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skhuu

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I had a previous thread about building a computer but I can't find it anymore so I'm reposting with my latest wishlist hoping to get some more advice before I take the plunge.

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
This will be my main computer for Internet browsing, watching movies, light gaming.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
~ $1000 not including tax, shipping, rebates. Cheaper is better, but I still want good quality stuff.
3) Where do you live?
PA
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
Everything, except monitor.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Most likely an Asus 23in monitor
6) Will you be overclocking?
No
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
Asus 23in
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Next week
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
Just the standard
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
Will be buying Vista Ultimate 32bit


This is what I've picked out:
Antec 300 Case
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 COre 216
Antec 650w PSU
Intel Core 2 Quad 2.66GHz
Patriot Extreme Performance 4GB
Western Digital 640GB HDD

Thanks in advance!
 
Might as well go Core i7 with that budget:

Antec EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V Ver.2.2 / EPS12V version 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified + Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G1600LV6GK - Retail + Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail + ASUS P6T SE LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
EA Battleforge - Gift - OEM + XFX HD-489A-ZDFC Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card - Retail

Total: $967.89 sans shipping and rebates

Also, why a 32 bit OS? Why not 64 bit?
 
You can build a Core i7 920 build with your budget. However, I don't feel you need to based on your uses of the computer. A Phenom II X4 is still more than capable of your needs. $1,000 budget can put together a nice Phenom II X4 Quad, 4GB RAM, 640GB HDD, GTX 260(216) or 4870 video card, Vista 64 OS and an Asus 23.6" lcd monitor all for under $1,000 before shipping & taxes.
 
Thanks for the recommendations. I'll look into the different builds a bit more. To save some money, is it a good idea to install Windows 7 RC1 as my main OS (and not buy Vista) and then upgrade to Windows 7 Pro when it comes out in October?
 
win.7 preorder is a nice price right now, for the upgrade version.
 
I've decided to go with most of the parts I already picked based on reading other threads here and talking to other people. Plus my total is approximately $1000 with the monitor and OS. Need to save some money here especially with the economy =)

One last question I do have is: Does anyone know if the EVGA Gtx260 will fit in the Antec 300 case I chose?

Thanks for all the help again.
 
I finally got all my parts and finished building today. Everything seems to be working fine but I've already gotten 2 BSODs. Does anyone have any ideas what might be causing this? I'll post pictures soon too!
 
Pics!!!!??!?!?

We also need the error codes of those BSODs to help. :p Take pics of them, too. hehe.
 
that's a lot of wires inside the case...can't you hide them in the top of the case instead of in the middle like that?
 
Thanks for the pics! yes, you definitely need some better cablegami. ;) Check out the case galleries for some ideas.
 
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