wtb new computer

[Meekslol]

But I don't know half as much about good builds as you guys

Want to pay ~ 600-800.

i5 and up (or equivalent)

Decent motherboard

Functional non fancy tower

Baseline network card

Decent power

Not top of the line but pretty good graphics card

Don't care about Hard drive a baseline one will do

I have 6 gb of memory lying around (although it seems memory has a lot more factors than capacity these days)

Just a cd DVD player and writer

Do I need a sound card?

Don't need accessories (I have mouse keyboard webcam speakers, monitor)

Anything else I may have forgotten.

Is this possible? Plz halp
New egg still the place to build this?

[xnskzzxnvs]

if you wait a few weeks a new line of processors from intel are/will be coming out.

you don't need network or sound cards. those all come with the motherboard now.

and unless you have specific needs (you want particular part X or you just like plugging plug into socket), it's probably more convenient and cheaper to buy some generic tower from dell or whatever manufacturer XYZ

[Crazy Diana]

wtf, arent you a doctor? get one of them falcon northwest niggers

[Meekslol]

Don't need a top of the line computer.

Rather spend $$ on things like this

[Crazy Diana]

you should get a bird

[CAN]

its good of you to be raising food for cari

[jackslammer]

i5 and up (or equivalent)

New Core processors (Ivy Bridge) are coming out soon, the i5-3570K is what you will want, but if you don't want to wait or there is a nice price drop then the i5-2500K is the current equivalent and really isn't much different, the new chips are mostly just more efficient and have better on-chip GPUs

Decent motherboard

ATX ASUS P8Z77, the LE version should have everything you need with quality enough components for an overclock of an unlocked CPU, but check out the different versions you might want some of the on-board features like Bluetooth and/or Wi-Fi

Functional non fancy tower

I'd recommend the Cooler Master HAF 922, but cases are mostly taste you should look at Lian-Li if you want something less fancy

Baseline network card

That's on-board

Decent power

Corsair CX600

Not top of the line but pretty good graphics card

New generation of GPUs just came out and are overpriced, it appears the HD 6950 and GTX 560 Ti are still the best value

Don't care about Hard drive a baseline one will do

7200 RPM and SATA 3.0 or 6.0 GB/s, the Hitachi Deskstar or Seagate Barracuda or WD Caviar are all good drives I've used, Abe recommended Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $119.99 and you can't really beat that

I have 6 gb of memory lying around (although it seems memory has a lot more factors than capacity these days)

You should use DDR3 and I'd recommend at least PC3 12800 (DDR3 1600) speed, RAM is really cheap you can get two 4GB sticks of G.SKILL Ripjaws X PC3 17000 (DDR3 2133) for like $50

Just a cd DVD player and writer

LITE-ON OEM DVD Burner is $17

Do I need a sound card?

The on-board ones are perfectly fine unless you're using a really high quality home theater sound system and/or studio sound equipment

Anything else I may have forgotten.

Most PC builds include a SSD if budget permits, it's not necessary but it's definitely worth the cost and you can always get one later, the Crucial m4 and Intel 330 and Samsung 830 are all about $100 for a 64 GB drive and $160 for a 128 GB drive

Also if you really want to overclock your CPU or just have a cooler and more efficient running PC you should get an CPU cooler, the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo is great and only $35

New egg still the place to build this?

Yes

Going off of Newegg's prices as of this reply:

CPU i5-2500K: $220
Mobo P8Z77-V LE: $165
Case HAF 922: $90
PSU CX600: $50
GPU AMD HD 6950: $230
HD Barracuda 2 TB: $120
G.SKILL 2x4 GB RAM: $51
OEM Disc drive: $17
TOTAL: $943

That should be a start Meeks and I'm sure you'll hear lots of advice from different people, just do some research but $900 or so should build a plenty powerful enough PC.

[jackslammer]

you should get a bird

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[abecx]

7200 RPM and SATA 3.0 or 6.0 GB/s, the Hitachi Deskstar or Seagate Barracuda or WD Caviar are all good drives I've used, I'm using this WD Caviar Black HD currently and the 1 TB drive is $120

When purchasing a hard drive, just get a larger drive, you can buy a 2Tb drive for a few bucks more and it'll ( for what you're going to use it for ) be much faster than a smaller 'enhanced' drive.

For instance, the new WLPH server I went with 2x 2TB drives in it instead of going with a 1TB Black drive because the data read and transfer speeds are faster on the 2TB because storage is more dense.

Also, spend the $100 or less and get a 64-128GB SSD drive. Its worth it.

[jackslammer]

7200 RPM and SATA 3.0 or 6.0 GB/s, the Hitachi Deskstar or Seagate Barracuda or WD Caviar are all good drives I've used, I'm using this WD Caviar Black HD currently and the 1 TB drive is $120

When purchasing a hard drive, just get a larger drive, you can buy a 2Tb drive for a few bucks more and it'll ( for what you're going to use it for ) be much faster than a smaller 'enhanced' drive

Like a Seagate Barracuda STBD2000101 2TB 7200 RPM drive for $160? I guess that does make more sense.