Help pick pieces :) (1 Viewer)

[LoneShadow]

My comp freezes anytime it wants (start-up, login screen, checking mail, ...etc) and my analysis of it was a fried motherboard. Since it's a 478 socket motherboard, no one sells the bloody thing no more. So I have to buy new parts.

I need to get new:

Motherboard - something descent. (with DDR2, SATA and PCIe support)
Processor - Core Duo?
Video Card - Something descent (PCIe)
LCD monitor - descent one. about 19"

and my budget is around $1k. Can't stretch it much unfortunately

Thanks in advance for suggestions.

 

[withoutaface]

$1000 Intel System:
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 1.8GHz 775-Pin $235
Motherboard: MSI P965 NeoF $129
RAM: 1GB Generic DDR2-667 $84
HDD: Seagate 250GB SATA $99
Case & PSU: ASUS TA581 w/ 350W PSU $55
GPU: 256MB Gigabyte 7300GT $112
Optical Drive: Pioneer 112D $49
Monitor: 17" Benq FP71G+ 8ms DVI LCD $235
Speakers: Altec Lansing 120i 2.0 $18
K/B & Mouse: Microsoft Cordless Desktop 700 Black $43

Total: $1004


From whirlpool

 

[Melbournien]

From Cpl

E6300- $268
G'byte-965p-s3 $169
Asus 7600Gt $195
Samsung 19" 940Bw Wide $329
=$961

What about RAM and PSU??

 

[LoneShadow]

Thanks fellas. Yeah I forgot to list RAM.

I have an 80 GB SATA HDD; DVD/CD R/WR, floppy drive (dont need), 450W power suply, Case (obviously ), keyboard, mouse and speaker. Only need to buy new motherboard, since the old one fried, and pieces with compatibility issues: GPU, RAM (2GB), CPU. And also a new monitor, since my CRT monitor is about 7 years old. Can't be bothered fixing it again.

 

[withoutaface]

That's a good combo - although Conroe cored C2D's are better than Allendale cored ones. Get a C2D that starts with e6XXX.

Then he has to compromise on everything else and bottleneck his system.

 

[sladehk]

maybe its better to buy off dell?

 

[LoneShadow]

not a dell fan.

I've looked around and "came up" with this:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 (1.86 GHz) LGA775 $259
Gigabyte 965-S3 i965 $155
256MB Powercolor x1950pro $277
2x 1GB A-DATA DDR2-800 $225
19" Benq FP92W 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD $285

tatal $1201

I don't know a lot about computer hardware. My previous comps usually were of the bottleneck type as waf mentioned. I want this one to be a balanced system. Not top or bottom of the line but somewhere in between. Mainly used for school and uni work. Might play Oblivion once in a while but that's it for gaming.

 

[blah88]

a wide range of 478 motherboards

http://search.ebay.com.au/search/se...=1&from=R8&satitle=478+motherboard&category0=

will save you about 900bucks

 

[LoneShadow]

damn why didn't I think of that. Thanks mate.


Then again, screw you fro not allowing me get a new PC so i could play Oblivion on :mad1:


...means more time for studies....thnx