Help wif building up a CPU

ShinDoBoIx SG

I would like to build my own CPU which is geared more towards entertainment. Mayb like watching movies, playing games and stuff.

What are some of the parts do i need to buy ?

Roughly how much everything costs ?

Is Creative GigaWorks T3 worth buying ?

http://sg.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=4&subcategory=789&product=18043&nav=0&listby=usage

LatecomerX SG

And your budget is?

ShinDoBoIx SG

hmm.. let's juz say money is not a factor.

i juz wna noe roughly how much it would cost for the whole thing done up

Anonymous User SG

Since it's more towards playing games & entertainment, then you might need to splash a bit for the graphic...

Take mine for example:

Intel C2D E7300 2.66Ghz

Gigabyte EP43-D3SL

Kingston 2Gb 800Mhz ram

Seagate 320Gb

Coolermaster xtreme power 460W

Casing + Vista Home Premium

+ ATI 4850 under $1k...

If budget is no problem then put a bit more into sound department lor...

End of the day you can get quite a good one for under 1.5k + ur speaker & Flat display...

But warranty is either component warranty or provided by the shop u brought it from...

Might wanna wait for window 7 if u want... or get a quad core or i7

LatecomerX SG

hmm.. let's juz say money is not a factor.

i juz wna noe roughly how much it would cost for the whole thing done up

With everything nicely beefed up, it will be around $6,000. Maybe our little Pillow could come over and give you a detailed breakdown for this (he always have this nitrogen-cooled system in mind), or you may want to check out some of the SLS pricelists online to do your own research.

http://pricewatch.vr-zone.com/previewpricelist.php

You'll need to consider the following components:

SBS7484P SG

T3 is okok nia..

pick up one of the higher end Edifier or Altec Lansing systems u can find.

ShinDoBoIx SG

thx for the help guys

Deviancez SG

Or Go for Bell Systems if you ;looking for good casing.

My CPU:

MSI Neo-2-FR C2D E8400 3.0Ghz

Kingston DDR2-800 2x2GB Kit.

Hitachi 500GB HD

CoolerMaster M520 520W PSU

Coolermaster Centurion 590

PowerColor HD4870 DDR5 512MB( KenaScam, aweek later 1GB come out,F****)

LG 22x DVD Drive.

Thermaltake XF II Orb (Black)

Keyboard+Mouse+Speaker=Logitech(All under $30)

21.6' Samsung LCD

Total: $1973

MyPillowTalks SG

Entertainment

What you need might be HDMI. The ATI radeon HD series will do 1080p

For movies all these the 3800 series will do you well,if into latest games, the 4850 or 4870. Powercolor graphics card are cheaper, however, i heard that there are RMA issues.

If budget allows, get Quadcore, if nt dualcore will be fine

HDD bigger if u are storing movies, speaking of that, if you are into 1terabyte HDD, the msi mobos have some bios problem. Today i was just flashing the bios of the MSI mobo, cos the bios dun support 1 Terabyte

ShinDoBoIx SG

hmm thx for the tips guys