New Comp Suggestions for EQ2/WoW/HL2

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mgk

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I have been planning on purchasing a new pc. With the release of Everquest 2, World of Warcraft, and Half-Life 2 coming up I think its time to retire my AMD 2000+ and Geforce 4.

Here is my first wish list. I would like to get the price down to around the $1500 area. I have heard from different forums EQ2 works CPU/Memory/Vid Card hard during game play and hard drive speed helps zone times. I don’t really plan on overclocking but I happen to have a very warm room so some nice cooling helps in the summer months.

What would you guys suggest on my list below =)

CPU – AMD 3500+ :: Zipzoomfly $273+FreeShip
Memory – 1 Gig OCZ DDR-3200 Platinum Revision 2 :: NewEgg $270.25+$4.73
Motherboard – MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum :: NewEgg $136 + FreeShip
Hard Drive - WD Raptor 74GB 10k RPM :: NewEgg $182+$1.99 Ship+$25 Mail Rebate
Case – Thermaltake Tsunami w/Window :: Newegg $129+FreeShip
PSU – Antec Neopower 480W :: Zipzoomfly $109.99+FreeShip
HSF – Spire KestrelKing III :: NewEgg $14.99+$4.99
Video – BFG 6800GT OC :: Bestbuy $399.99+Tax+$7.99shipping
Sound – Audigy 2 ZS Platinum :: Zipzoomfly $164.99+FreeShip
DVDRW – Nec 16X 3500A BLK :: NewEgg $72.99+FreeShip
FDD – Sony FDD :: NewEgg $6.99+$3.99

Total Price + Shipping without Tax $1779.89 Out of pocket + $25 Mail in Rebate
 
Made some changes trying to get price down
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CPU – AMD 3500+ :: Zipzoomfly $273+FreeShip
Memory – 1 Gig Corsair PC-3200 Value Select Dual Channel :: Zipzoomfly $155+FreeShip
Motherboard – MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum :: NewEgg $136 + FreeShip
Hard Drive - 2x Hitachi 80GB Sata in Raid 1 :: NewEgg $63+$63+Free Ship
Case – Antec Performance Plus w/window no ps :: Newegg $66.50+$15.99
PSU – Fortron 530W :: NewEgg $75.50+$6.99
HeatSink – ThermalRight XP-90 :: svc.com $37.99+$4.96
HS Fan - Vantec Stealth 92mm :: Zipzoomfly $11.99+FreeShip
Video – BFG 6800GT OC :: Bestbuy $399.99+Tax+$7.99shipping
Sound – Onboard
DVDRW – Nec 16X 3500A BLK :: NewEgg $72.99+FreeShip
FDD – Samsung FDD :: NewEgg $6.99+$3.99
Replacement Case Fans :: Vantec Stealth 80mm Fans x5 NewEgg $34.95+$4.95

Total + Shipping Out of Pocket - Tax on Vid Card = $1441.77
 
Very nice system, but a couple of things:

How about going to an Athlon64? Like a 3200+ or so, you'll be future proof as well as making a good combp in terms of performance with the 6800.

And try for and ASUS or Abit mobe. They are awsome.

Apart from that, its a pretty damn good system. Would do me fine...
 
mgk said:
Made some changes trying to get price down
==================================
CPU – AMD 3500+ :: Zipzoomfly $273+FreeShip
Memory – 1 Gig Corsair PC-3200 Value Select Dual Channel :: Zipzoomfly $155+FreeShip
Motherboard – MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum :: NewEgg $136 + FreeShip
Hard Drive - 2x Hitachi 80GB Sata in Raid 1 :: NewEgg $63+$63+Free Ship
Case – Antec Performance Plus w/window no ps :: Newegg $66.50+$15.99
PSU – Fortron 530W :: NewEgg $75.50+$6.99
HeatSink – ThermalRight XP-90 :: svc.com $37.99+$4.96
HS Fan - Vantec Stealth 92mm :: Zipzoomfly $11.99+FreeShip
Video – BFG 6800GT OC :: Bestbuy $399.99+Tax+$7.99shipping
Sound – Onboard
DVDRW – Nec 16X 3500A BLK :: NewEgg $72.99+FreeShip
FDD – Samsung FDD :: NewEgg $6.99+$3.99
Replacement Case Fans :: Vantec Stealth 80mm Fans x5 NewEgg $34.95+$4.95

Total + Shipping Out of Pocket - Tax on Vid Card = $1441.77
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personally i prefer the 1GB ddr400 patriot LL (2-3-2-5) for $160 at frysoupost and i do own 1gb of ddr400 corsair value select :) if you dont trust outpost.com, newegg.com does have it for $190...
 
o and i would get the 3200+ a64 winchester as it is $75 cheaper for a 200mhz difference and if you want to OC im sure the 3200+ a64winchester can reach 2.4ghz if not im gonna be disappointed cause i just ordered one this weekend :D

also if raid 1 is not that important to you, you could snag some 160gb pata wdc drives for around $60 after rebates.. just a thought :)
 
n/m my cpu suggestion, i just noticed you dont plan on overclocking, so the 3500+ would serve you best but be sure to consider my ram recommendation and hard drive recommendation if data redundency isnt important to you (perhaps u meant raid0 for performance? if thats the case those sata drives arent too bad.)
 
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