Ultimate $1000 Gaming Rig

[just2good4u3434]

Here it goes...all prices from NewEgg excludes shipping and tax.

Case
Antec 900 $119.99
Mother Board
Gigabyte DS3 $122.99
Video Card
Asus x1950PRO $164.99
Power Supply
XClio Greatpower 550W $89.99
CPU
Intel C2D E4300 $169.99
Memory
G.Skill 2Gb DDR800 $129.99
Hard Drive
Western Digital 160Gb SATA $53.99
DVD
LG 18x DVD RW $25.99
Sound Card
Diamond Extreme 7.1 $25.99
CPU HSF
Tuniq Tower $64.99
Speakers
Logitech X-230 2.1 $32.99

TOTAL (without shipping/tax): $1000.90

Planning to build this after Intels price cuts. Any comments/suggestions are welcome.

 

[enforcerfx]

Go for the E6420 after the price cuts. Estimated Retail value is expected to be 183 bucks, with a 4MB cache! Stock speed at 2.00ghz, but will overclock like a beast like the rest Im sure. The E4300 will drop to a estimated 113.00

And change your harddrive to this man, goes head-to-head with a raptor almost. Definitely worth the extra bucks:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148140

Otherwise, a good system. Don't forget windows now And get XP, still offers better results in games than vista does right now. Ask anyone.

Have fun

 

[rook]

I'd change only a couple things.
I doubt the sound card is going to be much better, if at all, than the the stock one.
And for video the if that one isn't back in stock by the time you order then maybe a Sapphire for 144.99 after rebate, but I am kinda partial to Sapphire, never had a bad card from them.

All in all looks like solid build.

 

[proof]

Go for the E6420 after the price cuts. Estimated Retail value is expected to be 183 bucks, with a 4MB cache! Stock speed at 2.00ghz, but will overclock like a beast like the rest Im sure. The E4300 will drop to a estimated 113.00

And change your harddrive to this man, goes head-to-head with a raptor almost. Definitely worth the extra bucks:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148140

Otherwise, a good system. Don't forget windows now And get XP, still offers better results in games than vista does right now. Ask anyone.

Have fun

I have two of those HDDs (250GB) but they are awsome. Not as good as my Cheetahs but they are definately a Raptor rival.

 

[sanjiwatsuki]

Here it goes...all prices from NewEgg excludes shipping and tax.

Case
Antec 900 $119.99
Mother Board
Gigabyte DS3 $122.99
Video Card
Asus x1950PRO $164.99
Power Supply
XClio Greatpower 550W $89.99
CPU
Intel C2D E4300 $169.99
Memory
G.Skill 2Gb DDR800 $129.99
Hard Drive
Western Digital 160Gb SATA $53.99
DVD
LG 18x DVD RW $25.99
Sound Card
Diamond Extreme 7.1 $25.99
CPU HSF
Tuniq Tower $64.99
Speakers
Logitech X-230 2.1 $32.99

TOTAL (without shipping/tax): $1000.90

Planning to build this after Intels price cuts. Any comments/suggestions are welcome.

Case: (variable, check Case Selection.)
$45
For build purposes, $45 (Centurion 5) is the assumed price. Price may fluctuate depending on case.
CPU: E4300
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819115013
$169
Another notorious overclocker. This thing can bring out great speeds.
Mobo:GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813128012
$117.99
Proven overclocker. Great stuff, upgrade path to Quad-Core. The D stands for durable.
RAM: Kingston 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Desktop Memory Model KVR667D2N5/1G (x2)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134045
$130
Sets the stage for a 3ghz OC with an E4300/E6600.
GPU: EVGA 320-P2-N811-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB is the assumed GPU for this build. The price $269.99 is assumed.
Please see the Graphic Card Suggestions for other suggested cards.
HD: Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600JS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822144415
$52.99
Reasonable sized HD.
DVD: LG 18x DVD RW
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16827136103$25.99
DVD burner. Generic.
PSU: Antec True Power Trio TP3-550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply with Three 12V Rails 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, FCC, TÜV, CE, C-tick, CCC, CB - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817371002
$99.99
Great PSU for the price.
CPU Cooling: Scythe SCNJ-1100P 120mm CPU Cooling Fan - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835185038
$39.99
Speakers: Logitech X-230 2.1Logitech X-230 2.1
$32.99
Total: $983.92

 

[proof]

http://forumz.tomshardware.com/hardware/Read-Posting-ftopict230045.html

 

[sanjiwatsuki]

#2 and #5? *shrug*

Personally, for convience, I like leaving a link to the product. Unfortunately, I'm too lazy to hyperlink the text.