New intel rig-Opinion and suggestions before i order

[imported_tiburon]

Lian Li PC-65B Mid Tower/ w window no PS
Asus P5WD2 955x premium mobo
Corsair ddr2 675 CM2X-5400C4PRO (2x512MB)
OCZ Powerstream 520w power supply
PVR 500 tuner card
74gb raptor
Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 250GB
Audigy 2zs platinum
1- 7800 gtx or 6800 ultra (undecided)
Either 3.73 EE or wait for new dual core intels
sony dru-710 burner
Dell 2405 LCD
Dell wireless key & mouse

If im forgetting anything please let me knowm as well if you think anything needs to be changed please give me suggestions.

 

[nick1985]

what are you using this rig for?

 

[imported_tiburon]

Video editing, gaming,plus all the basic hosehold computer chores, you name it, its going to be doing it

 

[shoRunner]

Extreme edition is DEFINATELY not worth the price premium, if you want to go intel go with a 3.4 - 3.6. But as everyone will tell you amd will beat intel in gaming NQA. In video editing intel will hold a slight advantage, but with the cost of the motherboard and DDR2 ram the advantage is gone. I'd say go with a X2 setup as it will be faster than anything intel has to offer.

*edit* what is your budget?

 

[imported_Kensai]

Go with the 7800GTX, way more power than the 6800U and a very much improved price/performance ratio.

 

[imported_tiburon]

*edit* what is your budget?

That is my budget lol, however i will be buying the monitor last thing (in a month or two)cause the rest of it is going to cost enough.

 

[shoRunner]

Originally posted by: tiburon
*edit* what is your budget?

That is my budget lol, however i will be buying the monitor last thing (in a month or two)cause the rest of it is going to cost enough.

??? $#??

 

[imported_tiburon]

i got a moniter that will get me by for a while

 

[shoRunner]

4200 X2 $585
gigabyte motherboard $136
Enermax PSU 535watt $90
memory $80
DVD burner $49
7800GTX $599


$1540
you could keep the other stuff from your build...it should be about the same price and will beat the intel system in well almost everything

or if you wanna overclock,

DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D $129
OCZ VALUE VX RAM 512mbx2 $106

 

[i1o0i]

I'll go with ATI X850XTPE.. its worth for gaming.. fastest video. 540 MHz/1.18 GHz btw get NEC ND-3540.. I think its worth to buy a cheap fastest dvd buner and also u may need a dvd-rom if u want..

 

[d2arcturus]

Originally posted by: shoRunner
4200 X2 $585

4200 X2 $540