Noob budget build

[jasonj15]

Hi, I'm thinking about building a rig but I have no experince. I have about $1300 to spend, and this is what I came up with. Any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Antec Nine Hundred case $69.99

MSI P6N Diamond LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard $194.99

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor $279.99

CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) $38 after $35 mail in rebate

Western Digital Caviar SE16 750GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive $149.99

LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA $34.99

Antec True Power Trio TP3-650 650W Power Supply with Three 12V Rails $129.99

Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Home Premium $104.99

EVGA 8800gt gpu $300

Grand total: 1302.93

Thanks in advance for the replies

 

[BatCommander64]

Unless you plan on getting 4GB in the near future, you could get Home Premium 32-bit and save some $$$.

Are you going to be getting SLI?

Are you planning on overclocking the Q6600?

 

[itotallybelieveyou]

fine build

 

[jedimasterben]

@BatCommander64:

So what's wrong with 64-bit? I only have 2Gb right now, and I'm running it. Sure, I'm gonna add another 4 soon, but that's beside the point.

If you could spring the extra cashola for 4GB of RAM, I'd do it. When everyone says that it really increases performance, they aren't lying.

Other than that, I like it. *thumbs up*

 

[BatCommander64]

Im not saying that 4GB isn't good, I was just making sure you werent buying 64-bit if you had no intentions on upgrading to 4GB. I Have heard that some of the drivers for the Video Cards for 64-bit are a little buggy. I hope that isn't the case with you.

Fine build.( I wish I had cash like that for a new comp...)

BatCommander64