Yet again, and probably the last rig config!

[ETSA]

After the consideration and numerous reconfiguration this rig stands before the mighty computer forum for one last inspection/ open comment! Please comment! BTW its a gaming rig, final cost will be roughly 1700.00 since I already have a monitor. I plan on using newegg.

1 Antec Performance I P180B Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel for durability through the majority of chassis 1.0mm cold rolled steel around the 4 x HDD area ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 114.99

1 LITE-ON 16X DVD±R DVD Burner W/LightScribe and 5X DVD-RAM Write Black ATAPI/E-IDE Model SHM-165H6S 34.99

1 ASUS Black E-IDE/ATAPI CD-ROM Drive Model CD-S520/A5 - Retail 12.99

1 Arctic Silver Ceramique Thermal Compound - OEM 4.99

1 CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400 - Retail 299.99

1 ZALMAN CNPS9500 LED 92mm 2 Ball Blue LED Light Cooling Fan with Heatsink 50.99

1 ALPS Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive - OEM 6.99

1 VANTEC VTX-C01-BK VORTEX Hard Disk Drive Cooler with crossflow blower 33.49

1 GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard 149.99

1 Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD 150GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive 229.99

1 Rosewill RK660 Black USB Wired Slim Keyboard - Retail
Model

1 Rosewill RM1670 Silver/Black 6 Buttons USB Laser Mouse - Retail

1 Antec NeoHE 500 ATX12V 500W Power Supply - Retail
Model #: NEOHE 500 99.99

1 Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Conroe 2.13GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6400 224.00

1 Creative Sound Blaster SB0570 Audigy SE 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card 27.99

1 SAPPHIRE 100150SR Radeon X1900XTX 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail 349.99

 

[megalowmaniac]

Thats the exact same build im getting! except im getting the vento case the p180 is ugly as hell imho

Looks good

 

[m0nk3ys1ms]

This PSU.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103933

This heatsink and fan.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835186134

This GPU.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814161027

This processor.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819115003

 

[megalowmaniac]

Unless you OC is there any point in an aftermarket heatsink and fan?

 

[Bobo]

Unless you OC is there any point in an aftermarket heatsink and fan?

It helps, but really isn't necessary.

 

[ETSA]

I planon OC'ing a little bit. I also like the PSU I selected for its modular cables.

 

[m0nk3ys1ms]

Well, get the processor and graphics card I selected.

 

[Bobo]

Well, get the processor and graphics card I selected.

No, don't. Go with what you had originally selected.

 

[ETSA]

Please explain preferences, It would be appreciated...

 

[Bobo]

Please explain preferences, It would be appreciated...

Well everything that you have is better than what he posted, so if you have no problem spending the money, then there is no reason to downgrade.

 

[megalowmaniac]

I have researched for a while... for $1700 it doesnt get much better than that. I dont know much about C2D but personally I would go with a 6600

Btw this is my version that unless a stroke of bad luck kicks my ass all be getting this soon.



The 2000

Case: ASUS VENTO 3600 Blue Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

Power Supply: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817341001

MotherBoard: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813131045

CPU: E6600 C2D

Memory: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820145590

VideoCard: Sapphire X1900XTX 512mb

HDD: 150GB Raptor [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16822136012]

Monitor: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16824001087

Sound: Icemat Siberia Headset

Mouse: MX518

Keyboard: Saitek Eclipse

I have a spare dvdrw laying around lol

total: $2050

 

[Geoff]

Monitor link doesnt work.

It seems like its a nice setup, but a fairly high price tag.

 

[fade2green514]

with those parts, the audio would be poor in comparison with the quality of the other parts. also, dont use ceramique for the cpu.
i suggest the X-Fi xtreme music or w/e its called
and i suggest arctic silver 5 thermal compound.

also, if you plan on gaming one of the most important parts you buy will be the mouse. you don't want a rosewill, definitely not! i had a rosewill once, and though the one you specified has a laser, that doesnt mean that its good. i would rather a logitech optical than a rosewill laser.
get something with 1600 or so DPI, comes with some decent drivers, and laser if you can get that.

i suggest a razr or logitech mouse.. i have the logitech G5 and the G7 is just as good. they both use high quality imaging technology and have 2000dpi, the G7 is just wireless and the G5 can switch weights, not to mention the G5 is a touch cheaper and comes in a different color.

i mean, i have on the fly dpi changing for switching between sniper and regular modes and a bunch of buttons which i can customize to throw grenades, zoom in, and whatever else i want. keyboard doesnt matter a whole lot, but i definitely gotta go with a different mouse on this one...

 

[ETSA]

good advice, i thought i had selected silver i hadn't even noticed, lol...

i guess i never realized the importance of a good mouse...

 

[megalowmaniac]

fixed my build btw I dont know about you guys but dropping $135 for a sound card is not to my fancy with a good mobo it will have a nice sound and I only use headsets so...


NOTE: My build is a bit expensive because I am buying a $300 monitor, $50 keyboard, $40 mouse, $60 HeadSet

 

[fade2green514]

fixed my build btw I dont know about you guys but dropping $135 for a sound card is not to my fancy with a good mobo it will have a nice sound and I only use headsets so...


NOTE: My build is a bit expensive because I am buying a $300 monitor, $50 keyboard, $40 mouse, $60 HeadSet

yes, but having surround sound audio is a must in gaming nowadays, you hear stuff behind you at least... i think its a definite must, and though all of my sound cards had 3 ports or more, they didn't all support EAX, or newer versions of EAX... which is what REALLY matters, since EAX is the surround sound technology most games use... and then there are things like open audio library (openAL) that only some cards, like creative labs sound blaster cards would support...

 

[ETSA]

I did go back to my original choce for a sound card and picked up a better mouse and keyboard...

I guess I figured whats the point of playing a good looking game with bad controls and crappy sound....

 

[megalowmaniac]

I dont think hearing things behind me is worth my $130 but thats me. Its propably my ears but when I compared an x-fi and a decent sound card using a nice headset there wasnt much diffrence that justifies $130. I used to play CS lan tournaments for money a few years back I had to use mediocre lan PC'S wiothout X-FI and I did just fine now if your gonna use a 5.1 speaker system then I would most definitely go for it.

BUT when your in the $2000 range like me and the thread starter I guess $70 for a sound card couldnt hurt. Its your money though so do what you like but i suggest...

Mouse: MX518 or a Razer

Keyboard: Saitek Eclipse II

Headset: ICEMAT Siberia [The most comfortable headset my head has ever felt]