Help Me Pick Parts for $1000 Gaming PC

[deeds281]

OK. I've finally decided that I'm going to build a computer. Like I've said before it's going to be used for music, internet, and gaming. I've already put something together, but I had no idea what I was doing

I need everything except a monitor and speakers and my budget's about $1000 (this ones a little over but that's ok).

Edit: I upgraded the video card, psu, and os. Now it's about $1200, but that's ok.

CD/DVD drive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827101131
Case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119068
CPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017
HDD:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136218
RAM:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122
Mobo:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813136043
Video Card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129113
PSU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182032
OS:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116493
Keyboard:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126009
Mouse:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104178

Feel free to change as much as you want. I'm not final on any of it.

 

[MBGraphics]

Actually, for the budget, it looks like you hit everything right on the money.
Good choice, it will suit your needs well

 

[cohen]

Looks good, but get a 650W+ Power supply, get a Asus Motherboard, there is a good one around $150 on newegg, get the Radeon 4870 and get Windows Vista Ultimate 64 Bit "Service Pack 1" not that one in your post.

Once you have made those changes, post a fresh list.

 

[oscaryu1]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115042
Q9450

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

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227267
OCZ Reaper HPC Edition DDR2-800 2x 2GB Dual Channel Kit CL4

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021&Tpk=antec+900
Antec 900 ATX Case

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131113
PowerColor HD4870 512MB 256bit GDDR5 PCI-E 2.0

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136074
WDC SE16 16MB 7200RPM 320GB SATAII

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

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106228
Lite-On Black DVD Burner PATA

Total after rebates including shipping: $1037.89

 

[ThatGuy16]

^ thats good

I'd get this, for not much more.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128345

 

[ScOuT]

I would get this motherboard

ASUS P5Q LGA 775 Intel P45 for $130
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131295

It has a higher FSB rating (1600 MHz) and takes faster RAM (DDR2 1200)

Just an idea for ya

 

[oscaryu1]

I would get this motherboard

ASUS P5Q LGA 775 Intel P45 for $130
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131295

It has a higher FSB rating (1600 MHz) and takes faster RAM (DDR2 1200)

Just an idea for ya

Just an Asus, same chipset. Unless you can utilize the higher FSB, it's rather useless.

And usually people'll be doing DDR2-800 or DDR2-1066.

Nice find ThatGuy16.

 

[Mez]

go with the G15 (logitech) gaming keyboard, its comfortable, many use it, and its dead sexy
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126034&Tpk=g15+keyboard

You could go with the g5 gaming mouse but it doesn't match the keyboard. (its black+blue)

 

[2048Megabytes]

Be sure to get the Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3L motherboard OscaryU1 suggested. The motherboard you picked doesn't have a PCI Express x16 2.0 Express slot but the video card you picked has is a PCI Express x16 2.0 Express card.

 

[Nigouki]

Remove Vista from the list and replace it with XP.

Remove the quad-core CPU from the list and replace it with a higher-clocked dual-core chip.

Aside from that, you have my blessing.