Intel rig $1400.00

[rickkipp]

Posted this on Computer Problems, and they suggested this forum more apt. My existing 'puter is 6 yrs old (P4 2.53, 2gb ram, 4 of 80gb HD's and typical other items of that era. Thinking of something like this, but I can wait for the P38 & Penyrn. Not heavily into games, but multitask alot, video edit, photos, etc. I know I could save $ on case, mobo, and video card (or spend another $100 for the 8800?) Thanks for any + or - ideas!

Qnty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1
NZXT Zero Black/Silver Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
Model #: Zero
Item #: N82E16811146029 $159.99 -$10.00 Instant $149.99
1
ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Model #: P5K-E/WIFI-AP
Item #: N82E1681313119 $159.99 $159.99
SAPPHIRE 100196L Radeon X1950PRO 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
Model #: 100196L
Item #: N82E16814102075

$152.99 $152.99
1
Antec NeoPower 650 Blue ATX12V / EPS12V 650W Power Supply - Retail
Model #: NEOPOWER 650 BLUE
Item #: N82E16817371010

$159.99 -$10.00 Instant $149.99
1
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail
Model #: BX80562Q6600
Item #: N82E16819115017

$279.99 $279.99
2
Patriot Extreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PDC22G6400LLK - Retail
Model #: PDC22G6400LLK
Mail-in Rebate
$111.99 -$10.00 Instant $203.98
1
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Model #: ST3320620AS
Item #: N82E16822148140

$79.99 $79.99
1
LITE-ON Combo Drive Black SATA Model SHC-52S7K-05 - OEM
Model #: SHC-52S7K-05
Item #: N82E16827106040

$24.99 $24.99
1
ASUS Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E616A3T OEM - OEM
Model #: DVD-E616A3T OEM
Item #: N82E16827135151

$18.99 $18.99
1
Sondigo inferno 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail
Model #: AZT-INFERNO71
Item #: N82E16829156003

$99.99 -$20.00 Instant $79.99
1
ZALMAN VF700LED - CU 2 Ball LED VGA Cooling Fan with Heatsink - Retail
Model #: VF700LED - CU
Item #: N82E16835118125

$34.99 -$6.00 Instant $28.99
1
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail
Model #: ACFZ7-PRO
Item #: N82E16835186134

$34.99 -$15.00 Instant $19.99
1
CORSAIR CMXAF1 Fans - Retail
Model #: CMXAF1
Item #: N82E16835704001
$19.99 $19.99


Subtotal: $1,369.86

 

[MarcVenice]

Overkill on the PSU, buy a corsair 450vx, corsair 520hx or a antec earthwatts 500w, either those will power your rig just fine, come with 3-5 year warranty and cost about 30-50$ of that antec PSU you mentioned. You could get cheaper ram too, like : http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820145034

You could also save money on the soundcard. In fact, most onboard sound is pretty good, even for games, and since you don't game that much I wouldn't spend 80$ on a soundcard. Rather get a bigger HD to store all the video's, photo's and music. And the vga cooler is just going to make your PC more noisy and that's it Or spend the 80$ from the soundcard and get the 8800gts 320mb instead like you mentioned.

Penryn isn't that much of an improvement over Conroe, and I doubt x38 is going to offer much performance over p35, pricewise that is. Perhaps you pay double the money, and get 5-10% extra performance. Not worth it.