What to buy, Suggestions please

[SunDizzle]

Looking to build a stable gamming/network machine for about $600-700. Preferably an AMD CPU and an ATI 9800??

hook a brutha up with some thoughts please....

[MadMan2k]

If you don't buy a monitor with it, it should be fairly easy to get a complete system for $700.
Try http://www.newegg.com for adding up component prices.

I think 9800 pros are around $210, and I'd suggest getting an Athlon XP 2500+ (about $80), and an Asus A7N8X-E deluxe motherboard, which has dual integrated LAN, one of them is a gigabit.

[ExSuS]

Mobo: Asus A7n8X - $114
Cpu : 2500 + barton (overclock it to 3200) - $80
Ram : 1 gig (2 x 512) of OCZ Pc-3200 - $212
graphics card : SAPPHIRE ATI RADEON 9800PRO - $210
total = $616 + shipping (I think its only like $5 for the Mobo and the other get free shipping)
All prices from newegg.

That'd an awesome gaming system.

[HeadBand]

hmm you need a case and drives too Exsus
mabey go with only 512 of crucial/geil or somethin cheap that should knock it down to about 500 the n around 60 or a case/PSU and $80 or so for a harddrive then you have up to $60 fo optical drives...or to stay on the lower end of the budget you could get a 9600 XT or mabey a cheaper mobo

shoot i forgot
do you need an os?
and oh yah a monitor/keyboard/mouse/speakers?

[billniceguy]

Why not build a nice p3/733, and take the rest of the budget money and party for a month, or buy a motorcycle, or elcheapo car, or even...heaven forbid, put rest in bank...I have a p4/2400, but my p3/733 works better and is my daily computer while the p4 sits idle.

[SunDizzle]

I have a p3 right now and need something faster....
I don't need an OS, bought 2 copies but the other PC took a poop and no longer works...

Don't need the Monitor and I think I could get the mouse/keyboard wireless for $40 from Target (Yeah, I'm a cheap boy)

I'm feeling a Gig of Ram but I do need a case....Hhhmmm?

As for parting for a month, I'm a Dad and My wife doesn't even appreciate me being away from the house for too long so that's out.

From Newegg

ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe
AMD XP2500+ Barton (333Mhz)
512MB Kingston HyperX PC2700, CAS 2-2-2-5
Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB
Western Digital 40GB, 8MB Hard Drive
Lite On 16X DVD Drive
Antec Super Mid-Tower "SLK3700AMB" w/350 Watt P/S

To your door for $703.48.

I can vouch personally for the awesomeness of said system. Except I've only got a 9500 Pro and it still eats anything I throw at it. If you have to skimp on something, skimp on the case. There were cheaper ones, I just grabbed one that was on sale and looks decent.

[The Real Bingo]

Personally, I'd opt for more ram, and skimp a little on the video card--maybe go for a 9600. When you can rustle up a bit more money, then you can always upgrade. Also, you may need more than 40GB of hard drive space; 40 gigs goes very quickly. Then again, if you need more space, you can always upgrade when the money is there.

[Starfury_2260]

I'd suggest Abit NF7-S as an alternative to the A7N8X Deluxe, and you might want to go with pc3200 ram.

[The Real Bingo]

On that budget, PC3200 is no good. Gotta save money anywhere you can, and thats one spot. Getting 1GB of it is better than 512 of PC3200.