Hey, I want to build a computer is $2000 is that a waste of money?
It will be mostly used for programming, gaming and having a lot of applications open at the same time.
Case: CoolerMaster CM 690 II Advanced with Window - $129.00 / PC Case Gear
Right Side Case Fan: Noctua NF-P12 120mm Fan - $27.00 / PC Case Gear
CPU: Intel Core i7 950 - $348.00 / CentreCom
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Motherboard Rev2 - $259.00 / CentreCom
RAM: Corsair Corsair CMP4GX3M2A1600C8 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 - $154.00 / PC Case Gear
Graphics Card: ASUS ATI Radeon HD5850 DirectCu TOP Edition - $369.00 / PC Case Gear
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB - $76.00 / CentreCom
DVD Drive: LG GH22NS50 SATA DVD Re-Writer (22x - Black) - $37.40 / CentreCom
Monitor: Asus 24" VE248H LED - $294.80 / CentreCom
Power Supply: Corsair TX-650 - $116.50 / PC Case Gear
Keyboard: Logitech Illuminated Keyboard - $82.55 / either
Mouse: Razer Lachesis Precision 3G Blue Laser Mouse - $74.80 / CentreCom
Mouse Pad: Razer Destructor - $49.00 / PC Case Gear
Printer: Brother MFC-255CW Wireless Colour Multi-Function Printer - $101.20 / CentreCom
O/S: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit OEM - $219.00 / PC Case Gear
Total: $2337.25
I'd like this to be around $1500 if possible but I don't know what to change.
It will be mostly used for programming, gaming and having a lot of applications open at the same time.
Case: CoolerMaster CM 690 II Advanced with Window - $129.00 / PC Case Gear
Right Side Case Fan: Noctua NF-P12 120mm Fan - $27.00 / PC Case Gear
CPU: Intel Core i7 950 - $348.00 / CentreCom
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Motherboard Rev2 - $259.00 / CentreCom
RAM: Corsair Corsair CMP4GX3M2A1600C8 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 - $154.00 / PC Case Gear
Graphics Card: ASUS ATI Radeon HD5850 DirectCu TOP Edition - $369.00 / PC Case Gear
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB - $76.00 / CentreCom
DVD Drive: LG GH22NS50 SATA DVD Re-Writer (22x - Black) - $37.40 / CentreCom
Monitor: Asus 24" VE248H LED - $294.80 / CentreCom
Power Supply: Corsair TX-650 - $116.50 / PC Case Gear
Keyboard: Logitech Illuminated Keyboard - $82.55 / either
Mouse: Razer Lachesis Precision 3G Blue Laser Mouse - $74.80 / CentreCom
Mouse Pad: Razer Destructor - $49.00 / PC Case Gear
Printer: Brother MFC-255CW Wireless Colour Multi-Function Printer - $101.20 / CentreCom
O/S: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit OEM - $219.00 / PC Case Gear
Total: $2337.25
I'd like this to be around $1500 if possible but I don't know what to change.