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RangerSVT

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Hey guys, this is a machine i'm pricing together, is there any recommendations or replacements you recommend?

Thanks.

Intel Q9400 $179
Asus P5Q P45 ~$80
ANTEC EA500 earth watts ATX 12v v2.0 500w ul & fcc power supply $37.50
OCZ OCZ2VU8004GK 4gb kit (2gb x 2) pc2-6400 800mhz 5-6-6-15 $34.99
# SEAGATE Barracuda ST3250410AS 250gb sata2 7200rpm 16mb (bare drive)$47.90
# ACER 22" v223wbd 1680x1050 2500:1 5ms vga tft widescreen (black) (retail) $169.76
# ANTEC THREE HUNDRED $54.95

Video card? I need an upgrade from my 8800GT 512MB

thanks!
 
Where are you buying your parts from? Your prices seem far lower than expected.

Also it would help if you answered the stickied questions.
 
Danny's right, those prices are pretty decent (mwave going under? monarchcomputer.com did a similar kinda flop. Those prices are under MSRP)

Answering the sticky is a must too, can't really recommend a video card till you do. the HD4850 is the generic answer but that assumes alot.

Regardless, I can suggest one change:
HD: WD Caviar SE16 320GB. I could launch into a big speech about HDD speeds and just how relevant they are but the easiest summary is that a two decade old PDP8 takes less than a tenth the time to boot its OS than a core i7 build does Vista (or XP or Windows 7). Why? HDD speeds don't seem to conform to Moore's Law :(, so you need every scrap of HDD speed you can get, and the 320GB will be a good 20% faster than that 250GB drive.

(wow the spelling on that first version was bad, pray nobody saw that)
 
RangerSVT said:
Mwave.com
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The price of the CPU and mobo still don't match up with the listed prices on Mwave.com. Oh you might want to list "refurbished" next to that EA500 PSU you listed. That's the only one I can find on mwave.com for that price.
 
with a 22" display id recommend either the gtx 260 216 core 55 nm or HD4870 1GB.. or if your on a budget the HD4850.. gtx 280/5 or 4870x2 would be complete overkill for that display resolution..
 
Gungho said:
uhm or you could go up a notch to a gtx280 like im doing lol :D
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gtx 280 is overkill for a 22" display.. you can max out all your graphic settings with a gtx 260 216 core @ 1680x1050.. if you payed attention to all the reviews you would see that.. wasting money on a card that would barely even be pushed is a little useless.. even if you decided to go with a larger monitor later on by then getting a second gtx 260 216 core would be dirt cheap..
 
Is that the refurb P5Q for $80? If so, I'd get a DS3L or UD3L for $80 new instead.
 
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