Building a new PC

[Defgarden]

Originally Posted by Rebar71

If you can't handle installing a CPU onto a mobo, then you shouldn't be building your own system.

Why not? I've built plenty just fine thank you.

[VEGASKING]

Originally Posted by Bandit

in the $1000 range

Originally Posted by Birdman

http://www.alienware.com

LOLOLOLOLOL


http://www.pricewatch.com/


Found the cheapest place to buy everything I needed when I built my machine.

[Birdman]

Originally Posted by VEGASKING

Found the cheapest place to buy everything I needed when I built my machine.

I have to agree, if your going to build one, this is the cheapest route to go.

I've done this a half a dozen times when you include the gamer boxes I've built for myself and friends going back to the Counter-Strike Beta days.

If your really going to build your own box, spend the bulk of your coin on the Video Card. Make sure you get a Mobo that will be able to support an upgrade in the video department at least once about 18 months down the road, and feed it as much RAM as possible.

Be careful when pricing out the components to include tax (If they are in california, you pay it) and shipping. If you find a place that has competative prices on multiple components, you will save on shipping by grabbing several chunks of the box from there.

$1000 is probably enough to build a decent "Slay Station" but if you could somehow squeeze yourself another $500, that box will scream for at least 12 to 18 months.

One of the major reasons I stopped gaming via PC was the fact that it seemed like I was pouring $500 to upgrade the damn thing a year after I built it for the new game set coming out that fall, and building a new box every 2 years, and that was just to be able to stay on top of the video requirements. I had to have as many FPS as possible or I was just going to get smoked.

[psychopuck]

Thanks! Now I have the bug to build. I saw a Quad w/mb for something like $270 at Fry's. The only problem is the mb isn't sli.

[ValleyFan]

Originally Posted by psychopuck

Thanks! Now I have the bug to build. I saw a Quad w/mb for something like $270 at Fry's. The only problem is the mb isn't sli.

That is why you want a 680a board.

[gokingsgo]

God some of you guys are killing me. Dell? Alienware? all your getting is crap with a name, your paying for the name.

Here's my rig that cost me $1500

Intel core 2 duo 2.4ghz
EVGA 680i motherboard
EVGA Nvidia 8800 GTS 640mb GPU
2 GIGs Patriot RAM
500 GIG SATA HD

All in an Antec 900 case.

You order something like this through Dell or Alienware and your looking at 2 grand.

If you can build it tiger direct.com or truevalue.com is your friend.

[gokingsgo]

Originally Posted by psychopuck

Thanks! Now I have the bug to build. I saw a Quad w/mb for something like $270 at Fry's. The only problem is the mb isn't sli.

Worst thing in the world is buy your computer stuff at Fry's.

Go with some place that thats all they do, better quality and service.

[psychopuck]

Originally Posted by gokingsgo

Worst thing in the world is buy your computer stuff at Fry's.

Go with some place that thats all they do, better quality and service.

Not if you know what you are buying. I've bought plenty of stuff from there without any problems. Just stay away from the repackaged stuff. The quality of a HD or MB isn't going to be of better quality just because you get it from a smaller place.

You are correct about service though. I would never send someone there if they didn't really know what they were doing.

[gokingsgo]

Originally Posted by psychopuck

Not if you know what you are buying. I've bought plenty of stuff from there without any problems. Just stay away from the repackaged stuff. The quality of a HD or MB isn't going to be of better quality just because you get it from a smaller place.

You are correct about service though. I would never send someone there if they didn't really know what they were doing.

True for one or 2 parts, but if your building a whole rig, Fry's is the last place i'd go for the parts.