- Jan 2, 2008
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Hello,
I was recommended to this site because of the maturity and vast amounts of knowledge to be found within. That being said, I'm building a new computer from scratch and I'm wondering if anyone would be willing to give me their opinion:
Used for: Gaming mostly, Programming and Pshop also.
Budget: 900 - 1,100 Would like to stay below 1,000
Location: Parts from USA or Canada
Brand Preference: No real preferences, just looking for low maintenance reliability.
Current Parts: None
Searched other threads: Yes, but probably not enough.
Overclocking? Not planning on it.
Here is what I've got so far:
Mobo: ASUS M3A atx AM2+ AMD 770 DDR2 PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 3PCI SATA2 Raid Sound Motherboard
CPU: AMD Phenom 9500 Quad Core 2.2GHz 4mb 95w Socket AM2+
GPU: Galaxy GeForce 8800GT 600Mhz 512mb 1.8GHz DDR3 PCI-E DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out OEM Video Card
Memory: OCZ Platinum XTC PC2-6400 4GB 2x2GB DDR2-800 CL5-4-4-15 240PIN Dual Channel Memory Kit
HDD: Western Digital SE16 500GB SATA2 7200rpm 16mb Cache 8.9ms NCQ Hard Drive
Power Supply: OCZ Stealthxstream 600w atx12v 20/24PIN Active PFC ATX Power Supply 120mm Fan
DVD+RW Drive: Samsung SH-203B SATA DVD+RW 20x8x16 DL 18x/12x INT DVD Writer W/ Vista SW
Case: Thermaltake SopranoRS 101 Mid Tower ATX Case 4x5.25 2x3.5 5x3.5 INT No PSU Side Window
Total Price: $965.60 before tax and shipping from canada
Alternate
Mobo: ASUS P5K atx LGA775 P35 DDR2 2PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 SATA2 Sound GBLan 1394 Motherboard
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Dual CoreProcessor LGA775 Conroe 2.66GHz 1333FSB 4mb
Everything else: Same as above
Price Difference: About $10 more
Just looking for suggestions/opinions on whether this will be a viable gaming computer that will last me a year or so before needing upgrades and whether I should just wait till my budget increases and get something better.
Any help is appreciated, thanks!
I was recommended to this site because of the maturity and vast amounts of knowledge to be found within. That being said, I'm building a new computer from scratch and I'm wondering if anyone would be willing to give me their opinion:
Used for: Gaming mostly, Programming and Pshop also.
Budget: 900 - 1,100 Would like to stay below 1,000
Location: Parts from USA or Canada
Brand Preference: No real preferences, just looking for low maintenance reliability.
Current Parts: None
Searched other threads: Yes, but probably not enough.
Overclocking? Not planning on it.
Here is what I've got so far:
Mobo: ASUS M3A atx AM2+ AMD 770 DDR2 PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 3PCI SATA2 Raid Sound Motherboard
CPU: AMD Phenom 9500 Quad Core 2.2GHz 4mb 95w Socket AM2+
GPU: Galaxy GeForce 8800GT 600Mhz 512mb 1.8GHz DDR3 PCI-E DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out OEM Video Card
Memory: OCZ Platinum XTC PC2-6400 4GB 2x2GB DDR2-800 CL5-4-4-15 240PIN Dual Channel Memory Kit
HDD: Western Digital SE16 500GB SATA2 7200rpm 16mb Cache 8.9ms NCQ Hard Drive
Power Supply: OCZ Stealthxstream 600w atx12v 20/24PIN Active PFC ATX Power Supply 120mm Fan
DVD+RW Drive: Samsung SH-203B SATA DVD+RW 20x8x16 DL 18x/12x INT DVD Writer W/ Vista SW
Case: Thermaltake SopranoRS 101 Mid Tower ATX Case 4x5.25 2x3.5 5x3.5 INT No PSU Side Window
Total Price: $965.60 before tax and shipping from canada
Alternate
Mobo: ASUS P5K atx LGA775 P35 DDR2 2PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 SATA2 Sound GBLan 1394 Motherboard
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Dual CoreProcessor LGA775 Conroe 2.66GHz 1333FSB 4mb
Everything else: Same as above
Price Difference: About $10 more
Just looking for suggestions/opinions on whether this will be a viable gaming computer that will last me a year or so before needing upgrades and whether I should just wait till my budget increases and get something better.
Any help is appreciated, thanks!