New computer for a friend

[Sagekilla]

I'll be building a new computer for my friend soon, and I've made up a fairly rough draft. Here's the computer

Samsung DVD-RW - $30
Thermaltake Swing VB6000BNS - $60
Seagate Barracuda 250 GB - $75
HIS Hightech Radeon X1950 - $220
Thermaltake 500 Watt PSU - $80
Corsair 2 GB RAM - $162
Asus P5B Deluxe - $176
Core 2 Duo E6300 - $183

Total: $982
After shipping: $1015
MIR: $965

All from Newegg... This computer is going to be for gaming, specifically LOTR Battle for middle earth and World of Warcraft. The goal is for under $1000. Any recommendations for any changes? Cheaper is off course better, any constructive criticism is helpful. We'll be purchasing this soon, so waiting is not an option.


Thanks.

 

[quantumsheep]

I'll be building a new computer for my friend soon, and I've made up a fairly rough draft. Here's the computer

Samsung DVD-RW - $30
Thermaltake Swing VB6000BNS - $60
Seagate Barracuda 250 GB - $75
HIS Hightech Radeon X1950 - $220
Thermaltake 500 Watt PSU - $80
Corsair 2 GB RAM - $162
Asus P5B Deluxe - $176
Core 2 Duo E6300 - $183

Total: $982
After shipping: $1015
MIR: $965

All from Newegg... This computer is going to be for gaming, specifically LOTR Battle for middle earth and World of Warcraft. The goal is for under $1000. Any recommendations for any changes? Cheaper is off course better, any constructive criticism is helpful. We'll be purchasing this soon, so waiting is not an option.


Thanks.

Looks good although i'd change the mobo to a Gigabyte DS3 which imo is a much better board.

Also consider getting some DDR2-800. When the computer arrives just set the FSB to 400 and have a 1:1 FSB:RAM ratio and a nice 2.8ghz C2D instead of 1.86ghz. It'll be perfectly stable as the highest C2D chip (which is exactly the same as the E6300 with unlocked mutliplier and higher clock speed) is at 2.93ghz stock.

 

[Mondoman]

I think you'll find that PS to be underpowered for a high-end graphics card and generally fast system like yours. Get something with at least 18-20A on each of +12V1 and +12V2 (another 18-20A on +12V3 would be a big help).
You should also consider one of the 8800GTS cards instead - about $50 more than your x1950 and worth it!

 

[insightdriver]

I think you'll find that PS to be underpowered for a high-end graphics card and generally fast system like yours. Get something with at least 18-20A on each of +12V1 and +12V2 (another 18-20A on +12V3 would be a big help).
You should also consider one of the 8800GTS cards instead - about $50 more than your x1950 and worth it!

I have a different opinion. The power supply is more than adequate. He only has one graphics card and one hard drive. I clicked the link and see the power supply is an ATX 12V V2.0 supply supplies more than this computer will draw. There are PSU calculators on the web to determine that.

The poster also stated that he wants the computer to be under or around $1000. An 8800 card would put him over budget. His point isn't to make a screaming gaming rig, but a budget gaming rig that will do the job. His choices, IMHO are plenty good enough.

I would add another burner just because it makes it easier to copy discs and they are very cheap devices now.

 

[Mondoman]

... The power supply is more than adequate. He only has one graphics card and one hard drive.

The 15A on +12V2 is adequate for the CPU, but I certainly wouldn't want to power an x1950 and the rest of the system with the 14A of +12V1 power that this PS supplies, but YMMV.

... The poster also stated that he wants the computer to be under or around $1000.

Good point. I'd go with a cheaper case, 1GB total RAM, and cheaper MB. Those won't affect gaming performance. The x1950 isn't shabby, I was just pointing out that you would get a big boost in performance by spending the extra $50 for an 8800GTS.

 

[Shadow703793]

I'll be building a new computer for my friend soon, and I've made up a fairly rough draft. Here's the computer

Samsung DVD-RW - $30
Thermaltake Swing VB6000BNS - $60
Seagate Barracuda 250 GB - $75
HIS Hightech Radeon X1950 - $220
Thermaltake 500 Watt PSU - $80
Corsair 2 GB RAM - $162
Asus P5B Deluxe - $176
Core 2 Duo E6300 - $183

Total: $982
After shipping: $1015
MIR: $965

All from Newegg... This computer is going to be for gaming, specifically LOTR Battle for middle earth and World of Warcraft. The goal is for under $1000. Any recommendations for any changes? Cheaper is off course better, any constructive criticism is helpful. We'll be purchasing this soon, so waiting is not an option.


Thanks.

Looks good. Just change the motherboard to a DS3.

 

[quantumsheep]

I'll be building a new computer for my friend soon, and I've made up a fairly rough draft. Here's the computer

Samsung DVD-RW - $30
Thermaltake Swing VB6000BNS - $60
Seagate Barracuda 250 GB - $75
HIS Hightech Radeon X1950 - $220
Thermaltake 500 Watt PSU - $80
Corsair 2 GB RAM - $162
Asus P5B Deluxe - $176
Core 2 Duo E6300 - $183

Total: $982
After shipping: $1015
MIR: $965

All from Newegg... This computer is going to be for gaming, specifically LOTR Battle for middle earth and World of Warcraft. The goal is for under $1000. Any recommendations for any changes? Cheaper is off course better, any constructive criticism is helpful. We'll be purchasing this soon, so waiting is not an option.


Thanks.

Looks good. Just change the motherboard to a DS3.

LOL

same suggestion as me