I'm planning to order and work on my first ever build soon...I'm going to be using this build for gaming and internet browsing but keep in mind that while I play some old ass games...I do want the ability to play the newest games with relative ease...I have about $1000 I can spend...and heres what I've picked out from newegg after months of research......
oh yea...i want to get into overclocking..but nothing crazy...maybe just run the fsb to 200 to start...
case - antec sonata
mobo - abit nf7-s
cpu - amd 2400 xp mobile barton (45 watt)
vid card - sapphire 9800 pro (128mb, 256 bit)
hdd - wd 80 gb sata (8mb cache)
heatsink - speeze whisperrock
optical - nu tech black 8x dvd/rw
- sony black dvd 16x
speakers - logitech z640
keyboard.mouse - microsoft multimedia black combo
os - win xp home
tv tuner - realtek (hmm i forgot the exact name but it costs $40)
ram - corsair value select 1gb (512x2) pc 3200..cas latency...2.5
monitor - samsung snycmaster 997 df 19"
and a tube or AS ceramique...
without including the monitor or shipping...the total at newegg was $1064....the monitor ..i'm gonna pick up locally..
if anyone has any suggestions, sees any incompatibility issues or anything else....feel free to comment...
