OK 8) , I am actually building a pc for a friend of mine for multitasking and gaming, and this is the best I came up with(for a :twisted: 4000 - 5000 grand budget) and yeah everything is on newegg prices.
processor:
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Kentsfield 2.66GHz $1000
Motherboard
Striker Extreme $420
RAM
OCZ FlexXLC Edition 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800(PC2 64000) $290
OCZ FlexXLC Edition 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800(PC2 64000) $290
CASE
COOLER MASTER CM Stacker 832(RC-832) $260
POWER SUPPLY
OCZ 1000W ProXStream ATX12V $350
HDD
Seagate Barracuda 750GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s $400
Western Digital Raptor 150GB 10,000 RPM 16MB Cache $220
CPU COOLER
ZALMAN 9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler $60
VIDEO CARD
EVGA GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SUPERCLOCKED $610
SOUND CARD
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional Series $150
DVD BURNER
NEC Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache E-IDE / ATAPI DVD Burner $30
This is my first option :? , my second option would be waiting until march and getting the same but with an ati r600 and a ati r600 compatible motherboard. :roll:
Is it good? I actually learned everything from Toms hardware and the forumz so you be the judge.
processor:
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Kentsfield 2.66GHz $1000
Motherboard
Striker Extreme $420
RAM
OCZ FlexXLC Edition 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800(PC2 64000) $290
OCZ FlexXLC Edition 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800(PC2 64000) $290
CASE
COOLER MASTER CM Stacker 832(RC-832) $260
POWER SUPPLY
OCZ 1000W ProXStream ATX12V $350
HDD
Seagate Barracuda 750GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s $400
Western Digital Raptor 150GB 10,000 RPM 16MB Cache $220
CPU COOLER
ZALMAN 9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler $60
VIDEO CARD
EVGA GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SUPERCLOCKED $610
SOUND CARD
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional Series $150
DVD BURNER
NEC Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache E-IDE / ATAPI DVD Burner $30
This is my first option :? , my second option would be waiting until march and getting the same but with an ati r600 and a ati r600 compatible motherboard. :roll:
Is it good? I actually learned everything from Toms hardware and the forumz so you be the judge.