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    What componets would you suggest on getting for my new system have about 2G to spend in total for componets. I already have case and power supply, so I just need some help with componet selection.


    Thanks.
    Fenrir(AVA)
    "Fearlessness is better then a faint-heart for any man who puts his nose out of doors.
    The length of my life and the day of my death were fated long ago"
    Anonymous lines from For Scirnis

  • #2
    What are you building it for ? Audio / Video ? Gaming ? Server ?
    Single / Dual CPU ?

    Be a a little more specific.

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    • #3
      Get a rock, go buy some silicon from Home depot, spread it on the rock, hook up some battery cables to it and gow to town! Be careful though, don't overclock it.

      Dave
      Ladies and gentlemen, take my advice, pull down your pants and slide on the ice.

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      • #4
        AMD 1800XP retail, $108
        Motherboard $65-$115
        512MB DIMM of Samsung 2700: $140
        Maxtor 80GB 740 fluid-bearing drives: $107 each
        Lite-On burner: $59-$69
        Video Card: your choice
        DVD drive: ~$40
        Sound card: $50

        You can see that you can get quality components and not use up much of your budget. Put your money into a quality monitor. 21" Cornerstone?
        Gigabyte P35-DS3L with a Q6600, 2GB Kingston HyperX (after *3* bad pairs of Crucial Ballistix 1066), Galaxy 8800GT 512MB, SB X-Fi, some drives, and a Dell 2005fpw. Running WinXP.

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        • #5
          Yeah, and maybe consult with KvH about a decent A/V system instead of buying crappy computer speakers.

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