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Thank u for helping me out mate, It is very appreciated : )
I think I found a good tutorial here: http://www.pcmech.com/byopc/ (it looks like a lot :P)
Anyway could u possibly answer my other question?
3rd: emmm did u possibly forget the video card and monitor (monitor would cost like 169 Euros or around 250 $ :S)
Cuz if it goes around the same price Im not that keen on shopping online and/or getting together the pieces (always on the same price)
detale is right. if you have any desire to put together your own pc you should give it a try. its actually much much easier than it may seem. once you have all the parts you will pretty much know where they go...like putting together a puzzle.
and yes....if you do your own build you will NEVER look back :)
monitor is purely a matter of preference imo but if you want to do design on your pc you should look into a more high-end video card. im not saying a gx2 or gt280 but something that you wont want to switch out later just to buy what you should have bought in the first place. i dont know what types of cards are good for autocad-ish stuff but my recommendation (no surprise here) is 8800gt
if money is a factor then let us know and somebody will recommend something more suitable.
Yep money is a factor :P (if I got what detale told me + got a 250 % monitor it would go around 850$) I actually wanna spend around 600-700$
I got some new offers by the way tell me what u think:
MotherBoard:FOXCONN 945PL7AE-KS2H
Processor Socket: LGA775 socket supports Intel Core 2 Duo (E4xxx), P4, P 4PXE, P D, Celeron D
Processor: Dual Core E2200 2.2 GHz LGA 775 1MB/800 MHz
Chipset: Intel 945PL + ICH7
FSB: 533 / 800 MHz
Main Memory: 2 x 1 GB DDRAM II 667 MHz, Dual Channel 2xDDR2 533/400 (max 2 GB)
Hard Drive: 160 GB 7200 rpm 8MB, SATA, 1 x ATA 100, 4 x SATA II
Graphics: XP Vision PCI Express 256 MB, GF7330GT Sonc, DDR3, 128 bit
Device Storage: DVD Writer
Audio: 5.1 Channel, Realtek ALC 653 Ac'97
Networking: PCIe GbE LAN, Realtek 8111B
Expansion Slots: 1 x PCIe x16, 2 x PCIe x1, 3 x PCI
I/O Interfce: 1 x PS/2 Keyboard, 1 x PS/2 Mouse, 1 x parallel, 1 x COM 1, 3 x USB2.0, 1 x coaxS/PDIF
Modem: 56 KBps
Case: DLC-MT372 Power 450 W
MONITOR: LG Monitor 19" :CD L1919S-SF
TOTAL: 505 Euros (around 750 $)
MotherBoard:FOXCONN P35AX-S
Processor Socket: LGA775 socket supports Intel Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Extreme, Core 2 Duo, Pentium Dual-Core, Pentium D, Pentium 4, Celeron
Processor: Dual Core E2200 2.2 GHz LGA 775 1MB/800 MHz
Chipset: Intel P35 / ICH9
FSB: 1333 / 1066 / 800 MHz
Main Memory: 2 GB DDRAM II 667 MHz, Dual Channel DDR2 1066/800/667 (max 4 GB)
Hard Drive: 350 GB 7200 rpm 8MB, SATA, ATA x 1, SATA II x 4, eSATA x 1
Graphics: PCI Express 512 MB, GF8500GT, DDR2, 128 bit
Device Storage: DVD Writer
Audio: 7.1 Channel, Realtek ALC888
Networking: GbE LAN, Realtek 8110SCB
Expansion Slots: 2 x PCIe x16, 1 x PCIe x1, 3 x PCI
I/O Interfce: 1 x PS/2 Keyboard, 1 x PS/2 Mouse, 1 x parallel, 1 x COM 1, 4 x USB2.0, 1 x coaxS/PDIF
Modem: 56 Kbps
Case: M-619 Power 550W
MONITOR: LG Monitor 19" :CD L1919S-SF
TOTAL: 577 Euros (around 850$)
(I know little about this one)
Processor: Dual Core E2180 2.0 GHz LGA 775 1MB/800 MHz
Chipset: Intel P35 / ICH9
Main Memory: 2 GB DDRAM II 667 MHz
Hard Drive: 160 GB 7200 rpm
Graphics: VGA 128MB / 512MB shared (I didnt understand this very good)
Device Storage: DVD Writer
MONITOR: LG Monitor 19" :CD L1919S-SF
TOTAL: 436 Euros (around 650$)
ali where abouts do you live in europe?
Albania... back to the question... any thoughts?
Recently I upgraded my CPU, which cost
Intel C2D E4600 120 $
MOBO, ASUS P5E VM DO onboard 384 MB shared grafix card 182 $
Transcend 2 DIMM DDR2 RAM 45 $
Cabinet 27 $
HDD Hitachi 250GB 49 $
TOTAL 423 $ :D
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Originally Posted by Ali-g
This is the video card homie.Quote:
What other questions? I would say keep your current monitor until you save up enough money to get one you really like. I'll take a look at the computers you have and let you know which I think is the best for the dough.
Go for the first one.
1gb RAM is terrible ;)
it looks like his video card is actually the 512mb one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Detale
i agree with the monitor though. it's better just to wait until you find one you are really going to be happy with for a few years. a 24" would be nice if you are ever going to be interested in watching hi-def. they are still pretty expensive right now though $~500usd (i think)
Exactly and for a few bucks more you might as well get a HDTV 24"