4k retail PC, and blows away all the rest.
|
|
|
Post by peanut on Mar 6, 2007 22:09:28 GMT -5
They just want you to think it's worth $4000
My PC was this good proportionally when I got it like 2 years ago, and it was basically the same price. That's just the price for a really good comp.
Eitehr way go on aim nub
|
|
|
Post by laserx on Mar 6, 2007 23:37:41 GMT -5
get a DVD Writer. If you're going to get a $1700 comp you could at least get a DVD writer.
Also monitors.
|
|
|
Post by tacomaster89 on Mar 6, 2007 23:48:30 GMT -5
|
|
|
Post by laserx on Mar 7, 2007 0:14:52 GMT -5
Not that I know much about monitors, but that seems awesome for the size and response time (the rez looks nice but I know naught about widescreen rez).
|
|
|
Post by tacomaster89 on Mar 19, 2007 17:18:28 GMT -5
Here are some newegg prices on a system I currently have put together in my mind: CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Conroe 2.13GHz LGA 775 ($222) Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel ($123) Memory: A-DATA 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 ($150) Video Card: EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP ($390) Audio: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card ($70) Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3500630AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s ($144) Optical Drive: SONY 16X DVD±R DVD Burner With 5X DVD-RAM ($42) Case: Antec Performance One P180B Black ($124) Power Supply: Thermaltake W0101RU ATX 12V 2.0 Version 550W ($95) Card Reader: Atech Flash Xm-4U 11-in-1 USB 2.0 ($20) Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Premium for System Builders ($120) Monitor: SCEPTRE X20WG-Naga Black 20.1" 5ms (GTG) DVI Widescreen LCD ($220) Keyboard and Mouse: Logitech MX3000 2-Tone USB + PS/2 RF Wireless Standard Desktop Laser Mouse ($52) -$1792- THis article: www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Reviews/core2duo_e6400/Explains how this processor/mobo combo team up to make one monster of an overclock at a consistent 3.2GHz+ (dual core) I also read this guys post on newegg (under the comments on this mobo) who has the combo and a system similar to mine (almost the exact same) and he is overclocking at a consistent 3.5 GHz (dual core!) I think this is pretty good build, and if someone already had a monitor or a free upgrade to vista, it would be hundreds cheaper.
|
|
|
Post by peanut on Mar 19, 2007 17:37:25 GMT -5
I have a really shitty 17" monitor, it works but it's basic. I was seriously about to toss it incase you want it. It works, not the best quality, but I used it for 2 years. Just got a new smaller one to get my face a little farther from my screen. You can have it for real unless you want to go elitist and buy an amazing one.
|
|