Monday, April 5, 2010

My first build (any help?)... (also, under $500)

I'm trying to put a computer together for under $500. The problem is, this is my first time doing it and I need a little help. I have been doing some research and A LOT of price comparing.Processor - Intel Pentium E2200 Allendale 2.2 GHz 1Mb L2 Cache 775 65W Dual-Core ProcessorGraphics - SAPPHIRE 100242L Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card(that might be a bit much, but I will most likely be using this for a long time)Motherboard - ZOTAC N73PV-Supreme LGA 775 NVIDIA GeForce 7100 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard Memory - SUPER TALENT 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop MemoryHard Drive - Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard DriveDVD Drive - Samsung WriteMaster SH-S202JCase/Power Supply - HEC 6C28BBX585 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 585W Power Supplyany suggestions, where did i mess up? There will definatly be some bottlenecks. I don't think I will be doing any overclocking.(I won't be getting a sound card, moniter, keyboard, mouse, or an OS) My first build (any help?)... (also, under $500)
Pentium E2200 for sure.My first build (any help?)... (also, under $500)
thanksEDIT: now here's what I am thinking overall (first post)
You need an OS, or it will be a $500 brick.
[QUOTE=''Atomicfireball'']You need an OS, or it will be a $500 brick.[/QUOTE]I already have the OS, keyboard, mouse, moniter
No flaws. It'll play games well when overclocked. I have a E2140 @ 3.2ghz and a 8800GTS 512MB that can play TF2 flawlessly.
[QUOTE=''redneckdouglas'']No flaws. It'll play games well when overclocked. I have a E2140 @ 3.2ghz and a 8800GTS 512MB that can play TF2 flawlessly.[/QUOTE]Really? that's great!also, do you think 585W is going to be enough?
I would get a better processor or overclock it a bit. Other than that it looks fine.
I don't know about that motherboard. It only has 2 ram slots and not many pci slots = not much upgradbilitythis one is much better value http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128084 and there are probaly others. skimping on the motherboard is the worst thing to skimp on as its the base for your whole system, so say you buy a couple of expantion card in the future your board wont take them all which is a real pain.I'd also get a e7200 as it has a faster bus and more cache and isn't much more.http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115052you could also get a bigger hdd,250gb is only and extra $15 and well worth it with the size of modern files.but for a first build looks great
no the worst thing you can skimp on is the power supply, you have to get a new mobo every 4 years or less anywase because of different cpu sockets. There is a new socket coming ou this year i believe, a 4core with 4 more hyper threaded cores, 4 logical, 4 ''real'' cores.

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