Complete noob, buying a pre built system. Good deal?

[oogee]

p5n-T 780i 3xSli skt 775
eVGA 9800Gx2 1gb 2.0ghz
Crucial Ballistix 2x1gb PC8500
Seagate 250gb x2 Sata2
Intelcore2 duo 3.0 e8400
Antec 900 Atx case
Raidmax 700watt Ps
Mswin vista home premium

This is a quote i got from a local computer store. i told him i want to be able to run any game out at the moment. This is what he gave me with a price tag of 2,500 dollers.

 

[stalin90]

hes rippin u off, you could buld that system for alot less

 

[sinci]

Yeah, he is.
Buy the parts separately and put it together yourself, make it a project x]
OR
Just find a cheaper place =]

 

[stalin90]

just built it on new egg came to: $1,664.91

 

[oogee]

If i were to find a place thats cheaper, will this system be good for a while when it comes to game running at full gfx? Cause i have been reading and they have dd3 and quad cores now.

 

[stalin90]

its best to build it yourself

 

[oogee]

Thanks for the quick reply guys, much appreciated.

 

[oogee]

Wow for 2,000 a friend showed me this on ncix.com

EVGA E-GEFORCE 9800GX2 600MHZ 1GB 2.0GHZ GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDMI HDCP HDTV Out Video Card
In Stock 29030 $629.99 $629.99

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB SATA2 8.5MS 7200RPM 16MB Cache Hard Drive 5YR MFR Warranty
In Stock 25667 $69.85 $139.70

Antec Nine Hundred Mid Tower Gamer Case 900 ATX 9 Drive Bay No PS Top USB2.0 1394 Audio
In Stock 21123 $120.67 $120.67

Zalman ZM1000-HP 1000W Power Supply ATX 12V 2.2 20/24PIN Modular Cable SLI Ready Heatpipe 140MM Fan
In Stock 28724 $269.43 $269.43

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 Quad Core Processor LGA775 2.50GHZ 1333FSB 6MB OEM No HSF
In Stock 29252 $319.99 $319.99

EVGA Nforce 790I Ultra LGA775 ATX DDR3 3 PCI-E X16 2 PCI-E X1 2 PCI SATA2 RAID Sound Motherboard
In Stock 29031 $369.99 $369.99

Corsair XMS3 TWIN3X2048-1333C9DHX G 2GB DDR3 2X1GB DDR3-1333 CL 9-9-9-27 Dual Channel Memory Kit

 

[stalin90]

seems a bit pricy but i guess taht canada

 

[melioz]

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 Quad Core Processor LGA775 2.50GHZ 1333FSB 6MB OEM No HSF

How is that processor performance wise? i plan on getting a water cooling system so i can overclock (Need to find a good guide on installation)

Cause i noticed that the core 2 duo's run at 3.0 ghz e8400, witch is faster and some reviews say that most games dont use even 2 cores >.>, so i dunno what to get.