New PC build

ctodd · Post by **ctodd** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:45 am

A buddy of mine wants to build anew PC. Can you guys recommend some good hardware. He's looking at a EVGA 680i A1 MB. I havent did any research on it yet. So help a brotha out and give me some good advice

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:50 am

Ok... budget amount please?

ctodd · Post by **ctodd** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:29 am

I forgot around 1500

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:46 pm

A fairly similar thread just a week or so ago ....https://www.speedguide.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=230924

Shagster · Post by **Shagster** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 1:07 pm

YeOldeStonecat wrote:A fairly similar thread just a week or so ago ....https://www.speedguide.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=230924

As a mod you should be deleting it, not referencing it!

ctodd · Post by **ctodd** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 1:25 pm

I reference that thread. You know hardware it changes daily.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:15 pm

well it was a good thread..just didn't exactly have a givin amount for a budget like I asked for before offering suggestions.. and in that case of 1500 follow my choices

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:34 pm

Mobo - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813131196

CPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819115028

Memory - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820227178

Video - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814186016

Power supply - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817703009

Hard drive - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822145137

Thats about 1250 right there, plus Vista Home premium can be had for 112 bucks more if you need it, that still gives you room for a case and CD/DVD drives.

Could drop down to the next CPU and a different PSU, plus springing a bit more for a 8800GTX card, but that wouldnt be a bad system there for gaming.

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:53 pm

i would look strongly at a quad core for the same amount of money, assuming you are willing to overclock some and the mobo supports it, it would really help on some software.

what are the main uses of this PC ?

Rivas · Post by **Rivas** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 5:07 pm

Mark wrote:i would look strongly at a quad core for the same amount of money, assuming you are willing to overclock some and the mobo supports it, it would really help on some software.

what are the main uses of this PC ?

I agree quadcores are more future proof.

ctodd · Post by **ctodd** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:01 pm

He'll be gaming mostly. Not a hardcore gamer though.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:24 pm

Will he overclock it or keep it stock?

Quad cores are nice, I sure as hell want one. But for a casual user with some gaming I would rather have a higher clocked dual core cpu.

Izzo · Post by **Izzo** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 5:57 pm

YARDofSTUF wrote:Will he overclock it or keep it stock?

Quad cores are nice, I sure as hell want one. But for a casual user with some gaming I would rather have a higher clocked dual core cpu.

Ya, same here....I'm running my C2D E6600 at stock and it's still more than enough horsepower for anything out there.

happyday999 · Post by **happyday999** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 10:39 pm

Hey here I got some good suggestions for you :
CPU : http://www.dealstudio.com/viewtopic.php?t=26533
Power supply : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817703009
video card :http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDe ... icegrabber
monitor : http://www.dealstudio.com/searchdeals.php?deal_id=63182