A New Pc

Motherboard: Asus SK8N (Socket 940) Motherboard
Processor: AMD Athlon FX51 (Socket 940)
Memory: 1 GB PC3200 DDR400 RAM (no brand chosen as yet)
Graphics Card: Asus ATI Radeon 9800XT/TVD 256MB or Asus V9980 GeForce FX 5950 Ultra 256MB
Hard Drive(s): Western Digital Caviar 160GB Special Edition 8MB Cache and Western Digital Caviar 120GB Special Edition 8MB Cache
Speakers: Creative Inspire 7.1 T7700
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS 7.1 THX
Keyboard: Logitech Internet Navigator™ Keyboard Special Edition
Mouse: Logitech MX-500 Optical Mouse
CD-RW [Optical Drive 1]: Liteon LTR-52327S 52x/32x/52x CD-ReWriter
DVD ROM [Optical Drive 2]: LiteON 16x DVD-ROM
Case: Definetly a full tower (brand name and model not chosen as yet)
Power Supply: 430-500W (brand name and model not chosen as yet)
Cooling: 4+ case fans and Zalman CNPS7000-Cu Ultra-Quiet CPU Cooler

jeez man..... 2500 dollars? u can get a MONSTER with that :D

ok....here u go

·Athlon XP 3200+
·Asus nForce2 Ultra 400 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket A CPU, Model "A7N8X" -RETAIL(New Version, now support AMD Barton 400MHz)
·160GB Hard Drive
·1024DDR RAM (1GB)
·nVidia FX5950 Ultra GFX card or ATI Radeon 9800XT
·a nice case and a nice psu
·DVD-RW

and all this would be like 1800$ the most :)

btw check this pinned topics:

Recommended manufacturers, for PC parts
http://klboard.ath.cx/index.php?showtopic=24528

Computer resources, places to buy hardware
http://klboard.ath.cx/index.php?showtopic=32388

Want to build your own computer?
http://klboard.ath.cx/index.php?showtopic=20640

and this site to check reviews and authenticity of a place to buy
http://www.resellerratings.com
have fun :)

I looked at those pinned topics. Thanks :D

I'm just wondering what all you guys would reccomend. I'm pretty n00bish about selecting motherboards for processors :P etc etc

Oh yeah more direct links to where I can get stuff would help too (UK).

DWK, I think he can spare the $30 for the Deluxe version now dont ya think ;) haha dude..ur loaded...

Heres some awesome RAM for you.
Mushkin PC3500 2X512MB 2-2-2

Do yall not think he should get a 3.2Ghz P4 with that much money?

In any case get that RAM up there.

OHHH I didnt see that you were in the U.K. Newegg dont go there do they?

What are some U.K sites?

I am working on a post, with links, standby :)

Aight cool. What is a good U.K site?

Right then, a system for 1500.....do you need a monitor? I will budget for one anyway :)

CPU: AMD Athlon "Barton" XP3200+ 400FSB (Socket A) CPU - Retail (CP-051-AM)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/amd..._xp_barton.html

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Price:245

Motherboard: Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe nForce2 (Socket A) Motherboard (MB-050-AS)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/asu...therboards.html

Price: 88 (:o)

Memory: Corsair 1GB DDR XMS2700LLPT TwinX (2x512MB) Platinum CAS2 (MY-016-CS)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Onl...Corsair_65.html

Price: 161

Graphics card (btw, its a monster :))Hercules 3D Prophet 9800 Pro 128MB DDR & Half Life 2 Bundle - Retail (GX-017-HE)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Onl...ek_Only_25.html

price: 250

Hard drive: Maxtor DiamondMax Plus9 Serial ATA 160GB 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-026-MD)

Price: 85 (:o)


Cooler and fan: Aerocool Deep Impact 101 (Socket A) Silent Cooler (HS-001-AE)

Price: 30

Case: Lian Li PC 60 Aluminium Midi-Tower (No PSU) (CA-002-LL)
The Lian Li PC-60 is a stylish aluminium midi-tower case with a host of useful features - slidable motherboard tray, fan speed controller, horizontal converter kit for HDD inner rack, super bright HDD and PWR LED and a tool-less detachable front panel.

Price: 80

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatal..._Li_Cases.html

PSU:Antec TruePower 430W PSU (CA-001-AN)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Onl..._Antec_103.html

CD-Writer:Asus CRW-5232AS 52X/32X/52X CD-ReWriter - Retail (CD-006-AS)

price: 30

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatal...RW_Drives.html


in total = 969 whihc leaves the rest for delivery and a monitor....only thing im not sure about is the hard drive, as its Serial ATA and I dont know much about those


Happy shopping :)

Hard drive, I should be ok for that since I can rip the one out of my old one. I don't think my granny needs 160gb. 40gb will do :P

Monitor, I don't really need but it would be a plus since my cheapo LCD one doesn't support resolutions above 1024x768.

Looks nice RGX thanks :)

I think I'll opt for a standard IDE hard drive though, I know what to do with them.

btw do you have (or are you intending to get) broadband? In which case, you'll need a network card :)

Netgear FA311 Network Card - Retail (NW-000-NG)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Onl...tional_115.html

10 quid :lol::D


aha, so youll be wanting a CRT?

Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 930SB 19" (MO-005-MB)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Onl...onitors_66.html



All adds up to a decent number but then again delivery charges.....hopefully you'll stay within budget :)


All in all, that is an absolute beast of a machine :) , seriousley, thats a fantastic spec