New Computer on a budget

jhunter46

My actual budget is 750$ this is what I put together.


http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/Shopping/ShoppingItem.asp?ItemList=N82E16811119118,N82E16827152074,N82E16820145505,N82E16813131088,N82E16822135106,N82E16823109149,N82E16824254005,N82E16819116213,N82E16814130017

It'll mostly be for WoW, maybe with a little C&C3 when it comes out. Does anyone have any suggestions or feedback, it's been about five years since I put a new system together and I'm a little out of the loop.

Rook

jhunter46 wrote:

My actual budget is 750$ this is what I put together.


http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/Shopping/ShoppingItem.asp?ItemList=N82E16811119118,N82E16827152074,N82E16820145505,N82E16813131088,N82E16822135106,N82E16823109149,N82E16824254005,N82E16819116213,N82E16814130017

It'll mostly be for WoW, maybe with a little C&C3 when it comes out. Does anyone have any suggestions or feedback, it's been about five years since I put a new system together and I'm a little out of the loop.

Intel Pentium D 820 Smithfield 2.8GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80551PG2800FN - Retail

Very Very Very WRONG!

There's a sticky over in H&A about computer building that you may want to have a gander at.

But otherwise there's no reason, whatsover not to be looking at a Core2Duo or an AMD Athlon X2

jhunter46

What's the deal with the P4, seemed like a good budget buy that I can upgrade later if needed.

Fats

Yea, I wouldn't recommend that processor either. The problem is really with that motherboard -- the 945 chipset is dead, and you won't be able to upgrade the processor. A P965 board would be better (it would accept that Pentium D, and allow you to upgrade to a Core 2 Duo later), but decent ones are $120. A socket 939 AMD build might be a better idea. I'm not up on the AMD stuff, but I'll try to put together a list.

Also, unless you're upgrading to 4 gigs of RAM later, you'll want a 1 gig package like this instead of that single 1 gig stick. Having 2 sticks allows you to use dual channel, which is a decent speed boost.

jhunter46

So I guess that p4 isn't the best for gaming, but how about this, looks like it's a great value,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/CustratingReview.asp?item=N82E16819103622

Deusfaux

dont buy old tech

get a AM2 setup, or much preferrably a core 2 duo setup

jhunter46

Deusfaux wrote:

dont buy old tech

get a AM2 setup, or much preferrably a core 2 duo setup

I'd be all over that, but

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Sort of take the top spot in the budget. I got a bonus this year and I want to upgrade off of my old XP2700+ and Radeon 9600 Pro, and I'm going to do it under 750.

Deusfaux

you know you're just paying a lot more in the long run then

you're just gonna have to upgrade that much sooner

why not wait until oyu have more money available to spend on an upgrade

strike_the_trip

If you're building for games that are coming out this year, definitely get a dual core.