Building a New Computer , Need Fast part advice

Discussion in 'Building a new PC' started by H08, Jul 8, 2008.

  1. H08

    H08 Guest

    i made a thread a few months ago about building a Pc for the budget around $1,000. well i had to use that money, and now iam thinking about making one with the budget beeing $500 - $700. ive been looking through Ebay and have found Some GEAT DEALS.

    I was wondering if people could give me there advice on some parts


    My Setup Would Go:

    Antec 900 Case

    Intel Core 2 Quad (Q6600)

    MOTHERBOARD???? (Something in the ASUS brand would be GREAT!!)

    4x1GB Corsair Dominator Ram

    WD Raptor X 150GB

    POWER SUPPLY??????

    DVD REWRIGHTABLE DRIVE????



    Thanks For Your Help!!!
     
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  2. abuzar1

    abuzar1 Senior member

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    First of all what do you want to do with the computer? Do you want to play games? Do video editing? Just having a plain computer?

    I see you have SOME idea of the parts. The Antec 900 is a good case, and the Q6600 is a good choice. Unfortunately in that budget you cant afford the High end Asus motherboard, and for the more budget based motherboard I would recommend a Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3R instead. Also you DONT want 4 sticks of ram. If you want 4GB then get 2x2GB sticks.

    Also they have a updated version of the Raptor out. I would still recommend just sticking with a regular 7200RPM drive. Something like this.

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152100
     
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  3. sammorris

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    The 150GB Raptors are unreliable and nasty, especially the X versions. There's a 300GB velociraptor out, but on your budget it's just not realistic. I own an HD753LJ and confirm they're great drives, use one of those. The case choice is fine (though an NZXT Tempest is a similarly styled offering that's generally a bit better). The CPU is fine, use Abuzar's motherboard, it's better than cheap Asus boards by a long way. Also use 2x2GB of RAM, it just makes more sense these days.

    Have you considered what graphics card you're going to use?
    I typically recommend Corsair PSUs, but which one depends on which GPU you use.
    Sony/NEC Optiarcs are good DVD Writers.
     
    sammorris, Jul 9, 2008
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  4. H08

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    sorry i havent responded, i just started using my computer again. ive decided to take your advice on that motherbaord. but now i dont know when i will actually order the parts since i had to use $200. thanks again guys
     
    H08, Jul 10, 2008
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