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terror96

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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
 
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.
 
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
 
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.
 
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.
 
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 :D
 
name='terror96' said:
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 :D
Click to expand...

...how about a rubber mat? :rolleyes:

Ill take a look at TD now

Add: Either:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2163617&CatId=0

or

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1433895&CatId=1842

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

S203-931CCA-main-ca.jpg


http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2537711&sku=S203-931C CA

The total price atm with tax and shipping is $2,407.75
 
both the board and the ram i sugested run very nicely at stock...

and then if he decides to overclock at some point, he has capable hardware, suitable for doing so....at not much extra cost
 
The P5B is a good board, sod MSI :)

I'd get the P5B-E Plus, cheaper and a decent board. Don't get GSkill, tis agrevating RAM and don't work with all boards (tho it did work with my Asus). Try some sweet Mushkin or perhaps Patriot if it's cheap.
 
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