Yet Another Rig Check

[Shadow Conception]

GIGABYTE GA-965G-DS3 Socket T (LGA 775) Intel G965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard ? Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813128018
($132.99)

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 1066MHz FSB 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor ? Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819115003
($313.99)

OCZ Platinum 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Unbuffered DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) System Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820227085
($95.99)

EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130071
($389.99)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 (Perpendicular Recording) ST3250620AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148144
($79.99)

NEC Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache E-IDE / ATAPI DVD Burner ? OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827152076
($29.99)

COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811119068
($49.99)

SeaSonic S12 Energy Plus SS-550HT ATX12V / EPS12V 550W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CE, CB, TUV, FCC - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151027
($129.99)

Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116202
($119.99)

Grand Total = $1342.91

I fully understand that 2GB RAM would be better, but for the moment it'll be 1GB. I'm planning to game with this machine, as you can see, on a 1280x1024 17" monitor (games like Oblivion, FEAR, etc). Criticism/any heads-up would be greatly appreciated. =)

 

[conlan]

Looks good except, you guessed it, the memory.

May i ask why your spending all that ca$h but only getting 1gig of memory? Especially w/ Vista, you're going to need at least another gig. You can find good 2 x 1gig kits for only about $50 more than you are already spending.

 

[Noema]

Just my opinion: that 17" monitor seems awfully small for such a nice rig!

And yes, do get another Gig RAM. 1GB is barely enough for Oblivion in XP. I can't imagine how it'll run in Vista with just one Gig. I strongly recommend getting another gig.

 

[EagleEye]

http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?t=478927

 

[Shadow Conception]

I just found this. 2GB RAM for 20 bucks more. I think I'll go with this instead.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231055

 

[stevemedes]

Hey man, I think u picked the wrong mobo by accident. Thats the DS3 with onboard video. U want the 965P, not 965G

 

[Shadow Conception]

Eh, I kinda like this mobo better.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130082

Better?

 

[stevemedes]

If you don't need SLI, stick with an Intel 965 chipset. I'd get the Asus P5B-E or Gigabyte DS3