so i need recommendations on what to buy ...

ok, so here is the deal next year im getting a laptop-top of the line for gaming, probably voodoo, alienware etc. But in the mean time i need a high end PC, as i need to upgrade from my old HP Pavillion 533w. I have been hearing off price drops on july 22nd. So assuming i wait what is the best PC i can BUILD for $800-1150, possibly 1200?currently i have the keyboard, mouse, and a crappy screen *i guess it could make do for a while?!*either way what parts should i purchase on the 22nd, assuming the price drops to fit in my budget?thanx for replies in advance:)so i need recommendations on what to buy ...
any1?so i need recommendations on what to buy ...
I'd shoot for something like the E6650, P35 chipset motherboad, 2x1GB of RAM, a SATA hard drive with 250GB or more space, and and probably either an 8600 or HD2600 card (depending on which turns out to be officially better). You'll have a lot of upgrade options in the future, and a decent rig for right now. I'm not going to make exact recommendations right now, but you should be able to get a decent rig with all those parts given your budget.
after browsing couldn't i get the quad core+8800GTS+2GB RAM+mobo for 1100?
[QUOTE=''xfactor19990'']after browsing couldn't i get the quad core+8800GTS+2GB RAM+mobo for 1100?[/QUOTE]It's entirely possible, yes. Those specs are the minimum I would shoot for though, not the maximum. And one month might show a lot of crazy things - it has happened before in the hardware world, and it will happen again.Also, bear in mind that I don't recommend cheap power supplies to people, and I also try to leave a fairly big budget for a case, although that's not always possible and/or a concern.
I already answered your query in your other post. 1x new mobo with PCI-e 16x slot.
1x 2gb RAM (DDR400 or DDR2)
1x cpu thats at least 2.8ghz
1x gfx card
1x new case.All this probably wont cost more than a couple hundred dollars.
I just made a new PC myself with these specs here. Its really up to you which brand mobo you go for but I like to get boards with alot of room for RAM.
You'll probably also want a board with IDE channels and not SATA.
Read up dude.. Google is your friend.
[QUOTE=''DarkManiaN_1979'']I already answered your query in your other post. 1x new mobo with PCI-e 16x slot.
1x 2gb RAM (DDR400 or DDR2)
1x cpu thats at least 2.8ghz
1x gfx card
1x new case.All this probably wont cost more than a couple hundred dollars.
I just made a new PC myself with these specs here. Its really up to you which brand mobo you go for but I like to get boards with alot of room for RAM.
You'll probably also want a board with IDE channels and not SATA.
Read up dude.. Google is your friend. [/QUOTE]was that posted in the upgrading of my HP computer, cuz its completely out lol
[QUOTE=''DarkManiaN_1979'']I already answered your query in your other post. 1x new mobo with PCI-e 16x slot.
1x 2gb RAM (DDR400 or DDR2)
1x cpu thats at least 2.8ghz
1x gfx card
1x new case.All this probably wont cost more than a couple hundred dollars.
I just made a new PC myself with these specs here. Its really up to you which brand mobo you go for but I like to get boards with alot of room for RAM.
You'll probably also want a board with IDE channels and not SATA.
Read up dude.. Google is your friend. [/QUOTE]You're a bit behind the times. DDR RAM isn't dead, but I wouldn't use it in any new build, due it its generally higher cost, and incompatibility with most dual-core processors on the market. Speaking of dual-core processors, gigahertz don't mean nearly what they used to. Architecture and cores are the big thing right now - I'd put my 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo processor up against the highest stock-clocked single-core processor on the market in a decent array of benchmarks, and I'm confident that I'd clean house.
Your working under the assumption that this dude is loaded.
Core 2 Duo? DD3?He wants an upgrade, not a mortgage.edit: Almost every single Asus mobo I've looked at accepts both Core 2 Duo cpu and DDR2, so I'm not sure what you meant by outdated and incompatible. If I were telling this guy my ideal update, I'd be saying get an SLi board and 2 8800gfx cards n' 8gb RAM blah blah.
Good luck asking your Dad mate :lol:
Cos I remember you saying he gave your current PC
For a budget of $1000, give or take, there's a lot of ways for you to go. Since this is your first complete build, I suggest you take it slow and don't leap, before looking. Compare prices, benchmark scores and customer feedback on all of the components you're considering...oh, and the warranties/return policies of the manufacturers. A little home work now will save you a lot of headaches later. Ask yourself what you want the PC to do, then focus on building it to fit your need. Will it be strictly a gaming rig, or will you want it to perform other tasks? Do you want a computer with pretty lights and a expansive case window, or would a plain jane box be good enough? Waiting until after July 22nd is a good idea. It gives you plenty of time to Google around and see what looks good to you. It's your rig. In the end the choices are all up to you. :)
[QUOTE=''DarkManiaN_1979'']Your working under the assumption that this dude is loaded.
