$800 Gaming Rig Criticisms

[hobbsies]

Hello computer gurus! I'm building myself a new computer, and this is my Newegg wishlist I've put together. Please tell me what you think, and any suggestions and/or critisms, etc. I'd really appreciate it, and thanks in advance

Goal: $800 - Ability to play most games and have a stable working pc for the next 3-4 years with upgradability and the ability to overclock should I desire later.

I plan on buying a monitor in a few months.

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK - Retail

Antec True Power Trio TP3-550 550W ATX12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply with Three 12V Rails - Retail

SAPPHIRE 100245L Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD Burner - OEM

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

Foxconn P45A-S LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail

Grand total: $779.92

Again, thanks for any help you can give.

 

[Outlander_04]

foxconn - 50 bagillion
gigabyte +10
asus +10

 

[hobbsies]

negative to foxconn because of the brand name?

 

[jeteryankees22]

yes, foxconn sucks...And if you want upgradeability in 3-4 years go i7

 

[Liderc]

How is he going to go i7 if he's staying under 800 bucks?

Build looks good, I'd suggest any of these to replace the foxconn-

Tried to find similarly priced ones as the foxconn-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128359

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131299

I also like DFI but if you're not familiar with bios options you should stay away from DFI.

 

[hobbsies]

How about this one?

ASUS P5Q-E LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Nevermind, going for GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

 

[dewood]

Hey hobbsies, I am also building a gaming computer with the same price range.
I got his mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128359&Tpk=ep45-ud3r check it out.

 

[jedi940]

You said you are going with the Gigabyte but be aware that it DOES NOT support Crossfire so you won't have that upgrade option. I would support the above asus that was recommended.

 

[megamanx00]

Foxconn may seem to have attractive products but they also have horrible support. ASRock is the budget arm of Asus so I would recommend this for it's good quality and low price.

ASRock P45XE $94.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157143

You may want to spend a little more though for something with better quality and more support like this Gigabyte board. The only thing I don't like about it is their easy tune software and would recommend you change your settings in the BIOS if you want to over clock it.

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P $136.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128358

 

[Outlander_04]

That looks like a very nice mb with lots of expandability options and the copper heatpipes that will help keep it cool if you begin overclocking .

Nice build

 

[hobbsies]

Thanks everyone, I appreciate your help.