new gaming rig

[Gustave5436]

You can get an E8400 and ds3l for around $300.

Then
520hx ~$100
seagate 500 GB HDD $120
case of your choice
8800GTs 512, if you need to cut the budget a bit get an 8800GT 512 for about $50 less, or if you can find a cheap one you can save even more by getting an HD 3870

 

[cwuarre]

I dont need THAT big of a HD.
how about Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST3250310NS 250GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
?

 

[maroon1]

Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Centurion 532 RC-532-SKN1 Black Aluminum bezel, SECC chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Newegg.com - XFX PVT88GYDF4 GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Newegg.com - Rosewill RP500-2 ATX12V v2.01 500W Power Supply 115/230 V CSA, UL, TUV, FCC - Retail
Newegg.com - WINTEC AMPX 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail

 

[cwuarre]

that looks good but I already have enough ram.
Does this look good to everyone else?

 

[Invisible]

I dont need THAT big of a HD.
how about Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST3250310NS 250GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
?

the ES.2's are probably the most reliable drives out there their designed for 24/7 use and have a special high quality disk reader, but they're also more expensive
just thought i'd let you know