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sefskillz   12-30-2006 at 04:14:55 PM

MB: Asus P5B Deluxe P965 $185.99
Proc: Intel® Core 2 Duo E6400 Conroe Processor 2.13GHz, 1066FSB, LGA775, 2MB Cache Retail $223.90
Ram: Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4 2GB Kit DDR2-800 XMS2-6400 Xtreme Performance Memory Retail $272.80
HD: Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200KS 320GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM Hard Drive w/16MB Buffer $95.50
DVD: Plextor PX-750A-BP/BL 16X Internal Dual Layer DVD±R/RW (Black) $62.99
PS: Kingwin Maximum Power ABT-520MM 520W Power Supply w/2 Blue LED Fans Retail $71.99
Case: Coolermaster RC-532-SKN1 Centurion 532 Mid Tower Case Retail $79.99
Vid: Asus EN7300GT SILENT/HTD/256M GeForce 7300 GT PCI Express 256MB DDR2 Video Card w/DVI Retail $99.99
Etc: Zalman CNPS9700 LED Ultra Quiet CPU Cooler w/Super Thermal Grease ZM-STG1, Fan Speed Controller FAN MATE 2 Retail $64.99

Estimated Subtotal $1158.14

I put this build together on zipzoomfly (newegg charges tax here). Looking for a decent gaming rig, also will be doing quite a bit of XNA work, so programming/3d modelling is another requirement.

Skimped on the video card because I'll upgrade when the DX10 cards get cheaper.

Not sure if that's the motherboard I should go with.

Looking for suggestions that will keep me under $1200. Thanks.

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AMDThunder   12-30-2006 at 05:24:59 PM
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If you're not needing SLI or some of the extra goodies on the Asus board, take a look at the Gigabyte S3 or DS3. Saves you $50-60.

Also check out the Seagate 7200.10 drives. About the same price as the WDs, but have faster access times with the perpendicular recording.

The eVGA 7600GT is only $16 more after the $20 rebate at zipzoom.

You'll get a dozen opinions on memory. Corsair is good stuff, but you pay for the name. There's other quality brands out there typically for less. OCZ, G. Skill Geil, etc.

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