OK so now im preety sure this is my final build
this rig is going to be used mainly for gaming and general use.....music, web-browsing,recording music,and some video editing....
ihave case (A900) and psu (Rosewill Xtreme 950) so far.
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model HH80562PH0568M - OEM ($179.99)
ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail ($289.99)
CORSAIR XMS2 DHX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-6400C4DHX - Retail ($105) + 30 MIR =$(75)
EVGA 01G-P3-N891-AR GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB (512MB per GPU) 512-bit (256-bit per GPU) GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail ($284.99)
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM ($89.99)
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit English 1pk DSP OEI DVD for System Builders - OEM $(179.99)
LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model iHAS220-08 - Retail ($31.99)
ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - Retail ($59.99)
ARCTIC COOLING MX-2 Thermal Compound - Retail ($6.99)
BELKIN BE112234-10 10 feet 12 Outlets 4120 joule Surge Suppressor with Phone/Modem, RJ45 and Coax Protection - OEM ($29.99)
all this comes down to $1,258.91 + tax ($91.27) + shipping ($16.56)
a whopping $1,366.74.So what do u guys think? I want to oc the cpu to atleast a stable 3.2ghz......
Now for my last question........the monitor
what do u guys recommend for a nice 24 inch monitor w good display and low input lag for gaming my limit is about 500$...
thanks
this rig is going to be used mainly for gaming and general use.....music, web-browsing,recording music,and some video editing....
ihave case (A900) and psu (Rosewill Xtreme 950) so far.
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model HH80562PH0568M - OEM ($179.99)
ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail ($289.99)
CORSAIR XMS2 DHX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-6400C4DHX - Retail ($105) + 30 MIR =$(75)
EVGA 01G-P3-N891-AR GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB (512MB per GPU) 512-bit (256-bit per GPU) GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail ($284.99)
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM ($89.99)
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit English 1pk DSP OEI DVD for System Builders - OEM $(179.99)
LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model iHAS220-08 - Retail ($31.99)
ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - Retail ($59.99)
ARCTIC COOLING MX-2 Thermal Compound - Retail ($6.99)
BELKIN BE112234-10 10 feet 12 Outlets 4120 joule Surge Suppressor with Phone/Modem, RJ45 and Coax Protection - OEM ($29.99)
all this comes down to $1,258.91 + tax ($91.27) + shipping ($16.56)
a whopping $1,366.74.So what do u guys think? I want to oc the cpu to atleast a stable 3.2ghz......
Now for my last question........the monitor
what do u guys recommend for a nice 24 inch monitor w good display and low input lag for gaming my limit is about 500$...
thanks