Any computer wizards can help me customize PC?

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You should consider this motherboard for that processor. There are only two that AMD suggests are most compatable, this is one of them.

http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1617

Not many 939 boards out there with plenty of PCI slots, decent chipsets and support for AGP.(I'm assuming you want AGP).

Go to tigerdirect to see if they have and good buys on bundles.
 
Creamyapples1 said:
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hmmm, and from my computer wizardry experience....a non existant computer isn't going to help you much








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well first of all, building a computer all depends on how much money u want to spend. if u wanna build a good but still budget oriented computer, then u have a list of components. if u wanna build a strong computer with all the bells and whistles, u get this computer. it all depends on how much u wanna spend and what ur looking to do with the computer. if u just want something for recording music (and im gonna reference the most computer intensive recording which is the use of software instruments), then just look for something with a strong processor (if u know how to overclock ur components or are willing to learn, thats even better) and lots of memory (same overclocking concept applies).

so pretty much, give me a budget and motive and ill build u a computer.

just for reference, the cheapest ur gonna find a computer computer for is probably around $300-400 and $1500 should probably be ur highest (thats not including an audio interface if u dont have one yet).


PS: i own that asus a8v deluxe board and although it is nice, there are much better/newer/cheaper boards out there. i dont think the AMD certified motherboard should deter u in which way u want to build ur computer
 
teddyastuffed said:
well first of all, building a computer all depends on how much money u want to spend. if u wanna build a good but still budget oriented computer, then u have a list of components. if u wanna build a strong computer with all the bells and whistles, u get this computer. it all depends on how much u wanna spend and what ur looking to do with the computer. if u just want something for recording music (and im gonna reference the most computer intensive recording which is the use of software instruments), then just look for something with a strong processor (if u know how to overclock ur components or are willing to learn, thats even better) and lots of memory (same overclocking concept applies).

so pretty much, give me a budget and motive and ill build u a computer.

just for reference, the cheapest ur gonna find a computer computer for is probably around $300-400 and $1500 should probably be ur highest (thats not including an audio interface if u dont have one yet).


PS: i own that asus a8v deluxe board and although it is nice, there are much better/newer/cheaper boards out there. i dont think the AMD certified motherboard should deter u in which way u want to build ur computer
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Thanks for your reply.

I'm looking to spend no more than $500-$600. I'm doing my shopping on newegg.com and reading reviews about mobos. ASUS seem to make good ones but I don't know which one would be a good choice because they vary little in price. As for RAM, I am not familiar with the brands, but I'm guessing going for 2GB ram would be a good choice.
 
teddyastuffed said:
well first of all, building a computer all depends on how much money u want to spend. if u wanna build a good but still budget oriented computer, then u have a list of components. if u wanna build a strong computer with all the bells and whistles, u get this computer. it all depends on how much u wanna spend and what ur looking to do with the computer. if u just want something for recording music (and im gonna reference the most computer intensive recording which is the use of software instruments), then just look for something with a strong processor (if u know how to overclock ur components or are willing to learn, thats even better) and lots of memory (same overclocking concept applies).

so pretty much, give me a budget and motive and ill build u a computer.

just for reference, the cheapest ur gonna find a computer computer for is probably around $300-400 and $1500 should probably be ur highest (thats not including an audio interface if u dont have one yet).


PS: i own that asus a8v deluxe board and although it is nice, there are much better/newer/cheaper boards out there. i dont think the AMD certified motherboard should deter u in which way u want to build ur computer
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Thanks for your reply.

I'm looking to spend no more than $500-$600. I'm doing my shopping on newegg.com and reading reviews about mobos. ASUS seem to make good ones but I don't know which one would be a good choice because they vary little in price. As for RAM, I am not familiar with the brands, but I'm guessing going for 2GB ram would be a good choice.
 
lol nice double post ;o. with a 500-600 dollar budget, ur probably not gonna be looking at something crazy. but lets break it down for u and show u ur options (btw, im getting all of these items from newegg as well, so u should be able to find them there).

