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Need some good sites for parts to build a computer.
« on: December 02, 2006, 11:28:12 AM »
I need some good U.S. sites for all parts of a computer.So when i get there i can get my new pc built.and kick some ass with a 20 ping.Come on trauma you got the sites.If i get some sites and you all know the right boards and parts to get. any ideas of parts?
I want a fast computer for under $2500 thanks for the help Soul
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Re: Need some good sites for parts to build a computer.
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2006, 02:31:52 PM »
Here is what I found: newegg was not always the best price but the most reliable. I did search and search and search but did not want to get parts from too many different places and I ended by buying them all from newegg.

Also, I always been sort of confused on video cards. Well there is one thing I wont do again is buy a ATI !!!! Never had problem with my GForce but did in the past with an ATI. I let a friend convence me to get that and I regret. Next video upgrade, I'm going back to a good GForce.

You should be able to get a GREAT PC for under $1200 I would think. Depend on how crazy you want to get. If you start thinking "water cool" then send me pictures when you are done !!!  :)

Hope this help.

I build 3 month ago a 3.2GHZ dual Processor Pentium4 MSI Neo 945p motherboard. 1G of DDR2 5300, ATI crappy video card and a lot of fan. Love it.
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Re: Need some good sites for parts to build a computer.
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2006, 03:23:24 PM »
I have used Tiger Direct and have no complaints about their service.

Can't say I priced shopped but I think they are as competitive as anyone.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_tlc.asp?CatId=31
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Re: Need some good sites for parts to build a computer.
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2006, 05:52:15 PM »
Quote from: |BUG|SoulCollector on December 02, 2006, 05:20:12 PM
What do you think of this one?
http://www.tigerdirect.com/cgi-bin/ShoppingCart.asp?msg=

Not a darn thing....the shopping cart comes up empty, but in my case I would not understand what I am looking at anyway ;)
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Re: Need some good sites for parts to build a computer.
« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2006, 08:18:04 PM »
all I have to say is... Soul can I borrow 20 bucks? LOL ;D holy cow that is alot of money...  :o

Soul, Lap uses tiger direct (we go to the store though... we have one in the area), new egg, ebay, and some private sellers of his own. 

He just built an awsome machine for BHD (Black hawk down)for about $1,500.00 bucks with equal components.  Plus he paid shipping out of that money to get the machine to Connecticut.  Lapman also told me to tell you if you spend that much money on computer parts your insane. LOL (sorry for being blunt but that is a quote).  Here is Lapman's email address: cdminc@verizon.net  You might want to get in touch with him sometime.  ;)
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Re: Need some good sites for parts to build a computer.
« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2006, 03:52:56 PM »
First off change that drive to this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822136012 Best performance hdd on the marklet. Change the board to this one. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131025 This is the best memory for that board. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145034 Well without getting outragous for the money anyhow. Do you plan to run windows Vista when it hits shelves Jan. 30th of 07'? If so might I recommend this card. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130071 That card is direct x 10 compliant.  ;) Case and power supply look awesome but why not so high on the power supply. You only need double of the power the system will actually top out at. You add the componants total power draw and times that number by 2. Anything else is overkill. Heres an intresting article to back that up. "
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So How Much Power Do I Need?
Obviously, we do not expect everyone to have all the terms of art down pat when it comes to power supplies. As you check out our power supply web pages you will notice these products come in a number of wattage designations. How much power is necessary for the “average” PC system, if there is such a thing nowadays? Take a look at what you’ve had in the past. If you bought a standard power supply from one of the top computer manufacturers, chances are you purchased a 250- to 300W power supply of average quality. Now that is more than enough for your run-of-the-mill system consisting of a hard drive, an optical drive and a fair-to-middling graphics card. However, if you are going to add more peripherals you need to seriously consider upgrading your power supply.

For your reference, following is a chart that illustrates approximately how much wattage you will need to run various common components in a PC system:

Component Wattage Required
Motherboard 15-30
Low-end CPU 20-50 
Midrange to high-end CPU 40-100 
RAM RAM 7 per 128MB 
PCI add-in card 5 
Low to midrange graphics board 20-60 
High-End graphics board 60-100
IDE hard drive 10-30
Optical drives 10-25 
 
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 I only pasted the part that applies to this directly. There is more on this if you wish to read the entire article. http://www.tigerdirect.com/static/html/powersuppliesguide.html
So after doing the math you would be better with maybe an 800 watt power supply.
Hope this helps a bit.

