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[mtnboydl]

I am on a pretty tight budget, and I have all of the peripherals already. Do you see any problems with the set up I have listed here? The total cost for everything listed after mail-in rebates is $860. Obviously I will wait to the end of the month for the price drops. Here are the components...

Power Supply/Case- $90
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...p?item=N82E16811156062

Hard Drive 250GB 16mb cache- $65
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...p?item=N82E16822144701

Video Card EVGA 8800gts 320mb- $260
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...p?item=N82E16814130082

RAM 2 x 1 GB 240-pin ddr2-800 $90
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...p?item=N82E16820231098

P35 chipset MB- $130
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...p?item=N82E16813128050

Processor- E6600- $222
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...p?item=N82E16819115003

This is also w/o an OS but I will take care of that.

Will the power supply with the case work? I'm not worried about the case being cool looking, but it seems this is a good case/power supply combo. I am not necessarily going to be overclocking.

Any advice on where to go from here would be great!

 

[jpeyton]

I would suggest buying a better case and PSU.

 

[Ruptga]

Are you overclocking? The PSU that comes with the case will work, but they're routinely sub-par and won't hold up for a long time, especially with an overclock

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
I would suggest buying a better case and PSU.

:thumbsup:

Also, wait for the July 22nd price drops, and get an E6750.

 

[mtnboydl]

Thanks for the input guys! How much is the 6750 going to be? What will the main difference be between that and the 6600?

Also, could you guys recommend a budget case/psu combo? I am trying to keep the price down, and like I said, looks isn't overly important to me. I just don't want a beige case.

Thanks all!

 

[coolpurplefan]

I suppose I could do a lot more research into it, but off the top of my head, a Coolermaster Centurion 5 case with side window (no hole on the side) and Fortron Blue Storm II 500 watts.

I suppose you can go cheaper on the PSU, but I haven't done the research to find much cheaper ones that are still acceptable.

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: mtnboydl
Thanks for the input guys! How much is the 6750 going to be? What will the main difference be between that and the 6600?

Also, could you guys recommend a budget case/psu combo? I am trying to keep the price down, and like I said, looks isn't overly important to me. I just don't want a beige case.

Thanks all!

The E6750 (2.66Ghz, 1333fsb) will be less than what the E6600 is now. IIRC, about $185, compared to the current $222 tag on the E6600.

 

[mtnboydl]

that just puts me in a good mood....

 

[nick1985]

I know I havnt posted in a while, but Im pretty sure this is still true.

Dont EVER skimp on a power supply, it is arguably the MOST important component in a computer. A cheap power is like cancer, it slowly kills your components by feeding them poison(crappy power).