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esav911   07-06-2008 at 04:46:11 PM

First time here. Building a new gaming rig. Anything im missing or any suggestions to possibly tone down the price? Also how do I get the links to work off of newegg?

  



CD/DVD -

 

SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model SH-S202J - OEM
Item #: N82E16827151161
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

 

 

$22.99

 

Case - Sunbeam Transformer IC-TR-SV Silver Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
Item #: N82E16811166040
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

 

-$6.00 Instant

 

$85.99
$79.99

 

Hard Drive -
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3500630AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Item #: N82E16822148136
Return Policy: Limited 30-Day Return Policy

 

 

$79.99

 

Powah! - Thermaltake W0131RU ATX12V / EPS12V 850W Power Supply - Retail
Item #: N82E16817153043
Return Policy: Limited 30-Day Return Policy

 


$40.00 Mail-in Rebate

 

$259.99

Memory - OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 DRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2RPR800C44GK - Retail
Item #: N82E16820227267
Return Policy: Memory (Modules, USB) Return Policy

 

-$8.00 Instant
$35.00 Mail-in Rebate

 

$99.99
$91.99

 


CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400 - Retail
Item #: N82E16819115037
Return Policy: Processors (CPUs) Return Policy

 

 

$194.99

 


Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit English for System Builders 1pk DSP OEI DVD - OEM
Item #: N82E16832116488
Return Policy: Software Return Policy

 

-$10.00 Instant

 

$109.99
$99.99

 

Motherboard and Graphics Card combo

 

ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813131299
Return Policy: Limited 30-Day Return Policy

 


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ASUS EAH4850/HTDI/512M Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
Item #: N82E16814121253
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

 


-$5.00 Instant
-$30.00 Combo
$30.00 Mail-in Rebate

 

$349.98
$314.98

 

Subtotal: $1,144.91


Message edited by esav911 on 07-06-2008 at 05:45:36 PM
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efx92   07-06-2008 at 10:14:42 PM
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For the PSU, I would get Corsair or PC Power & Cooling, they both make very good quality power supplies and 850W is a bit overkill for that build, get like the 610W PC Power & Cooling PSU and you should be good.

For the HD, I would get a 7200.11 because it has a 32mb cache,it will perform better and it's not much more expensive.

Also, if you're planning to overclock, you're going to need an aftermarket CPU cooler and some thermal compund.

Everything else looks good to me, good luck with your build!

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guanyu210379   07-07-2008 at 08:37:48 AM
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+1 for efx92.

Wanna add :
I know you have chosen P5Q because of it is bundled with HD4850. Just for information, you can't reach optimum Xfire configuration with any P45 chipset mobo. If you are planning to Xfire your system now or sometime in the future, I suggest that you pick a X38 or X48 chipset, if not than this is not a problem to you.

------------------------------ Intel Q6600 @ 3.0GHz + ASUS P5E X38 +
4GB DDR2 1000 CL5 Mushkin + Coolermaster Dominator Xcalade 690 + Corsair VX 450W + HIS HD 3850 512MB Turbo + Seagate 500GB 7200rpm 32MB + Zalman CNPS 9700 LED + Logitec EX110 + ASUS VW198S.
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