Another "How's this build" Thread

Hello, I'm a first time builder and I'm putting together my

buying list for my new computer. I already have a 512mb hd4850 in the

computer I'm currently using, so that will be excluded from the list.

I'm pretty intimidated at getting everything together from scratch so

any help is much appreciated.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.156589 (Motherboard/Processor)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827136152 (Dvd Burner/Rom)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811156062 (Case/Power Supply)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822148335 (Hard Drive)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6832116488 (Os)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820145224 (Ram)

My budget is limited to around 1000 usd if I want to do the order in

the next couple days, or upped to 1500ish usd if I wait till my next

paycheck. Main use will be gaming and I'll be playing on a 19 inch LCD. Thanks in advance for the help.

- Chris

links work for me but i agree, what is the main use and monitor size. and if you can wait, 1500 is a huge difference compared to 1000.

It mostly looks good. The western digital hard drives seem to be the prefered around here but that's your call:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136319
I'd get this mobo instead because I like Asus and it gets a little bit better rating the the Gigabyte:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136319
And that case looks good but I'm not so sure about the psu. I'd go with 650 watts instead and use a better name brand psu like corsair, thermaltake or pc power & cooling. If you are going to spend a little more, I'd get an 850 watt psu and another gpu to crossfire. You'll be much happier with the second gpu if you're going to game.

Case = Antec Three Hundred Case $59.95

Power Supply = Corsair CMPSU-650TX 650W $89.99 (20.00 MIR)

Motherboard + CPU = Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R + Intel Core i7 Nehalem 920 $464.98 (15.00 MIR)

Memory = Corsair Dominator 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) $166.00

Hard Drive = Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB $79.99

Optical Drive = LG Black Combo Drive (All Formats) $24.99

Operating System = Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit $99.99

Total = $985.89

And on your next paycheck

CPU Cooler = [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233029] Xigmatek Dark Knight-S1283V
120mm Rifle CPU Cooler $39.99 (10.00 MIR) [/url]

Video Card = SAPPHIRE 100259-1GL Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 $189.99

Monitor = ASUS VH222H Black 21.5" 5ms HDMI Widescreen 16:9 Full HD 1080P LCD $179.99 *Free Shipping

$409.96

Thanks for all the tips I really appreciate it, now I've got some peace of mind with my options.

- Chris

Well yes the i7 will be an overkill...but it will be more future proof than the E8400...
But you can consider the P II X3 720...It is more future proof than the E8400 and performs very well...