Please take a look at my rig

[SoundTheSurrender]

http://shop1.outpost.com/product/5296757

Seagate 320GB Serial ATA/300 16MB Buffer ST303204N1A1AS-RK - Retail Hard Drive Kit - 59.00

http://www.pcclub.com/product_...ls.cfm?itemno=A9670536

PNY GeForce 8600GTS 256MB 128bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card Retail VCG86GTSXPB - 88.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820231122

G.SKILL 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - 119.99

http://www.mwave.com/mwave/vie....hmx?scriteria=BA24443

ABIT IP35-V INTEL P35 CHIPSET ATX FORM FACTOR - 88.25

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16819115031

Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 Allendale 2.2GHz LGA 775 65W Processor Model BX80557E4500 - 129.99

Total is 486.22 before rebates.

What do you think of this?

 

[tjaisv]

Decent mid-end system. What other components with it? And what will u be using it for?

 

[SoundTheSurrender]

I have Vista Business, A IDE DVD Drive, a Case, and a PSU. I'll be using a old CRT monitor @ 1280 x 1024, unless I could possible run games on my 1650 x 1050 monitor or a step lower in resolution. I ran Xbox 360 on it and it looked good, I believe it was 1366 x 768. My intentions are to run, COD4, Crysis, Gears of War and stuff like that. I'm not in the loop with specs to games performance. Will it suffice?

 

[bamacre]

Don't count in getting that video card.

For ram, get 2 of these instead...
http://forums.anandtech.com/me...id=40&threadid=2116041

 

[SoundTheSurrender]

Ah crap it just went OOS.

Thanks for the ram!

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: SoundTheSurrender
Ah crap it just went OOS.

Thanks for the ram!

I think you are best holding out until the new 512MB 8800 GTS is out, and then the prices on the 512MB 8800 GT's should come down and the availability up. It should be a $200+ card. Or consider a Radeon 3850, or a 256MB 8800 GT.

 

[Brutus04]

Sound, looks good! How do you like the IP35-V?