Hello,
I am new to the boards, but I want to build a serious gaming rig and try to keep it under $1,500. So far, I have come close, but would like to know anyone else's opinions on how I might be able to save money and get the same performance, or where I should really look at spending the extra $$$ for a better upgrade. This will be the first computer I ever build from scratch, so wish me luck!
Below are the specs and pricing I am planning on getting:
ThermalTake Big Water 760i Liquid Cooling System Kit (8.4 lbs)
$149.99
Thermaltake Black Armor Full-Tower ATX Case with 11 External Drive Bays, Clear Side, Front USB, Firewire and Audio Ports (70 lbs)
$149.99
Logitech MX400 Performance Laser Mouse (0.95 lbs)
$29.99
Microsoft Reclusa Gaming Keyboard - USB, Black (4.5 lbs)
$54.99
OCZ Dual Channel 2048MB PC8500 DDR2 1066MHz Nvidia SLI-Ready EPP Memory (2 x 1024MB) (0.5 lbs)
$85.99
Sony DRU190A 20X DVD Rewritable Drive - 20x DVD±R, 8 DVD+RW, 6x DVD-R, 8x DVD±R DL, ATAPI/EIDE, Black (1.95 lbs)
$29.99
Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit DSP OEM DVD (0.25 lbs)
$109.99
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Video Card - 896MB GDDR3, PCI Express 2.0 x16, FREE Special Edition EVGA Precision Overclocking Utility, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, Dual VGA Support (1 lbs)
$299.99
Apevia ATX-WA900W Warlock 900-Watt ATX Power Supply - SLI and Crossfire Ready, 135mm Fan, Clear Sides (6.5 lbs)
$179.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, Serial ATA-300, OEM (1 lbs)
$119.99
EVGA nForce 780i SLI Motherboard CPU Bundle - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Processor 2.40GHz OEM (4.8 lbs)
$449.99
The total comes to just over $1,600, so I am close to my goal hopefully...
Any comments, questions, or pointers are all appreciated.
Thanks!
-Clay
I am new to the boards, but I want to build a serious gaming rig and try to keep it under $1,500. So far, I have come close, but would like to know anyone else's opinions on how I might be able to save money and get the same performance, or where I should really look at spending the extra $$$ for a better upgrade. This will be the first computer I ever build from scratch, so wish me luck!
Below are the specs and pricing I am planning on getting:
ThermalTake Big Water 760i Liquid Cooling System Kit (8.4 lbs)
$149.99
Thermaltake Black Armor Full-Tower ATX Case with 11 External Drive Bays, Clear Side, Front USB, Firewire and Audio Ports (70 lbs)
$149.99
Logitech MX400 Performance Laser Mouse (0.95 lbs)
$29.99
Microsoft Reclusa Gaming Keyboard - USB, Black (4.5 lbs)
$54.99
OCZ Dual Channel 2048MB PC8500 DDR2 1066MHz Nvidia SLI-Ready EPP Memory (2 x 1024MB) (0.5 lbs)
$85.99
Sony DRU190A 20X DVD Rewritable Drive - 20x DVD±R, 8 DVD+RW, 6x DVD-R, 8x DVD±R DL, ATAPI/EIDE, Black (1.95 lbs)
$29.99
Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit DSP OEM DVD (0.25 lbs)
$109.99
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Video Card - 896MB GDDR3, PCI Express 2.0 x16, FREE Special Edition EVGA Precision Overclocking Utility, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, Dual VGA Support (1 lbs)
$299.99
Apevia ATX-WA900W Warlock 900-Watt ATX Power Supply - SLI and Crossfire Ready, 135mm Fan, Clear Sides (6.5 lbs)
$179.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, Serial ATA-300, OEM (1 lbs)
$119.99
EVGA nForce 780i SLI Motherboard CPU Bundle - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Processor 2.40GHz OEM (4.8 lbs)
$449.99
The total comes to just over $1,600, so I am close to my goal hopefully...
Any comments, questions, or pointers are all appreciated.
Thanks!
-Clay