Building a Comp.. I need a Shopping List. PLZ!

[Green_Grenade]

Alright!
I want to build a comp.. (from scratch) and Im wondering what hardware is gunna work best for that I want.. Thot you guys could help me out.

What I want:

I want to use a HDMI tv as my monitor.
Huge amounts of space! (A Must)
Bluetooth. (Cellphone)
Wireless Internet. (A Must)
DVD/CD burner (A Must)>Tho I have an external<
And stupid amounts of USB ports.

All I really want it for is to watch movies and KRANK some tunes so...

A nice shopping list would be great! :D

[esalnoj]

What total price range are you looking in?

Intel or AMD chipsets?

[Green_Grenade]

$1200 bux is Cool.. as long as it does what I want.

Intel or AMD?? Dnt really Care.

[stlsaint]

try these as i have used them to build systems as well...
tigerdirect.com
newegg.com
and mwave.com
try and stay with the top two and you should be grand!!

[Nburnes]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883107989&Tpk=core%20i7

How bout that?

Ah I'd know I'd want it :D

[Green_Grenade]

From scratch would be sweeter!
Get some tower with a few fans.. keep things Cool.. Ya know?!

[esalnoj]

As far as I know, amazon has HP pavillion desktops with:

intel core 2 quad-core proc
nvidia geforce 9500 videocard
750gb hdd
8gb ram
6 usb 2.0 ports, hdmi port, 2 ps/2 ports, etc.

For under $800. Just can't find the exact link right now.

Just no floppy drive.
You would have to use 64-bit intrepid.

[Green_Grenade]

Ok..
But I just dnt want to spend like unpteen hours trying to get my Linux up and going!

Ya know what I mean?!?!

Plus I live 4 hours from Anywhere! And theres a shop in town that is willing to help me out...

[TDurden1937]

Watch out on tigerdirect.com . . . the star ratings on hardware seem more attuned to marketing than the quality of the product. Also, if ya call their operator's to order, more than likely they will try and sell you some useless software.

I bought a couple really useless pieces of software, one CA Internet Security Suite on their recommendation without looking it up on the Net . . . big mistake. Universally condemned as one of the worst. Anyway good luck.

If ya pick out a type of hardware ya like try and cross check it with other vendors and their ratings by purchasers. I use amazon.com a lot and there is usually some really good evaluations re products.

As far as hardware . . . I always get AMD CPU's . . . the bang for the buck is always better than intel . . . besides its better to keep the competition to Intel going to keep them honest. I got a really hot ATI card, the HD4890 on amazon.com. I have however seen some problems with ATI with Ubuntu . . . be careful.

'Course you should always compare your hardware choices with the hardware list that works with Ubuntu although if you use hardware that's been out for awhile I guess you should be okay . . . ie if ya want to have Ubuntu installed on your new box.

Getting a new box from amazon.com is a good idea. Those stats suggested would certainly suggest that the hardware would be supported by Ubuntu. I installed Ubuntu with absolutely no problem on

00:00.0 Memory controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 Memory Controller (rev a3)
00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 ISA Bridge (rev a3)
00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation CK804 SMBus (rev a2)
00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 USB Controller (rev a2)
00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 USB Controller (rev a3)
00:04.0 Multimedia audio controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 AC'97 Audio Controller (rev a2)
00:06.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK804 IDE (rev f2)
00:07.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK804 Serial ATA Controller (rev f3)
00:08.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK804 Serial ATA Controller (rev f3)
00:09.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCI Bridge (rev a2)
00:0a.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 Ethernet Controller (rev a3)
00:0b.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
00:0c.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
00:0d.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
00:0e.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 8600 GT (rev a1)
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 8600 GT (rev a1)
05:0b.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB22/A IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link)
05:0c.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8001 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 13)

which is an Asus a8n-sli MoBo, Fx-60 AMD dual core, and two NVidea 8600 cards and there was zero installation problems.

intel core 2 quad-core proc
nvidia geforce 9500 videocard

is about the same vintage it looks like.

Ya know . . . I just built a huge ******* rig . . . bleeding edge . . . and it really is hard and time consuming to make sure all the parts match and stuff. i would strongly suggest you do as Green_Grenade suggests and get a ready made box especially if ya want to get Ubuntu up and running fast which it sounds like ya want to do!

[halitech]

with what you want to to use it for, got to pimp it out ;)

case $161.99
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2380196&Sku=A107-1085

DVD Burner with Blu-ray read $104.97
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4354126&CatId=89

BFG GeForce GTX 280 Video Card - OC Edition $309.97
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3930709&CatId=3585

Turtle Beach Riviera 5.1 Digital PCI Sound Card $47.99
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1068177&CatId=2769

Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB Hard Drive ST31500341AS - 7200RPM, 32MB Cache, SATA-3G $149.97
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4138742&CatId=4357

Logitech G51 Surround Sound Speaker System $215.99
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3304945&CatId=2894

AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition Dual Core Processor - 3.10GHz, Socket AM3, 6MB Cache, 2000MHz (4000 MT/s), Retail, Unlocked Multiplier $148.99
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4695457&CatId=4432

Gigabyte MA790XT-UD4P Motherboard - AMD 790X, Socket AM3, ATX, Audio, CrossFireX, PCI Express 2.0, Gigabit LAN, USB 2.0, SATA, RAID $188.99
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4485042&CatId=4296

Patriot PC16000 2000MHz 4GB DDR3 Desktop Memory Upgrade w/ 3DMark - 2x2048 $195.99
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4505209&CatId=4533

no personal experience with any parts so hopefully everything works fine

[Green_Grenade]

Halitech!!
Thats a B-E-AUTIFUL! List! LOVE IT!
That Turtle Beach card! AWESOME! And the Blu-ray reader! UH! UH!

Im thinkin your List is my #1 mang! (So Far)


>THROW SOME D's ON THAT B*TCH!<

[Skripka]

Halitech!!
Thats a B-E-AUTIFUL! List! LOVE IT!
That Turtle Beach card! AWESOME! And the Blu-ray reader! UH! UH!

Im thinkin your List is my #1 mang! (So Far)

If you're running Ubuntu on it and not Windows-there is NO point in getting a Blu-Ray drive, save yourself $100 bucks right there.

[Green_Grenade]

Oh?!?!

I didnt know that Ubuntu couldnt Do Blu-ray!

I guess when I first posted I shoulda put down that its gunna have 9.04 on it.. my bad..

[mamamia88]

Oh?!?!

I didnt know that Ubuntu couldnt Do Blu-ray!

I guess when I first posted I shoulda put down that its gunna have 9.04 on it.. my bad..

i thought with vlc 1.0 you could use blu ray.

[Green_Grenade]

I just Googled that.. and it Says it does.. But... it is the internet..

[halitech]

info as of 8.10

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/BluRayAndHDDVD

[Skripka]

i thought with vlc 1.0 you could use blu ray.

There is no codec for BluRay that is licensed...and it is unlikely there ever will be for FOSS players like VLC, if Sony has their way. The only way at present to read BluRay in Linux, involves roughly 50 violations of US copyright law...and a LOT of terminal work. It isn't something that you can just throw in the drive and play by any stretch.

[Dimitriid]

I wouldn't use blue-ray out of general principle: go all digital instead and download or use a service that can deliver hd digitally like netflix.

[arcdrag]

If you're just using it for movies, then I don't think you really need a $300 video card. Also, as a personal preference, if I'm hooking a computer up to a TV, I wouldn't want a giant tower next to my TV, so I would aim for a small form factor setup. Finally, newegg generally has lower overall prices than tigerdirect, although Tigerdirect often has some really good sales.