processor: the AMD X2 processors are definately nice, but if ur lookin to spend 500-600 for a complete system, those processors r going to be too expensive. a single core AMD Athlon 64 3700+ or 3800+ should be fine for recording (i use a 3200+ and i havent seen any problems yet with 30+ tracks on 1 song).

motherboard: depending on how many extra things u want with ur motherboard (like firewire, how many pci slots, pci-e or agp, onboard video, etc.) u have a LOT of choices. u dont need anything with SLI support and the good brands out there are Asus, Abit, DFI, MSI, and i personally like BioStar. other brands r pretty hit or miss ive noticed. my personal recommendation for a budget computer would be a BIOSTAR TForce4SLI.

memory: however much ram is all up to u. u have 4 channels to work with (2 dual channel setups). u can either get 2 1gig chips or get 4 512mb chips. dual channel setups generally are going to work better (biggest implementation of the AMD 939 pin processors). i only have 1 gig on my computer and it works great. so yeah.

videocard: if u decide to go with a board without onboard video (like the TForce4SLI), then just invest in a cheap videocard that will get u a good resolution on ur screen (almost anything will work, just make sure its compatiable with ur motherboard)

hard drive: depends on if u wanna go SATA or PATA. PATA is the old drives with the huge cables, sata being the new generation with very skinny wires. (WARNING: with a lot of sata drives, u need to have the drivers when installing windows on the hd). also depends on how much space, but other than that its all up to u. around 200gigs is where u get the best price for amount of gb, but u dont have to spend that much if u dont think ull use it.

optical drives: if u need it, on newegg theres the NEC 3550a which is a DVD-RW/CD-RW drive for like ~$40. i love it ;o

case, powersupply, and anything extra like that: just look around. some r better than others and u just gotta do ur research.


other than that, ull probably need some form of an audio interface (i dunno if u have one already), and if u need suggestions on those theres PLENTY of threads in here to help u on that.

enjoy :) and if u have any other questions ill try to look back asap
 
it would be virtually the same. 4 512 would be technically "faster", but its so minimal if u want to have more expansion later on (4 gbs?!?!?) then i would recommend just getting 2 1 gig sticks. otherwise, ur good ;o
 
Here is my list so far. Tell me if I'll need anything else or suggest alternatives.

-AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Manchester 1GHz HT Socket 939 Dual Core Processor Model ADA3800BVBOX

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819103562

-Kingston ValueRAM 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model KVR400AK2/2GR

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820141465

-ASUS A8N5X Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813131569

-Thermaltake TR2 W0070 ATX 430W Power Supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817153023

-RAIDMAX Astro ATX-268WB Black 0.7mm Japanese SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811156018
 
Looks good so far. Do you need hard drives, a mouse, monitors, etc?
 
nice lookin setup so far. if ur not going to be overclocking (which it doesnt look like u will), ull be happy with what u have. just on another note, that thermaltake psu is really nice. ive built a couple of computers for clients with that power supply and have had lots of good experiences. definately highly recommended and u cant beat $40 -_-. but yeah, definately dont overlook the hard drive. also u need a video card as well. u didnt list one in ur list and ur motherboard is going to need one. for pci-express, u can get a very affordable geforce 6200TC or a radeon X300SE should be fine. some might even have dual monitor support (i think a lot of them do actually). that'll get the job done for like $40-60. and do u have an operating system? ull need one of those as well. newegg sells some pretty cheap OEM versions of windows if u need one. other than that, pop in a cd or dvd drive and ur good to go.
 
I'll look into getting a video card with dual output. I have bad experiences with Maxtor HD's so I'll either get WD or Seagate.
 
DarkCide said:
I'll look into getting a video card with dual output. I have bad experiences with Maxtor HD's so I'll either get WD or Seagate.
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Good choice...Maxtor HD's die out quick...get Seagate's..they are the best towards perfomance and reliability.
 
seagate is definately the most reliable harddrive out there. ive had good experiences with western digital also, but i could also have been lucky -_-. the only thing i gotta say is that western digital does have the raptor drives (which are VERY nice i must say). then again, thats being QUICKLY outdated with the SATAII drives. so my vote goes to seagate if u want a basic 7200 rpms or a western digital if u want one of the 10,000 rpms.
 
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