Computer question

[Moonsabie]

i trying to find good economical Vido card and Ram to bost my system..

what are some good Keys to know i geting a good vido card or ram what i am i looking for it to have.. i seen Core Memory.. alot of times its the same but prices can swing 150 dollars each way even though the core memory is the same.. this is vido cards i am speaking i am curious what is making those changes in prices any who ..


yea What should i be looking for in a Vido card and Ram?


o yea and what do i need to hook up the TV hook up basic cable to be projected threw my computer on my widescreen LCD screen and get shows in widescreen .. if i can't get in widescreen at lest .. how do i get it piped threw my computer?

o yea what am i looking for in buying a hard drive.. there a thing call Seek time is that the key thing to look at?

and lastly anyone know where i can get a Newegg Coupon like 10% something something i cheaked ebay although they have dell coupons now newegg coupons and i know they have em i jsut don't know where to get em.


this what i going to do. geting

Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor w/ HT Technology (3GHz, 800 FSB), Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition (subjected to change) might get the 2.6 GHZ build for $253
$353 (this is bought from Dell Stander systems and customized)

SimpleTech SimpleDrive STI-USB235/160 160GB 7200 RPM External Hard Drive
$127 (subjected to change) might just get the 120gb

2 WINTEC 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 333 (PC 2700) System Memory Model 35144588-P
$68

SAPPHIRE Radeon X850PRO 256MB GDDR3 PCI-Express x16 Video Card
$374 (subjected to change):need find Preformence/Price Ratio.

Total:$922

sence i don't know how to build my own computer for scratch i have to buy from dell and plug and play the rest b/c i am Dumb =P hopefully i am not loseing to much money on that facted but i think its a pritty smart way to build a computer i just got bear bones Dell got the chip i wanted and rest Basics... then upgrade RAM/hard-drive/Vido card. (newegg)

[Einnod]

bensbargains.com is a nice place to get some coupons, try lookin at their web site.

As far as the computer system, don't go with the 2.6, stay with the 3.0. XP Pro is preferable, but Home will do, you probably won't notice the difference. Hard drives have several stats to look at, seek time, RPMs, and buffers. Buffer size try to get 8mb, seek time get as fast as possible, RPMs should be no less than 7200. Also pay attention to the interface. The one you have listed is an external hard drive, which means it's gonna be a USB drive. Internal drives can be either IDE or SATA(Serial). SATA hard drives are coming into style, I'd say go with one of those if your system will support it.

Memory, you need to beef that up. Get PC3200(400mhz) there's gonna be a boost in speed there. I recommend Kingston as the manufacturer, or Corsair.

I'm not gonna recommend the video card, there's so many out there. Check out www.tomshardware.com they have some nice reviews on hardware there. As far as the computer system goes, if you can't build it yourself, try having someone build it and ship it to ya.. I hate dell.

[Moonsabie]

co ty yea i looking to do a build up my self.. i just so far i have installed vido card ram DVD drive and power supply i have yet to do a complet build up with mother bord and chip...

is eveything basicly just plug and play you connected eveything right just throw in the windows start up cd and it should auto boot up?

[Einnod]

kinda-sorta, but not really

After everything is plugged in and jumpered correctly, etc., put your XP CD in and it should automatically boot to the CD. You'll have to format and partition the HD, etc., all done from the Windows CD, pretty much accept defaults for all the options, and then windows will be installed. After that you'll have to install drivers for all your hardware, which should come with the hardware. That's probably gonna be the hardest part for ya, unless it's automated(which it usually is from a CD). Shouldn't really have other problems with it, but be sure to put a good antivirus on it asap and watch out what porn and file sharing programs you install.

