$1500 complete gaming computer

[AndrewInTraining]

Hi, I'm buying my computer off a system build site and I'm just wondering if this sounds like a good deal... and if it will destroy games like HL2 and CS:S... and play other games like Crysis and COD4 without too much sweat... I will probably use a resolution somewhere at 1440x900...

I also don't know if I should get 4gb of ram or 2, I don't plan on running a 64bit OS........... but if I had a 32bit OS and 2gb of ram would I notice a difference if I were to get 4gigs of ram? Or would the performance be the same?

Are there any advantages to having a 64bit OS when gaming?

# CASE: Apevia X-Jupiter Jr. 420 Watts Case [-50] (G Type Black Color with Side-Window)
# CPU: Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4GHz 1066FSB 8MB L2 Cache 64-bit
# CD: Sony Q170A 18x Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive
# CD2: SONY 16X DVD-ROM
# CPU FAN: Thermaltake V1 Gaming CPU Cooling Fan
# HDD: WD 500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD
# KEYBOARD: Saitek Eclipse-II (PK02U) Gaming Keyboard
# MOTHERBOARD: (3-Way SLI & QX9650 Support) Asus P5N-T Deluxe nForce 780i SLI Mainboard
# MEMORY: 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory Corsair XMS2 Xtreme
# NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD
# OS: Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Business (32-bit Edition)
# POWERSUPPLY: 700 Watts Power Supplies (Thermaltake Toughpower 700W Power Supply - Quad SLI Ready)
# SOUND: Creative Labs SB Audigy SE
# SPEAKERS: Logitech (BLACK) X-540 70Watts 5.1 Configuration Speaker System
# VIDEO: NVIDIA EVGa GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 16X PCI Express
# _PRICE: (+$1465)

 

[rabidbunny]

Looks awesome to me!
wow...what a big difference from what I paid over a year ago...:\ I paid about $1700 for mine including everything too like monitor, kb, mouse, speakers.

I have the Logitech X-530s and they are a good set of speakers, so I assume the X-540s are just as good.

 

[hughyhunter]

Looks alright... are you going to build or get it from cyberpowerpc or something? I think you could get a better case for the same but that's just IMO.

If you like the build it looks good. I wouldnt get business if you arent running a "business"

 

[Shadow703793]

Looks good to me.

On a side note you might want to drop the 2nd DVD drive and just get some quiet case fans like the Scyth S-Flex. You might also want to consider a graphics card cooling kit.

 

[AndrewInTraining]

Looks alright... are you going to build or get it from cyberpowerpc or something? I think you could get a better case for the same but that's just IMO.

If you like the build it looks good. I wouldnt get business if you arent running a "business"

Yeah, cyberpowerpc, good guess!
I newegg'd everything and it actually came out just alittle cheaper here so I'm stoked. What case do you recommend? I need it to be around 19" high...


Thanks for your input guys

 

[hughyhunter]

I would probably go with a coolermaster cosmos.

Why dont you build your own? You get a more sense of accomplishment when you build and you learn a lot about your rig... I think you should build your own.