-First Gaming PC-

[zasver]

Hi all,

i am trying to build my own Gaming PC and have settled for something like this:

C2D E8400
MSI P45 NEO3-FR
KHX PC2-8500 4GB RAM KIT (2X2)
MSI 5850 RADEON 1GB GDDR5
Creative SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio PCI
ANTEC TWO HUNDRED
Zalman ZM-600-HP 600W PSU
24" S2409W
SAMSUNG DVD WRITER

I am open to ideas and really need as much inputs as possible. I have a leftover budget of 300 to spare. My main concerns are possibilities of future XFire-ing and whether is 5850 bottlenecked by the other components.

Thanks in advance and a happy new year =D

 

[obsidian86]

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/page-261222_13_0.html

please

 

[dpaul8]

Take $100 of the $300 you have left over and upgrade your processor to a i5-750 (+$50), your motherboard to a MSI P55-GD65 (+$50), and your memory to DDR3 RAM ($0). Now you can crossfire in the future, and will not even come close to bottlenecking your one or two 5850 in the future.

Good luck with your build.

 

[tunnelrat]

processor -core i5 750 2.66 ghz

motherboard -gigabyte ga p55m ud2

ram -2x 2 gb ddr3

gpu -ati hd 5850

cabinet -cooler master cm 690 or cooler master gladiator 600

smps -corsair tx 650

hdd -segate 1tb (other brands are not available in india at least not where i live!!)

logitech keyboard mouse combo

optical drive -sony dvd writer

lcd -20 inch either lg or samsung


this will be my built...and trust me its awesome....many might go for msi boards but i ont like them....too many faulty products....all my frnds who bought msi products had to do an rma or buy something again!!!