Teh new computer for me!

[Cyberkiller]

Heya pplz, im gonna start to build a new computer and i need advice on where to get good qual parts for cheap. i probably will take the computer im using right now apart and salvage what i can from this P.O.S

anyway heres what im thinking

Mobo- unknown
video card- geforce 6800 GT
ram-1gig ( whats the best brand?)
processor-unknown, going AMD this time though
and of corse all the other parts (HD, pwr supply, ETC)

help much appreciated =D :dance:

[SleepyWeasel]

When it comes to RAM, either go Corsair XMS or Kingston HyperX. Also, I'd reccomend getting an nForce 3 or 4 MoBo and an AMD Athlon 64 processor. Go from there.

[myrtar]

agreed totally on the processor, the 64s are the way to go right now.

i don't know enough about the 64 mobos to give you good advice in that area.

get onboard NIC, but plan on getting pci sound and pci-ex or agp video

[MVTek]

Personally, I would go for a solid 32-bit processor. It took 32-bit operating systems and software a long time to become main stream. From the state of things that I'm hearing in my Computer Engineering classes, it will continue to be domained by 32-bit for awhile yet. Yes, 64-bit has it's advantages and if you have the cash, go for it. But if you're looking to save some money, a solid 32-bit based proc will be fine for whatever you want to do.

[myrtar]

note, with the integrated controllers on the athlon64s, they far outperform 32-bit processors even in 32-bit processors

[MVTek]

And I'm a big fan of OCZ RAM... but actually RAM is a rather personal decision.

[Rbstr]

yeah Athlon 64 roxxors your soxxors so to speak.

ram as long as it's CAs2.0 is gona be fine. Kingston Hyper X, Corsair XL/LL/Pro, OCZ gold/platnium. Two or four 512 sticks.

go with an N-Force 3 250GB mobo if you can, socket 939 along with the CPU, and get a 90nm 64 as they perform a bit better and are cooler.

as far as this stuff goes alot of it is according to budget,