LShapedAmbush
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Hi, building a PC and I need some advice. Trying to stay under $700. Can you help me reach my budget goal? This is the one I want to build but it goes over my budget:
CPU - Core2 6750 2.66GHz (mwave - $189.00)
Mobo - Gibabyte P35 DS3R (mwave - $127.00)
Video - 8800GTS (320MB) (mwave - $289.00)
Case/PSU - Raidmaz Smilodon w/ 500W (newegg - $89.99)
Memory - Crucial Ballistix - 2GB DDR2 1066 (newegg - $159.46)
OS - XP Home OEM - (newegg - $89.99)
Total - $944.44 before shipping/tax
I could get this instead and upgrade later:
CPU - Core2 6750 2.66GHz (mwave - $189.00)
Mobo - Gibabyte P35 DS3R (mwave - $127.00)
Video - x1950pro (512MB) (newegg - 134.99)
Case/PSU - Raidmaz Smilodon w/ 500W (newegg - $89.99)
Memory - G.Skill 2GB (newegg - $79.99)
OS - XP Home OEM - (newegg - $89.99)
Total - $710.96 before shipping/tax
I've thought about using Linux, never have, but I think I'd be pretty limited in the games I can play. Don't want that.
Thanks.
Also, I already have hdd, cd/dvd, mouse, keyboard, monitor.
CPU - Core2 6750 2.66GHz (mwave - $189.00)
Mobo - Gibabyte P35 DS3R (mwave - $127.00)
Video - 8800GTS (320MB) (mwave - $289.00)
Case/PSU - Raidmaz Smilodon w/ 500W (newegg - $89.99)
Memory - Crucial Ballistix - 2GB DDR2 1066 (newegg - $159.46)
OS - XP Home OEM - (newegg - $89.99)
Total - $944.44 before shipping/tax
I could get this instead and upgrade later:
CPU - Core2 6750 2.66GHz (mwave - $189.00)
Mobo - Gibabyte P35 DS3R (mwave - $127.00)
Video - x1950pro (512MB) (newegg - 134.99)
Case/PSU - Raidmaz Smilodon w/ 500W (newegg - $89.99)
Memory - G.Skill 2GB (newegg - $79.99)
OS - XP Home OEM - (newegg - $89.99)
Total - $710.96 before shipping/tax
I've thought about using Linux, never have, but I think I'd be pretty limited in the games I can play. Don't want that.
Thanks.
Also, I already have hdd, cd/dvd, mouse, keyboard, monitor.