New Build for University

[dorronsoro1]

Well im building a PC for university which will be used primarily for gaming.
I have a budget of around 1700 dollars, and ill be buying the PC in the US. Also i don't plan on overclocking this computer, i will be running at default speeds.
Ill be buying this computer late july or early august.

What i have at the moment is the following
https://secure.newegg.com/Wish...725011&WishListTitle=U

any comments and help is much appreciated,
thanks,
Daniel

 

[TC91]

I would suggest to wait on the graphics card, and for the psu you can probably get a more updated one for a similar price (i have the 600w version of that psu, its been really good for me, but i think theres better options out there at this time). Everything else looks really good though.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

things i'd change to:

-WD 640gb HDD
-G. Skill DDR2 1000
-Corsair 620HX
-p35/x48 motherboard
-wait for the new video cards and buy the best value one from ATI or NVIDIA

 

[jellyrole]

He said that he's going to be getting it in July, so waiting for the new GPU's shouldn't be a problem.

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: dorronsoro1
Well im building a PC for university which will be used primarily for gaming.
I have a budget of around 1700 dollars, and ill be buying the PC in the US. Also i don't plan on overclocking this computer, i will be running at default speeds.
Ill be buying this computer late july or early august.

Make your life easier...
Configure a Dell XPS 630 for the school. :laugh:

 

[yhelothar]

There are a few 24" LCDs with MVA or PVA panels that can be had less than your 22" TN panel.
MVA/PVA panels are much higher quality than TN panels with better colors and viewing angles.
Here's a thread about it
http://forums.anandtech.com/me...&keyword1=westinghouse

They're a bit hard to find now, but I just got one off ebay for $275 shipped.

 

[DSF]

The bottom line is that nailing down specific parts for a build happening at least a month away is not the best plan. Keep tabs on similar threads, read the reviews/articles at Anandtech and other sites, and start a new thread in late July.