Marcaine

Hey guys, here are the specs for a new rig I want to build. All the prices are from NewEgg, I'll explain more at the bottom...


Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - $314

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115003

Intel BOXD946GZISSL Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 946GZ Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - $89.99


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813121046

Antec Performance One P180B Black 0.8mm cold rolled $124

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129017

OR

APEVIA X-Navigator ATXA9NW-BK/500 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply - $104.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811144168


eVGA 256-P2-N636-AR GeForce 7950GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card-$200

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130074

ENERMAX Liberty ELT500AWT ATX12V 500W Power Supply 90V~265V (Auto Adjusted) UL, cUL, TUV, CB-$104

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817194003

OR

CORSAIR CMPSU-620HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 620W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, CE, CB, FCC Class B, TUV, CCC, C-tick $170


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139002

CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory-$100



http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145440

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive $75

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144701

LG Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache IDE Super-Multi DVD Burner - $30

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827136103



Total price - $1,100

My friend is the one who picked out the parts for me, but asking a few other firends, they haven't agreed with this build completely. $1,100 is pushing the upper limits of how much I'll spend, if I can make it cheaper, I'd be a lot happier.

I was thinking it might be better to buy a cheaper video card now and then upgrade once the Directx10 ones come down in price. I'd like to build a good gaming computer that can last me 5 years+.

Thanks for the help guys, much appreciated!

Fruitcake

i would take the ENERMAX over the CORSAIR for the PSU, this is because the ENERMAX has a higher amp rating on the 12V rails than the CORSAIR does.

couple of things, take the processor down a notch to the E6400, it can be OCed to the E6600 fairly easily if you know what you're doing

also find that case without the power supply and choose that one, the case you have now comes with a power supply but you would end up throwing it away because it's not as good as either of the ones you picked out.

joeswm8

CPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115005 - $191.00
RAM – http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145590 - $264.00
Mobo - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131142 - $144.99
GPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150216 - $199.99
HDD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148139 - $94.99
Case - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119068 - $49.99
PSU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817182017 - $54.99
DVD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827136103 - $29.99

Total - $1030


here is a more balanced build that actually works, because your build was lopsided and the RAM didnt even work with that motherboard

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Marcaine

What about this for the video card and then I upgrade once the Directx 10's become standard and drop in price.


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814143049

Froboy7391_99

I'm doing the same thing your doing and waiting a few months to get a DirectX 10 GPU but I went the step higher and am getting the 7900GS Xtreme that comes to 170$ after Mail In Rebate.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150202

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Marcaine

What do you think of Joes build? It looks like a really good build. I want to be able to run games like Spore and future games at pretty high settings at least for a few years. I think Joes build with a nice soundcard and then an upgrade to the Directx 10's after they drop will be good. Agree/disagree?

ceewi1

The Enermax has +12V@32A, the Corsair +12V@50A. The Corsair is a much better unit, hence the price tag. I really wouldn't recommend that Enermax, though, you could go for the Corsair HX520W to keep the price down. It's still quite sufficient for any single GPU system.

Looks good. If you don't mind purchasing outside newegg, i'd get this PSU as a minimum. It really depends on which DX10 GPU(s) you intend to use.

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Marcaine

Hey guys slowly working things out with the computer, I already got the suggested case from CompUSA on a nice rebate, was wondering what you thought about this ram as compared with the one posted above.

http://www.compusa.com/products/prod...ct_code=340943

and if that link doesn't work go to

http://www.compusa.com/default.asp

and do a search for

PNY 2GB(1GBx2) PC2-5300 667MHz 240pin DDR2 DIMM Memory Kit

Thanks again! You guys have been a great, great help!