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surferdude375

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Im building a pretty high proformance gaming rig but was wondering if you could suggest any other parts of about the same quality but for less money. Thanx.

Video Card:
eVGA 256-P2-N515-AX Geforce 7800GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……$330.00
From: http://www.newegg.com

Processor:
AMD Athlon 64 3700.………………………………………………………………………………….……..$233.00
From: http://www.newegg.com

Memory:
2x1 gb Corsair ram…………………….…………………..…………………………………….……………$280.00
From: http://www.newegg.com

Screen:
NU QL-711V 2-Tone 17" 8ms LCD……………………………….………………………….………..$212.00
From: http://www.newegg.com

Motherboard:
DFI LANPARTY nF4 SLI-DR Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard……….……………………………………………………………………………………………...$191.00
From: http://www.newegg.com

Hard Drive:
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………$134.00
From: http://www.newegg.com

Case:
Aspire X-Dreamer II………………………………..……………………………………………………………$73.00
From: http://www.newegg.com

Sound Card:
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS SB0350 8 (7.1) Channels PCI Interface Sound Card……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….$69.00
From: http://www.newegg.com

Power Supply:
APEX AL-B500E ATX 500W Aluminum Power Supply Select 90-132VAC…………..$57.00
From: http://www.newegg.com

DVD/CD:
Pioneer Black IDE DVD Burner Model DVR-610B …………………………..……….………..$57.00
From: http://www.newegg.com

Floppy Drive:
SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive …….…………….…………….……………..$12.50
From: http://www.newegg.com

TOTAL…………………………………………………………………………………………..…………….…...$1688.50:(
 
the ocz ram special going on at newegg drops you down like 50 bucks, no need for that motherboard, maybe and asus a8n sli deluxe/premium
also, you can use the onboard audio for a while till you have enouhg money for a better sound card, saves you 95, no need for that optical drive, you can get one for same performance for like 17 less, same thing with floppy (you can get one for 6 less), you can also proabbly find a decent/same hard drive for like 20 less, so in conclusion, 50+95+17+6+20=188 i think
Total amount saved: $188

So yes, you can save about 200 dollars
 
surferdude375 said:
Im building a pretty high proformance gaming rig but was wondering if you could suggest any other parts of about the same quality but for less money. Thanx.

Video Card:
eVGA 256-P2-N515-AX Geforce 7800GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……$330.00
From: http://www.newegg.com

Processor:
AMD Athlon 64 3700.………………………………………………………………………………….……..$233.00
From: http://www.newegg.com

Memory:
2x1 gb Corsair ram…………………….…………………..…………………………………….……………$280.00
From: http://www.newegg.com

Screen:
NU QL-711V 2-Tone 17" 8ms LCD……………………………….………………………….………..$212.00
From: http://www.newegg.com

Motherboard:
DFI LANPARTY nF4 SLI-DR Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard……….……………………………………………………………………………………………...$191.00
From: http://www.newegg.com

Hard Drive:
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………$134.00
From: http://www.newegg.com

Case:
Aspire X-Dreamer II………………………………..……………………………………………………………$73.00
From: http://www.newegg.com

Sound Card:
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS SB0350 8 (7.1) Channels PCI Interface Sound Card……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….$69.00
From: http://www.newegg.com

Power Supply:
APEX AL-B500E ATX 500W Aluminum Power Supply Select 90-132VAC…………..$57.00
From: http://www.newegg.com

DVD/CD:
Pioneer Black IDE DVD Burner Model DVR-610B …………………………..……….………..$57.00
From: http://www.newegg.com

Floppy Drive:
SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive …….…………….…………….……………..$12.50
From: http://www.newegg.com

TOTAL…………………………………………………………………………………………..…………….…...$1688.50:(
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Ok well for the processor get the 3500+ that shaves off $20

Go with 1 gigabyte of RAM since thats good for alomost all games now, plus you can overclock better. A gig of gaming RAM would be like $160 so that shaves off $120

Screen not much you can do there.

Motherboard you can get the Ultra-D, think about it are you REALLY going to use SLI, that would shave off $60 otherwise its the same.

For the HDD SATA 3.0 Gb/s isnt that much faster than regular SATA, by getting a cheaper drive you can save about $40.

Case you could get one of those cheapy's but cases are really just preferance so its up to you.

Power supply I wouldnt go cheap on that because you've got a pretty powerfull system here.

Sound card well unless you listen to music alot or are an audiophile you could save $70 there and just stick with onboard which is pretty good quality.

You could get a cheaper burner and save like $17 lol but you may not want to.

And you could save $4 on the floppy by going with a samsung or mitsumishi.

Soooooo if my math is right then you can save $331 :P
 
 
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