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10-13-2006, 09:52 AM
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first build help needed
Hi everyone, I would like some help on building my first puter. I would like to stay in the 600 dollar range if possible. I would like to invest the bulk of my funds in the motherboard and processor to allow for future upgrades as funds allow { father of 3 } I would like to to be able to play fighter ace its an online flight sim. and i would like to stay with Intel. I have had bad experiences with amd If this is possible please give me your thougts if not then let me know I know it wont be a screaming deamon but I would like it to be able to play the fighter ace game without lag Thanks RIckey
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10-13-2006, 10:00 AM
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http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16813131029
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16819116001 http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16820145440 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129155 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102055 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116056 Here is a decent build for what you might need total $539.44. You will just need keyboard, mouse and monitor.. If you have existing monitor, speaker, and keyboard mouse than your all set.
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10-13-2006, 01:37 PM
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AGP is a dead end for upgrades. I'd get a P5L-MX board and some DDR2 ram and use the onboard video till you want to drop some bucks on a decent PCI-E video card.
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10-13-2006, 04:51 PM
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Unless I missed a link, I didn't see a hard drive in that list. What are your plans towards that? Are you going to use the in case PSU?
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10-13-2006, 05:04 PM
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Antec Sonata II is a great case, I own one.
An Asus P5L series of some sort would be good. Stick with the 945P chipset. Pentium D 805 is an excellent choice. For a video card I recommend something like this (or ATI equivelant): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130052 Search Newegg and see what you like and what is in your price range. Then give us some links and I'd be more than happy to tell you my thoughts. 
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10-14-2006, 11:11 AM
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thanks i appreciate the offer, i looked at the video card and that looks good for what im looking at. I post back my thoughts as you suggested and see what happens
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10-14-2006, 11:37 AM
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This would be a good card too if you can afford it:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814143049 That should blow through the game you want to play. Also you can get a 7600gs for a bit cheaper. But, however, I think the 7300gt is still enough power for what you want. Last edited by newbuilder14; 10-14-2006 at 11:41 AM. |
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10-16-2006, 04:29 PM
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thanks guys, I think I approached this issue the wrong way, With all the acronyms, compatability issues etc and my lack of knowledge, I think it would work best for me if you guys gave me some suggestions as to what i need I believe the 500 buck route is out of the question and I ahve moved my budget to 1000 bucks any help will be appreciated
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10-16-2006, 04:52 PM
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You've got a lot more flexibilty with a grand. You can lean toward an E 6300 build if you want.
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10-16-2006, 05:05 PM
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ASUS P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Conroe 2.13GHz 2M sharing L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor
ok how does these two work toghter and what ram do i need |
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10-17-2006, 12:41 PM
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You don't have to go that far - a plain P5B and a E6300 is fine. DDR2-667 value ram is good enough if you don't plan on overclocking - I prefer Corsair. I'd go for a decent low to midrange video card like a 7600GT, this is the best gaming card in its price range.
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10-17-2006, 04:11 PM
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Thanks GLC after i posted the message about the 6400 i came to the same conclusion about the p5b and e 6300. the 7600 gt should be plenty for what I need. Could you tell me what power supply to get that should let me start getting the parts on the way thanks again
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10-17-2006, 04:52 PM
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I think the 450w Fortron Source should be enough. It's at Newegg for <$50
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10-17-2006, 05:31 PM
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10-17-2006, 05:58 PM
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thanks everyone for your timely assistance and advice, ill get the parts coming and see if i can get this rig togther
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10-18-2006, 10:31 AM
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Shiro Usagi
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10-18-2006, 02:25 PM
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We have a guide as well: http://www.pcmech.com/byopc/index.htm
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10-18-2006, 05:54 PM
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thanks cricket,alaron, glc , new builder and everyone for the tip on the manual Ill probably get one and hopefully all will go well If not Ill be depending on you guys to help out AGAIN thanks I know these questions are mundane to you guys but its nice to know there is help like this out there
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