TachyonAeon

I am waiting till ju Q3 so maybe some this or other hardware will be cheaper but how does this look if I am going for a top of the linge gaming machine? Yes I do care about getting the best immersive experience in gaming but i would like to do it with minimal money spent as well...I did 2 builds this one which is 1800....and the other is more expensive but is it really necessary to go that route...? I hear dual sli is good but it's not that big of a deal. I am really wanting to play games now but i know most games are not vista compatible anyways so i am waiting for games like spore and crycis and so on...so should i build my computer than or just do it in Q3? and which of these builds would u go with or what owuld you put in or take out...my budget would like to be in 1500-2800....but i could go a little bit higher if recommened...im not sure what games will be needing in future i know these two builds are more than good enough for current games...but thats why i am here...for help...thanks

Thermaltake Armor Series VA8003BWS Black Full Tower Case w/ 25CM Fan - Retail

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$169.99 $169.99

GIGABYTE GA-N680SLI-DQ6 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

$349.99 $349.99

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail

$535.00 $535.00

CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400C4PRO - Retail

$274.00 $274.00

Western Digital Raptor WD740ADFD 74GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
Model #: WD740ADFD
Item #: N82E16822136033

$159.99 $159.99

LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model LH-20A1L-05 - OEM

$40.99 $40.99

Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Ultimate for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM

$199.99 $199.99


ZALMAN CNPS9500 LED 92mm 2 Ball Cooling Fan with Heatsink - Retail

$63.99 -$10.00 Instant $53.99

Subtotal: $1,783.94

or should i go with this build

Thermaltake Armor Series VA8003BWS Black Full Tower Case w/ 25CM Fan - Retail

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$169.99 $169.99

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GIGABYTE GA-N680SLI-DQ6 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

$349.99 $349.99

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EVGA 768-P2-N881-AR GeForce 8800Ultra 768MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail

$799.99 $799.99

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PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 1KW-SR EPS12V 1000W Continuous @ 50°C Power Supply - Retail

$579.99 -$60.00 Instant $519.99

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Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Kentsfield 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80562QX6700 - Retail

$968.00 $968.00

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Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail
$535.00

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CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400C4PRO - Retail

$274.00 $274.00

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Western Digital Raptor WD740ADFD 74GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM

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$159.99 $159.99

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Seagate Barracuda ES ST3750640NS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

$279.99 $279.99

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ViewSonic X Series VX2435WM Black 24" 20ms(typ), 8ms(GTG) Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail

$729.99 -$10.00 Instant $719.99

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LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model LH-20A1L-05 - OEM

$40.99 $40.99

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Creative 70SB046A00000 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional Series - Retail

$139.99 $139.99

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ZALMAN CNPS9500 LED 92mm 2 Ball Cooling Fan with Heatsink - Retail

$63.99 -$10.00 Instant $53.99

Subtotal: $5,011.90

I didnt know which CPU i should pick an dif need a soundcard since there is a built in sound on mobo. Hard drive im kind confused....the primary drice should be as
low as i can get in capacity and high rpms right? For mass storage than it would be large capacity and rpms dont matta much right? Oh and I am thinking about getting
a hdtv tuner card not sure if should on that either. I sthat graphics card too much or hsould I dual sli with 8800gtx or ultas?
Or is this too much to spend right now and just upgrade later down road? the price is 5 grand but take out the cpu and sound card and hard drive maybe since i have 2 externals. Should come out to around 4 grand...so if i want the best gaming experieince is it necessary to go this far or should i go with first build? if you have sugesstions let me know...and like i said this is not my final build i want to see if the price drops in the next few months but im probably looking at june or july at latest to do this up. thanks for the helps guys and gals

hpi

Im to tired right now to answer and check everything but il answer the quick question for now :

If theres built in sound you don't need a sound card.

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TachyonAeon

thanks hpi...ok no card good to know thanks

computermaineack

If you're building Q3, there's little point in assembling this list now, as Intel is dropping the Q6600 price to around $250, which will free up money to invest in other parts, some that haven't been released yet, others that may be on sale, and other parts that will drop in price.

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CPU: Q6600 G0 Mobo: eVGA 680i NF67-A1 Case: Antec P180B GPU: eVGA 8800GTS G92 512mb HSF: Tuniq Tower 120 RAM: 4gb DDR2-800 Corsair XMS2 4-4-4-12 PSU: Antec True Power Trio 550w