I was planning to hold out until gtx200b was released and jumping on the price cuts as a result of it but with the deal on the gtx260 oc, I decided to build my rig earlier.
1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
Mostly Gaming & general use... Games I'm planning to play on my pc include Farcry 2, Bioshock, Crysis Warhead, Fallout 3, Oblivion, and The Orange Box to name a few
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
I pretty much want to get a "bang for your buck" PC, but anything around $1,000 would be neat but willing to go over to meet price/performance.
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
US of A
4. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc, etc, etc, you get the picture.
None whatsoever.
5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
- I recently jumped on a GTX 260 Superclocked for $225 (inc. rebates).
- 24" LCD
- Keyboard/mouse, speakers.
- I have a IDE disc drive, don't know if I should go sata.
6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads.
I've been lurking most of the time but I found the Attention System Builders thread to be of great assistance and managed to layout a few things.
-Case: Don't know which of the two to pick, my two main priorities are airflow and space, I want both the gtx 260 and the cpu heatsink to fit (listed further below).
COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16811119137
Rosewill R5604-TBK
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16811147033
-CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16819115037
-Motherboard
ASUS P5Q LGA
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813131295
-Heatsink: If anything better and/or smaller is available, do tell.
XIGMATEK HDT-S1283
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16835233003
-PSU: Initially I was going to go with the Sonata III that includes a 500 watt psu but since i'm planning to overclock and run a gtx260 I figured I should get a more potent psu that will give me more head room.
CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16817139005
-RAM:
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820231145
-HDD:
WD Caviar 640GB 7200 RPM SATA
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822136218
-Samsung SATA drive.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16827151173
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
I'm planning to start to overclock with this system.
8. WHEN do you plan to build it?
ASAP.
1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
Mostly Gaming & general use... Games I'm planning to play on my pc include Farcry 2, Bioshock, Crysis Warhead, Fallout 3, Oblivion, and The Orange Box to name a few
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
I pretty much want to get a "bang for your buck" PC, but anything around $1,000 would be neat but willing to go over to meet price/performance.
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
US of A
4. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc, etc, etc, you get the picture.
None whatsoever.
5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
- I recently jumped on a GTX 260 Superclocked for $225 (inc. rebates).
- 24" LCD
- Keyboard/mouse, speakers.
- I have a IDE disc drive, don't know if I should go sata.
6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads.
I've been lurking most of the time but I found the Attention System Builders thread to be of great assistance and managed to layout a few things.
-Case: Don't know which of the two to pick, my two main priorities are airflow and space, I want both the gtx 260 and the cpu heatsink to fit (listed further below).
COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16811119137
Rosewill R5604-TBK
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16811147033
-CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16819115037
-Motherboard
ASUS P5Q LGA
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813131295
-Heatsink: If anything better and/or smaller is available, do tell.
XIGMATEK HDT-S1283
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16835233003
-PSU: Initially I was going to go with the Sonata III that includes a 500 watt psu but since i'm planning to overclock and run a gtx260 I figured I should get a more potent psu that will give me more head room.
CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16817139005
-RAM:
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820231145
-HDD:
WD Caviar 640GB 7200 RPM SATA
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822136218
-Samsung SATA drive.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16827151173
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
I'm planning to start to overclock with this system.
8. WHEN do you plan to build it?
ASAP.
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