$1200 Gaming Rig

[waynehjr85]

Motherboard: Intel BOXDP965LTCK $106.99

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 $223.00 - will OC it a little maybe, maybe not...

RAM: 2GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800 $277.00

Video Card: XFX GeForce 7950GT $299.99

Hard Drive: Seagate 320GB 7200.10 $94.99

DVD Burner: LITE-ON Black 20X $39.99

Floppy drive: Mitsumi w/Card Reader $18.99

OS: Windows XP Pro $139

I already have the Antec Sonata II case for this rig with a 450W PSU.

Like I said, it will be used mainly for gaming so I went bang for the buck as much as I could.

Any tips/ideas would be helpful! I am purchasing this system on march 15th.

Thanks all!


-EX

 

[TSIMonster]

Everything is good except the Video Card IMO. $299 for a 7950GT is not a good deal. Here is one for $199.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130074

Or Even better, an x1950xt for $215
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102067

Also, check out this SATA burner instead-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827106047

Other then that, thumbs up

 

[TSIMonster]

One more thing, alot of new CPUs and Video cards will be out by March, so might just wanna hold off on the planning until closer til the time of purchase.

 

[AMDThunder]

Will you be OCing? If so, you'll want another mobo.

What TSImonster said about the vid card.

Corsair is good ram, but you're paying for the name. You can get good quality ram for not much higher than $200. (G. Skill, OCZ, etc.) If you OC, stick with the 800. If not, get 533 or 667. The cheap stuff will be fine. (Corsair Value Select)

How old is the PSU in your case? If it was a combo when you bought the case, might look into something newer with a bit more power. If it's more than a couple of years old, might want to check into something newer as well.