Another Build

[WiKiD]

This is going to be used primarily for Age of Conan on a 21 inch 1680x1050 LCD. I'd like to keep it under the $700 mark after rebates and all. I also plan to do a healthy bit of overclocking.

CPU - E7200
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16819115052 $129.99

Mobo- DFI LANPARTY DK P35-T2RS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813136043 $129.99

RAM - CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820145184 $66.50 ($20.00 MIR)

GPU - MSI R4850-T2D512 Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...4127359&Tpk=msi%2b4850 $175.99 ($25 MIR)

Cooling - ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro ? Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16835186134 $26.99

PSU - OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16817341012 $44.99 ($25 MIR)

Case - COOLER MASTER Centurion 532 ATX Mid Tower
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16811119094 $49.99

HDD - Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822136073 $79.99

+ 1 120mm and 1 80mm Fan

Total: 776.57 Shipped - Rebates

 

[DSF]

Thermal paste is overrated. I wouldn't worry about buying it separately, just use what comes with the Freezer.

Looks pretty good overall, although I would go with 2x2GB of slightly slower RAM. Quantity > speed. Even considering that you're overclocking, DDR2-1000 is enough, and it's less expensive than 1066. (Frankly, with the 9.5 multiplier on the E7200, DDR2-800 is fast enough to just about max out the chip on air cooling.)

That Seagate is also a generation old, and fairly small by today's standards. I would very strongly consider getting high performance and over twice the space for less than twice the price:
WD Caviar 640GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822136218

 

[WiKiD]

Changed out the ram for 4gigs of DDR 800. Storage is not much of an issue since i keep most of my media on an external drive. Thanks for the suggestion, memory was the only piece i was really undecided on besides the PSU.

 

[tgunner]

What, no OS?

 

[WiKiD]

Originally posted by: tgunner
What, no OS?

Umm erm yeah.... oh yeah i get a vista ultimate upgrade from my school for $10.

 

[WiKiD]

I think its finally settled. With the GTS and overclocking i should be able to get close to 40fps on high. I built my dad a pretty standard E8400 4gig 800GTS system and it runs around there without any tweaking.

 

[modoheo]

Since the ATI 4850 launched yesterday, you should probably get that instead. It's faster than the 8800GTS512MB, and with MIR it's only about 20 bucks more:
ASUS EAH4850/HTDI/512M Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814121253

 

[Shortass]

Originally posted by: modoheo
Since the ATI 4850 launched yesterday, you should probably get that instead. It's faster than the 8800GTS512MB, and with MIR it's only about 20 bucks more:
ASUS EAH4850/HTDI/512M Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814121253

Agreed.

 

[WiKiD]

Great, i didnt think they would be available with rebates so early. I am still pretty amazed with what can be had for 700 bucks these days.

 

[WiKiD]

Swapped out for the MSI 4850 and placed the order. Thanks for the input everyone, improved my build quite a bit for a little bit of cash.