I need help buying pc components.

[lakinbrian]

Hi I dont know about the prices in the USA but what I have seen they appear to me as exspensive as the UK

I was in the same mind as you but decided to build one as cheap as possible to see how it worked out. Make the mistacks on a cheap one and learn the pitfalls and there are plenty of them

My first one was a BEAREBONES with a case, motherboard and psu

Then buy what you can from ebay dont lol you can get some good stuff and cheap and dont forget you can sell back on ebay when you feel that you are ready to spend a lot of money

[AW_3_3]

yep, alot do. its to help prevent overloading of the motherboard circuitry.

[rewss]

Oh.
Does EPS 8 pin same as the 8 pin that you were talking about, AW?

[AW_3_3]

Yes. But the power supply doesnt have to be EPS12v compliant to have a 8 pin connector.

[rewss]

What if the motherboard that you recommanded doesn't sell in the retail store?
Like for example, I didn't see the motherboard that you recommended in the either Central Computer website or Fry's Electronics' websie.

[arthur92710]

As AW said the prices wont drop soon. But whats your max price? And what are you going for? A full system (every thing needed) or do you have some parts you want to reuse?

[arthur92710]

This is what I would recommend for a cheap and fast pc.

Case: COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $80
xtra fans:Scythe "ULTRA KAZE" 120mm Case Fan$10x3=30
CPU:AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Windsor 3.2GHz$176
Cooler:ZEROtherm BTF90 92mm Silent UFO CPU Cooler $30
Mobo: ASUS M3A AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 AT $100
HD1:Seagate Barracuda 250GB 7200 RPM SATA-300 x2$140
Videocard:XFX GeForce 8600GTXXX 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16$105-30=$74
CD\DVD:SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA $30
Floppy:SAMSUNG Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive$7
PSU:COOLER MASTER Real Power ProATX 650W$140
Total: $810 (ok not as cheap as I thought it would be, but all of this could be changed , I dont know your needs, but this is what I would get)

This is chagable to what you like/need.
Moniter*: SAMSUNG 941BW Black 19" 4ms$210
keyboard/mouse:Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 Black USB Ergonomics Keyboard Mouse Included$22


To get this better we would need to know what you need/like/can afford.