building a computer (parts listed)

ok i need someone to list each part that will need to build a computer
i will start with waht i know if someone could fill in the empty spots that would be grand

motherboard
cpu
ram
cd drive
dvd drive
hard drive
case
power
heat sync
fans
videocard
sound card
modem
eathernet
thats all i can think of

Hi cowkiller, I am moving your thread to the Hardware forum, so that more tech people can see it

oh sorry i forgot all about that

Soundcard and Ethernet are often surplus to requirements as you'll usually find them built into the motherboard, although boards do vary and the quality of intergrated components tend not be as high as those of separate cards. Bearing that in mind you may also want to add cables (IDE and FDC, although again they tend to come with motherboards) and possibly a floppy drive although there's no real need for one nowadays; other than that you pretty much seem to have it all covered unless you require any non standard extras, video caputre card or tv tuner for example.

ya add tv tuner and remote to the list

thanks theak

what's your price limit? what do you want to do with ya new computer?

price limit around $1400 but i need to get a 19" LCD with it too
so the tower/parts i can spend no more then $900
i want to have a computer that i can play games and i want it to be a media center aswell
but i dont need a super gamers computer, just something that can handle AOE3

You can find a 19" LCD for less than $500.

Abit AW8 Socket T Intel 955X mobo
P4 550 socket T
Corsair 2x512mb DDR2 667
Samsung Spinpoint P 200GB Sata 3.0Gb/s HDD

You can get all of that for < $640.

Just finished building a new PC, total cost $2500CAD including this LCD:

http://accessories.dell.com/sna/product ... ry_id=4009

Intel P4 - 3.0Ghz
2Gig clock2.5 ram
twin 36Gig, 10000rpm raptors on SATA
msi geforce 6600gt

can't wait to get my xbox360!

I could get a 19" LCD for < $250.

I'm sorry but that monitor is just way overpriced, find the people that actually make it and I'd bet you could save at LEAST $300+.

this is what i have picked out so far, and just so you know prices are in canadain... if you can tell me if it will all fit with each other and what i am missing

AMD ATHLON 64 3000+ PROCESSOR S754 2.0GHZ 512KB L2 CACHE 130NM RETAIL BOX.(Heatsink/Fan included)
Price: $202.98

GIGABYTE GA-K8N NFORCE3 150 ATHLON64 S754 ATX DDR AGP 5PCI ATA133 SOUND LAN
Price: $141.92

Powercolor ATI Radeon 9550 256MB DDR 8x AGP, DVI, TV out Retail.
Price: $95.96

or

SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600XT 256MB DDR DVI-I W/ TV OUT OEM
Price: $126.99

BENQ DW1620-BK DVD+-RW 16X4X16 DUAL LAYER +R 2.4X BLACK
Price: $69.99

MAXTOR DiamondMax 10 200GB ATA133 7200RPM 16MB 9MS FDB HARD DRIV
Price: $119.99

Corsair ValueSelect 1GB Memory Module (1 Stick)(is the ram any good? should i got to a better brand)
Price: $159.45

NIKAO SPIDER ATX CASE BLACK NO PS W/ WINDOW & TEMP. DISPLAY
Price: $59.39

Thame Star ATX 450W POWER SUPPLY
Price: $24.99

COOLERMASTER TLF-R82 80MM LED CASE FAN 4 LED BLUE 2500RPM 32CFM 25DBA
Price: $10.61 X 2

CREATIVE SOUNDBLASTER LIVE! DE 5.1 OEM.
Price: $38.94

Aopen F90JS 19 inch LCD Flat Panel Monitor (Built in Speaker).
Price: $395.62

or

Samsung 913V II 19" LCD Monitor
Price: $399.99


if i have extra money
BENQ DW1620-BK DVD+-RW 16X4X16 DUAL LAYER +R 2.4X BLACK
Price: $69.99

Just a thought, but choosing socket 939 rather than 754 may give you more options when it comes to future upgrades.

a good 929 board and porcessor will not fit in my price range or i would have
i tryed to get to get the best bang for the buck
the only thing that will be upgraded will be the hd or ram maybe the video but for now i need to stick around these prices

do you think the prices are ok and is there better bang for buck out there
remember money in CAD

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6824009067

Acer 19" LCD 8ms Response Time - $239