Building a high performance PC.

[VI3L]

I have about a 3 thousand dollar budget, here is what I have in mind...


Case - LIAN LI PC-V1000BPLUSII W Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811112118


Motherboard - EVGA 122-CK-NF68-AR Socket T (LGA 775) NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813188009


Video card - eVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814130072


Processor - Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115003


CPU cooler - ZALMAN CNPS9500 LED 92mm 2 Ball Cooling Fan with Heatsink - Retail http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16835118223


Power supply - PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 EPS12V EPS12V 750W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, ULC, CE, CB, RoHS - Retail http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817703006


RAM x2 - CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820145590


Hard drive x2 - Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD 150GB 10,000 RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822136012


DVD burner - PLEXTOR Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 6X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 4X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 8M Cache IDE Slot Load DVD Burner - Retail http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16827131352


Sound card - Creative SOUND BLASTER X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16829102189


Floppy - NEC Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Model FD1231H-302 - OEM http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16821152005

Any help is much appreciated, thanks guys.

 

[stogez]

What will this be used for?
I would get just one raptor for windows/apps/games and another 500GB+ drive for storage etc.
I guess slot loading is nice but I hope you realize that it comes with a $100 premium

 

[VI3L]

Gonna be used to play a wide variation of games. Quake 4, WoW, Oblivion, Crysis, UTK7 and anything else fun that comes out.

 

[jim1976]

You have excellent taste because it's similar to mine

P.S : Keep the raptors in raid but if you don't have other HDDs take a 320gb as well for storage..

 

[VI3L]

Ya I have a 200 gig seagate for storage already.

 

[Rike]

That CPU cooler is a no go with that motherboard.

Check this thread for compatibility.

 

[VI3L]

Do you have a certain CPU cooler in mind, I'm kinda stuck on which one to get.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

in your OP can you please list the part names instead of having us open each link? thanks

 

[LOUISSSSS]

1. good choice of high end parts
2. its nowhere near your $3k budget
3. your 3k pc will be worth about 1k in about 6 months lol
4. tuniq tower for cpu cooler, or does the zalman 9700 fit?

 

[VI3L]

It's a 3k budget not 4

 

[Rike]

Originally posted by: VI3L
Do you have a certain CPU cooler in mind, I'm kinda stuck on which one to get.

Scythe Infinity 5 might be a good choice. I'd recommend buying from Jab-Tech. They have great prices, reasonable shipping, and very good customer service.

 

[VI3L]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
in your OP can you please list the part names instead of having us open each link? thanks

Done.