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palpatineli

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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc I plan to have two os, ubuntu 9.10 and win 7. ubuntu for office work and light programming, and win 7 for gaming. So the video card should be nVidia to have better linux support. I hope the machine can fulfill the recommended specs of Dragon Age:

RECOMMENDED SPECS

* CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4Ghz Processor or equivalent
* RAM: 4 GB (Vista) or 2 GB (XP)
* VIDEO: ATI 3850 512 MB or greater
NVIDIA 8800GTS 512 MB or greater
AMD Phenom II X3 Triple-Core 2.8 GHz or greater
DVD ROM (Physical copy)
20 GB HD space


2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? 800USD, tax and shipping included.
3) Where do you live? Tennessee
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
everything, maybe except a mouse.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
none
6) Will you be overclocking?
probably not
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
22, at 1680x1050, but I can turn off the system eye-candies. Just want to make sure I can run the current games smoothly with the lowest visual effect.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
now
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
nothing special
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
I can buy win 7 from a special offer, and it's price is not included in the budget.


Here is what I have in mind (mainly from this post):
MSI N250GTS TwinFrozr 1G OC GeForce GTS 250 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127445
OCZ Gold 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G10664GK
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227346
Hanns·G Hi-221DPB Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824254035
Sony Optiarc Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1678A - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827131061
antec 300 and antec earthwatts ea650
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.285167
phenom 2 x3 720 and GIGABYTE GA-MA785GMT-UD2H bundle
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.291502
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS 500GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?&Item=N82E16822148395

Am I missing something here?

Also I need a long cable, any opinion on this one?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...8&cm_re=ethernet_cable-_-12-189-038-_-Product
 
Ditch the GTS 250 as the HD4850 1GB is faster than it. Also, go with a SATA DVD burner for better cable management and airflow:
$117 - Visiontek 900287 Radeon HD 4850 1GB PCI-E Video Card FS
$27 - LG Black GH22LS50 DVD Burner

Though your budget does allow for the $155 XFX HD4870 1GB.
 
Danny Bui said:
Ditch the GTS 250 as the HD4850 1GB is faster than it. Also, go with a SATA DVD burner for better cable management and airflow:
$117 - Visiontek 900287 Radeon HD 4850 1GB PCI-E Video Card FS
$27 - LG Black GH22LS50 DVD Burner

Though your budget does allow for the $155 XFX HD4870 1GB.
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Thank you for the advice.
But my doubt is if Radeon is well supported in Ubuntu. Or the current community support is enough for common office work?
 
The visiontek video card is out of stock, and if I add xfx hd4870 the total will be 954USD. Any idea on how to cut the cost down to 800? The LCD monitor is included in the 800USD budget, so I guess the build needs some modification to fit into the budget.
 
stick with what ya got on that list except swap out the 500 gig seagate and go with the WD 640 gig drive.. more storage plus much faster.. and i think its only 10 dollars more then the seagate..

you are correct nvidia is far better supported in linux right now.. but ATI's slowly catching up though..

here is another 4850 if you still want to go that route
MSI R4850-2D512-OC Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127414

its only 114 without any rebates to deal with..

also another suggestion.. ya might want to spend the extra 12 dollars and go with this ram instead..
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL8D-4GBHK - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231180
 
$800 with monitor, shipping and tax included. I say this

Antec Earthwatts 650 + Antec Three Hundred for $109.94 w/free shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.285167

ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 + AMD Phenom II X3 720 for $203.99 ($10 MIR on mbo) w/free shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.293440

OCZ Gold 4GB DDR3 1066 + XFX Radeon HD 4770 512MB for $187.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.285773

Lite-On Sata DVD Burner for $31.99 w/free shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106334

Seagate Barracuda 500GB Sata Drive for $54.99 w/free shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148395

HannsG 22" lcd for $149.99 w/free shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824254035

Total: $738.88 w/shipping & before taxes.

The taxes may take it just over $800 but, you should be able to cough up the few dollars.
 
I bought half of the stuff from zipzoomfly to save the tax, and changed the LCD with a ASUS 244U. The final cost (including an OCZ keyboard) is 830USD but I can try a MIB of 30.
Thank you all for the advice! I love this forum.
 
enginurd said:
plz post pics of the build. :)
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It's not yet arrived, so I can just post the final list for now:
From newegg:

OCZ Alchemy Series Elixir OALKBELXUS Black USB Wired Slim Keyboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16823227001
$22.99

Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Item #: N82E16811129042
$59.95

Link Depot C6M-50-WHB 50 ft. Cat 6 White Network Cable - Retail
Item #: N82E16812189038

$7.49

Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V Ver.2.2 / EPS12V version 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified ... - Retail
Item #: N82E16817371015

$79.99

Subtotal $140.42
Tax $13.82
UPS Ground $9.03
Order Total $163.27

From ZipZoomFly:
10010064 AMD HDZ720WFGIBOX Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition 2.8Ghz Socket AM3 95W 2.80 GHz Desktop Processor Retail $109.99 1 $109.99
10010982 GIGABYTE GA-MA785GMT-UD2H AMD 785G AM3 Phenom II Socket AM3 5200 MT/s PC3-14400 (DDR3-1800) mATX Motherboard Retail $87.99 1 $87.99
10010899 ASUS VW224U VW224U 22in Widescreen LCD Monitor 2ms 1000:1 300 cd/m2 Black Retail $161.99 1 $161.99
10010067 SEAGATE Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS 500GB SATA II 7200 RPM 16MB Buffer Hard Drive Bulk $53.99 1 $53.99
10011157 HIS H485FM1GH Radeon HD 4850 HD 4800 Series 1GB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 (2.0v) Video Card Retail $123.99 1 $123.99
10011080 OCZ OCZ3G1333LV4GK 4GB PC3-10666 (DDR3-1333) Dual Channel Memory Retail $101.99 1 $101.99
10010554 Sony Optiarc DDU1681S-0B 16X SATA DVD ROM Black Drive Bulk $26.59 1 $26.59

Sub Total: $666.53
Discount: $0.00
Sales Tax: $0.00
Shipping: $0.00

ORDER TOTAL: $666.53
 
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