Ive been doing a lot of internet research lately on my new future planned computer system and wether to build it myself or to buy it. Sure a lot of you say buying it is always overpriced, but I'm a very inexperienced builder and I fear the dangers in building such a high end 2,000$+ system myself. Anyways heres my system compiled on newegg:
NZXT Zero Aluminum Full Tower
$150
Newegg.com - NZXT Zero Black/Silver Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
APEVIA ATX-AS680W-BK ATX12V / EPS12V 680W Power Supply 115/230 V CB IEC 950/ TUV EN 60950/ UL 1950/ CSA 950 - Retail
$110
Newegg.com - APEVIA ATX-AS680W-BK ATX12V / EPS12V 680W Power Supply 115/230 V CB IEC 950/ TUV EN 60950/ UL 1950/ CSA 950 - Retail
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6700 CPU
$320
Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 Conroe 2.66GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail
Asus P5N32-E nForce 680i SLI
$210
Newegg.com - ASUS P5N32-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Corsair XMS2 Xtreme Memory w/ Heat Spreader ( 2x1 gig )
$70
Newegg.com - CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 675 (PC2 5400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB 16X PCI Express(Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)[+0]More Brand...
$560
Newegg.com - EVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail
150GB Gaming Western Digital Rapter 10,000RPM SATA150 16MB Cache WD1500ADFD[+0]
$180
Newegg.com - Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10,000 RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
DVD Burners (2x generic)
$40
Newegg.com - SONY Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 5X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 40X CD-ROM IDE DVD Burner - Retail
X-FI XtremeGamer 24-BIT PCI Sound Card
$90
Newegg.com - Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail
Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM
$112
Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM
total cost- 1842
shipping 10% = 184
contengency 5% = 87
Total cost altogether = $2113
This same system by Cyberpowerpc.com comes out to be $2429. When you factor in the 24/7 tech support and warranty, I don't think spending $316 dollars for labor is that bad, what do u guys think? ( Plus I can always just get the ram at newegg instead of cyberpowerpc since its easy to install right? )
I really don't know if I have the time to invest in learning to build and maintain a high end computer on my own.
NZXT Zero Aluminum Full Tower
$150
Newegg.com - NZXT Zero Black/Silver Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
APEVIA ATX-AS680W-BK ATX12V / EPS12V 680W Power Supply 115/230 V CB IEC 950/ TUV EN 60950/ UL 1950/ CSA 950 - Retail
$110
Newegg.com - APEVIA ATX-AS680W-BK ATX12V / EPS12V 680W Power Supply 115/230 V CB IEC 950/ TUV EN 60950/ UL 1950/ CSA 950 - Retail
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6700 CPU
$320
Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 Conroe 2.66GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail
Asus P5N32-E nForce 680i SLI
$210
Newegg.com - ASUS P5N32-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Corsair XMS2 Xtreme Memory w/ Heat Spreader ( 2x1 gig )
$70
Newegg.com - CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 675 (PC2 5400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB 16X PCI Express(Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)[+0]More Brand...
$560
Newegg.com - EVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail
150GB Gaming Western Digital Rapter 10,000RPM SATA150 16MB Cache WD1500ADFD[+0]
$180
Newegg.com - Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10,000 RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
DVD Burners (2x generic)
$40
Newegg.com - SONY Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 5X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 40X CD-ROM IDE DVD Burner - Retail
X-FI XtremeGamer 24-BIT PCI Sound Card
$90
Newegg.com - Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail
Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM
$112
Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM
total cost- 1842
shipping 10% = 184
contengency 5% = 87
Total cost altogether = $2113
This same system by Cyberpowerpc.com comes out to be $2429. When you factor in the 24/7 tech support and warranty, I don't think spending $316 dollars for labor is that bad, what do u guys think? ( Plus I can always just get the ram at newegg instead of cyberpowerpc since its easy to install right? )
I really don't know if I have the time to invest in learning to build and maintain a high end computer on my own.