High End Gaming System for $710 before shipping/rebates/tax! comments

$710 Before shipping/rebates/tax!

Any suggestion is appreciated I will buy these over the weekend (hoping for some more outrageous sales!)

^ Nope I added them just that I am getting the CPU for 210 and Video card for 120 - why do you think the power isn't enough?

A Good 500W power supply should be enough for that. Read threw the reviews of the case searching for 'power' or 'power supply' and seems to be alot of complaints or comments over replacing it.. I could not find any specifications on the PSU other than 1 comment of '500 watts with 22A on the 12v rail' which might not be enough for a 8800GTS card.

I also read another comment that it includes 1 SATA power cable, with both connectors on the same cable....so your hard drive and Optical drive better be right on top of each other, or you might have issues hooking up the cable.

Think of this.....your spending 200$+ on a CPU, 100$+ on a motherboard, 200$+ on a video card.

Are you going to directly connect all of this expensive equipment with a power supply you have no idea even what the
brand name is? (I don't think Raidmax makes PSU's......)

Your Video card & both drives get powered from the 1 22A Rail here.....

Per the graphics card manufacturer, that power supply (the one that comes with the case) won't be enough.....

What are the system requirements for the 8800GTX and 8800GTS?
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*Minimum system power requirement based on a PC configured with an Intel® Core%u21222 Extreme X6800

http://www.zotac.com/index.php?opt [...] &Itemid=29

Per your video card website, that PSU does not have enough current to run the card, much less the
drives in the case as well.

What's your budget?

How about these cases with PSU?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129024
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811116038

I like that case...I almost got it when I was looking at mid\full size....I went MicroATX to be different and wanted a small case.

On the PSU:
Output +3.3V@36A,+5V@30A,+12V1@18A,+12V2@18A,+12V3@18A,
+12V4@18A,-12V@0.5A,+5VSB@3.0A +12V4@18A,-12V@0.5A,+5VSB@3.0A

The 36A total is still split between 2 seperate 12v rails. I know that the PCIe connector pulls power from the 12V rail, but not sure if it does 1 rail, or both at once? (Someone help out here...)

This is what I ordered for myself
CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX 550W ATX12V V2.2 Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139004

Output +3.3V@30A,+5V@20A,+12V@41A,-12V@0.8A,+5VSB@3A

You got 41A on 1 rail...no worrying if 1 rail or the other has enough current to run your stuff......IMO

So I should stick with these babies http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811146041 and http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817341010 ?

I think he is fine with the power supply. Sharkey Extreme uses this case and power supply with their budget builds.

"The RAIDMAX Smilodon is offered in both bare and bundled PSU configurations, and since the price discrepancy is around $10-$15 in return for a 500W PSU, we obviously chose this option. The power supply is well equipped for a value system, and in addition to the ample 500W rating, it features 20/24-pin main power, and connectors for 4-pin 12V CPU, 6-pin PCI Express, and SATA power. For those that do want the flexibility of a separate PSU, simply buy the bare bones model."

Here is the summary of their system.


Case: RAIDMAX Smilodon ATX-612WBP (with 500W PSU) - $94
CPU: Core 2 Duo E8200 (2.66GHz) Retail - $185
Cooling: included Retail HSF - $0
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L (P35) - $90
Memory: Corsair XMS2 PC2-6400 2x1-GB - $48
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar SE16 320GB SATA 3.0 Gb/s - $70
Video Card: GeForce 9600 GT 512MB (PCIe) - $144
Monitor: 19" LCD with 5-8ms Refresh - $165
Sound Card: 8-Channel Integrated - $0
Speakers: Logitech X-530 6-Piece Speaker System - $55
CD/DVD-ROM: Samsung SH-S203B 20X SATA DVD Writer - $24
Communications: Onboard LAN - $0
Mouse: Logitech MX310 - $24
Keyboard: Microsoft Digital Media Pro Keyboard - $15
Operating System: Windows XP Home or Vista Home Basic- $82


Total: $996

am I all set? =D

I would recommend getting a Tier 1 brand like Thermaltake, Consair, Antec for psu.

But I am asking if it is safe for me to build with this stock power - everything will run fine and stable - I will not Overclock or SLI

You can always give it a try. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work...then you get another PSU. If it works, then great.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817341012 $64.99 (39.99 after $25.00 Mail-In Rebate)
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS ATX12V / EPS12V 500W Power Supply 100 - 240 V

My advice...buy that psu up above, then check out those two links at the bottom. You can find a decent case on there with decent cooling, and room to work with for under $50. Add the case you choose with that psu up top, and you will get something you know is going to work for well under $100.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 09&name=No

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] toreType=1

Ummm....

No offense , but if I were to build a HIGH END GAMING MACHINE I would be spending more than $710 just for the graphics cards.

I think he got the point with the previous post, but he did do a really good job with his budget. . btw not all of us on here would blow the kind of money you did on that quad in your sig.

it will fail after a year you say?

my limit is $1000 dollars I already spent 190 on a 22inch monitor and 120 on a video card 8800gts 640mb so I have 690 left to spend

Would recommend the P5Q-Pro as mobo.

How is the P5Q-Pro better

I will build this soon just waiting til the weekends to see the deals

Is this good enough for the 8800gts 640 mb? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817371001

ragingazn6 28 -

basically with going with a PSU that comes with a case, particularly a case that is quite cheap, means that there is a greater chance that the PSU like the case may be cheap. This does not mean that it will not work for what you want, but you have to take into account that it is coming with the case for a reason, it is a low end PSU. For what you seem to want it for it should be okay, take into account the comments of others and to save yourself time and simply feel secure a better PSU WILL be a good investment. A good quality PSU is as important as any other part of your computer, so it is not something that you should skimp on.

Okay, I just bought the Antec PSU for 60 dollars =). Any recommendations on the case? this one looks nice http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811146041 my budget for case is 70 dollars max 80 is pushing it