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New PC Build

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Tallonpro

Junior Member
Here it is:

CPU:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115003
-$313.00

MOTHERBOARD:
ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131153
-$196.99

MEMORY:
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820146565
-$271.99

VIDEO CARD:
VGA 320-P2-N815-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130038
-$304.99

HARD DRIVE:
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822148140
-$84.99

CD/DVD Drive:
Lite-ON DVD-RW LightScribe Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106055
-$33.99

TOTAL:
-$1206

My budget is around that area. I know I am missing CASE, PSU, and HEATSINK/FAN. I'm not exactly sure what I should get when it comes to those. I will probably be building TWO of these, so I'd really appreciate the feed back since a lot of money will be put into these. Please let me know what you think.

My current computer is a 2.4 GHz Pentium 4 (No HT), 512 MB RAM (no dual-channel), and 64MB GForce4MX 420. So an upgraded is needed.

Thanks for all your help!
I appreciate it.
 
I second the P180 for the case: it is quiet, nice looking and well-priced now.
Not sure about everything else, but people usually like to hear what you'll use the computer for before they give hardware suggestions-- its all about getting what you need.
 
Might as well go for a 640MB GTS, especially if you're spending that much on a motherboard and RAM. Doesn't seem right to gimp the most important part of the machine.
 
Originally posted by: Ichigo
Might as well go for a 640MB GTS, especially if you're spending that much on a motherboard and RAM. Doesn't seem right to gimp the most important part of the machine.
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I don't agree with that one man. It has less memory but to call it "gimp"? come on....

 
Originally posted by: jzodda
Originally posted by: Ichigo
Might as well go for a 640MB GTS, especially if you're spending that much on a motherboard and RAM. Doesn't seem right to gimp the most important part of the machine.
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I don't agree with that one man. It has less memory but to call it "gimp"? come on....
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There is no reason why he can't buy cheaper RAM and spend that money on a better card. I'm assuming he's not buying all that just to play on 1280x1024.
 
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