Hello,
I am building my first system and have scoured this site for the past couple of days looking at other systems and suggestions. I have come up with a list that unfortunately has choices in it since i am not totally sure the way I want to go. The main thing that I use my computer for is for playing Everquest 2 (very similar to World of Warcraft if you are not familiar). I would like to be able to purchase something now and try to hold onto it for as long as possible (i've had my current computer for 4 years now). Here is what I have so far:
Mobo
ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
or
ASUS P5B-E LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
though i will probably go with teh P5N-E SLI for the extra IDE and future use of a Quad core.
Processor
C2D E4300 or E6300
I can't really decide on this since I 'might' overclock, but there is no guarantee for that. They are basically the same price and I feel the 6300 or even the 6400 will give me better performance out of the box. I'd like to wait for the 6320/6420, but I don't think i will be able to wait that long. If i did overclock, it would be very slight as well.
PSU
Enhance ENP-5150GH 500W ATX12V Rev.2.2
GPU
Originally I was going to go for a 7600GT, but I figure I might be able to afford to get this one instead:
eVGA 256-P2-N636-AR GeForce 7950GT 256MB 256-bit
Memory
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
GeIL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
Patriot Extreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
Sorry about putting in all the choices, but I am not really sure which way I should go about this. I figure the boards will almost be personal preference unless one o/c's easier than the other.
I'd like to keep the total under $1000 and I still need to get a new HD, optical drive, and case (figure about $200 for that).
Thanks for the suggestions.
I am building my first system and have scoured this site for the past couple of days looking at other systems and suggestions. I have come up with a list that unfortunately has choices in it since i am not totally sure the way I want to go. The main thing that I use my computer for is for playing Everquest 2 (very similar to World of Warcraft if you are not familiar). I would like to be able to purchase something now and try to hold onto it for as long as possible (i've had my current computer for 4 years now). Here is what I have so far:
Mobo
ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
or
ASUS P5B-E LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
though i will probably go with teh P5N-E SLI for the extra IDE and future use of a Quad core.
Processor
C2D E4300 or E6300
I can't really decide on this since I 'might' overclock, but there is no guarantee for that. They are basically the same price and I feel the 6300 or even the 6400 will give me better performance out of the box. I'd like to wait for the 6320/6420, but I don't think i will be able to wait that long. If i did overclock, it would be very slight as well.
PSU
Enhance ENP-5150GH 500W ATX12V Rev.2.2
GPU
Originally I was going to go for a 7600GT, but I figure I might be able to afford to get this one instead:
eVGA 256-P2-N636-AR GeForce 7950GT 256MB 256-bit
Memory
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
GeIL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
Patriot Extreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
Sorry about putting in all the choices, but I am not really sure which way I should go about this. I figure the boards will almost be personal preference unless one o/c's easier than the other.
I'd like to keep the total under $1000 and I still need to get a new HD, optical drive, and case (figure about $200 for that).
Thanks for the suggestions.
