~$760 Gaming PC

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Nateku

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Hey. Looking to build a computer meant for gaming, this is what me and my more computer-knowledgeable friend came up with. I would prefer it if the price stayed the same, or dropped even, if any changes are suggested. Thanks in advance.

Case: RAIDMAX SMILODON Extreme Black ATX-612WEBP 1.0mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Foldout MB Computer Case With 500W Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156098

Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148262

Motherboard: ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131013

Video Card: EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130318

(Note: May end up buying another one of these and linking them later. Need more money. >_>)

Power Supply: XCLIO GREATPOWER X14S4P4 700W ATX12V Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817189009

RAM: Crucial Ballistix Tracer 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model BL2KIT12864AL804 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148076

Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz Socket AM2 125W Dual-Core Processor Model ADX6000CZBOX - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103773

Fan: ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 64 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185125

Oh, and can anyone recommend a good SATA DVD/CD drive burner dealy? The one I was gonna get is out of stock. >_> Thanks again!
 
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oregon

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Its probably better to go with Intel if your willing to overclock at all, but otherwise that's a decent build I think.
 
Cleric7x9

Cleric7x9

Active Member
are you going to run Vista or XP? if XP, 2gb of ram is plenty, if Vista, you may want to consider 3-4gb
 
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Nateku

New Member
I am in Washington, US. Also, I plan to run XP. However, I DO have a copy of Vista Ultimate lying around. ^_^ Friend gave it to me after he got it free at a Microsoft party. xD

So yeah, I think right now I still want to run XP, but I might get more RAM once we're all forced to switch to Vista.
 
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oscaryu1

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017
Q6600

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128347
GA-EP43-DS3L

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073
WDC SE16 500GB 7200RPM 16MB SATAII

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119115
Cooler Master Elite 330 Mid ATX Case

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151171
Samsung Black DVD Burner SATA

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145194
Corsair XMS2 DHX 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2-800 CL4 Dual Channel Kit

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102747
Sapphire HD4850 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E 2.0 256bit

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341010
OCZ GameXStream 600W PSU

Total after rebates including shipping: $787.59
 
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simpletron

New Member
RAIDMAX SMILODON Extreme Black - 84.99 with 25MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156078
Seagate Barracuda 250GB - 59.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148262

SAMSUNG Black DVD Burner -26.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151154
OCZ StealthXStream 600W - 84.99 with 25MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341010

BIOSTAR P43 Motherboard - 89.99 with 10MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138122
Q6600 - 209.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017

HIS Hightech HD4850 - 189.99 with 20 MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161235
Crucial Ballistix Tracer 2GB (2 x 1GB) - 60.99 with 25MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148076
comboing ram and video card - -40

total 767.92 with 37.01 shipping and 105MIR
if you need to save money get an e8400 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037
 
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Nateku

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So is Intel better than AMD for gaming?

If anyone could offer a non-biased reason and maybe a few facts as to why, that'd be great. ^_^

EDIT: Forgot to mention that I WILL want to get another video card in the future and link them, so keep that in mind when suggesting a motherboard. ^_^ Also, is it better to use ATI for Intel?
 
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cohen

cohen

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oscaryu1 said:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017
Q6600

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128347
GA-EP43-DS3L

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073
WDC SE16 500GB 7200RPM 16MB SATAII

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119115
Cooler Master Elite 330 Mid ATX Case

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151171
Samsung Black DVD Burner SATA

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145194
Corsair XMS2 DHX 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2-800 CL4 Dual Channel Kit

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102747
Sapphire HD4850 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E 2.0 256bit

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341010
OCZ GameXStream 600W PSU

Total after rebates including shipping: $787.59
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Looks good.

Nateku said:
So is Intel better than AMD for gaming?

If anyone could offer a non-biased reason and maybe a few facts as to why, that'd be great. ^_^

EDIT: Forgot to mention that I WILL want to get another video card in the future and link them, so keep that in mind when suggesting a motherboard. ^_^ Also, is it better to use ATI for Intel?
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Yes Intel is better for gaming.

So you will be wanting to run SLI.

Get this motherboard then - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131142
 
Cleric7x9

Cleric7x9

Active Member
Nateku said:
So is Intel better than AMD for gaming?

If anyone could offer a non-biased reason and maybe a few facts as to why, that'd be great. ^_^

EDIT: Forgot to mention that I WILL want to get another video card in the future and link them, so keep that in mind when suggesting a motherboard. ^_^ Also, is it better to use ATI for Intel?
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Yes, Intel is better for gaming. The reason is simple: Intel CPUs are more powerful than AMD CPUs. Just google some benchmarks. Check out Tom's Hardware or Anandtech or the like. You will see.
 
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Nateku

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Awesome possum. Just a few more questions I think. >_>

Umm, is quad core gonna be good for gaming? I heard many games don't utilize it.
 
cohen

cohen

New Member
Nateku said:
Awesome possum. Just a few more questions I think. >_>

Umm, is quad core gonna be good for gaming? I heard many games don't utilize it.
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Yes it will be fine for gaming, the newer games will utilize it but it will be fine.
 
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Nateku

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Awesome. Thank you guys all so much. I think I will be using a lot of the Intel setup you've all been giving me. I really love this forum. ^_^
 
cohen

cohen

New Member
Nateku said:
Awesome. Thank you guys all so much. I think I will be using a lot of the Intel setup you've all been giving me. I really love this forum. ^_^
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Well if you have anymore question or problems, post a thread and there are heaps of members that will be able to help you.

Hope you enjoy your build

Cheers for now and hope to see you around on the forum.
 
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Nateku

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Haha, okay. Totally came up with this build now. Pretty similar to the one oscaryu1 posted, but I wanted the 8800GT video card and a different case. Also checking to see if I'm overlooking anything that's incompatible with something else. >_>

Case: RAIDMAX SMILODON Extreme Black ATX-612WEBP 1.0mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Foldout MB Computer Case With 500W Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156078

Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148262

Motherboard: ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131142

Video Card: EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130318

Power Supply: OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS 600W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341010

RAM: Crucial Ballistix Tracer 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model BL2KIT12864AL804 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820148076

Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017

Fan: ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 64 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835185125

DVD: SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223F - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151171

Umm, yeah. I'm thinking that looks pretty good. I also went with 2G of RAM 'cuz I don't have unlimited funds, and I'll be running XP for a while on it. Oh, and a 250G hard drive instead. ^_^;;

Total Price After Mail in Rebates: $804.90
 
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Nateku

New Member
Haha, definitely. Just don't wanna be all extra poor right now. I might actually opt to get the 500G hard drive. I won't be ordering this for at least a few days. Also, is the fan too big? It's 92mm, but I'm not as metrically inclined so I dunno if that's too big or not. XD
 
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