This will be my first time building my own computer and wanted to run it by some people for some suggetsions. My budget is around $2000. I also plan to upgrade the video card for DX10.
Here's what I'm looking at:
- ASUS A8N-SLI Premium Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $166.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131540
- AMD Opteron 170 Dual-Core 2.0GHz Processor Retail $405.00
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=80107-R&affiliate=yahoo
- Mushkin eXtreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 500 (PC 4000) Dual Channel Kit System Memory Retail $229.00
($199.00 after $30.00 Mail-In Rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820146397
- Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 8 (7.1) Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card Retail $115.00 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102188
- Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive OEM $105.00 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144701
- ASUS Black 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E616A BLACK Retail $23.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827135136
- ASUS Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 5X DVD-RAM DVD-ROM: 16X max. (CAV) DVD-RAM: 5X DVD-ROM 40X CD-R 32X CD-RW 40X CD-ROM 2M Cache E-IDE/ATAPI DVD Burner Retail $47.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827135061
- ENERMAX Liberty ELT500AWT ATX12V 500W Power Supply 90V~265V (Auto Adjusted) UL, cUL, TUV, CB Retail $109.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817194003
- Thermaltake Tsunami VA3000BWA Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail $99.99
($89.99 after $10.00 Mail-In Rebate) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811133132
- Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2 OEM $93.95 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16837102059
- Logitech MX518 931352-0403 2-Tone 8 Buttons 1x Wheel USB + PS/2 Optical Mouse Retail $38.89 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16826104178
- Saitek PZ30AU Black 104 Normal Keys 4 Function Keys USB Wired Standard Eclipse Keyboard Retail $46.95 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16823175103
- eVGA 256-P2-N517-AX Geforce 7800GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 Video Card Retail $314.00 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130249
Total without rebates or tax: $1796.74
EDIT: New Case: COOLER MASTER Wave Master TAC-T01-E1C Silver All Aluminum Alloy ATX Mid Tower Case without Power Supply - Retail $129.50
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811119023
Here's what I'm looking at:
- ASUS A8N-SLI Premium Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $166.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131540
- AMD Opteron 170 Dual-Core 2.0GHz Processor Retail $405.00
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=80107-R&affiliate=yahoo
- Mushkin eXtreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 500 (PC 4000) Dual Channel Kit System Memory Retail $229.00
($199.00 after $30.00 Mail-In Rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820146397
- Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 8 (7.1) Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card Retail $115.00 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102188
- Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive OEM $105.00 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144701
- ASUS Black 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E616A BLACK Retail $23.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827135136
- ASUS Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 5X DVD-RAM DVD-ROM: 16X max. (CAV) DVD-RAM: 5X DVD-ROM 40X CD-R 32X CD-RW 40X CD-ROM 2M Cache E-IDE/ATAPI DVD Burner Retail $47.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827135061
- ENERMAX Liberty ELT500AWT ATX12V 500W Power Supply 90V~265V (Auto Adjusted) UL, cUL, TUV, CB Retail $109.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817194003
- Thermaltake Tsunami VA3000BWA Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail $99.99
($89.99 after $10.00 Mail-In Rebate) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811133132
- Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2 OEM $93.95 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16837102059
- Logitech MX518 931352-0403 2-Tone 8 Buttons 1x Wheel USB + PS/2 Optical Mouse Retail $38.89 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16826104178
- Saitek PZ30AU Black 104 Normal Keys 4 Function Keys USB Wired Standard Eclipse Keyboard Retail $46.95 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16823175103
- eVGA 256-P2-N517-AX Geforce 7800GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 Video Card Retail $314.00 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130249
Total without rebates or tax: $1796.74
EDIT: New Case: COOLER MASTER Wave Master TAC-T01-E1C Silver All Aluminum Alloy ATX Mid Tower Case without Power Supply - Retail $129.50
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811119023