I do 101 things with my computer from design, to programming to animation, standard office tasks and occasionally gaming. I need a new system. t The old one has become too much of a burden to work on. I am NOT a hardware guy and with the massive number of component options out there I just can't keep straight what are the best boards to be using. Then there are things like motherboards that I honestly just don't have a freakin' clue about.
I won't be building this system and as of right now plan on going with cyberpower unless someone gives me a better option.
As I stated I do a little of everything so I'd like a well rounded system. I don't fiddle with the hardware much after I get a system and make modest upgrades during the systems life. (add drives, new card now and again) I want to keep the price at or below $1500 or so. With that said, this is what I have come up with so far on a system build.
# CAS: Hot New! X-Cruiser Mid-Tower 420W Case W/ WINDOW, MultiMeter Display & Control (Silver Color)
# CASUPGRADE: NONE
# CPU: (939-pin) AMD ATHLON64 X2 3800 CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology [+220]
# CD: 16X DVD ROM (SILVER COLOR [+9])
# CD2: (Special Price) LG GWA-4161 16X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (SILVER COLOR [+9])
# CABLE: None
# FLASHMEDIA: INTERNAL 6in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer (BLACK COLOR)
# FAN: AMD ATHLON64 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK + 3 EXTRA CASE FANS [+9]
# FLOPPY: 1.44 MB FLOPPY DRIVE (SILVER COLOR [+7])
# HALFLIFE2: NONE
# HDD: 200GB Hard Drive [+17] (SATA150 - Maxtor 200GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache Hard Drive)
# HDD2: NONE
# IEEE_CARD: NONE
# KEYBOARD: PS2 MULTIMEDIA INTERNET CONTROL KEYBOARD (BLACK COLOR [+3])
# MOUSE: PS2 INTERNET MOUSE W/ WHEEL (BLACK COLOR)
# MONITOR: NONE [-195]
# MP3PLAYER: NONE
# MODEM: NONE
# MOTHERBOARD: (Sckt939)MSI K8N NEO4-F nForce4 Chipset SATA Raid PCI-E w/GbLAN,USB2.0,&7.1Audio
# MEMORY: 2048 MB (1GBx2) PC3200 400MHz Dual Channel DDR MEMORY [+135] (Corsair Value Select)
# NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD
# OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional X64 Edition (Requires AMD Athlon 64 CPU) [+46]
# PRO_WIRING: None
# PRINTER: None
# PRINTER_CABLE: None
# POWERSUPPLY: Super Alien 500 Watt See Through Power Supply w/ Fan Speed Control [+59] (BLUE COLOR)
# RAID: NONE
# RUSH: NO; READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS
# SOFT: Microsoft® Works 7.0
# SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY PLUS ONE-YEAR ONSITE SERVICE
# SOUND: NEW!!! Creative Labs SB AUDIGY 2 VALUE 7.1 [+69]
# SPEAKERS: NONE [-51]
# SCANNER: NONE
# STRAP: NONE
# TEMP: NONE (AS SHOWN)
# UPS: None
# USB: Build-in USB 2.0 Ports
# USBHD: NONE
# VIDEOCAMERA: NONE
# VIDEO: NVIDIA Geforce 6800 GT 256MB 16X PCI EXPRESS VIDEO CARD [+207]
# VIDEO2: NONE
# WIRELESSCARD: PCI Wireless 802.11g 54Mbps Network Interface Card [+19]
# WIRELESSPOINT: NONE
# ZIP: NONE
# _PRICE: (+1538)
I'm not looking for a flashy case (though this comes with one) just a good one. Like most folks at this price point I'm looking for biggest bang for the buck that will handle all the various tasks I use the system for.
Any help you folks could provide would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
J