What do you guys think? I'm trying to keep the cost as low as possible without sacrificing too much quality or power. Gonna use it for gaming, watching movies, music, etc.

Any tweaks you see to make it cheaper or whatnot? Trying to stay around ~$600, the less the better

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811147019 $30.99
Rosewill R624BLK ATX Mid Tower Computer Case+350W Power Supply - Retail

Processor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115037 $189.99
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400 - Retail

Hard Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136073 $79.99
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820141366 $71.99
pqi TURBO 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PQI26400-4GDB - Retail

MOBO: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128084 $74.99
GIGABYTE GA-P35-S3G LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Optical Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827151161 $22.99
SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model SH-S202J - OEM

OS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6832116488 $109.99
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit English for System Builders 1pk DSP OEI DVD - OEM

PSU: Antec Basiq 500w (From my previous System) $0

GPU: Nivida Evga 8800 GT (From my previous System) $0

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Subtotal: $580.93
+Shipping
Grand Total: $605.55

i would suggest that you put a 120mm fan in your case. i believe there is room for one on the door. other than that im quite impressed. thats a vary nice build for only 600$.

The case you picked has an included 350w power supply, you can get a cheaper case. Just a thought about this one, never used it though.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811233033
Get a SATA optical drive, not an IDE.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827151171

Get a WD6400AAKS instead of the WD5000AAKS, even if you don't need 640GB. It's much faster.

Normally I'd say get a SATA burner, but I guess IDE is fine if it's cheaper, with such a tight budget.

I'm staring in shock at the motherboard. I didn't know anybody made motherboards with 5 (FIVE) PCI slots. Looks good

Definitely add a fan there. Maybe save some more and pick a different case.
That case has a single 80mm fan, and the eVGA 8800GT is hot and has a single-slot cooler that leaves the heat inside the case.

Edit: try buying a case from a local brick-and-mortar. Newegg will charge you $20 shipping on a $30 case, and that just ruins the deal.

ilovebarny: Thanks i'll look up some fans hopefully they arent too expensive

dirtmountain: whats the difference between SATA and IDE? I don't know what they mean lol, btw i like that case you suggested looks sexy

aevm: wow i didnt even notice that, i guess i'll look around some more for a case =/ but im not sure what store sells them

SATA means a narrow cable, it doesn't block airflow, it's easy to handle, and there are no jumpers to worry about. IDE has the same speed for an optical drive, but the wide cable and jumpers are a pain.

oh ok cool, I'll get that then


well i ordered the parts and got myself a vista premium 64 bit for 80 bucks, hope all goes well x_x