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Case : XCLIO A380BK - http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=Suggested&Description=11-103
PSU : BFG Tech ES SERIES ES-800 800W - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817702007
Video Card : SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4870 1GB - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102795
CPU : Intel Q6600 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017
Mobo : ASUS P5Q Pro - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131299
RAM : CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) PC6400 x 2 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145184
Harddrive : WD WD6401AALS - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...AFC-hardOCP&cm_mmc=AFC-hardOCP-_-NA-_-NA-_-NA
Burner : SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151171
OS : Vista 64 bit OEM

Currently $1,219.89 without tax or shipping before factoring in rebate.
1104.89 after.

Primary uses will be MMORPGs with multi-client in mind.

Monitor will be 22"


Should anything be changed?
 
What size monitor do you have? 22"? 24" ?

CPU - Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 retail for $190 w/free shipping
Mobo/RAM (combo deal) Asus P5QPro + OCZ Fatal1ty Edition 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 800 for $133
Video - HIS Hightech Radeon HD 4870 for $250($20 MIR) w/free shipping
HDD - WD 6400AAKS 640gig for $75 w/free shipping
Case - Antec 300case for $55 w/free shipping
PSU - Antec EA650 for $70 w/free shipping
Heatsink - Xigmatek HDT-S1283 120mm rifle for $32($10MIR) w/free shipping
Retention Bracket - Xigmatek ACK-I7751 for $8.50 w/free shipping
Optical drive - Samsung Black 22X DVD+R for $25 w/free shipping
O/S - Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64 bit for $100 w/free shipping

Total: $938
 
By the way, in response to what needs to be changed, here is what I feel needs to be changed:


Case - I would get the Antec 300 case, cheaper w/free shipping. But, if you like that case then...stick with that since everyone has their own taste on a computer case.

PSU - Overkill! Over Priced! For $70, which is half the cost of that BFG PSU, get this Antec EA650 that has 45A on the +12 w/free shipping. More than enough power already.

Video Card - That's a pretty decent deal of $270 for a 1 gig HD 4870. But, I would get that if I had a 24" LCD at least. If not, HIS for $250($20 MIR) w/free shipping is the better deal. This 512Mb will do fine for a 24" also.

RAM - Get the OCZ Fatal1ty Edition 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 800 + Asus P5Q Pro combo deal for $133. This is cheap. The P5Q Pro mobo is $115 upfront, with combo deal its like the OCZ Ram is only $18!

HDD - Don't pay $10 more on that WD with 32MB cache over the WD 6400AAKS model with 16MB cache. This is blazing fast already.
 
HardwareGuru said:
By the way, in response to what needs to be changed, here is what I feel needs to be changed:


Case - I would get the Antec 300 case, cheaper w/free shipping. But, if you like that case then...stick with that since everyone has their own taste on a computer case.

PSU - Overkill! Over Priced! For $70, which is half the cost of that BFG PSU, get this Antec EA650 that has 45A on the +12 w/free shipping. More than enough power already.

Video Card - That's a pretty decent deal of $270 for a 1 gig HD 4870. But, I would get that if I had a 24" LCD at least. If not, HIS for $250($20 MIR) w/free shipping is the better deal. This 512Mb will do fine for a 24" also.

RAM - Get the OCZ Fatal1ty Edition 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 800 + Asus P5Q Pro combo deal for $133. This is cheap. The P5Q Pro mobo is $115 upfront, with combo deal its like the OCZ Ram is only $18!

HDD - Don't pay $10 more on that WD with 32MB cache over the WD 6400AAKS model with 16MB cache. This is blazing fast already.
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Thank you for the quick response. It's a build for my friend, and the case choice was his, so I don't that'll be changing.

I suppose I should of included somemore information in the inital post, but he'll be using a 22" monitor. The only concern is that he's predominately a MMO player and tends to multibox on the same PC so I figured that 1 GB should come in handy. Would you happen to know if that extra 500 MB would help keep maybe 4-5 clients going?

There's also a $40 dollar mail in rebate for the PSU ATM, which is why that's in the rough draft, although I think that 30 dollars could be better placed.

Thanks for the heads up on the combo deal for memory =)
 
500MB helping 4-5 clients going? No. Here is where the exrta video memory comes into factor. As you go higher in resolution say 1680 x 1050 to 1920 x 1200 res, AND you enable AA(Anti-Aliasing) + AF(Anisotropic Filtering). The 512MB will start to choke at this higher res with these settings enabled. However, at 22" you should be fine. Unless that is you crank up AA and AF to really high settings. In most cases though, a 512MB HD4870 is plenty performance for a 1680 x 1050 res 22".
 
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