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Kizer   07-01-2008 at 05:02:41 PM

ok so this is what i figured could work but help i love feed back and improvments/
used for gaming mostly AGE Of conan hehe
also i have a dvd dtive so i didnt order one





RAIDMAX KATANA ATX-729FB Black SECC Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811156077

$69.99




Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136073

$89.99




MSI NX8800GTS 512M OC GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814127325

$206.99




BFG Tech BFGR650PSU 650W ATX 12v 2.0 / EPS 12V Power Supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817702003

$69.99




G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231166
-$15.00 Instant

$179.98
($89.99 each)




BIOSTAR TForce TP43D2A7 LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813138122

$89.99



Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 Yorkfield 2.5GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80580Q9300
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 Yorkfield 2.5GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80580Q9300 - Retail
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$$274.99



Total $1,023.27 with shipping!!!

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efx92   07-01-2008 at 09:41:37 PM
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Get this HD, it has a 32mb cache and it's cheaper http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822148288

For the PSU, get the PC Power & Cooling 610W or get a Corsair one with near the same wattage, those are some of the best PSU brands.

For the mobo, I would get a P35, I like gigabyte but get whatever brand you like.

For the processor, save yourself some money and get the Q6600 and overclock it.

And for the video card, I would go with a 4850, they start out at $200 and many of them have mail in rebates from newegg.

Those are the only suggestions I have but good luck with your build.

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Kizer   07-02-2008 at 02:44:06 PM
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thanks for your imput!

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assassin2011   07-02-2008 at 08:46:41 PM
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i dont know if you will ever consider going with dual vid cards for SLI (i just had this thought because my friend just bought a mobo based on the dual pci-e slots for future upgrades) then look at mobo's with 2 pci-e slots but if you dont think you ever will then it looks like a pretty good build!

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xcskiier23   07-02-2008 at 09:04:18 PM
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The 4850 is a good graphic card, but the 9800 GTX will beat it in almost every situation. Newegg has some for about $199 now i think.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814133219

the 8800 GTS is a good card, but both the 4850 and 9800 gtx are better.

here is a link to a comparison of the two:

http://www.firingsquad.com/hardwar [...] 9800_gtx+/


have a great time building your system!

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shadowduck   07-02-2008 at 09:37:20 PM
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xcskiier23 wrote :

The 4850 is a good graphic card, but the 9800 GTX will beat it in almost every situation. Newegg has some for about $199 now i think.



Really now?

This article says otherwise: http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/arti [...] VzaWFzdA==

Quote: "The Radeon HD 4870 held its own in all three games, competing well with the GTX 260 and completely surpassing the 9800 GTX in every way. So this we can say for sure, the Radeon HD 4870 allows a better gaming experience than the GeForce 9800 GTX and in many cases matches the GeForce GTX 260. The Radeon HD 4850 surpasses the GeForce 8800 GT by a large margin and in some cases the GeForce 9800 GTX as well. It seems the Radeon HD 4850 competes well with the GeForce 9800 GTX. One thing is for sure; looking at the gameplay results for the Radeon HD 3870 X2 we see even the cheaper Radeon HD 4850 is a vast improvement over it."

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xcskiier23   07-03-2008 at 01:41:32 AM
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i said ALMOST every situation :) oh well, shadow you proved me wrong! they are both great cards and will give you a great system. im still on my 8800 gtx, and nothing can slow it down except good ol' crysis. im too poor to buy anything else right now...sigh :( but my q6600 is at 3.5 ghz so im not too sad!

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