Core 2 Duo? DD3?He wants an upgrade, not a mortgage.edit: Almost every single Asus mobo I've looked at accepts both Core 2 Duo cpu and DDR2, so I'm not sure what you meant by outdated and incompatible. If I were telling this guy my ideal update, I'd be saying get an SLi board and 2 8800gfx cards n' 8gb RAM blah blah.
Good luck asking your Dad mate :lol:
Cos I remember you saying he gave your current PC [/QUOTE]I'm not assuming he's loaded, I'm assuming he's got a budget of $800-$1200, which he clearly stated in his opening post. A budget like that easily puts him in Core 2 Duo territory. If it were less, he'd be in Athlon X2 (AM2 socket) territory. And if he can't spend $70 on his processor, it's not time to build a new rig. Not sure why you brought up DDR3, because I didn't. I just mentioned that DDR isn't going to be something he's going to want in a new rig, since he's not going to be able to get a Core 2 Duo processor running with DDR RAM, and finding a socket 939 motherboard, processor, and RAM for less than their AM2 equivalents is damn near impossible unless you're buying used parts. Not to mention that AMD's upcoming chips are supposed to have limited compatibility with the AM2 socket but not 939, so there's really no point in buying a 939 system at this point.
[QUOTE=''Sentinel672002'']For a budget of $1000, give or take, there's a lot of ways for you to go. Since this is your first complete build, I suggest you take it slow and don't leap, before looking. Compare prices, benchmark scores and customer feedback on all of the components you're considering...oh, and the warranties/return policies of the manufacturers. A little home work now will save you a lot of headaches later. Ask yourself what you want the PC to do, then focus on building it to fit your need. Will it be strictly a gaming rig, or will you want it to perform other tasks? Do you want a computer with pretty lights and a expansive case window, or would a plain jane box be good enough? Waiting until after July 22nd is a good idea. It gives you plenty of time to Google around and see what looks good to you. It's your rig. In the end the choices are all up to you. :)[/QUOTE]true lol i will research:) nainly i want a gaming PC....i want to be able to max out games, and have a great impression as i transfer from consoles to PC
Well said mate. Its all up to you in the end, thats why I said, ''Google is your friend''.
So is eBay. Thats where I ended up getting loads of bargains to make a couple of PCs for my gf and I. A few local stores around here sell really cheap older RAM for AU$75 2GB stick DDR2. You gotta hunt it down.
Decide what card you want, and then start the search for it, as with the other components. Good luck.
[QUOTE=''DarkManiaN_1979'']AU$75 2GB stick DDR2. [/QUOTE]Ah, I think I may have found part of our disagreement - I was assuming US dollars, and you may have been assuming AUD. Exchange rates hurt a bit, but I know the bigger problem over there is just availability and price gouging. Makes sense why you'd think recommending Core 2 Duo might be a bit of a stretch for an $800 AUD build.Where is this guy from anyway? US? Canada? Australia?
[QUOTE=''RayvinAzn''][QUOTE=''DarkManiaN_1979'']AU$75 2GB stick DDR2. [/QUOTE]Ah, I think I may have found part of our disagreement - I was assuming US dollars, and you may have been assuming AUD. Exchange rates hurt a bit, but I know the bigger problem over there is just availability and price gouging. Makes sense why you'd think recommending Core 2 Duo might be a bit of a stretch for an $800 AUD build.Where is this guy from anyway? US? Canada? Australia?[/QUOTE]Would it matter? I mean since most of the parts are coming from Taiwan and China... LOL!!! :lol:
[QUOTE=''Sentinel672002'']Would it matter? I mean since most of the parts are coming from Taiwan and China... LOL!!! :lol:[/QUOTE]Well, all those parts get shipped somewhere - and I know Australia isn't the first place companies are looking to put top-of-the-line parts for cheap prices.
Exactly. Core 2 Duo is coming down in price, but only because they introduced the Quad Core chips and the ''extreme'' series.
I'd really like to see how they handle multiple tasks and then just running gmaes, because they cost the world over here. No idea where this guys from btw. Maybe Core 2 Duo isn't a bad option then. You can also find Asus boards that take both S775 P4, and S775 Core 2 Duo ;)Thats handy for poor ppl like me :D
It's not so great in mortar and brick stores. I recently priced an E6300 at CompUSA for over $240 in my area. Back 2003, when I built my current rig, I spent $428 for a 2.6Ghz P4C and I had to wait a week for it to be shipped from California, because there were no P4C chips in my area. Not cool that...
ahhh, even with $1100 AUD, he can get a pretty darn good core 2 duo system with probably an E6320, 8600GT, 650i (or P35), fairly good case and a decent psu. The only hardware which is totally over priced in Australia is the RAM, with Corsair DDR2 800 C4 RAM going for a hefty $240AUD ($200USD). So DarkMania, I really don't know where you're coming from.