$1800 gaming build modifications

[tie23he]

Here is my build currently.

ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

Antec Nine Hundred Two Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129058

Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073

ASUS VH242H Black 23.6" 5ms HDMI Full 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236052

EVGA 012-P3-1470-AR GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130550

ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 Channels PCI Express x1 Interface Sound Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829132006

CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006

Saitek PZ30AUR USB Wired Standard Eclipse Red Backlit Keyboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823175104

RAZER DeathAdder Black 5 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Precision Optical Gaming Mouse - 3.5G Infrared Sensor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826153055

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBRM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231303

ASUS P7P55D-E Pro LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131621

Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor BX80605I5750
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115215

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754

Intel X25-V SSDSA2MP040G2R5 2.5" 40GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167025

Logitech Z-2300 200 watts RMS 2.1 Speaker System
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836121122


Grand Total = $1844.04


If possible, please give me suggestions how to lower my price.

However, my TOP PRIORITY is to have a reliable PC with QUALITY parts.

 

[gkay09]

Did you check out the combos ??
Here are some...
Samsung DVD + Corsair 750TX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.435630

ASUS Mobo + Corsair DDR3 RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.425718

HDD - Get the Samsung F3 - Better and faster...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181

Graphics card - Have you not checked PNY and Zotac ? The cards that all these manufacturers offer are one and the same as they are all manufactured by Nvidia...And also all these have Lifetime Limited warranty like EVGA...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.437534.14-133-318http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.437534.14-500-157

And any of these mouses ?
Razer Abyssus
http://www.buy.com/prod/razer-abyssus-mouse-optical-wired-black-usb-scroll-wheel-3-x-button/q/loc/101/212989577.html

MX 518
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007Z1M50?ie=UTF8&tag=logicbuy-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0007Z1M50

Logitech G500
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.434911

 

[gkay09]

The current onboard sound is pretty good...so first check out how the onboard sound works out and then buy a sound card...

 

[tie23he]

Thanx and could you suggest a cpu cooler?

I dont plan on doing insane overclocking, just small to mid.

 

[gkay09]

Scythe SCMG-2100 -> Note that this is a big cooler, but should fit the 902 fine though...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185142

 

[tie23he]

Any VGA cooler suggestions?

 

[Mark Heath]

The cooler that comes with the graphics card is sufficient unless you need to do a massive oc.

 

[tie23he]

ok, i just thought that having an extra cooler will increase longevity

 

[gkay09]

^ No I dont think it would be necessary...
And looking for longevity from a graphics card is not viable from performance point of view...