I've looked at Vigor Gaming and Ava Direct and they seem ok but I don't want to pay an extra $300 for something I could build myself. I'll be using this PC for gaming (Guild Wars, a lot of RTSs, a few FPSs) but I'm on kind of a budget, like $1300 aside from the monitor and speakers. The monitor I plan to buy would probably be a 20 inch one. My primary considerations would be reliability and compatibility of the components coz I don't wanna hit my head on the wall telling myself I should've bought the whole system instead. Here's my build:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6750 - Retail
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail
ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
EVGA 320-P2-N815-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400C4 - Retail
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD4000AAKS 400GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black SATA Model LH-20A1S OEM BK - OEM
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail (Curious about the Thermaltake Lanbox though)
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS ATX12V / EPS12V 600W Power Supply - Retail
LINKSYS WMP54G 32bit PCI2.2 Wireless-G Adapter - Retail
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 w/SP2B - OEM
It all comes up to $1267 although I dunno if newegg is going to apply a sales tax.
I chose the ASUS board coz I've had ASUS boards in the past and they gave me no problems although I was considering the Gigabyte p35 board but I wasn't sure as to it's reliability (And I wouldn't ever get an ECS board coz it's always failed me after a year of use). The hardrive and dvd burner is oem though is that ok?
As for the OS, I was interested in Vista Home Premium but people don't seem to be happy with it so I chose Media Center coz I may get a TV Tuner card in the future..if that's a good idea.
Hope you guys can help!
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6750 - Retail
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail
ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
EVGA 320-P2-N815-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400C4 - Retail
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD4000AAKS 400GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black SATA Model LH-20A1S OEM BK - OEM
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail (Curious about the Thermaltake Lanbox though)
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS ATX12V / EPS12V 600W Power Supply - Retail
LINKSYS WMP54G 32bit PCI2.2 Wireless-G Adapter - Retail
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 w/SP2B - OEM
It all comes up to $1267 although I dunno if newegg is going to apply a sales tax.
I chose the ASUS board coz I've had ASUS boards in the past and they gave me no problems although I was considering the Gigabyte p35 board but I wasn't sure as to it's reliability (And I wouldn't ever get an ECS board coz it's always failed me after a year of use). The hardrive and dvd burner is oem though is that ok?
As for the OS, I was interested in Vista Home Premium but people don't seem to be happy with it so I chose Media Center coz I may get a TV Tuner card in the future..if that's a good idea.
Hope you guys can help!