need very knowledgable people to help me build a gaming comp!!! plz!

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My birthday is next month and my parents are probably gonna pay for most of a new computer. I need some help building a really good gaming rig. I dont need people arguing and such i just need help putting together a good rig. There is a budget of around $3k so have fun with it. Thx alot
 
Is the $3000 just for the computer by itself or with the peripherals as well [monitor, speakers, mouse, keyboard, etc]??
 
Thermal take Armor Jr. $115
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=371303
ASUS P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP Socket T $230
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131028
Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 Conroe $950
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819115001
Crucial Technology Ballistix 2X1GB $260
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=80061-9
OCZ GameXStream 700W Power Supply $150
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817341002
2x Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB $160 (raid 0)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144701
2x SAPPHIRE 100150L Radeon X1900XTX 512MB $720
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102037
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic $110
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102188
Logitech X-530 70 Watts 5.1 Speaker $75
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16836121118
2x LITE-ON Black 16X DVD+R $60
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827106013

if i did my math correctly total is $2755
 
Case: Cooler Master Centurion 5

Motherboard: Asus P5N32-SLI Premium

Video Card: 2x eVGA 7950GX2

Power Supply: OCZ GamerXtreme 700w

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6700

RAM: Corsair XMS2 EPP RAM

Floppy Drive: Samsung 3.5" floppy drive

Hard Drive: Seagate 320GB hard drive

Keyboard: Sailtek black illuminated keyboard

Monitor: Acer 19" LCD

Mouse: Logitech G5

CD/DVD Burner: Samsung DVD burner with LightScribe

O/S: Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition

Speakers: Logitech X-530 5.1 speakers

Sound Card: Creative XtremeMusic

Total: $2,940.35

I would suggest waiting until the NVidia 8000 series comes out instead of quad-SLI, and for Vista to come out too.
 
Here's the build I would recommend with peripherals included for JUST under $3000. All prices are from zipzoomfly.

Case: Thermaltake Kandalf VA9000BWS [Full Tower, Window, Black] - $182.66

PSU: OCZ OCZ700GXSSLI GameXStream 700W PSU - $149.99 [$25.00 MIR]

Processor: Intel E6600 Core 2 Duo - $313.90

Memory: 2GB Mushkin DDR2-800 Xtreme Performance Memory [Latency: 4-4-3-10] - $299.00

Hard Drives: Western Digital Caviar SE 250GB SATA Hard Drive - $87

Motherboard: Asus P5W DH Deluxe - $239.99

Video Card: eVGA e-GeForce 7950 GX2 - $509.99

Optical Drive: NEC ND-3550A 16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive - $45.99

Mouse: Logitech G5 - $49.99

Keyboard: Saitek PZ30AU Eclipse [Blue Backlighting] - $44.99

Monitor: Viewsonic VX2025 20.1" WS LCD Monitor - $329.95

Sound Card: X-Fi Xtrememusic - $116.99

Speakers: Logitech Z-5300E 5.1 Speaker System - $149.99

OS: Windows XP Home - $89.99

TOTAL - Just over $2600

Cooling [Yes, it deserves its own section, lol].

http://www.petrastechshop.com/pecogpuex.html

Petra's Tech CoolKit GPU Extreme WaterCooling Kit [Get it if ever freaking gets in stock]

• (1) Swiftech Storm Rev.2 CPU Waterblock (w/Socket 939/775/478/462 compatible USMA)
• (1) AquaXtreme MP-1 GPU Waterblock (Universal)
• (2) AquaXtreme 50Z-DC12 Pumps
• (1) Swiftech MCR320-QP Triple 120mm Radiator (w/fittings)
• (3) Yate Loon D12SL-12 120mm x 25mm Fans (47CFM, 28dBA)
-Or- (3) Yate Loon D12SM-12 120mm x 25mm Fans (70.5CFM, 33dBA)
• (10') 7/16" ID (5/8" OD) Masterkleer Tubing
• (1) 1/2" OD Polypropylene T-Fitting
• (14) Stainless Steel Worm-Drive Hose Clamps
• (1) Machined Delrin Fillport/T-Line Cap
• (1) Swiftech MCB-120 RadBox
• (1 bottle) Swiftech HydrX Coolant Additive
• (1) Petra'sTech Water Cooling Setup Guide

Price: $374.95

TOTAL, FINAL PRICE - $2990

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Message: You could wait on building the entire system for Windows Vista and DX10 compatible cards, especially considering you are putting such a large investment in your computer. Supposedly, MS will allow a new form of DX 9 to play DX10 games, but I highly doubt that you will be able to use the new graphical features that DX10 is bringing.