Ooooopppps... almost forgot. The best sites have been mentioned. The top 2 being Newegg and tigerdirect. Alos may wanna do some research? Try this link,ive always enjoyed the insightfullness of it. http://www.tomshardware.com/
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Re: Need some good sites for parts to build a computer.
« Reply #6 on: December 03, 2006, 04:19:28 PM »
While I was at toms hardware I noticed this nice article which seems to be worth mentioning in this thread. http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/09/20/conventional_hard_drive_obsoletism/

It seems that a combination of sata or eide (depending on prefrance) in combination with this new drive would make for the best performance pc. I especialy was impressed with its abilities in the operating system venue. I plan to grab one to install the baseline operating system on and then use the raptor for everything else.
     
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Re: Need some good sites for parts to build a computer.
« Reply #7 on: December 03, 2006, 08:17:18 PM »
The 975's are still a bit new and prone to alot of bugs (no pun intended). Top line 775 board right now is the asus pw5. Also the most overclocking friendly.  ;)
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Re: Need some good sites for parts to build a computer.
« Reply #8 on: December 03, 2006, 09:19:06 PM »
not to piss anyone off, but I can tell you personally, talk to WULFPAK on this.  I did the same thing gave him a limit and he set me up great.  Take it for what it's worth.   :clap:
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Re: Need some good sites for parts to build a computer.
« Reply #9 on: December 03, 2006, 11:52:38 PM »
Soul I fixed the link to the hard drive I mentioned above. Its actually this one. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822136012
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Re: Need some good sites for parts to build a computer.
« Reply #10 on: December 04, 2006, 12:26:38 AM »
Yes Wulfpak is a very good guy to look to for assistance.  He has built some nice rigs for himself and others.  He'll be the first guy I go to when I need a new comp.   

He's a good old-fashioned stand up dude. 8)
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Re: Need some good sites for parts to build a computer.
« Reply #11 on: December 04, 2006, 12:28:12 AM »
Thanks for the help this is what im going to get cost about $2000.00          

  L23-7074 :: Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard (5 lbs)  
         In Stock $59.99  $59.99  
 

  L23-6586 :: Logitech MX518 Gaming Grade Optical Mouse (1 lbs)  
         In Stock $39.99  $39.99  
 
 
  M17-7508 :: Microsoft Windows XP Media Center 2005 OEM Edition with Remote (1.05 lbs)  
         In Stock $139.99  $139.99  
 
 
  CP2-DUO-E6600 :: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.40GHz / 4MB Cache / 1066MHz FSB / Dual-Core / OEM / Socket 775 / Processor (0.1 lbs)  
         In Stock $314.99  $314.99  
 
 
  C13-2022 :: Corsair Dual Channel TWINX 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz E.P.P. Memory (2 x 1024) (0.5 lbs)  
         In Stock $299.99  $299.99  
 
 
  A107-3000 :: Apevia X-Navigator Aluminum ATX Mid-Tower Case with Clear Side, Front USB and Firewire Ports, Built-in Fan Controller and 500-Watt Power Supply (23 lbs)  
         In Stock $159.99  $159.99  
 
 
  P67-1280 :: Plextor PX-740A-SW / 16x DVD±R Read / 16x DVD±R Burn / 8x DVD+RW / 6x DVD-RW / 8x DVD+R DL / 6x DVD-R DL / 48x32x48x CD-R/RW / Black / Internal DVD Burner (Includes 20-Pack DVD-R) - Retail (2 lbs)  
         In Stock $79.99  $79.99  
 
 
  S197-1932 :: Famous Brand / 19" / 8ms / 800:1 / SXGA 1280 x 1024 / DVI-VGA / Black / LCD Monitor (20 lbs)  
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  A455-1089 :: Asus P5W DH-Deluxe WiFi Intel Socket 775 ATX Motherboard / Audio / PCI Express / WiFi / Dual Gigabit LAN / S/PDIF / USB 2.0 & Firewire / Serial ATA / RAID / CrossFire Ready (3.25 lbs)  
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  TSD-150ADFD :: Western Digital / Raptor / 150GB / 10K / 16MB / SATA-150 / OEM / Hard Drive (1 lbs)  
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Re: Need some good sites for parts to build a computer.
« Reply #12 on: December 04, 2006, 03:07:16 PM »
Thats 1 smokin' a$$ system Soul!!! Cant wait to die by that extreme ping your gonna have with that extreme machince you'le be runnin. :clap: I bet it does take a few maps for you to get used to not having to lead those shots so much.  ;)
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Re: Need some good sites for parts to build a computer.
« Reply #13 on: December 04, 2006, 04:36:45 PM »
Quote from: |BUG| Trauma on December 04, 2006, 03:07:16 PM
Thats 1 smokin' a$$ system Soul!!! Cant wait to die by that extreme ping your gonna have with that extreme machince you'le be runnin. :clap: I bet it does take a few maps for you to get used to not having to lead those shots so much.  ;)

Yep it will and you will be the first one to get bashed,shot  ;D ;D ;D And thnaks to Trauma,LeGres,Shamu,Ruby,gunz.

All the parts are coming next week so hope to be back on-line 16th dec or so.
 
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