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Homer74

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Looking for some advice or recommendations on new build

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
gaming/ web browsing
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$1000
3) Where do you live?
NJ
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
Everything
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
I have a 22" HP monitor, keyboard, mouse and speakers. I have an extra 320gb sata hd too
6) Will you be overclocking?
Right now no...but may in the future
7) What size monitor do you have or plan to have?
22" HP f2105
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
within the next few weeks
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
Lots of SATA ports...

Here is what I was thinking of getting

CPU/ Motherboard - ASUS P5E LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Intel Motherboard $199 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131219

VGA - BFG Tech BFGE98512GTXOCE GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 $149 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143137

RAM - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) $60 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231166

PSU - CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V $95
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005

HDD - Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache $60 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148288

DVD Burner - LITE-ON Black SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner $24 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106263

Total is $587

I already have Vista 64...I haven't decided on a case. Suggestions, recommendations or advice very much appreciated
 
I would not spend more than $180 on a motherboard these days with the release of the Core i7 CPUs. Take a look at these other motherboards:
Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3L Intel P43 Motherboard - $85
MSI P45 Neo3-FR Intel P45 Motherboard - $110
Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 Motherboard - $115
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R Intel P45 Motherboard - $120
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P Intel P45 Motherboard - $130
DFI Lanparty DK X38-T2R Intel X38 Motherboard - $180
Asus P5E Deluxe Intel X48 Motherboard - $220
DFI Lanparty DK X48-T2R Intel X48 Motherboard - $220
Gigabyte GA-EX48-DS4 Intel X48 Motherboard - $225

Just to help you out: All of these motherboards have PCI-E 2.0 which may be useful for future GPU upgrades. If you don't need RAID, more than 6 SATA ports and only need semi-decent overclocking, check out the DS3L. If you need 8 SATA ports, RAID, 4 PCI slots, and legacy ports, then get the Neo3-Fr. If you need 8 SATA ports but want RAID, firewire, a second PCI-E x16 port, a second gigabit port, support for 16GB of RAM, optional eSATA, and excellent overclocks, then get the UD3R. If you like the UD3R but want a second PCI-E x16 slot and x8/x8 Crossfire support, then get the UD3P. If you like the UD3P but want an onboard pre-installed fast booting Linux setup and don't need a second gigabit port, then get the Asus P5Q Pro. If you want a motherboard with excellent overclocking capabilities above all else (feature wise), go with the UD3P. If you want Crossfire with full x16/x16 bandwidth, get the Lanparty DK X38. If you have cash to burn, need x16/x16 Crossfire, and don't give a damn about getting the most value for your money, get the Asus, DFI, or Gigabyte X48 motherboards. Do note that the Asus website can be slow sometimes.

Ditch the 9800GTX as well. The HD4850 is a much better value and faster card.

For an extra $10, I highly highly recommend going with this significantly faster hard drive:
Western Digital WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - $70
 
Wow...Thanks for the quick response. That is alot of good info.
I was looking at the UD3P too. I think I might go with that.
I think I am going to go with the HD4850 too.

Anything else I missed?
 
Let's go with this for wicked gaming man. Hehe

Case - Antec 300 for $50
PSU - Antec EA650 for $60 w/free shipping
Mobo - Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R for $120($15 MIR) 8 x Sata 3.0gb/s SATA ports
CPU - Intel Core 2 E8400(3.0ghz) for $165 w/free shipping
RAM - G. Skill 4gig DDR2 800 for $45 w/free shipping
Video - EVGA Geforce GTX 260 for $220 w/free shipping
HDD - WD 6400AAKS 640gig for $70 w/free shipping
Optical Drive - Samsung 22X DVD Burner for $25 w/free shipping

Boom --> $755 still waay under your budget.
 
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