ATI - R600 <<<<<< The DX10 compatible lines coming out in
nVidia - G80 <<<<<< the next few months [no specifics yet].
 
areu getting the old eclipse or the new eclipse 2. the new one has 3 colors, red, blue, and purple. you just press a button to change the colors and theres a dimmer knob. and the new one is the same price as the old one.
 
Spartan said:
Is the $3000 just for the computer by itself or with the peripherals as well [monitor, speakers, mouse, keyboard, etc]??

i dont need speakers or a sound card, already have both, i will need a monitor, mouse, and keyboard

i looked at the different setups that you guys prepared for me, thanks alot btw, i liked the x6800, the p5n32-sli premium i liked because of the option of future sli but i dont want to do it yet because i want to wait for the g80 and get a less expensive card for now. i also have xp already so i wont need that either. can you revise your setups to that input? thx alot
 
well if you have three grand.... get a 7950gt(or gtx soon), and wait till febuary to get a 8800gtx for like $650(people ther eis no game you need a gx2 for!)

maybe a full tower case like the gigabyte aurora i think its called

i would seriously consider a 32inch dell monitor and less parts liek uneccasary watercooling, and graphics, id keep the x6800 just cause it ownz

spartan did make a good list though :)
 
NEW BUILD SANS XP/SOUND CARD/SPEAKERS/WEAK VID CARD

Case: Thermaltake Kandalf VA9000BWS [Full Tower, Window, Black] - $182.66

PSU: OCZ OCZ700GXSSLI GameXStream 700W PSU - $149.99 [$25.00 MIR]

Processor: Intel X6800 Core 2 Extreme - $949.00

Memory: 2GB Mushkin DDR2-800 Xtreme Performance Memory [Latency: 4-4-3-10] - $299.00

Hard Drives: Western Digital Caviar SE 250GB SATA Hard Drive - $87

Motherboard: Asus P5N32-SLI Premium - $259.99

Video Card: eVGA 7600GT [To hold out until R600/G80] - $134.99 [$20 MIR]

Optical Drive: NEC ND-3550A 16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive - $45.99

Mouse: Logitech G5 - $49.99

Keyboard: Saitek PZ30AU Eclipse [Blue Backlighting] - $44.99

Monitor: Viewsonic VX2025 20.1" WS LCD Monitor - $329.95

TOTAL - Just over $2500

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Cooling [Yes, it deserves its own section, lol].

http://www.petrastechshop.com/pecogpuex.html

Petra's Tech CoolKit GPU Extreme WaterCooling Kit [Get it if ever freaking gets in stock]

• (1) Swiftech Storm Rev.2 CPU Waterblock (w/Socket 939/775/478/462 compatible USMA)
• (1) AquaXtreme MP-1 GPU Waterblock (Universal)
• (2) AquaXtreme 50Z-DC12 Pumps
• (1) Swiftech MCR320-QP Triple 120mm Radiator (w/fittings)
• (3) Yate Loon D12SL-12 120mm x 25mm Fans (47CFM, 28dBA)
-Or- (3) Yate Loon D12SM-12 120mm x 25mm Fans (70.5CFM, 33dBA)
• (10') 7/16" ID (5/8" OD) Masterkleer Tubing
• (1) 1/2" OD Polypropylene T-Fitting
• (14) Stainless Steel Worm-Drive Hose Clamps
• (1) Machined Delrin Fillport/T-Line Cap
• (1) Swiftech MCB-120 RadBox
• (1 bottle) Swiftech HydrX Coolant Additive
• (1) Petra'sTech Water Cooling Setup Guide

Price: $374.95

TOTAL, FINAL PRICE - $2900 without the rebates

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Message: You could wait on building the entire system for Windows Vista and DX10 compatible cards, especially considering you are putting such a large investment in your computer. Supposedly, MS will allow a new form of DX 9 to play DX10 games, but I highly doubt that you will be able to use the new graphical features that DX10 is bringing.

ATI - R600 <<<<<< The DX10 compatible lines coming out in
nVidia - G80 <<<<<< the next few months [no specifics yet].

Also, just my opinion, but I dont think any processor is worth $1000 but w/e, you have the means to get it. I would personally recomment the E6600 as the best performance/price CPU.
 
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