should i wait?

[The General]

This is what I would recommend, it will max out FEAR.

• Two DVD writers:
  SONY 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model DWQ120AB2
  --- $28.99 x 2 = $57.98
  
• Case:
  LIAN LI PC-61 USB Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower
  --- $109.99 - $10.00 Instant Rebate = $99.99
  
• 320GB SATAII Harddrive:
  Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
  --- $94.99
  
• 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor:
  SAMSUNG 204BW Black 20" 6ms Widescreen LCD
  --- $299.99
  
• Video card:
  eVGA 512-P2-N635-AR Geforce 7950GT 512MB GDDR3
  --- $293.99
  
• Power supply:
  OCZ ModStream OCZ52012U ATX, BTX, SATA, P4 and EPS12V 520W
  --- $99.99
  
• 2GB of RAM (probably won't be overclocking, so no need to over do it on RAM):
  mushkin 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300)
  --- $179.99
  
• Motherboard:
  GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 Socket T (LGA 775)
  --- $146.99
  
• Dual-core processor:
  Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Conroe 2.13GHz LGA 775
  --- $223.00

Total: $1,496.91

See how much more you can get by building yourself? Contact your friend, have him help you. Watch him build it, it's a good learning experience.

 

[persianxballer]

Go with this build:

Case- Centruion 5- $40
CPU- Intel Core Duo 2 E6600- $320
Mobo- ASUS P5B- $150
RAM- pqi TURBO 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667- $215 ($175 with a $40 mail in rebate)
Optical Drive- Samsung DVD Burner x2- $60
Hard Drive- WD 320GB 16MB SATA300- $105
Video Card- eVGA GeForce 7950 GT 512MB- $290
Operating System- Windows XP Pro Upgrade- $85
Monitor- BenQ FP202W- $285

Total- $1550

I think the build above is a little better.

 

[bmxfreakrider]

huh, persian, thats upgrade windows...for the games hes playing, this would be good enough

case of his choice
biostar mobo
amd athlon64 x2 3800+
2gb ram
dvd burner
xfx geforce 7900gt
win xp pro
rest for monitor, ill check newegg, brb in about 45min

 

[KBlair]

Nice find The General, excellent price for 2 gigs of RAM.

 

[ThirdLeft152]

ditch the 7900gt if your already spending the money go with a 7950gt

 

[nirvana1234]

This is what I would recommend, it will max out FEAR.

• Two DVD writers:
  SONY 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model DWQ120AB2
  --- $28.99 x 2 = $57.98
  
• Case:
  LIAN LI PC-61 USB Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower
  --- $109.99 - $10.00 Instant Rebate = $99.99
  
• 320GB SATAII Harddrive:
  Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
  --- $94.99
  
• 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor:
  SAMSUNG 204BW Black 20" 6ms Widescreen LCD
  --- $299.99
  
• Video card:
  eVGA 512-P2-N635-AR Geforce 7950GT 512MB GDDR3
  --- $293.99
  
• Power supply:
  OCZ ModStream OCZ52012U ATX, BTX, SATA, P4 and EPS12V 520W
  --- $99.99
  
• 2GB of RAM (probably won't be overclocking, so no need to over do it on RAM):
  mushkin 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300)
  --- $179.99
  
• Motherboard:
  GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 Socket T (LGA 775)
  --- $146.99
  
• Dual-core processor:
  Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Conroe 2.13GHz LGA 775
  --- $223.00

Total: $1,496.91

See how much more you can get by building yourself? Contact your friend, have him help you. Watch him build it, it's a good learning experience.

everything is lookin good, but ive been told many times by different ppl that i should go with AMD over intel. Is this a preferance thing or is this supported by fact

 

[KBlair]

It is definitely supported by fact that the Core 2 Duo line of processors are the best in the world as of now.

 

[nirvana1234]

It is definitely supported by fact that the Core 2 Duo line of processors are the best in the world as of now.

not to doubt ur knowledge about this but i was reading this earlier

would that change it up or intel still kickin but lol

 

[KBlair]

not to doubt ur knowledge about this but i was reading this earlier

would that change it up or intel still kickin but lol

That's an article dated November 23, 2005 mate.

 

[nirvana1234]

That's an article dated November 23, 2005 mate.

lol that would make a difference.

so wat CPU has come out that changed wat was said in the article