I am a long time lurker here but really have not gotten involved with the fourms. I am about to build a system and wanted the imput from the folks around here. A little on system usage. I am not a hard core gamer but I do enjoy playing games on occasion. I find my current system just not cut it for newer games. I dont need Keyboard/Mouse/Monitor etc as I already have those. The resoultion I run in and would play games in would be 1600x1200 on a samsung 204b. I plan on installing windows Vista 64x.
So here goes pick me apart. I would like to keep the budget under 1500. Currently with shipping Im at about 1200.
As a note I went with a 750 watt power supply as I may wish to add another 3870 at some point.
All these are from newegg.
Sony NEC Optiarc 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model AD-7191S - OEM
Item #: N82E16827118004 $27.99
Thermaltake Soprano DX VE7000BWS Black 0.8mm SECC Chassis/ Aluminum Front Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Item #: N82E16811133040 $99.99
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500AAKS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Item #: N82E16822136161 $64.99
ASUS EAH3870/G/HTDI/512M Radeon HD 3870 512MB 256-bit GDDR4 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
Item #: N82E16814121217 $169.99
Thermaltake W0116RU Complies with ATX 12V 2.2 & EPS 12V version 750W Power Supply - Retail
Item #: N82E16817153038 $174.99
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
Item #: N82E16835100007 $5.99
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ - Retail
Item #: N82E16820231145 $89.99
ASUS P5E LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813131219 $224.99
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400 - Retail
Item #: N82E16819115037 $209.99
ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - Retail
Item #: N82E16835118019 $54.99
So here goes pick me apart. I would like to keep the budget under 1500. Currently with shipping Im at about 1200.
As a note I went with a 750 watt power supply as I may wish to add another 3870 at some point.
All these are from newegg.
Sony NEC Optiarc 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model AD-7191S - OEM
Item #: N82E16827118004 $27.99
Thermaltake Soprano DX VE7000BWS Black 0.8mm SECC Chassis/ Aluminum Front Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Item #: N82E16811133040 $99.99
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500AAKS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Item #: N82E16822136161 $64.99
ASUS EAH3870/G/HTDI/512M Radeon HD 3870 512MB 256-bit GDDR4 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
Item #: N82E16814121217 $169.99
Thermaltake W0116RU Complies with ATX 12V 2.2 & EPS 12V version 750W Power Supply - Retail
Item #: N82E16817153038 $174.99
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
Item #: N82E16835100007 $5.99
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ - Retail
Item #: N82E16820231145 $89.99
ASUS P5E LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813131219 $224.99
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400 - Retail
Item #: N82E16819115037 $209.99
ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - Retail
Item #: N82E16835118019 $54.99