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MrCow
03-14-2003, 06:22 PM
what is the best hardware to get in a computer these days id like it all to be compatable and to keep it under $1500
k thx
The Savior
03-14-2003, 07:12 PM
What are you going to be using the computer for? Are you going to be reusing the hard drive/monitor/CD drives? Are you going to be overclocking?
MrCow
03-14-2003, 07:47 PM
i have one monitor that i will be keeping but i also will be getting another one want dual monitor. umm I want at least 120 gigs and a good amount of ram. I will be using it for gaming along with homework. so yea. and prob not overclocking if i get a good enough processor
The Savior
03-14-2003, 08:44 PM
Mobo: Asus A7N8X - $140
Hard Drive: Western Digital WD1200JB 120gb EIDE 7200rpm - $140
Video Card: ATI Radeon 9500 - $140; Wait on this, the price will drop once ATI releases their next card sometime in April
RAM: Samsung PC2700 DDR256 x 2 - $35 x 2 = $70
Power Supply: Antec Smartblue 350 - $55
DVD: Samsung 12x - $35
CDRW: Lite On 52x24x52 CDRW - $48
Processor: AMD ATHLON XP 2500 Barton - $175 This isn't top, but it's good enough
Case: Depends, I'll assume that it will cost about - $100
Heatsink: Thermalright SLK-800(A) - $40
Total - $933
MrCow
03-14-2003, 10:08 PM
k anyone else have imput im just curious and thanx a lot
The Savior
03-14-2003, 10:56 PM
If you really have $1500 to spend, you actually might want to swap the Radeon 9500 for a 9700 Pro. As I said, the price should go down, and currently it's the (debatably) the best card on the market.
MrCow
03-14-2003, 11:24 PM
i have tons of money:-p but i want to keep it relatively low
The Savior
03-15-2003, 01:32 AM
Going with the 9700 pro would probably add another 150 on to the cost. :shrug:
vegeta1215
03-15-2003, 01:36 AM
Dell makes really nice computers. You can get a pretty fast one, probably with a monitor (and Dell's great support) for less than $800 I'm sure.
MrCow
03-15-2003, 01:43 AM
.. i want custom made no prefactory made shit
The Savior
03-15-2003, 01:44 AM
The problem with Dell is their use of proprietary standards. I was talking to some people who's power supply, mobo and case weren't even ATX, thus making it impossible to upgrade one without upgrading the whole lot.
VashdeStampedo!
03-15-2003, 01:48 AM
Yeah, Dell has good bargain comps. I'm looking at one for $450, with 40 gigs, 128(maybe 256)megs RAM, a 17" moniter, some other crap. But their $1000 comps are the same, with like 10 more gigs. They start low, but rise in price too quickly. Also, check out here (http://shop.explorermicro.com/acb/showdetl.cfm?DID=6&Product_ID=1892&CATID=15/?source=google2), thy havesome good, cheap comps. Just max the upgrades, buy a few spare parts. If you don't mind using Mac OS X, check out store.apple.com, you can assemble some good ones there (except moniters, theirs are overpriced).
Flash Man
03-15-2003, 01:51 AM
http://www.bestbuy.com/Detail.asp?m=1581&cat=1588&scat=&e=11212743

9800 Pro on the 31st.