$1000 Gaming Computer Build

Rosewill PSU is no good, dont underestimate how inportant it is. EVERY THING IS RIDING ON IT!

look at the OCZ 600w great deal, WAY better brand.
Id also look at the OCZ reapers 2x2g its like <$60

If you think your going to CF down the road get a x38 or x48 board. better preformance with 2.0 x16
and lastly look at the Western Digigtal 640g hard drive. fastest besides raptors and price ratio is good.

Also if your buying an after market cooler i figure your going to OCand get the xigmatek 1283 with braket. Its the #1 or 2 best cooler right now for a good price.

GOOD LUCK

Awesome thanks for the extremely helpful reply. Exactly what I wanted to hear. I think the x38 and x48 motherboards are a bit out of my price range. I do see myself upgrading to CF but I don't think I can afford the motherboards.

Is this the hard drive you were referring to? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136218
Is it really faster than 7200.11? Also does the speed make up for the lack of buffer? 16mb vs 32mb seems to me like it would be quite the difference.

OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820227267 - $91.99

OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS 600W ATX12V - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817341010 - $84.99

That's the new memory and power supply per your recommendation. They definitely look better than what I had and there are even mail-in-rebates on both so the prices come out the same. Any more recommendations would be great thanks a lot for your help.

Okay now you've opened my eyes a bit. If I were to get the 4850 deal with 2gb of ram and ordered 2 of them, that would give me 2x4850 and 4x1gb of ram. With this I can have my 4850 crossfire setup which seems to be a significant improvement over the 4870. Also the cost would be about the same as my 4870 and 2x2gb of ram. Would this be the way to go? Seems like it is...thanks for the help.

I believe2x2gb of ram is easier to overclock with than one stick of 4gb. I'm not entirely sure, so can anyone else shed some light on this?

for your last question about the xigmatek cooler the case is 8.1in. wide and the fan is 159mm or about 6 to 7in. tall so yes by the dimensions it should fit

hope this helps

Rebates have different limitations. Newegg usually lets you click on the rebate form and it tells you - just read it.

Newegg has your mobos big brother - the Antec Nine Hundred - on sale after rebate for only $10.04 more than the price you listed for the Three Hundred. You might want to consider the larger case.

Update - I just checked and the 900 comes with free shipping and for the 300 shipping is $15.99 - making the 900 $5.95 cheaper AR and shipping.

SYSTEM NAME: nukestriker™ [nuclear winter]

DIAMOND 4870PE5512 Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail [$299]

NZXT Apollo Black SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail [$69.00]

ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe AM2+/AM2 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail [$189.00]

KINGWIN ABT-1000MA1S 1000W ATX / BTX Power Supply - Retail [$289.00]

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Windsor 3.2GHz Socket AM2 125W Dual-Core Processor Model ADX6400CZBOX - Retail [$145.00]

mushkin XP 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 996622 - Retail [$119.00]

HITACHI Deskstar P7K500 HDP725032GLA360 (0A35411) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM [2 in RAID-0; $99.98 total]

PHILIPS 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe 2-Tone SATA Model SPD6104BD - Retail [$29.00]

XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler - Retail [$37.00]


TOTAL = $1,284.90
LESS MAIL IN REBATES $105.00 TOTAL = [$1180.00]

I'M WAITING FOR 4870 PRICE DROP/REBATE OFFER TO FIT $1k BUDGET, OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, I'M BUYING IF IT TOUCHES $1.1k.

THIS LOOKS BETTER AESTHETICALLY, [ROSEWILL WTF? ] AND WILL GIVE YOUR WOLFDALE SOME GOOD COMPETITION.

PLUS, SPIDER PLATFORM ALLOWS FOR FUTURE UPGRADE WHEN AMD GOES 45nm, BULLDOZER>NEHALEM.

DID I MENTION THE 1kW PSU?

Lol AMD fanbois. I hope for your sake they do pull a rabbit out of the hat, (It'll be good for the consumers) just like when all of you said Phenom was to be the best EVAR! lol.

ya drop the 1000 psu its super overkill +1 for 750w which will fit your budget