Help me spend 1.5k

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killa62

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I am going to spend 1.5k on a computer.

Requirements:
dual core something
lots of ram (think 4 gigs)
300-500 gb hd
shittiest video card with dvi out (no gaming AT ALL)
decent mobo that is upgradable to 8 gig of ram when time comes
dvd burner
good psu
good mobo
QUIET case + quiet fans (think almost silent)
My friend who works at msft will get me windows.

thanks
:p
 
:cracks nuckles:
ok, lets get too.
you dont need a monitor i gues so that makes it easier.

Case Antec P150 or P180 (p150 has a powersupply)
new NEC or Plextor Burners (maybe samsung even)
Seasonic or Forton powersupply of 400 or 350 - has to have efficiency >70%
get the new Seagate 7200.10 hard drives
buy a graphics card in the forums (unless you must have absolutely new)

next is the big choice. intel or amd?
new conroe is a bit better than the amd chips.
how much to spend on it?

mobo and ram will be descided by that choice
 
I don't think I could spend $1500 on a comp with no monitor and crappy graphics!
Seems like a waste of money. You could easily do it for around $800.


What's the purpose of the computer?

Almost silent? Watercooling ? since you have the money and want great dual-core...
That seems to take care of a good $250-300.
 
well, i don't want shitty componenets either,
this is for a friend who is a photographer and wants to use photoshop + use it as his normal computer, therefore there is no need for a gaming graphics card.
Also, the case should have room for lots of harddrives, because he will be upping the storage every year because he shoots a lot of pictures.
He already bought this lacie lcd monitor for his graphics work.
to him, photoshopping is gaming
heh

again, i stress that it should be quiet
 
Plextor DVD Burner
Antec P180 case - very quiet case, keeps things cool as well
Seagate 250GB SATA drives x2
ASUS Deluxe AM2 Motherboard - Silent heatpipes, supports 8 GB
Cheapest passively cooled PCI-e x16 VGA card on the 'Egg
Enermax Liberty PSU
G.Skill 2 GB DDR2-800 RAM x2 - Respected brand. Pretty hetspreaders.
AMD Athlon X2 4200+ - It's dual core.

Total: $1441

If you want, you can drop a hard drive and get a cheaper optical drive in order to try and afford a faster processor, but IMO you won't notice the difference, especially outside of games. You'd be much better off finding a better aftermarket heatsink for that Athlon X2. I don't know offhand which work with AM2, so hit up SPCR to see what AM2 compatible heatsinks are recommended.

If you're willing to wait for Conroe, aka Core 2 Duo, I'd wait until the frenzy dies down, and then choose (in this order) a good Conroe motherboard with a plethora of features, and then a Core 2 Duo that fits in the remaining budget.
 
http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merc...ore_Code=M&Product_Code=120990&AFFIL=hhd&NR=1
hehehehe
really, he needs 4 gigs of ram, so two of those?
because i dont see any 2 gig modules of ddr2 800

oh, here's my list

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16827249003 100

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=140138
or
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=140118 140

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822148144 two 200
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813131013 150
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814127204 40
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817194003 105
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820231071 two 305
http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merc...ore_Code=M&Product_Code=120990&AFFIL=hhd&NR=1
265

total is about 1305

anything you would like to change?
 
8GB is a lot for Photoshop. Does he work with digital scanning backs or something? You'd also need to run the 64-bit version of Windows... and 2GB sticks of DDR2 aren't very cheap (or widely available, at that).

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 - $212 + $? shipping
Scythe Ninja Plus - $32 + ~$7 shipping
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 - $150 + $7 shipping
OCZ Value 2x1GB DDR2-667 - $149 + $5 shipping, $15 MIR, x2
Sapphire Radeon X550 - $53 + $5 shipping
Samsung T133 HD400LJ 400GB - $150, free shipping (at the time of post)
Pioneer DVR-111D - $33 + $5 shipping
Seasonic S12-430 - $75 + ~$7 shipping
Yate Loon D12SL-12 - $4 + $? shipping
Antec P180B - $106 + ~$30 shipping

Total - $1166 after rebates and shipping (assuming $8 shipping for CPU)

Optional:

Sunbeam Rheobus fan controller - $11 + shipping
 
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