Gaming rig

[dorronsoro1]

1. The computer will be mainly used for gaming.

2. The budget i have is around 1600 bucks

3. i will be buying the part sin the US

5. I currently own a Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS platinum i might use it on my next build.

7. I might be doing little or small overclocking nothing big.

8. I plan to purchase this computer on the weekend.

at the moment i have chosen these parts any help or recommendations regarding the build will be highly appreciated.... also will 610watts be enough for this system?

- EVGA 01G-P3-1282-AR GeForce GTX 280 SuperClocked Edition 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
- 2x SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model SH-S203N - OEM
- ASUS P5Q LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
-Antec Performance One P180 Silver cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
-2x Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
-SAMSUNG 2253BW Black 22" 2ms(GTG) DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor with HDCP Support 300 cd/m2 DC 8000:1 - Retail
-PC Power & Cooling S61EPS 610W Continuous @ 40°C EPS12V Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, cUL, CE, CB, TUV - Retail
-Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail
-OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

http://secure.newegg.com/WishL...WishListNumber=8314052

 

[modoheo]

You've spec'd out a nice system, except I don't think the GTX280 is worth the dough, especially with the release of the 4870X2 just a couple weeks away. The 4870X2 crushes the GTX280 - in fact, it's faster than TWO GTX 280's in SLI in many cases.

If you really can't wait for the 4870X2, I'd suggest you just get one 4870X2 and change your mobo to an X38 or X48 chipset. Most likely, a single 4870 will keep you happy, but if not you can buy another one and crossfire it in the X38/X48 board and it'll be just as fast as an X2.

Otherwise, looks good. If I wanted to nitpick, I'd tell you this is better RAM than what you chose:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820146731

and that one of these two hard drives will be a tiny bit faster:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822136218
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822152100

 

[DSF]

If you're buying that power supply expecting it to be silent you'll probably be disappointed. It uses an 80mm, making it louder than it necessarily needs to be. If silence is really what you're after you're better off looking at something with a 120mm fan like the Corsair 620HX. If that's not a big deal to you, then it's a great price on a quality 600W power supply.

 

[DaveSimmons]

2x Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

Get WD 640GB drives instead with denser platters for faster reads.

I second the advice to stay away from PP&C if you want a quiet PSU. They're noisier than other good brands like Seasonic.

The 4870x2 should be a better deal than the GTX 280, and if nothing else it may force nvidia to cut prices again