building a mini pc $1000

leSHok

leSHok

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can someone help me build a mini pc with a case something like this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811144162
small, portable for LANS and stuff. i play some of the games on steam like css, cs 1.6, day of defeat. this would be amazing if i could build this for 1000. hopefully i can get this by summer or by xmas or something.

for $1000 i need (obvious stuff + misc. stuff)
case
mobo
amd/intel (whatever is better i dont play amazingly good games with awesome graphics or anything)
psu
videocard
keyboard/mouse
hdd (160+)
cd drives (2)
ram (2 or 4 gig)
OS (windows xp)
speakers
monitor (if the build goes over 1000 because of the monitor just take it out)
 
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Proccesor Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Conroe 2.13GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail
~196$
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-965QM-DS2 LGA 775 Intel Q965 Express Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail'
~127$
Ram: CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
~147$
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD4000AAKS 400GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
~100$
Video Card: EVGA 320-P2-N811-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail
~260$ (on sale)
Power Supply: RAIDMAX Hybrid 2 RX-530SS ATX12V 530W Power Supply
~70$
Case: APEVIA X-QPACK2-BK/500 Black Aluminum Body/ Front Mask MicroATX Desktop Computer Case 500W Power Supply - Retail
~100
~1000$ Some areas could have the prices cut (the power supply motherboard and case as well as the ram.)

reccomended substitutions to bring the price
Ram:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231098
105(-42$)
Hard Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136063
70(-30$)
Power Supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182021
30(-40$)

You could also opt for a DX9 card to save alot more money
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130074
-60$

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102068
-140$
They both save alot, and play the games you listed to some effectiveness, but I would reccomend the one I first linked.
Use the case you linked-20$ c2d 6320 -20
 
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I think what CPT muller means is someone uses a dremmel to cut of the useless parts of the card to get it in.

Kent.
 
Nope, the guy dremmeled part of the metal in the case(Im not entirely sure which bits) and kept going at it until he got his card in there. I saw the card, aqua mark scores and cpu-z, it was legit.
 
hey i realized on the build there are no cd drives. i wanna know which ones i should get. i really want 2 of em.
 
Im not shure which in preticular, but anything with SATA would work.
@XRT, he had a pretty well moded case, he had a big zalman flower cooler and extra venting fans, as well as cold cathodes that flashed to the base(that was sick, around 11pm they had a DJ mixing tech no live and his case was well in sync).
 
Sorry, thought the one I linked was just the new model, the review said it was an inch or two bigger.

** its .7 inches longer overall**
 
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