Suggestions for build please.

drdallon

drdallon

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So heres the build, any suggestions would be awesome.

Im trying to stay under 1400$ Currently with the deal on the MoBo and CPU im at 1402$ w/shipping excluding mail in rebates.(im not buying it so im not taking those into account).

Build

CASE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021
Antec 900

MoBo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131284
ASUS Rampage

GPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130398
260GTX 216core SCE

PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817814015
ABS 700W

CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115043
core 2 quad q9300 2.83GHz

RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227352
OCZ 4GB DDR2 1000(2 sets)

DVD Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073
LG 22X DVD+R

OS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488
Vista 64bit

CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134
Freezer Pro 7 +AS5 paste

Total after discounts and deals + shipping =~1393$$

Ill be getting another 260GTX 216core later and another 4GB of ram. But i have to wait on that.

THANK YOU! :D

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I'd say you could scale back 2 steps on the processor & Mobo, lose the eye candy PS and go for the better vid card up front... you'd have a better system for about the same money. Probably far better if games are your interest.

IMHO. Just my 0.02
 
ramodkk said:
Looks pretty good, but I'd get this video card instead:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161236
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How does this compare to the Nvidia 260GTX 216core SCE?

Zembonez said:
I'd say you could scale back 2 steps on the processor & Mobo, lose the eye candy PS and go for the better vid card up front... you'd have a better system for about the same money. Probably far better if games are your interest.

IMHO. Just my 0.02
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I am getting the MoBo because im a first time OCer and that board is suposedly the best//easiest board to OC on + it has a nice Sound card(would run about 100$ if i were to purchase another like it[which i would if i didnt get it with the MoBo]) And for the processor i want to OC it to even higher, Which i wouldnt be able to take OC a lower version as far. And taking the processor back 2 would save me 100$ and the Nvidia 280GTX is ~200$ more then the 260GTX and i want to SLI it in the future so i would eventually have to fork out even more money for a second 280 later. As for the PS i like eye candy :P LEDs are my favorite aesthetic of a computer.

Correct me if i misunderstood what you were saying.

Also any suggestions on a diff mobo and CPU and GPU ill look into!

Thank you!!!
 
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I updated the CPU to a Q9300 instead saves about 60$ and then got a second set of ram on the list. Dropped the price a whopping 5dollars.

I think ill get better performance out of 8gs of ram and i can still OC the processor a bit. Keeping the MoBo for ease of use and nice sound card.
 
CaptainAwesom said:
8 gigs of ram is a little much.
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For only 50$ its a nice upgrade imo. I like multitasking while playing video games. Ive been known to run photosop wow WMP(a video) and itunes at the same time.

Or would 4GBs be enough for what i am going to do?

Duel monitor setup
AMD 3700
2BGs of RAM
And 7800GTX

So you can only imagine how bogged down my system can get :P

PS: does any one know how the
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161236
compares to the
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161236

Ive read that the 260 i have picked out, out preforms it but idk i saw that on yahoo answers... I trust you guys more.
 
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