Building a Gaming PC

[Hockey25]

Hey guys no offense, but stop hijacking my thread for sake of an arguement.

Really, just kidding. Thought it would be a fun way of saying can I get some more information. Thanks for everything so far.

 

[veg1992]

can u show me a list of what u got now?

 

[Hockey25]

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail $139.99

GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
$129.99

EVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16
$546.99

OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI ATX12V 700W Power Supply - Retail
Mail-in Rebate
$149.99 -$10.00 Instant $139.99

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail
$319.99

Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model BL2KIT12864AA804 - Retail
Mail-in Rebate
$124.99 $124.99

Western Digital Caviar RE WD5000ABYS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
$134.99 $134.99

Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard - Retail
Mail-in Rebate
$71.99 -$8.00 Instant $63.99

Logitech G5 2-Tone 6 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Laser Mouse - Retail
$45.99

Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 - Retail
$121.99

Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM
$111.99

ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail
$34.99

LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with 12X DVD-RAM write and LightScribe Technology Black E-IDE/ATAPI Model LH-20A1H-185 - OEM
$31.99

HP W2207 22" wide screen Monitor from Fry's for $360

I'll need some other things like a 12-1 memory reader. Not sure what else right now. I think I got everything else that I need in the above list. Let me know if I forgot anything.

Subtotal: $2,307.87
$122.50 in rebates brings it down to:
$2,185.37 before tax and shipping.

 

[b1gapl]

This 500GB is cheaper, and an overall better company:
Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 (Perpendicular Recording) ST3500630AS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
...probably faster too.

 

[wolfeyes89]

yeah go for a seagate those are the hd's I have ever used and none of them have died out on me. As for you're list everything seems solid. I just wanted to point out that version of vista doesn't come with a 64 bit cd so later on you're going to have to order a 64 bit cd for 10 dollars. it doesn't really matter right now though since you're going for 2 gigs. As for the rest of you're build its all solid believe you me its better to buy a high end 1000 dollar processor when the price has dropped to 300 dollars, I know because i did the same thing. The 4800 used to be like a grand and i got it like 8 months later for 380 I haven't regretted my decision to date, sure its slow compared to the the core2 duos, but that doesn't necessarily mean its obsolete. If you try to keep up with technology you're in for a rude awakening, just stating the obvious. Well GL with you're build and i hope everything goes as planned, one more thing take solace in the fact you're pc is going to own Oblivion and Crysis.

srry for my spelling.

 

[Hockey25]

Vernong, what do you think of the build now?

 

[veg1992]

good build... but u might wanna look into that seagate 500gb

 

[Nick]

are you sure your willing to spend that much on the keyboard and mouse?

 

[Hockey25]

Nick-

I'm not set on them. I just threw them in there to be conservative. Any recommendations on good mouse and keyboard for a good price.

 

[Nick]

for the mouse i recommend this:

Newegg.com - Logitech LX7 931395-0403 Blue 5 Buttons Tilt Wheel USB + PS/2 RF Wireless Optical Mouse - Retail

or:

Newegg.com - RAZER RZ01-00150100-R2M1 Black 5 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Optical DeathAdder High Precision Gaming Mouse - Retail

if your serious about gaming. As for a Keyboard I would recommend this:

Newegg.com - Microsoft Media Center ZV1-00004 Black 83 Normal Keys 33 Function Keys IR Wireless Mini Keyboard - Retail