~$760 Gaming PC

cohen

cohen

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Fan will be fine, and get a 500GB it is cheap $79.99 is cheap and 250GB is a lot for that price really.
 
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oscaryu1

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Nateku said:
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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Are you kidding me?!? 650i? No! Stick with the one I posted! 650i's are 1) Suck BADLY, 2) Non 45nm compatible.
 
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oscaryu1

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Also, that 8800GT is uncomparable with the HD4850. 8800GT cannot max out Crysis. HD4850 CAN.

Also, that CPU Cooler is unneeded.

Just to be honest, you're MUCH better off with my build. There are just too many... errors. 650i, cooler is unneeded due to him not overclocking, the case is pretty much for looks, HD4850 > 8800GT...

But hey, I'm not the one buying it.
 
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oscaryu1

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Hmm... now that I'm looking it up, I see they had a new BIOS update.

But then again, I stumbled upon a article on Google, "680i rejects 45nm"... Link doesn't work right now though.

Either way, IMO the P43 is much better than the 650i for many reasons.
 
Cleric7x9

Cleric7x9

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oscaryu1 said:
Hmm... now that I'm looking it up, I see they had a new BIOS update.

But then again, I stumbled upon a article on Google, "680i rejects 45nm"... Link doesn't work right now though.

Either way, IMO the P43 is much better than the 650i for many reasons.
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i have a 680i, and i have a 45nm, and it works. so i can tell you it works. but yes, the p43 is definitely better than the 650i, unless he wants SLI, which he did in the OP
 
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oscaryu1

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Cleric7x9 said:
i have a 680i, and i have a 45nm, and it works. so i can tell you it works. but yes, the p43 is definitely better than the 650i, unless he wants SLI, which he did in the OP
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Which is a reason I advised against the 8800GT... the HD4850, same price as the 8800GT, but has much better performance. Pretty much rules out SLi.
 
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benihana99

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go with Vista. ive been using it for six months without a single problem. also, get 4gb RAM regardless of your OS. with vista, you get directx 10, and you might as well if you got one for free. vista 64bit is real nice.
 
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Nateku

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Oh my, a heated discussion sprang up while I was asleep. >_>

In response though, I know the case has no purpose other than to look pretty, but I'm willing to spend the extra money for something that looks, in my opinion, awesome. Also, I'm not sure if I ever will overclock, but 3.0 Ghz on a quad is mighty tempting. ^_^

The reason I went with the 8800GT is that I know nVidia's line of products way better than I do ATI. Is the HD4850 really that amazing? Also, I was just looking at a bunch of reviews for the HD4850 and a lot of them said it runs very hot. Is that true? If so, what can/should I do to cool it down?

Finally, the Vista. So yeah, the family computer does have Vista on it and I've been using it for about a year now. Very pretty, and yes DX10 is nice, but I've noticed that XP is compatible with a lot more stuff right now. When the time comes, I will definitely upgrade with my free copy. And I will get 4 gigs of RAM. ^_^
 
Sgt_Grim_Reaper

Sgt_Grim_Reaper

Member
eh, combining GeForce video card with AMD isn't a real good idea. Hard to find one that supports SLI. Easier to find one that supports crossfire though.
 
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Nateku

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I dunno. I think most everything will be the same as what I last posted, but now I'm having doubts about the video card and motherboard. The HD4850 reviews said it performed amazingly, but the 8800GT has a lot MORE reviews, mostly positive. Also, like I said, I don't know ATI cards that well. Oh, and I WILL go with 4G of RAM and probably the 500G HD. ^_^

Have to go to work right now, I'll be back on in like, five and a half hours.
 
cohen

cohen

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Yeah the 8800GT is getting old now. The Radeons are better (like the HD4850 or HD4870) or the 9 series.

Also the 8800GT only has more reviews because it has been out for ages.
 
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Ramodkk

Ramodkk

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Cohen, again, there's tons of Radeons out there, might help to specify ;)

Newest ones are the HD4000's such as the HD4850 :)
 
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Nateku

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Hmm, well then maybe I WILL go with the HD4850. Still, should I go with the non-SLI motherboard to save money then? And is there anything I can do to help lower it's temperature.
 
cohen

cohen

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Nateku said:
Hmm, well then maybe I WILL go with the HD4850. Still, should I go with the non-SLI motherboard to save money then? And is there anything I can do to help lower it's temperature.
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HD4850 sounds good,

Non-sli board will be fine, if you want to save money

And to lower the temperture, have good venterlation in the case and maybe put a better fan on it, but don't do that until the computer is built, if the temps are high then put a new fan on it.
 
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Nateku

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Okay, I think I'll go with that then. And now that I think about it, I probably won't want to overclock for a long while so the CPU fan's unnecessary. New and potentially final build coming in a bit. ^_^
 
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Nateku

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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/Produc...82E16811156078

Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128347

Video Card: SAPPHIRE 100242L Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102747

Power Supply: OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS 600W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341010

RAM: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122

Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115017

DVD: SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223F - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827151171

Total after mail in rebates: $817.91
 
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