hello there,
i'm considering on building a new computer for myself after VCE examinations (end of high school exams for those overseas and those not living in melb, Aust.). But unfortuantely, i'm rather behind on the issues of what to buy and what goes best with what. I'm looking to build a fairly good system (for gaming and work) but not one that would go over the $5000 mark - under $4000 would be great.
Here are the currently things that i'm looking at (if you think something is better, cheaper, or just like recommending it, then recommend it :) .)
CPU:
intel P4 2.8/800 (would amd be better?)
Ram:
? (what's the recommended nowdays? is the standard DDR ram now?)
Motherboard:
(somebody help me out here, i'm looking at several Gigabyte boards but got no idea if it is good with the cpu)
Hard Drive:
120G seagate 7200 8M (cheap and good, i think?)
DVD+CDRW:
What ever i find cheap on the market that day
(is this actually recommended? or should i just stick with a CDRW for the moment until price drops a bit further?)
Video Card:
Looking at a Sapphire 9700 128 pro (Radeon Card)
(anybody got any other good vid cards to recommend, cause this one's a tad expensive i'm thinking.)
Sound Card:
Creative audigy 2 6.1 (any better sound cards for decent price?)
Monitor:
i'm looking at LCD screens at the moment, and the Sony 19" SDMS93 looks pretty good, though quite high up there.
Case & stuff:
Advice desperately needed here, as i've got no idea on the power required, nor the amount of cooling fans required, hell i don't even know any good custom cases.
Others:
i can salvage speakers, mouse, keyboards and other minor things from my current outdated system, but if you think something is good and worth it, tell me :D .
Also, if i left out anything, don't hesitate to remind this poor little lost boy.
thx all
i'm considering on building a new computer for myself after VCE examinations (end of high school exams for those overseas and those not living in melb, Aust.). But unfortuantely, i'm rather behind on the issues of what to buy and what goes best with what. I'm looking to build a fairly good system (for gaming and work) but not one that would go over the $5000 mark - under $4000 would be great.
Here are the currently things that i'm looking at (if you think something is better, cheaper, or just like recommending it, then recommend it :) .)
CPU:
intel P4 2.8/800 (would amd be better?)
Ram:
? (what's the recommended nowdays? is the standard DDR ram now?)
Motherboard:
(somebody help me out here, i'm looking at several Gigabyte boards but got no idea if it is good with the cpu)
Hard Drive:
120G seagate 7200 8M (cheap and good, i think?)
DVD+CDRW:
What ever i find cheap on the market that day
(is this actually recommended? or should i just stick with a CDRW for the moment until price drops a bit further?)
Video Card:
Looking at a Sapphire 9700 128 pro (Radeon Card)
(anybody got any other good vid cards to recommend, cause this one's a tad expensive i'm thinking.)
Sound Card:
Creative audigy 2 6.1 (any better sound cards for decent price?)
Monitor:
i'm looking at LCD screens at the moment, and the Sony 19" SDMS93 looks pretty good, though quite high up there.
Case & stuff:
Advice desperately needed here, as i've got no idea on the power required, nor the amount of cooling fans required, hell i don't even know any good custom cases.
Others:
i can salvage speakers, mouse, keyboards and other minor things from my current outdated system, but if you think something is good and worth it, tell me :D .
Also, if i left out anything, don't hesitate to remind this poor little lost boy.
thx all
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