I'm building a Computer

[BootyLover]

This would cost about $1200... Am I missing anyting or adding uncessary parts? And Are they all compatible? I believe individually they're the best bang for the buck for what I want to use it for.



Case: COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower $54

Case fan: MASSCOOL FD08025S1M4 80mm Case Fan $2

Power: Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC ATX 430W Power Supply 115/ 230 V $35

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX $90

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo Wolfdale E8400 (3.00GHz) $200

CPU Fan: ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler $62

Memory: Kingston 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel $80

Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB $145

Sound Card: bluegears b-Enspirer 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Sound Card $105

Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s $110

DVD: Pioneer Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 10X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 40X CD-R 32X CD-RW 40X CD-ROM 2MB Cache IDE 20X DVD±R DVD Burner - OEM $30

Monitor: Acer AL2216Wbd Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor with HDCP support 300 cd/m2 700:1 $220

Speakers: Logitech S-220 2.1 Multimedia Speaker System - OEM $25

Input: Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 B2L-00047 Black 105 Normal Keys 9 Function Keys USB Ergonomics Keyboard Mouse Included $20

[Chris Black]

I need a computer to English translator.

[BootyLover]

My biggest fear is it blowing up when I try to put it together.

[Mariah]

Talk to Opey, he's good with computers I hear.

[BootyLover]

I guess I don't really need the sound card cuz the mother board has one,
and I'm not really that into high quality sound or anything. Video is more
important. That saves 100 bucks. Cool.

And I guess I don't nee the case fan either... The case is called Cooler
Master for God's sakes.

[BootyLover]

I just have a general idea about overclocking, but don't
know exactly when and how to do it.

But I doubt I would need to though, due to the power
of the system being built compared to what I need to
do with it.

Basically the most hardcore usage for this machine will
be for graphics, movie editing, and maybe 3d rendering
and anmiations with some multitasking. I think the
system will handle it well.

[Possible]

yet the case is still only 50 bucks....your going to want a cooling fan...you can never go wrong...and if dust clogs it up that is going to trap heat raising the temp....even at low ambient...and after all that customization, youd hate to get a blue screen or everheat...get the fan, its cheap

[Paze]

Why are you getting a dual core with a $1200 budget? You can get a true quad or a good quad that runs through 2 buses but oc's at 12GHz for like $600 (Opey might correct me AGAIN). And your processor along with your motherboard are the base parts that should be the best... its harder to upgrade them then things like RAM and hard drives

[Paze]

I just have a general idea about overclocking, but don't
know exactly when and how to do it.

But I doubt I would need to though, due to the power
of the system being built compared to what I need to
do with it.

Basically the most hardcore usage for this machine will
be for graphics, movie editing, and maybe 3d rendering
and anmiations with some multitasking. I think the
system will handle it well.

Look into the Q6600 processor for that stuff... seriously

[Edicius]

GS.. lol

you can get a 8800GTX for 199 here.. GS is shyt, and you can get a proc/gfx/MB good specs for 400... than u need a case, power supply etc. 1200 is a ripoff..

[BootyLover]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but E8400 has more ghz than Q6600 and runs
most applications better at the moment cuz not that many applications
support quads right now. And the motherboard supports upgrades to
quads, although I'm not sure if the bus speed is adequate for higher end
quads in the future.

I wanted the GTX but they ranged around 350 dollars...


Where can I get these parts cheaper?

[BootyLover]

I found another one for graphics card.

EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR GeForce 8800GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported

Video Card - Retail $190

[Opie M.]

what do you plan on using this PC for?

[BootyLover]

computer graphics, video editing, animation, and maybe 3d rendering.

[Opie M.]

aight I'll hit you back with some specs. I'm in class right now.