Building a Computer

Soldier4Real said:
Usually the motherboard will have on-board sound. As far as CPU/motherboards they are seperate but some websites sell them as bundles. A CPU is only the processor.
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OIC.
I find this funny. At school I even had teachers pulling me from class to fix their computers, but when it comes to interiors I'm still mostly clueless. lol
 
sixer9682 said:
I do, it's a Wester Digital 120gb HD, but it's IDE, no SATA connectors...old school. Make sure the motherboard you want actually has IDE connections, a lot of them don't any more. I'll keep looking around and see if I can find one with SATA connectors.

Edit: I looked and your motherboard does have IDE connections so you're good there. Also, 4gb Gskill ddr3 1333 $42.00 shipped.

Newegg.com - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL9D-4GBNT

Edit again!: Depending on your needs, I have g.skill 2x1gb ddr3 1333 also. Down side-it's only 2gb. Upside=free
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I haven't actually chosen a motherboard yet....for memory, I think I'd like to take you up on the 2GB you have, because that seems to be good enough for stuff these days, including BFBC2.
And every bit of money I can save helps. (=
 
More memory is always better and $42.00 for 4 gb is pretty damn good. Think about it; you're welcome to the memory I have at hand, but if you're going to run Win 7 you'll need close to 1gb of RAM just to run the OS that doesn't leave a lot of head room from 2gb.
 
sixer9682 said:
More memory is always better and $42.00 for 4 gb is pretty damn good. Think about it; you're welcome to the memory I have at hand, but if you're going to run Win 7 you'll need close to 1gb of RAM just to run the OS that doesn't leave a lot of head room from 2gb.
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Thats a good point.
I actually just checked my ram on this machine, its 4GB.
So I think your right, 2GB would be too little.


So-

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL9D-4GBNT $41.00
Sunbeam / CaseGears Black Steel 580W Power Supply $25.00
COOLER MASTER RC-692-KKN2 CM690 II Advanced Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $80.00
GIGABYTE GV-R567OC-1GI Rev2.0 Radeon HD 5670 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card $90.00

Still need a CPU + Hard drive.
 
Damn Vengeance you have expensive tastes.. Here is a cheaper alternative to the case you chose.
Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
You never know with the extra 20$ saved from getting a cheaper case, you might be able to afford a better video card.. Like a 5770. :D

Also the Processor and Motherboard I suggested before should work fine with everything you currently have selected. Although if you want to look for a better deal thats up to you.
 
I assume I could replace the integrated graphics with the 5670?
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Yup, just plug the 5670 into the PCIEx16 slot, connect the power cables to the 5670 and start up the system. It will automatically detect the video card.
 
So-

Case- Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Power Supply - Sunbeam / CaseGears Black Steel 580W Power Supply at Xoxide!
Video Card - Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100287VGAL Radeon HD 5670 (Redwood) 512MB 128-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
Memory - Newegg.com - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL9D-4GBNT

For Motherboard, I can't decide between-

Newegg.com - ASRock N68C-S UCC AM3/AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
Newegg.com - AMD Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition Kuma 2.8GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache 2MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 95W Dual-Core Desktop Processor AD785ZWCJ2BGH - Processors - Desktops

And after that the only thing left is a Hard Drive I think.
 
 
Okay. Is there any best brand of Hard Drive?
I've found some, but I'm not sure if any old drive would do or if there's a good one out there.
 
if your're going tp spend 90 on a video card - spend 100 on a 5770 !!!!

shop all the parts on Ebay!!!!
 
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