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Orwellian

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I'm sure nobody EVER gets sick of these "what do I buy" threads, so I will happily operate under that assumption.

Situation:
Gamer needs a new computer 'cause he can't play the new stuff coming. old rig is very old.

Assets:
has a full operating system disk
doesn't care much about sound/music quality
can get by on old hard drive if it means a better component somewhere else.
mouse, keyboard, blah blah
AND has a Magnavox 32" LCD HDTV that he would love to be able to play comp. games on.

Budget ~800-1000$ (may be convinced to spend a tad more if it means big returns)

Tech level: barely above novice. built last rig around 4 years ago. had no problems, but is not up on all the new stuff. would take a very clear cut guide on OCing to get him to come out from under the bed.

I hoped this is the right thread since gaming rigs tend to be built around the video card.


 
shamelessly gratuitous bump 🙂


any recommendations would be appreciated, even if its just one component that fits the general budget outline
 
$991, has overclocking potential.

C2D E6300
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819115005

GIGABYTE GA-965P-S3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813128017

G.SKILL 2GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231098

SAPPHIRE X1950XT
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814102066

Seagate 160GB HD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822148149

LITE-ON DVD RW
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827106017

Antec Case + 500W PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811129158

Edited:

Big returns if you go for this 8800GTS over the X1950XT, will cost $1191.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130071

If you can get by with your old hard drive you may want to drop the hard drive i mention and go for a E6400 over the E6300, the extra multiplier would help alot for a higher overclock.
 
Guess you're right, would depend what game he is playing, i was originally trying to stay within his budget 😛
 
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