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Hey guys. I've been researching parts for my first computer build over the last few days and have come up with this setup. Let me know what you think of it.

Case : Coolermaster Centurion 5
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp..

PSU : Rosewill 550W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp..

Video Card : nVidia 7600GT
(Not sure where the best place to buy this is)

Memory : Corsair XMS2 2GB DDR2 PC6400
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp..

Processor : Intel Core 2 Duo E6750
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp..

Motherboard : Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L
http://cgi.ebay.com/GIGABYTE-GA-P35-DS3L-..

Storage : Seagate SV35.2 320GB 7200rpmhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod..

I already have moniter, keyboard, and mouse.

My Suggestions -

Case: CM690
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp..

PSU: Antec Earthwatts 380W 12V
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp..

Video Card: XFX 8600 GT 512MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp..

Memory: G.Skill 2GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp..

Processor: e8200
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp..

Motherboard is good

Hard Drive: Seagate 250GB 32MB Cache
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp..

a tad more expensive than what you gave but a good amount better

what games (if any) will you be playing, at what resolutions and what is your price limit?

This comment was edited at 05/19/2008 8:40 PM

=)

how is THAT any better? its disgusting

antec sonata + 500w PSU ~ $100 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp..
evga 8600gt $50 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp..
crucial ballistix tracer ddr2800 ~ $26 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp..
intel e7200 ~ $130 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp..
ep25-ds3l ~ $90 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp..
seagate 250gb 32mb cache ~ $80 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp..

I play World of Warcraft. Sometimes I play CS 1.6. I like the price of #3's build but why that particular processor and memory?

because they are cheaper? and overclock just as well ~ 4.0ghz with ease

I like it :), but swap out the PSU for something more efficient and more reliable, and maybe consider a different graphics card.

My suggestions for change would be:

PSU
Antec EarthWatts 430W PSU - $59.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp..

GFX Card
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 2600XT 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 GFX Card - $54.99 with MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp..

You could also go with the e7200 like #3 mentioned, as it will provide more than enough performance for what you need, at a cheaper price tag to boot.

It's up to you though.

Good luck :]

This comment was edited at 05/20/2008 3:14 AM

SuRfiNBirDz

It's better in every category #2.

Why tracers?

=)

how much are you looking to spend

The "*PEW* *PEW* *PEW* *PEW* ^^FIREWORKXZZZZ^^" Guy.

atleast get a 9600GT

AMD Opteron 180 @ 2.8ghz Air | Evga 8800GTS | 2GB G.SKill DDR

#7 its also... more expensive. how is that any better. sure enough i could recommend a $1,000 build which would be "better in every category" (but price curiously enough). kinda useless if he can't afford it. but nevertheless, i listed a system that is both better then yours and cheaper ^.^

why not tracers? at the time, the tracers were cheaper. considering that aside from LEDs they are identical, surely you'd go for the cheaper option...

#6 8600gt > 2600xt

This comment was edited at 05/20/2008 7:28 PM

Haha thanks a lot for your inputs. Lately I've just been getting ideas, hopefully put the computer together in a month or so...I also only have about $600 to spend ,give or take. Good enough for a computer to play WoW...Thanks a lot once again!

#3's build is very good... add an Arctic Freezer 7 on top of that.

This comment was edited at 06/26/2008 1:19 AM

QUOTE:
#6 8600gt > 2600xt

As far as I know they perform more or less on par with one another. If one were slightly more powerfull than the other, I don't think the difference would be very significant.

Either way, both would run WoW no problem.

This comment was edited at 05/20/2008 10:02 PM

SuRfiNBirDz

wow....

www.hotdvdtools.com
www.vista-download.net

shit!!!

Dear lord, people are suggesting 8600s?

shit!!!

Anyways, to the original poster:

Antec Sonata (500W PSU) - $100 AR - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp..
EVGA 8800GS Superclock - $110 AR - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp..
Crucial Ballistix 2GB - $26 AR - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp..
GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L - $90 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp..
Intel e7200 - $132 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp..
WD 400GB 16MB cache - $70 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp..
OR
WD Raptor 36GB - $90 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp..
OR
Seagate Barracuda 250GB 32MB cache - $80 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp..

Hard drive is dependent on what you really need, of speed (Raptor), capacity (WD 400GB), or a combination of the two (Seagate).

Before rebates it'll be a bit over $600, but after rebates (AR) and depending on shipping/taxes, you should be under $600.

shit!!!

#16 why are people suggesting 8600gt's? perhaps because they are cheap?? at $50 they are a pretty solid card, and nothing in that price range comes close. sure they were considered a peice of sh it when they come out. but thats because they were priced as mid range cards and didnt offer mid range performance. they also didnt perform all the much better then equivalent previous gen cards half their price. that was in stark contrast to the incredible leap in performance going from higher end 7 series cards to high end 8 series cards.

BUT im afraid when you dont specify a budget, you dont really get a choice given that his original build totaled about $400. that card will run new games well at low details / resolutions which is what you ask of a budget oriented card

now that he has specified a budget he can now fit in something like a 9600gt / 8800gt 512mb (or an ati hd3850 / hd3870)

I changed a few parts from my original build and would like to address them to see if they are good or not.

Coolermaster Centurion 5 - $50
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp..

Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 - $132
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp..

G. Skill 2GB DDR2 PC2 6400 - $45
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp..

Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3L - $90
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp..

Seagate Barracuda 250GB 7200rpm - $60
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp..

Thermaltake TR2 430W - $41
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp..

XFX 8600GT 512MB (with Zalman fan) - $98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp..

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro - $27
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp..

total - $543 (without shipping prices)

christ people. WHY ARE U SUGGESTING 8600's? THEY SUCK!

#18's build is solid. Ignore all the others. Christ...gotfrag has gone to he||. What has happened?

Knowledge equals power. Dare to know.

#22, because It's a BUDGET BUILD.

This comment was edited at 06/26/2008 1:19 AM

So basically #22, everything is good in MY build EXCEPT for the video card?

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