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**UPDATED II
***UPDATED III
good day to the community. i always come to toms forums when i need to research a purchase, but have never posted(until now).
first time building a complete box. - looking to play all the games i could not in the past 2 years and for the next 3.- i have been looking up all sorts of information, however, it makes me dizzy.
this is what i am looking at.
MOBO: [strike]EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard US$239.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188024[/strike]
[strike]***LOOKING FOR NEW MOBO***[/strike]
GIGABYTE GA-X48-DS4 LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128336
PROCESSOR: E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core US$194.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037
GPU: [strike]EVGA 512-P3-N841-AR GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 US$:259.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130325[/strike]
EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR GeForce 8800GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130318
RAM: [strike]Kingston 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) US:$79.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134193[/strike]
CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145176&Tpk=20-145-176
HDD: [strike]Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb US$84.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073[/strike]
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148288
OS: [strike]Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit English 1pk DSP OEI DVD - OEM US:$179.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116493[/strike]
[strike]**NEED TO CHANGE OS FROM ULTIMATE (WHATS OEM ALL ABOUT??)[/strike]
Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Home Premium for System Builders
CASE: Antec Sonata Plus 550 With 550W Power Supply US$179.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129037
**SOME THINK PU IS TO LOW, LINK TO WHAT OTHERS THINK
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/249735-28-antec-drive-single-9600gt ****
total cost after combo deals and rebates [strike]1,199.98[/strike]
over clocking will not happen of a few months/year (need to learn more about it).
the case comes with a power supply has good air flow and traps sound (which is a must for my room).
i feel that everything will work together well with the research i have done, but i also got lost in a lot of it. so here i am writing my first post. what does this community think about the set up? i know i am just one of 12,000 others before me asking the same question.... but i trust the opinion of this board.
thanks in advance,
darqwater
**UPDATED II
***UPDATED III
good day to the community. i always come to toms forums when i need to research a purchase, but have never posted(until now).
first time building a complete box. - looking to play all the games i could not in the past 2 years and for the next 3.- i have been looking up all sorts of information, however, it makes me dizzy.
this is what i am looking at.
MOBO: [strike]EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard US$239.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188024[/strike]
[strike]***LOOKING FOR NEW MOBO***[/strike]
GIGABYTE GA-X48-DS4 LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128336
PROCESSOR: E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core US$194.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037
GPU: [strike]EVGA 512-P3-N841-AR GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 US$:259.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130325[/strike]
EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR GeForce 8800GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130318
RAM: [strike]Kingston 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) US:$79.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134193[/strike]
CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145176&Tpk=20-145-176
HDD: [strike]Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb US$84.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073[/strike]
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148288
OS: [strike]Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit English 1pk DSP OEI DVD - OEM US:$179.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116493[/strike]
[strike]**NEED TO CHANGE OS FROM ULTIMATE (WHATS OEM ALL ABOUT??)[/strike]
Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Home Premium for System Builders
CASE: Antec Sonata Plus 550 With 550W Power Supply US$179.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129037
**SOME THINK PU IS TO LOW, LINK TO WHAT OTHERS THINK
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/249735-28-antec-drive-single-9600gt ****
total cost after combo deals and rebates [strike]1,199.98[/strike]
over clocking will not happen of a few months/year (need to learn more about it).
the case comes with a power supply has good air flow and traps sound (which is a must for my room).
i feel that everything will work together well with the research i have done, but i also got lost in a lot of it. so here i am writing my first post. what does this community think about the set up? i know i am just one of 12,000 others before me asking the same question.... but i trust the opinion of this board.
thanks in advance,
darqwater