$600-800 Gaming Rig

[Banli]

I've built a number of computers over the years but havn't been keeping up to date on things in the last year or two. Let me know what you think of this part list. I'm not attached to any brand. I don't care AMD/Intel. I just want the best for the least $$.

Thoughts?

Rosewill ATX Mid Tower $30
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811147010

AMD Phenom II X4 940 Deneb 3.0 Ghz $166
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103471

WD 500GB $56
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136073

Gigabyte GA-MA770 $75
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128376

EVGA Geforce 9800 GTX+ $135
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130339

Thermaltake Purepower 500W $55
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817153052

G.Skill 4GB DDR2 SDRAM $84
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231122

LG DVD Burner $30
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827136144

Total $631

 

[F1N3ST]

I'd take this.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-864-_-Product

And yeah, invest in a better case, I have a Rosewill case on a spare PC, and it's a POS.

 

[MisterDonut]

Antec 300 is a decent, cheap case. Coolermaster RC 690 is good too as is the Centurion 5. If you don't mind spendin' a bit more, I love my Antec 900 . The Antec P183 rocks too. Just avoid the Rosewill =/

 

[Yowen]

I have a Centurion 5, no complaints there. Looks nice, nothing crazy. Is it me or could the TS go for DDR3 for just a little more money and this board: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128392

 

[MalVeauX]

Heya,

Some suggestions:

Way better motherboard, $5 more..

HD5770 GPU, $15 more.

Enermax 500W Modular 80+CERT, $5 more.

SamSung Spinpoint F3 500GB 7200rpm HDD, same price, better performance..

Antec 300 Illusion, $20 more

So you just got way better components for $45 more.

Very best,

 

[JEDIYoda]

Heya,

Some suggestions:

Way better motherboard, $5 more.. -- I would stick with the Gigabyte hands down over the Biostar!

HD5770 GPU, $15 more.

Enermax 500W Modular 80+CERT, $5 more. - the difference is apples and oranges at that level of PSU....

SamSung Spinpoint F3 500GB 7200rpm HDD, same price, better performance.. -- again apples and oranges....his chooice is just fine at that price point.

Antec 300 Illusion, $20 more -- a case doesn`t help your rig run any faster or slower.....get a cheap case and have more money foir the video card...etc

So you just got way better components for $45 more.

Very best,

 

[Banli]

After taking into account a number of suggestions I have a revised build below.

Thoughts? I'm sticking to the rosewill case because it's cheap and I've used it a number of times before and never had problems.

Rosewill ATX Mid Tower $30
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147010

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Deneb 3.2 Ghz $165
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103674

Seagate $55
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148395

Asus 785G $75 (after combo discount w/ proc)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131406

Radeon HD 5770 $155
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102864&ref=dynamitedata.com

Enermax 500W $60
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817194003&ref=dynamitedata.com

G.Skill 4GB DDR3 SDRAM $96
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231193

Monitor $200
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236052

Liteon $30 Optical
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168271063340

 

[RaistlinZ]

I don't see an after market HSF in there. Are you going to be overclocking? I assumed you would be since it's a gaming rig and you're trying to get the most performance for your dollar. And not overclocking an X4 955 is just criminal.

Budget another $50 for a decent HSF.