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Caleb:
(Sorry I couldn't find the old thread, I know there was already one about this)

So my 2005 workhorse computer is on it's way out. There are multiple things that are going wrong with it.

So I am considering buying parts and making my own but I have some issues.

If anyone wants to read this thread and maybe give me some advice that would be great..

Anyways I have been looking on Newegg for combo deals.

It seems like this would be a good starting place.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.755219

But it doesn't come with a Graphics card. If anyone could suggest a good one to go along with that setup that would be great.


-Caleb.

Caleb:
Also I just learned about OEM versions of Windows.  So for an extra 99 bucks I can add that to any computer I am building.

So maybe if someone could suggest a less expensive graphics card with a ton of power?

bicostp:
2005? Multiple things wrong with it? How many capacitors on the motherboard look like this?

Prerequisite questions:

- Are you planning on reusing any parts from your existing computer (optical drives, case, etc)? If you plan on reusing the case, is it ATX or MicroATX?
- What's your budget?

I recommend an i5 2500 over the Phenom II X6. Despite it having two fewer cores, it benchmarks a good deal higher (in everything except highly threaded rendering and scientific applications) and only costs $20 more.

You can build a machine with an i5 2500k, Z68 motherboard, 8 gigs of RAM, a 1 gig Radeon HD 6870, a pair of 500 gig Caviar Black drives for a RAID 1 boot volume, and Windows 7 Home Premium for about 900 bucks. You'll get the best price/performance result Intel currently has to offer, overclocking, the ability to switch between the video card and onboard graphics (more power savings, less heat, and you can use Quick Sync for video encoding), and you'll still have 2 empty RAM slots and the ability to eventually drop in a second 6870 for Crossfire as an upgrade.

If you don't need that much, swapping the above parts for an i5 2400, H67 motherboard, 8 gigs of more appropriate RAM, and Radeon HD 6770 gets you down to under $750. You don't get the ability to overclock or use dual video cards, but you still get a really stout processor (which still beats that Phenom by a good margin except for POV-Ray and heavily threaded scientific software, this time for practically the same price) and plenty of memory.

In both theoretical builds, the two hard drives are $50 apiece, and I'm figuring in $50 for a decent case. You can easily save some money if you have a case to reuse, and you could always go with one hard drive. (Personally I like the safety of a mirrored boot volume, and Western Digital gives you a 5 year warranty with the Black line.)

If you or someone you know is in college, you can knock that Windows license cost down a bit, too.

Caleb:
My budget is around $900 dollars.

I don't really want to reuse anything from my current stuff because it's so old.  I mean the case seems nice but honestly I don't think it's very good for ventilation.  I don't know about any of the specific dimensions or anything.



I suppose I could reuse my DVD drive but it's such a low cost thing.

The other issue that what happens if I run into a problem.  Then I am without a computer to ask someone for help!

I love AMD processors so much.  I will probably be doing some light video editing on my new rig.  But if you think the i5 2500 is better then I will look into it.

"a pair of 500 gig Caviar Black drives for a RAID 1 boot volume"  I have no clue what this means.

Caleb:
And by the way I edited my initial post way down since it seemed like nobody was responding to it.

So to be clear. I have no fucking clue what I am doing.  I have never put a computer together from parts before.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115073

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138320

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145345

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150521

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171037

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986

I guess I can reuse my DVD drive since I bought it new a year ago.

Newegg is sold out of the 500 gig Caviar Black Hard Drives.

I still don't know what a RAID 1 boot drive is and I actually made an effort to google it.

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