recomendations

hey guys, i am in the process of planning out the computer i am going to build. i was wondering if you guys would be kind enough to recomend companies for all the good stuff (ex: motherboards, cd-rom, cd-dvd burners, video cards, sound cards). i am planning on using this computer for both school and fun, i will be putting diablo II and the expansion pack on it, that should be my only game. thanks guys.

eric

 

for motherboards, avoid ecs and asrock
for cdrom drives, go for lite-on or nec or derivatives thereof
video cards, go for... well, pretty much anyone works.
sound cards, go for the chaintech av-710 as the most effective one

have you done research on what types of components? (eg intel/amd, nvidia/ati, etc)

 

dvd burner definitely go for pioneer/sony/ lite-on (i think that's how it's spelt!)
they'e always given best performance and are reliable, especially sony - never had a problem with them and i have sony everything practically at home!
Creative for the soundcard???? the new dolby 6.1 is supposed to be good but i'm only on the 5.1 so....
it's up to you whether to go with Ati and Radeon or nVidia and Geforce - both offer really good performance and the drivers can be obtains easily from their websites!
as for mobo's i don't really know enough there so if someone could help me on that one???

but yeah i hope that gives you a little bit of info, sorry i couldn't give more help!

 

Video Card- Depends on what you like.
Processor- Depends on what you like.
Opticals- Plextor is the best. No other company comes close. Sony and TDK are next in line with Lite-on next after that.
Motherboards- Abit is one of the best for Intel Chips, ASUS is one of the best for Athlons
Sound Card- Audigy 2 ZS is the best one you can get really. It's up to 7.1 btw. nForce audio is pretty good but only for athlon xp's.

 

thanks guys for your recomendations. i am looking to build an intel machine.

eric

 

in my humble opinion..
mobo: depends if you wanna overclock... if you dont.. go intel.. if you do wanaa overclock go with a asus
also.. another feature would be the 945 chipset... ddr2 and pci-x how can you lose?
optical: NEC for sure
HDD: maxtor, or seagate
Sound: Sound Blaster
case: thermaltake's are awsome...
video: what ever you like man.. im a nvidia fan but w/e
cheers

 

the 945 chipset being an intel chip set, Zulu?

eric

 

If you can post your limit (cash-wise) we can put together some more specific suggestions. Also, if you already have any components from another system, let us know which ones. That way we won't post something you don't need.

 

money wise my limit should be around 1k. i already have a lcd monitor so i'm set there. i just want to build a nice fast computer, and make it look a little trick thanks guys.

eric

 

lol they have non-intel mobos with the 915 chipset.. dont bully me!!!!!!!!!