Building A Gaming / Media PC

[Karuto]

Here is the rig I want to buy. It has been a long time since I built a computer, so I hope this is good enough. Hardware is a lot cheaper than it used to be!

Rosewill R363-M-BK Black Ultra High Gloss Finished Computer Case
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4870 100259-1GL Video Card
GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-UD4H ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD Phenom II X4 940 3.0GHz Black Edition Quad-core Processor
XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) DC Memory
ENCORE ENLWI-N PCI 2.3 Wireless Adapter
Antec EA650 650W Continuous Power Power Supply
2 MASSCOOL FD08025S1M4 Case Fans

Feedback would be great!

 

[batuchka]

Hmm ok i actually do up HTPCs/SFF and some of my clients want to game on these rigs so depending on your view point here is a HTPC that is game worthy. The highlight is the use of Vista OS and Nvidia's Hybrid Power where the discrete is powered down when not in gaming mode or simply watching movies by reverting to the integrated video. So here is my suggestion with a small footprint case

Hybrid Power and you!