$1500 build, can anybody help?

just a noob

just a noob

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hello, i was wondering if anybody can help me think up of a build that includes 4gb+ of ram and the intel q9450, i don't need speakers, a mouse, printer, or a moniter
 
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oscaryu1

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115039&Tpk=Q9450
Q9450

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128089
EX38-DS4

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145034
XMS2 2GB DDR2-800 CL4 (x2 for 4GB)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151154
Samsung Black DVD Burner SATA

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146025
NZXT Apollo SECC Steel Case ATX

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073
WDC Caviar SE16 SATAII 500GB 16MB

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341002&Tpk=OCZ+700W
OCZ GameXStream 700W PSU

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814261010
PALiT 9800x2 G92 512MB x2 256bit x2 PCI-E 2.0

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116215
Microsoft Vista 64bit Ultimate

Total after rebates including shipping: $1584.84

Ya GOTTA tell me if you max out Crysis :D
 
WhiteFireDragon

WhiteFireDragon

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oscaryu1 that's a great build. it's a little week on the memory though. a $1500 budget system should have at least PC8500. 800mhz just seems a little slow for how much is being spent. now only if you didnt need the OS, a little more could be spent on the memory.

it'll also depend on the use. this is a great gaming computer. but if you're not going to play games, you wont need to spend $550 on a 9800x2. a $100 video card would suffice. then you could spend a little more on the HD or memory
 
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reddevil6

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that ram oscaryu1 chose is faster than any PC8500 it is even faster than any DDR3 i would say.
MHz is not everything .
 
Ramodkk

Ramodkk

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oscaryu1 said:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115039&Tpk=Q9450
Q9450

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128089
EX38-DS4

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145034
XMS2 2GB DDR2-800 CL4 (x2 for 4GB)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151154
Samsung Black DVD Burner SATA

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146025
NZXT Apollo SECC Steel Case ATX

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073
WDC Caviar SE16 SATAII 500GB 16MB

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341002&Tpk=OCZ+700W
OCZ GameXStream 700W PSU

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814261010
PALiT 9800x2 G92 512MB x2 256bit x2 PCI-E 2.0

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116215
Microsoft Vista 64bit Ultimate

Total after rebates including shipping: $1584.84

Ya GOTTA tell me if you max out Crysis :D
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That's a great build as always Oscar :). But for a bit less $$$, I think he could get 2 x HD3870 instead of 9800GX2. That'd also take advantage of the X38 mobo. Just my opinion. Everything else looks perfect! I see NZXT Apollo, great! ;)

- OR -

Get the god of motherboards, GIGABYTE P35-DS3L + 9800GX2 :D
 
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oscaryu1

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Si, except then PCI-E 2.0 could not be utilized :(

RedDevil, I couldn't agree more :D speed and price are not everything.

Lots more things come into hand; quality, CAS latency, ect...

DDR3 is not worth its while right now. Cas latencies too high, overrated, ect. They only show a tiny difference from DDR2. And that little FPS difference is a few $100 :eek:

And as I always repear... Anything over DDR2-800 is useless...
 
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