Neowin System Build Guides

[bigrlittlealex]

This came from another post on Neowin. Here's the link: https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=177205

So, since I've never posted a thread quite like this, I think we'll start by setting a buget. This week, we want to build a gaming machine for under $1500. This post will work by posting components. Be sure to include the place where you found the item with its price. At the end of the week, I'll post a poll on the parts and do a review of all the components listed. Each week, i'll start another post.

Rule#1: No flaming or complaining about the posts.

Rule#2: Submit ONLY complete system configurations.

Rule#3: Include the website where you found the part and its price.

Thanks and post soon.

Edited June 14, 2004 by bigrlittlealex

[matt74441]

  bigrlittlealex said:

This came from another post on Neowin. Here's the link: https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=177205

So, since I've never posted a thread quite like this, I think we'll start by setting a buget. This week, we want to build a gaming machine for under $1500. This post will work by posting components. Be sure to include the place where you found the item with its price. At the end of the week, I'll post a poll on the parts and do a review of all the components listed. Each week, i'll start another post.

To make this simple, I'll limit the posts to only Pentium 4 Components, since they have better performance.

Rule#1: No flaming or complaining about the posts.

Rule#2: Submit parts or complete systems.

Rule#3: Include the website where you found the part and its price.

Thanks and post soon.

You may may start a flame war saying that Pentium 4 is all thats allowed, but thats just me.

[OrangesOfCourse]

i think it should be both AMD/Intel and ATI/nVidia...

and i am thinking this would be better in Hardware Hangout since more hardware related people will get a chance to view it.

[Homer]

**** that just Intel;

  lamer said:

I'll limit the posts to only Pentium 4 Components, since they have better performance.

PROOF ASS?

[DoNuTs]

If you don't allow all kinda compent's, you're build guides won't get such a good start at Neowin?

[enigma-penguin Veteran]

i find that rather limiting too.... but its your choice.. the amds would save your ass if your on a budget.... but hey

grab a 2.4 or 2.8c some ddr400 and an ic7 max 3 mobo..

then look at an amd mobile 2500 some ddr 400 and an nf7-s mobo... get some decent cooling and you can oc nice and far

throw on a ati radeon 9600 xt or i dunno a 9800 pro

which one comes out cheaper my friend... your "guide" is flawed... i suggest you alter it

[John Veteran]

Moved to Hardware

I suggest you remove that line about only using P4s :whistle:

[Homer]

  EnIgMa-PenGuIn said:

i find that rather limiting too.... but its your choice.. the amds would save your ass if your on a budget.... but hey

grab a 2.4 or 2.8c some ddr400 and an ic7 max 3 mobo..

then look at an amd mobile 2500 some ddr 400 and an nf7-s mobo... get some decent cooling and you can oc nice and far

throw on a ati radeon 9600 xt or i dunno a 9800 pro

And then add the prices together, and you'll see a big difference in just the mobo + cpu + ram department.

[enigma-penguin Veteran]

well considering the mobile 2500 doesnt really need the 3200 you could reduce costs even futher...(but it works well for great oc's) but yeah.. agreed homer

[Homer]

  EnIgMa-PenGuIn said:

well considering the mobile 2500 doesnt really need the 3200 you could reduce costs even futher...(but it works well for great oc's) but yeah.. agreed homer

Yeah as some people might simply want to buy the cpu for the reduced heat output and power usage. EG. if electricty costs a lot and your comp is in a small room, thats when a mobile cpu looks nice.

[Rek]

I dont even like intel!

[DoNuTs]

  Rek? said:

I dont even like intel!

And i don't likAMDb>, but what doethati> have to do with anything ?

[bigrlittlealex]

Okay Okay..... My idea was to limit the proc specs to one structure per week and change the structure every week. But I can go both ways. I run AMD processors. Thats why i chose Intel. I figured it would give me a chance to see the other side of the force.

Okay... Posts can use any architecture they want. Sorry to upset everybody

[aldo]

Wow. well done for totally screwing up my idea :(

[Ecander]

I'll Save you the trouble.

Pentium 4 3.0C

OCZ EL PC 3500 2x512MB

Abit AI7

Maxtor 160gb SATA hdd

Leadtek Geforce FX 5900XT

NEC-2500A 8x DVD-R/RW

Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS

Antec Sonata Case

Antec True430 PSU

Logitech MX-510 Mouse

Logitech Elite USB Keyboard

Creative Inspire 6700 Speakers

Viewsonic 19" Black CRT

That all is damn close to 1500 bucks :p I'll conjure up my Athlon XP and Athlon 64 offerings soon seeing as I normally reserve them for dream systems :p (The A64s that is)

Edited June 14, 2004 by Ecander

[bigrlittlealex]

I guess this idea really blew the big one. I'll try to think of a better way to implement it. Then maybe i'll try again.

I didn't intend to start a flame war over which proc is the best. At least Ecander got the right idea and posted something. That's the only way this kind of thing works. I hope Aldo has better luck than i did. Maybe i'll try again later.

[enigma-penguin Veteran]

i would have prefered scenario based .. i mean if you gave most of us a scenario you could include such things as.. the user wishes to only use intel.. you ciuld add graphics contraints etc

how about something like that

[bigrlittlealex]

  EnIgMa-PenGuIn said:

i would have prefered scenario based .. i mean if you gave most of us a scenario you could include such things as.. the user wishes to only use intel.. you ciuld add graphics contraints etc

how about something like that

I tried that and started a flame war over what was better AMD or Intel. So I changed the post to include all systems.

Sorry, but I have to be somewhat in tune with what people want. I wanted to make restrictions but that didn't fly with the users.

[ApostolicFire]

Price Type Brand Model Website

$79.00 Case Artec GUA-BP Guardian zipzoomfly.com

$90.00 Power Supply Antec TruePower True480 zipzoomfly.com

$28.00 Heatsink Thermaltake A1838 Venus Silent Boost K8 zipzoomfly.com

$172.00 CPU AMD Athlon 64 2800+ zipzoomfly.com

$139.00 Motherboard MSI K8N Neo Platinum zipzoomfly.com

$123.00 RAM Corsair CMX512-3200 512MB zipzoomfly.com

$447.00 Video Card Aopen Aeolus 6800 Ultra maincomp.com

$79.00 DVD/CD Writer Nu Tech DDW-082 zipzoomfly.com

$168.00 Monitor CTX VL951T 19? zipzoomfly.com

$74.00 Hard Drive Western Digital WD800JD 80GB SATA zipzoomfly.com

$14.50 Floppy Teac 1.44MB zipzoomfly.com

$90.50 OS Microsoft Windows XP Home zipzoomfly.com

$37.00 Keyboard/Mouse Microsoft Multimedia Keybd & Intellimouse optical combo zipzoomfly.com

$1,541.00 Total

Hope i didn't forget anything. (I just noticed I didn't include speakers) It went a lil over $1,500. (the format looked a lot nicer when I did it on excel) All prices in US Currency as of 2004-06-14