Gaming build for $1700

[Waphlez]

Is yours an LCD, I thought they only made 18.1" CRTs. But anyway go with a 17" with a response time 12ms or lower, 8ms (or below) perferably.

But I would rather go with this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824001068

My brother nabed one, works wonderful.

 

[Istasi]

I was surprised too when I found out that it was an 18.1" LCD, it's the only one I've ever come across. It came with the Dell OptiPlex GX270 that the family got a few years back.

http://www1.us.dell.com/content/pro...r_1800fp?c=us&l=en&s=gen&~tab=specstab#tabtop

 

[Istasi]

Alright, dropped the 19" and replaced it with a 17", used the remaining money to up the CPU power. Also swapped the OEM X1900XT for a retail one.

Mobo: DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard
$129.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/produ...N82E16813136152

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Manchester 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Dual Core Processor Model ADA3800BVBOX
$313.00
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819103562

GPU: ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB Dual DVI/VIVO PCI-Express Video Card, Retail
$497
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?p=AT...7935284ed2fc9825367a9<br />c46859540c963a814a

RAM: OCZ Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model OCZ4002048PFDC-K
$194.00
http://www.newegg.com/product/produ...N82E16820146970

HDD: Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
$110
http://www.newegg.com/product/produ...N82E16822144701

Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card
$121.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/produ...N82E16829102188

Case: Antec Performance I P180 Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$124.99 (-$10.00 instant savings) = $114.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/produ...N82E16811129154

Monitor: Acer AL1716BBD Black 17" 8ms LCD Monitor
$219.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16824009074

PSU: Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply
$89.99 (-$5.00 instant savings) = 84.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/produ...N82E16817103931

Total: $1,785.95

 

[Istasi]

Anyone else have suggestions?

Also, will the cooling be sufficient for the components above? I've heard that ATi cards can get pretty hot. Does the stock VGA cooler keep it cool enough?

 

[Waphlez]

I heard the X1900 XT is very cool, but I hear that the heatsink is pretty loud, but if your like me and have nice headphones it shouldn't be a big problem. Yes nForce 4 chips will work fine with ATI cards.

 

[Istasi]

I heard the X1900 XT is very cool, but I hear that the heatsink is pretty loud, but if your like me and have nice headphones it shouldn't be a big problem. Yes nForce 4 chips will work fine with ATI cards.

Thanks. The P180 should help dampen some of the noise from the fan, and I'm sure my speakers will cover up the rest of the noise.

 

[Waphlez]

Here is a cheaper X-Fi from zipzoomfly http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=290236

Zipzoomfly gives free 2nd day shipping and is very secure as many people will tell you. Or there is a cheaper one over at monarchcomputer.com which also is very respectable but you'll have to pay shipping.

 

[Istasi]

Well I'm happy with the last build I posted. Does anyone have any objections?