My Conroe Build

[terror96]

Im building myself a new computer and thought I would come here just before I order all the parts to make sure I'm getting all the "right" parts. I am kind of iffy on the Motherboard, Hard Drive, Monitor, Graphics Card and PSU. If anyone has any different parts that they think would make my pc a little better than please suggest. I have about a 2500$ limit but i'm trying to keep it around 2000$ I was thinking about waiting for DX 10 to come out and see what that veils to get a higher end graphics card.

PSU

???

Case :

Thermaltake Matrix Black ATX Mid-Tower Case with Four USB, FireWire and Audio Ports

Price: $63.99

Motherboard:

Asus P5B Deluxe Wifi-AP Intel Socket 775 ATX Motherboard

Price: $279.99

CPU

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.40GHz

Price: $406.00

Memory

Corsair Dual Channel TWINX 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz E.P.P. Memory (2 x 1024)

Price: $311.99

Graphics Card

???

Hard Drive:

Western Digital / RaptorX / 150GB

Price: $304.99

Media Drive:

Lite-on SHW-160P6S / 16x DVD±R Read / 16x DVD±R Burn / 8x DVD+RW / 6x DVD-RW / 8x DVD+R DL / 4x DVD-R DL / 48x24x CD-R/RW / Black/Beige / Internal / DVD Burner - Retail

Price: $57.99

Monitor:

SAMSUNG 941BW Black 19" 4 ms (GTG) DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 500:1 - Retail

Price: $229.99

Total: $1654.94

[Ham]

When are you planning on buying?

Theres a few price drop comming pretty soon (e6600).

All looks good bar the raptor. Just get a 200GB SATA2 drive would be best, probably for the same price as a single raptor 150 you could get 2x200gb and RAID them. The price of raptors in stupid.

For the graphics card the 7950GT (NOT the GT X2) is at a nice price atm, but again theres pricedrops on the near horizan and the DX10 cards will be more affordable. So depending on urgancy wait and get a 8800GTS.

[darkorb]

you can go for a cheaper mobo, likes $150, and get get a 7950gt, or u can pull out the 8800 if u wana go for it

[terror96]

Yeah I don't necessarily want to go for a cheaper product just thinking about the quality of it and if I should maybe take a step to a different product if it had different qualities to it that may be useful. And I'm planning on ordering all the stuff later today.

[FarFarAway]

I'd say get an 8800GTS for sure and perhaps scope some cheaper RAM?

Also one SATA 300 (or SATA 2) drive like a Seagate 7200.10 or a Hitachi 7KXX would be a better investment than a Raptor and a whole lot cheaper.

[Ham]

As for PSU id say either a sliverstone or targen in the 600-700w range.

[terror96]

Anyone know of a good case that isn't too expensive that I can order off of Tiger Direct. I could care less about what my computer looks like I just want performance. Put all my stuff on a rubber mat for all I care

[Ham]

Originally Posted by name='terror96'

Anyone know of a good case that isn't too expensive that I can order off of Tiger Direct. I could care less about what my computer looks like I just want performance. Put all my stuff on a rubber mat for all I care

...how about a rubber mat?

Ill take a look at TD now

Add: Either:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...163617&CatId=0

or

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...895&CatId=1842

Silverstone would be my choice, but the CM is cheaper.

[FarFarAway]

I'd get the Silverstone given the choice of the two

[terror96]

So now in my shopping cart I have the following...

L12-1076 :: Lite-on SHW-160P6S / 16x DVD±R Read / 16x DVD±R Burn / 8x DVD+RW / 6x DVD-RW / 8x DVD+R DL / 4x DVD-R DL / 48x24x CD-R/RW / Black/Beige / Internal / DVD Burner - Retail (1.5 lbs)

T925-2204 :: Thermaltake Matrix Black ATX Mid-Tower Case with Four USB, FireWire and Audio Ports (30 lbs)

A455-2308 :: Asus P5B Deluxe Wifi-AP Intel Socket 775 ATX Motherboard / Audio / PCI Express / PCI Express / CrossFire Ready / W-Fi / Dual Gigabit LAN / S/PDIF / USB 2.0 & Firewire / Serial ATA / RAID (5 lbs)

CP1-DUO-E6600 :: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.40GHz / 4MB Cache / 1066MHz FSB / Dual-Core / Socket 775 / Processor with Fan (0.1 lbs)

S203-931C CA :: Samsung 931C / 19" / Fast Action 2ms / Extreme 2000:1 Contrast Ratio / SXGA 1280x1024 / DVI·VGA / Gloss Black / LCD Monitor (13 lbs)

S35-1068 :: SilverStone / SST-ST65ZF / 650-Watt / ATX / Dual 80mm Fan / SATA-Ready / PCI-E Ready / Quad 12V / 20/24-Pin / Power Supply / SLI Ready (10 lbs)

C13-2022 :: Corsair Dual Channel TWINX 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz E.P.P. Memory (2 x 1024) (0.2 lbs)

TSD-160AS4 :: Seagate / Barracuda 7200.9 / 160GB / 7200 / 8MB / SATA-300 / OEM / Hard Drive (1 lbs)

E145-5148 :: EVGA GeForce 6800 XT / 128MB DDR / PCI Express / SLI / DVI / VGA / TV-Out / Video Card (1.5 lbs)

M17-1847 :: Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000 (Black) (2.4 lbs)

L23-7046 :: Logitech G5 Laser Mouse (Corded) (1.2 lbs)

This is my final last call for someone to save me from making a bad decision anyone have any ideas?

Whats everyone think of this monitor?



http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...S203-931C%20CA

The total price atm with tax and shipping is $2,407.75