$1000 Budget -- gaming rig

[johndoe3344]

Please look over and make suggestions. I'm about to buy very soon.

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115036
Price: $269.99

GFX: VisionTek 900241 Radeon HD 4850 512MB
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129112
Price: $199.99

RAM: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231166
Price: $89.99

MOBO: BIOSTAR TPower I45 LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138118
Price: $169.99

HD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 250GB 7200RPM 16MB SATA 3Gb/s
Link: http://www.provantage.com/seagate-st3250410as~7SEGE196.htm
Price: $54.15

PSU: Corsair TX 650W ATX 12V
Link: http://www.buy.com/prod/corsair-tx-650w-atx12v-power-supply/q/loc/101/206178324.html
Price: $79.99

CASE: Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower
Link: http://www.buy.com/prod/antec-nine-hundred-steel-atx-mid-tower-computer-case-900/q/loc/101/202997579.html
Price: $99.99

Total: $964.09

Specifically, what do you guys think about my mobo?

 

[Why_Me]

Better board for cheaper

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131299 $149.99
ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Case is worth looking into. It has much better airflow and room than the Antec wich is nice if and when you decide to run Crossfire/dual vid cards.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137 $84.99
COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

CPU can be pushed to 3.6GHz just by moving up your FSB(Front Side Bus) to 9x400=3.6. This won't cause you to have to up your voltage and takes all of a few minutes to do. You get alot more bang for your buck with this cpu than you do with the E8500.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037 $189.99
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail

Comes pre applied with MX2 thermal paste, and does a decent job. Good bang for your buck.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134 $26.99
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail

 

[shadowthor]

I think that's the biostar board everyone at xtremesystems.org says has high fsb overclockability.

 

[Why_Me]

I think that's the biostar board everyone at xtremesystems.org says has high fsb overclockability.

Well the guys that post at Toms Hardware (atleast myself), think if you were into overclocking you wouldn't have come up with that build in your first post. Biostar in the past has usually put out a cheap inferior mobo that bends like rubber...sans the reviews at newegg. That Asus will clock as high as you want to push your cpu without purchasing a X38/X48 board.

Ok you want to overclock and run Crossfire for that price range? Let me show you the build you want then for your price range ... $1,000. Always remember if your going to overclock heat is your #1 enemy. So your looking for a case with premium airflow, not to mention plenty of room for a Crossfire set up. Also you want a good heatsink. Then you want RAM with good timings and low
latency that won't hold you back. You have that, and your 3/4 of the way there.

That there is about as good as it gets for a $1,000 rig that will let you achieve high overclocks, run Crossfire and still stay cool.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137 $84.99
COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

http://www.buy.com/prod/corsair-tx-650w-atx12v-power-supply/q/loc/101/206178324.html $79.99
Corsair TX 650W ATX 12V

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037 $189.99
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233003 $36.99
XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233019 $6.99
XIGMATEK ACK-I7751 Retention Bracket - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131299 $149.99
ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227267 $99.99 ($69.99 after $30.00 Mail-In Rebate)
OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129112 $199.99
VisionTek 900241 Radeon HD 4850 512MB

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148262 $59.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106263 $23.99
LITE-ON Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186020&Tpk=mx-2 $6.99
ARCTIC COOLING MX-2 Thermal Compound - Retail

Total
$939.89
$909.89 w/mail in rebates

 

[johndoe3344]

Thanks for the help.

So a few questions:

1) Why don't you like the 7200.11 HD? Isn't newer = better?
2) You prefer Reaper over G.Skill? Is there any particular reason?
3) I noticed you have a lot of cooling supplies -- let's say that I were to stick with the Antec 900/E8500, would I still be able to use those things? Like the XIGMATEK stuff?

Thanks.