Alright, so I've been designing a new build lately, and I have come up with some parts that I will definetly get. Now, I am currently undecided on which CPU/GPU option I will use, so I'd like some outside opinion.
These are the parts I've already decided on:
Case - Antec 900 Black Steel ATX - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811129021
PSU - OCZ GameXStream 600w - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817341001
RAM - OCZ Reaper HPC Edition DDR2800 2GB (2 X 1GB) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820227231
MOBO - Gigabyte GA-965P - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813128012
CPU Fan - Zalman 9700 LED - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16835118019
That's pretty much the parts, I have an Audigy 2 ZS, some HDDs and DVD Drives I'm gonna be salvaging from my old PC...
Now onto the decision part... I haven't decided on these two options...
Option #1:
CPU - Core 2 Quad Q6600 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819115017
GPU - EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 320MB - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814130082
Option #2:
CPU - Core 2 Duo E6600 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115003
GPU - EVGA 8800GTS 640MB - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130071
Both options costs around $1200... but I don't know wether a better CPU is better, or a better GPU is better...
I am leaning towards the Q6600 though, as I can upgrade to an 8900GTS or something similar later on.
Any other suggestions on making this build better is also welcome, but I need the price to stay roughly the same.
These are the parts I've already decided on:
Case - Antec 900 Black Steel ATX - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811129021
PSU - OCZ GameXStream 600w - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817341001
RAM - OCZ Reaper HPC Edition DDR2800 2GB (2 X 1GB) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820227231
MOBO - Gigabyte GA-965P - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813128012
CPU Fan - Zalman 9700 LED - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16835118019
That's pretty much the parts, I have an Audigy 2 ZS, some HDDs and DVD Drives I'm gonna be salvaging from my old PC...
Now onto the decision part... I haven't decided on these two options...
Option #1:
CPU - Core 2 Quad Q6600 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819115017
GPU - EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 320MB - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814130082
Option #2:
CPU - Core 2 Duo E6600 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115003
GPU - EVGA 8800GTS 640MB - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130071
Both options costs around $1200... but I don't know wether a better CPU is better, or a better GPU is better...
I am leaning towards the Q6600 though, as I can upgrade to an 8900GTS or something similar later on.
Any other suggestions on making this build better is also welcome, but I need the price to stay roughly the same.