Building a $600 base computer to expand later

[ajsellaroli]

should I start a new thread? this one's gotten obnoxiously long. I am.. I am going to start a new thread. Let this one die, please, just let it lie.

RIP

or i guess it could life just a little longer

 

[Shadow703793]

Oh, and I forgot to ask - doesn't overclocking kill your processor faster? and don't you lose your warranty? is it worth it?

Look at my signature. I have OCed my Celeron D (Socket 478) to 3.6Ghz+ and it is still running. OCing doesn't kill the CPU fast as long as you have good CPU cooler and NO outrageous voltages (ie 1.5+vcc, well may be my Celeron has more than 1.5vcc :lol. By the time the CPU dies the technology would have passed it by a few generations.

 

[ajsellaroli]

Dude shadow, that's awesome. I only wish I had known people were doing this when I got my first dell. I'm really excited now to build an OC my next computer. I guess i've still got time - I'm 19.

you added more than a whole ghz to your processor speed...unbelievable. makes you wonder why intel doesn't just sell them overclocked. wouldn't they make much more money that way?

 

[ajsellaroli]

Since this thread hasn't completely died yet, I'll ask for more advice here.

I have some questions regarding this build, which is the one i'm thinking about doing now:


Processor: Intel core 2 duo e2180
$90
I chose this processor because it is cheap, I can overclock it, and it is what I can afford. When I can afford it, I'll buy one of the new Penryn quads.

Motherboard: MSI P35 Neo2-FR
$120
I chose this motherboard because it can overclock (supposedly) and because it will work with Penryn's when they come out.

Case: I like the Centurion 5.
$50
It looks good, seems to be well-recommended on here.

Ram: 4 gb ram (GeIL Value Series 4GB(2 x 2GB) DDR2 800)
$120
I could go with less, but is this a good brand? (for video and photo, I probably only need 2 gigs, right?)

DVD burner: Sony NEC Optiarc 20X SATA DVD±RW Burner
$25
this doesn't really matter, they're all so cheap...


Graphics card: any suggestions?
someone suggested: HIS Hightech H260XTF512DDN-R Radeon HD 2600XT 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card
$90
I'd love the nvidia 8800 gt, should I keep this in mind when looking for PSU?

PSU: No idea

Hard drive: Western Digital Caviar SE WD5000AAJS 500GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA
$100
I really want alot of space. This one seems to be a good choice.

Fans: I don't know..Are there any special fans I would need?








What PSU should I use, is the graphics sufficient, and does everything overall look compatible, and make sense?? I'm still wide open to suggestions

 

[roadrunner197069]

I got the Ultimate noob buld for you but it costs $660.00 plus shipping.
One click do it your self overclocking.

 

[ajsellaroli]

I got the Ultimate noob buld for you but it costs $660.00 plus shipping.
One click do it your self overclocking.

what do you mean, where is it?

 

[roadrunner197069]

You got to build it and you need a rather expensive mobo. Asus Maximus Formula. Any how you could drop in a e2180 and over clock it to e6850 with one click. Boom 3.0 with one click. And this would be a 333.33 FSBx9= 3.0. Then all you got to do since the e2180 has a 10 multi you could click one more time and change the multi in the bios from 9 to 10, and you would be exactylt like mine in speed.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Tim since this article was written and pull out the OS ? mouse / KB gives ya a good start....take left over money and upgrade as suggested herein.

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1822641,00.asp

 

[roadrunner197069]

I'm convinced you need the Asus maximus formula.