Building a computer tower

[AJ]

What would you use to build it if you wanted to stay under $900 for just the tower and have it run as fast as possible (basicly a very solid gaming and video editing setup).

I'm curious to see what it would take to build a top notch tower.

[Halon]

I used Newegg, and built mine for right around 680 I think. That included 1gb ram, AMD dual-core, 256mb video card, the case, 80gb and 250gb SataII hard drives. There's room for improvement still, like maybe another 1gb of RAM, but it sure does serve my purposes well. Just look on newegg and piece it all together.

[Pushit2.0]

I have priced out a few good gaming computers on new egg, and around $1300 is what I came up with, using a $250 asus motherboard though.

~John

[turbotalon1g]

Good topic, i am looking to do the same thing, but less video editing and more toward a tv tuner and DVD burner

[ABV]

My tower was built using Newegg. I didn't build it, but the guy I bought it from did. He only had good things to say about the experience. I can't tell you much about what to get and put inside it, but I think Newegg would be the place to get it all.

[Matt D.]

I built a solid computer last March for just over $600. The ATI X1000-series video cards just came out so I got an X850 for $150. Motherboard was about $60, hard drive (250gb SATA2) was $80, RAM (2x512mb PC3200 DDR) was about $100, case (small form factor all aluminum) was $80. Add in my 19" widescreen LCD for $200. I reused my DVD burner, but those can be had for about $30.

I think that's about it.

[DSM_421]

Yea back when I used to be hardcore into Counter-Strike I had a buddies older brother build me one off Newegg, was the bomb and 1/5 the price compaired to an Alienware that had the same guts.

[AJ]

I'l have to look around as there is misc shit I just don't understand with some of the terms and specs on the computer parts.

[Matt D.]

Allan, we'll talk at bowling tomorrow.

[ExTREME]

Could someone hook me up with a link to a decent barebone? I dont know what I'm looking for.. I want a gooooood gamer, cheap, AGP slot/s!