Building a good computer for cheap

A few things to remember:
-Shop around, certain sites have better prices on certain items.
-Never ever buy top of the line, always go a model or two below.
-This computer WILL BE high end, so expect the price to reflect that.
-This simply covers the tower.
-This computer also has extra expenses like the case, which could be cut in half if you got a cheaper case, but it won't be quite as pretty.

Hard Drive:
Look for the best price per gig. I found a harddrive (refurbished) that goes for 32 cents per gig, and is Serial ATA-150.
http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_g...3744609/qlty=r
Price: $81


Processor and Motherboard:
Bundles on Tigerdirect are great! Heres a AMD and SLI compatable mobo.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...083&CatId=1619
Price: $304

Memory:
Lets get some cheap memory, 2x1GB will do great.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...?EdpNo=1071020
Price:$200

Video cards:
2 x 6600 GT will do great! 256MB right there.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...110&CatId=1839
Price: $280

Cooling:
Keep the system cool so you can over clock the hell out of it! Skimp no expenses!
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...169&CatId=1057
Price: $190

Case:
You gotta look sharp, don't have people laughing at your pathetic case! ASUS VENTO for you!
http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_g...rch=ASUS+VENTO
Price: $118

Powersupply:
Lets get a modular power supply so we don't have any more cords than what we need. 500 watts is a must.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...746&CatId=1079
Price: $50

DVD burner:
No need to overspend here....16x burner dual layer and you're set.
http://www.pricegrabber.com/p__NEC_N...iter,__9395718
Price: $43

Total: $1266 for the tower

Once again, this tower will run ANY game out today, and chances are any game comming out in the next few years. Though, I personally wouldn't suggest getting a computer now.....I have a feeling cell processors are right around the corner.

[God]

And remember kids, Never ever go soft on cooling or power supply. But I myself can't live with a awesome audio system. I have 10 inch top of the line Sony speakers and a Sub Woofer that the people above, below, and to both sides of me hate.

Originally Posted by GEOman

And remember kids, Never ever go soft on cooling or power supply. But I myself can't live with a awesome audio system. I have 10 inch top of the line Sony speakers and a Sub Woofer that the people above, below, and to both sides of me hate.

I've got a 5.1 setup for my computer, not the highest quality speakers though :-/

[Led_Zeppelin]

My dad went out of town, so I took the speakers from his beamer. Now, just to figure out how to hook 'em up.

[Firedove]

I had a sub woofer and 2 really nice speakers.
Until the day I brought orange soda over to my computer...

Originally Posted by Firedove

I had a sub woofer and 2 really nice speakers.
Until the day I brought orange soda over to my computer...

Ouch. That's what happened to my original CD burner (2x baby, that only ran me $400 when it first came out)

[viper.gtsr]

My dad has bilt his computer,( I wached him bild it)it has a total of 5 cooling fans,hi end grafiexs the All-in-wonder 9000 pro,(it was in mine untel the hardrive fried then he replased it with the crapy stock in-vidia grafiex card(the same model the as the PS2) at lest 500+mb of ram,and a 120,100,or 80GIG harddrive(this model of computer i'm yousing has 80GIGs has a add on dvd burner,(insaled after purces))And CREATIVE spekers and i have a pentum 4,windoes xp.(my dad might have a xeon proseser,but probly pentum 4,windoes xp,and is taller ten a normal,has a lokabul casing,and is black

Originally Posted by viper.gtsr

My dad has bilt his computer,( I wached him bild it)it has a total of 5 cooling fans,hi end grafiexs the All-in-wonder 9000 pro,(it was in mine untel the hardrive fried then he replased it with the crapy stock in-vidia grafiex card(the same model the as the PS2) at lest 500+mb of ram,and a 120,100,or 80GIG harddrive(this model of computer i'm yousing has 80GIGs has a add on dvd burner,(insaled after purces))And CREATIVE spekers and i have a pentum 4,windoes xp.(my dad might have a xeon proseser,but probly pentum 4,windoes xp,and is taller ten a normal,has a lokabul casing,and is black

What the.....Did you say he replaced the harddrive with a graphics card? Dictionary.com is your friend.

[Drunken_Shinobi]

I bet you got those deals from dealmein.net?
That place works pretty well for parts...for now I'm trying to buy this pretty good gaming computer for about $1446 in total. I'm still thinking whether to get an Alienware or stick with building my own computer.

My friend's alienware had a ton of trouble during the last few months before his warranty ran out, and they dicked him around about fixing it until it was out, trust me you don't want to try to deal with their support lines. Stick with building your own computers.

The deals were from pricegrabber, newegg, and tigerdirect.

[God]

Originally Posted by viper.gtsr

spanish

Please Ban?

Originally Posted by GEOman

Please Ban?

If bad grammar and spelling were a ban on these forums there would be next to no one left.

[God]

Originally Posted by foulplay

If bad grammar and spelling were a ban on these forums there would be next to no one left.

Hes an over achiever.

Originally Posted by GEOman

Hes an over achiever.

Ahaha, true, but I've actually seen worse on these boards. O_o;

Wow that looks like one awesome computer...

[Drunken_Shinobi]

There's better....