$300 gaming pc

[darketernal]

i plan on buying a gaming pc in a moth or two with a $3000 price limit
first of all i plan on this
motherboard: evga 680i SLI $250
cpu: e6600 $306 or Q6600 $850(i know this is kinda pushing it)
videoNY 8800gtx $550 or 8800GTS $450 or 2x8800GTX $1100
soundcard:X-Fi xtreme gamer $115
case: Antec 900 $154
keyboard: logitech g11 $60
mouse:g7 $60
monitor: dell 22" Widescreen $330 or 2407 FP $680 or 2x 20" dell widescreen $560

i just want to know what you guys think i should get(videocard, monitor, cpu)

 

[lobbyone]

Originally posted by: darketernal
i plan on buying a gaming pc in a moth or two with a $3000 price limit
first of all i plan on this
motherboard: evga 680i SLI $250
cpu: e6600 $306 or Q6600 $850(i know this is kinda pushing it)
video:PNY 8800gtx $550 or 8800GTS $450 or 2x8800GTX $1100
soundcard:X-Fi xtreme gamer $115
case: Antec 900 $154
keyboard: logitech g11 $60
mouse:g7 $60
monitor: dell 22" Widescreen $330 or 2407 FP $680 or 2x 20" dell widescreen $560

i just want to know what you guys think i should get(videocard, monitor, cpu)

use the rest of the cash to buy games

 

[darketernal]

ok, thanks, i'm prolly gonna go with that setup anyways, it's more future proof.

 

[ForumMaster]

fix the title. a $300 gaming PC? ain't gonna happen.

sounds fine so far. how about PSU? how about RAM? also, don't forget a DVD Drive.

 

[SparkyJJO]

2 things to change:

1 - Fix your title, $300 for all that sounds a bit low, unless you plan to use some not-so-legal means of obtaining these parts
2 - Fix the spacing between the : and PNY to get rid of the

 

[LOUISSSSS]

wheres the rest of your pc parts? HDD, ram PSU, optical?

btw PNY = teh suck

might i suggest, 1 x 150gb raptor, 1 x storage drive, 2 x 2gb DDR2, SATA DVD RW, PCPC silencer 750 or turbocool 850

 

[BladeVenom]

If you're going to wait a month or two, go ahead and wait till April when Intel drops prices and also comes out with new processors. Hopefully ATI's new cards will also come out in April.

The video card is far more important than the processor. While quad core may sound nice, it's not offering any better game performance.

I would stick to one video card, I don't think having two is worth it. Save the money for your next computer upgrade.

monitor: dell 22" Widescreen $330 or 2407 FP $680 or 2x 20" dell widescreen $560

Dual monitors are for great for multitasking, but are almost useless for games. Unfortunately lots of games don't even support widescreen, but it's nice for movies.

 

[engiNURD]

Wait until after april 22nd, and get the E6600, 8800GTX (or ati equivalent if its better), and 24" LCD. Though, you may need a 2nd GTX for that monitor, hehe.

 

[TFM]

You don't have a new PSU listed. It's important not to skimp there and use an old one that might not be able to handle all of that. I'd allow a good $100-150 for a new PSU (at least, that's in my plans)

 

[Ichigo]

Spending that much money and not getting the best possible monitor makes me a sad panda.