tsho44
05-10-2009, 05:59 PM
Hey all :)
I have been contemplating on what to do for college. I was just going to get a laptop from dell but have always wanted to build my own PC. Anways... Here I am, asking you what to build. I have no idea where to start. I love powerful computers, and of course want to build one, with the idea of possibly gaming a little? After I build, I am probably going to get a little netbook (taking notes, simple word processing) I think this is a great idea.
Now, again I have no idea, so all help would be appreciated. Also, is it going to be more expensive to build a rig that could hook up to a 32" LG lcd 720p.
Again, thanks a lot!
-TSHO
edit: My range is up to $1000usd including Monitor, mouse and keyboard.
edit2: here is what i have configured off newegg. I am going off a build in the forum here.
opt. drive: LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model GH22NS30 - OEM
case: Antec Sonata III 500 Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply - Retail
hd: Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200AAJS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive - OEM
gpu: EVGA 512-P3-1150-TR GeForce GTS 250 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
ram: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ - Retail
mobo: GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
psu: Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 Wolfdale 2.8GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80571E7400 - Retail
monitor: ASUS VW224U Black 22" 2ms(GTG) Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail
netbook: ASUS Eee PC EPC1000HE-BLK005X Fine Ebony Intel Atom N280(1.66GHz) 10.0" WSVGA 1GB Memory 160GB HDD Netbook - Retail
total: $1,157.91
I have been contemplating on what to do for college. I was just going to get a laptop from dell but have always wanted to build my own PC. Anways... Here I am, asking you what to build. I have no idea where to start. I love powerful computers, and of course want to build one, with the idea of possibly gaming a little? After I build, I am probably going to get a little netbook (taking notes, simple word processing) I think this is a great idea.
Now, again I have no idea, so all help would be appreciated. Also, is it going to be more expensive to build a rig that could hook up to a 32" LG lcd 720p.
Again, thanks a lot!
-TSHO
edit: My range is up to $1000usd including Monitor, mouse and keyboard.
edit2: here is what i have configured off newegg. I am going off a build in the forum here.
opt. drive: LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model GH22NS30 - OEM
case: Antec Sonata III 500 Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply - Retail
hd: Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200AAJS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive - OEM
gpu: EVGA 512-P3-1150-TR GeForce GTS 250 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
ram: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ - Retail
mobo: GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
psu: Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 Wolfdale 2.8GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80571E7400 - Retail
monitor: ASUS VW224U Black 22" 2ms(GTG) Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail
netbook: ASUS Eee PC EPC1000HE-BLK005X Fine Ebony Intel Atom N280(1.66GHz) 10.0" WSVGA 1GB Memory 160GB HDD Netbook - Retail
total: $1,157.91