[Moonsabie]

aye ... the computer i runing now is probly pritty hosted with Add ware but i did a hijack this scan a few weeks ago got it cleaned up a bit.

i think i oing give it a try.. nexted year i just want to educated my self now i wish i could by a DVD that shows how to do it .. +P i am very visual i don't take to instructions to well well writen

yea basicly the boot up process .. scars me.. and thats about it =)

mind recommending a Chip and mother bord wile your at it.. i co with the 3.0 i don't knwo much to look for in a mother bord .ty for the help more i run it threw my head there more confident i get but its slow =Pi am slow =P

[Moonsabie]

ASRock P4V88 RAID Socket 478 VIA PT880 ATX Intel Motherboard
$46

RAIDMAX ATX-847WRP Red Steel Gaming Case Computer Case 420W Power Supply
$50

Intel Pentium 4 530J Prescott 800MHz FSB 1MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor
$179

(2) PQI POWER Series 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) System Memory
$36

Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 6Y160M0 160GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
$89

SAPPHIRE Radeon 9800PRO 128MB DDR AGP 4X/8X Video Card - OEM
$149(don't need already have.)

my build.. going cheep so. $585

[Einnod]

ASRock P4V88 RAID Socket 478 VIA PT880 ATX Intel Motherboard
$46

RAIDMAX ATX-847WRP Red Steel Gaming Case Computer Case 420W Power Supply
$50

Intel Pentium 4 530J Prescott 800MHz FSB 1MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor
$179

(2) PQI POWER Series 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) System Memory
$36

Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 6Y160M0 160GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
$89

SAPPHIRE Radeon 9800PRO 128MB DDR AGP 4X/8X Video Card - OEM
$149(don't need already have.)

my build.. going cheep so. $585


The items I have in bold.. you have to change one of them. The motherboard is a Socket478. The Processor is socket 775. The socket 775 is a new type of socket and will not physically fit into the older Socket478. If you were gonna change one, I would suggest upgrading the motherboard to a 915 chipset or a 925 chipset. But be sure also to look at the specs and make sure the new board will support AGP.

*edit*

I just tried to search newegg, and it's extremely difficult to find a new chipset system board with an AGP slot. You may want to stick with the 865 or 875 motherboard chipset and go with a socket 478 processor.

[Moonsabie]

cool thanks i didn't knwo about that

alos wich is better for gaming AMD 3200+ or Intels P 4 3.0ghz?

ok i think this fixes it
intel Pentium 4 3.0E Prescott 800MHz FSB 1MB L2 Cache Socket 478 Processor
$189

I just figured out my dell box has a 240W Powersupple and probly under 3 fans..

I am real Scard now i got a 17ich lcd widescreen exteranl 160MB hard drive and a 9800pro vido card with 1 gb's of ram hang on this 240W's i am pritty scard i think what i going to do is after i get back home buy me RAIDMAX ATX-847WTP Gray Steel Gaming Case Computer Case 420W Power Supply its got 4 80mm fans(is the plenty for cooling and air flow? 420W might upgrade to 500W

that why i can practice on building a computer without Droping 420 dollars for a Complet new one

after talking to my bro i re built my computer

CHAINTECH VNF4 Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard
$87

RAIDMAX ATX-847WRP Red Steel Gaming Case Computer Case 420W Power Supply
$50

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Winchester Integrated into Chip FSB 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor
$149

GeIL Ultra 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) System Memory
$95

SAMSUNG SpinPoint P Series SP1604N 160GB 7200 RPM 2M Cache IDE Ultra ATA133 Hard Drive
$80

SAPPHIRE Radeon 9800PRO 128MB DDR AGP 4X/8X Video Card - OEM
$149(not included.)

$461

he says i should wach out for case PS

[Einnod]

We all have our opinions, but I favor the Pentium 4 processors over the AMD.. I have low opinions of AMD, but I also hear they're better for gaming cause they run 1 process at a time extremely well, whereas the P4s run multiple processes simultaneously better.
The power supply you definitely would want to upgrade, I would be surprised if it had more than 1 fan in it though. Also, the monitor and the external hard drives should have their own power supplies, so don't gotta worry about that. 400W power supply outta set ya right on your system.
As far as cooling goes, in addition to the power supply fan, I would also add a front case fan and rear case fan if possible. Have the front fan draw air in, and the rear fan push air out.

[Moonsabie]

Co coo thats for all your help einnod once i build her i will take pictures of the process for postarity +P

[Einnod]

GL with the build, and be sure to discharge all your static electricity before ya touch components ;)

[Moonsabie]

yar ground that shit