New Gaming Rig Recommendations

shmitty · Nov 27, 2006

tisb0b · Nov 27, 2006

would it be possible to list the actual product to save people from clicking on each individual link

reins · Nov 27, 2006

Does he really need to drives and a floppy? I'd take those off the list if not. Sense you don't have an SLI mobo I doubt you'll need a psu of that caliber.

CPU-IC2 E6600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819115003
$308

Mobo- gigabyte ga-965p
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813128012
$145

RAM- CORSAIR XMS2 2GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820145590
$240 after 40 mail in

GPU- eVGA 7950GT
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814130066
$270 after 10 mail in

DVD burner- lite on
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16827106017
$30

Case- Thermaltake Armor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811133154
$150

HDD- Seagate barracuda 320gb x2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822148139
$190

Monitor- Acer
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16824009102
$340

PSU- FSP group 500W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817104934
$80 after 10 mail in

Speakers- creative
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16836116012
$56

Mouse- G5
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16826104191
$46

Grand total is $1902.90 before shipping, before 60 dollar mail in. I'd say get some better speakers with that money, don't forget your artic silver, if he wants to oc possibly a better cpu fan. If you told your buddy to save his pennys for awhile longer you could get him a 8800gts but that's up to him. Then we may be able to justify a nice corsair psu.

EDIT: this ram would also work well
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820227120

shmitty · Nov 28, 2006

You didn't list the key board and I think that I want to stick with that power supply for him because he does plan to upgrade video cards with in and I know he doesn't want to have to buy a new PSU to do that.

reins · Nov 28, 2006

Yeah the keyboard was in the cost but I forgot to post it that one will be fine. If you insist on getting a different psu get this one.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817139001

It's a great value.

engiNURD · Nov 28, 2006

So your original config totals out to $1977 + tax and shipping...

I'd definately go with cheaper ram. G.Skills are great, 2GB DDR2-800 for around $200 without rebates. OCZ Plats rev2 DDR2-800 2GB kit is only $220AR. I'd also drop to the GA-965P-S3 instead of the DS3, since it can OC just as well. The Foxconn board is also very budget friendly. And finally, I'd either put the money saved towards the E6600 or an 8800GTS. If he games alot, go for the GTS. If he doesnt game so much, go for the E6600.

$100 - Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express (review)
$200 - G.SKILL 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2-800 @ 4-4-4-12 2.0v F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK
$330 - Acer AL2223Wd Black-Silver 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD
$140 - Antec Nine Hundred Black ATX Full Tower
$160 - Corsair HX620w 620W PSU ($170 - $10MIR)
$90 - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS 320GB 7200RPM SATA300 16MB Cache
$90 - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS 320GB 7200RPM SATA300 16MB Cache
$33 - Lite-On 16X DVD±R DVD Burner W/ LightScribe Black SHM-165H6S
$23 - Samsung Combo Drive Black IDE Model SH-M522C/BEBN
$20 - Mitsumi Black 1.44MB FDD 3.5" + Internal USB 2.0 Card Reader
$72 - Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard
$46 - Logitech G5 Laser
$60 - Creative Inspire 5800 72 Watts 5.1 Speakers ($70 - $10MIR)
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$1365 + tax and shipping (after rebates)

Choices...
$180 - Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe 1.86GHz
$308 - Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz
$250 - BFG Tech BFGR7950512GTOCE GeForce 7950GT 512MB ($260 - $10MIR)
$460 - eVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB 320-bit GDDR3

If you get the E6600 + the eVGA 8800GTS, you get $40 off:
Combo Price: $679.98 http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/Shopping/AddToCart.asp?submit=ADD&Itemlist=Combo.15262

These prices are + tax and shipping (after rebates):
E6300 + 7950GT : $1365 + $430 = $1795 - room for more...
E6600 + 7950GT : $1365 + $560 = $1725 << go with this one, unless you can squeeze more money from the tree...
E6300 + 8800GTS: $1365 + $640 = $2005 - overbudget?
E6600 + 8800GTS: $1365 + $680 = $2045 - overbudget?

FYI, the 22" LCDs have the same resolution as the 20" widescreens... so you could save a bunch there, since you really won't be gaining much screen size.
$240 - BenQ FP202W Black 20.1" 8ms Widescreen LCD

New Gaming Rig Recommendations

shmitty

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tisb0b

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reins

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shmitty

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reins

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engiNURD

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