Well I built my first pc about 8 years ago now its pretty much junk. I am going to give it away to a friend of mine, so I started looking around for new parts. I'm really behind on alot of this tech but here is what I came up with so far. Any suggestions would be helpful. Case-COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 MB-ASUS P5Q Pro Turbo LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard Vidcard-SAPPHIRE 100259-1GL Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 Power Supply-Rosewill RP500-2 500W ATX12V v2.01 Cpu-ntel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz Memory-G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 Hard Drive-Western Digital Caviar RE2 WD1601ABYS 160GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Monitor-Acer X223Wbd Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 2500:1 Drive-LG Black 22X (CAV) Os-Windows xp Im tying to stay below $1,000. If you think I should change something let me know, I have not done this in a while.
I have done some more looking around, and I asked my friend who built a pc last year what he thought. Here is the revised plan. Gigabyte GA-EP45T-UD3P LGA775 Motherboard - Retail - $136.49 (free shipping) http://www.mwave.com/mwave/SkuSearch_v2.asp?SCriteria=BA31203 Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 LGA775 CPU - Retail - $159.99 http://www.futurepowerpc.com/scripts/product.asp?PRDCODE=CPIN-RE8400&REFID=FR CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit - Retail - $84 without $20 rebate (free shipping) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145220 ASUS HD 4870 w\DarKnight Cooling System - Retail - $164.99 without $30 rebate (free shipping) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121288 WD Caviar Blue WD6400AAKS 640GB HDD - OEM - $69.99 (free shipping) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136218 Antec Nine Hundred Mid-Tower ATX Gamer Case - Retail - $88.54 http://www.provantage.com/antec-nine-hundred~7ANTG049.htm Corsair 550VX 550W PSU w\Active PFC - Retail - $79.77 without $20 rebate http://www.provantage.com/corsair-cmpsu-550vx~7CSMC05H.htm That would leave me with cash left over for a monitor and other peripherals.
I liked that sapphire 4870 1 gig. I hope the ASUS 4870 is also 1 GIG. Going from 512mb to 1gig in vram makes a big difference at 1680x1050 and up. Maybe try to go with the Corsair 650TX. The TX line is the gaming power supplys.
I have done some more looking around, and I asked my friend who built a pc last year what he thought. Here is the revised plan. Gigabyte GA-EP45T-UD3P LGA775 Motherboard - Retail - $136.49 (free shipping) http://www.mwave.com/mwave/SkuSearch_v2.asp?SCriteria=BA31203 Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 LGA775 CPU - Retail - $159.99 http://www.futurepowerpc.com/scripts/product.asp?PRDCODE=CPIN-RE8400&REFID=FR CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit - Retail - $84 without $20 rebate (free shipping) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145220 ASUS HD 4870 w\DarKnight Cooling System - Retail - $164.99 without $30 rebate (free shipping) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121288 WD Caviar Blue WD6400AAKS 640GB HDD - OEM - $69.99 (free shipping) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136218 Antec Nine Hundred Mid-Tower ATX Gamer Case - Retail - $88.54 http://www.provantage.com/antec-nine-hundred~7ANTG049.htm Corsair 550VX 550W PSU w\Active PFC - Retail - $79.77 without $20 rebate http://www.provantage.com/corsair-cmpsu-550vx~7CSMC05H.htm That would leave me with cash left over for a monitor and other peripherals.freakisgood
Why not bump that PSU up to a 750 watt if you plan on using it on a future upgrade? Otherwise leave it. Also for a little bit more you can get a 4890.
Ok I have done some searching around for the best prices to power and here is the build now. To me it looks like I got everything right. Mobo-Gigabyte GIGABYTE MOTHERBOARD GA-EP45T-UD3P CORE 2 DUE LGA775-$145.80 Cpu-Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz-$162.00 Mem-CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1333 $84.00 GPU-Sapphire Radeon HD 4890-$235.20 Hard Drive-WD Caviar Blue WD6400AAKS 640GB HDD - OEM $59.99 Case-Antec NINEHUNDRED Nine Hundred 9-Bay Midtower Ultimate Gamer Case-$88.54 Power Supply CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650w $88.85 Windows Xp-$84.95 Total $949.13
Whoa stop there! Do not buy that RAM, it is a triple channel kit designed for Core I7 CPU's and your using LGA775 CPU. If you put 3 DIMMs in you'll lose dual channel mode. Get either 2x2Gb or 4x2Gb to run dual channel mode.
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