My Gaming Build $1200. Comments?

[Peter.Cort]

maroon's build is good, just trade the p45 board for a x38/x48 board, and get a SATA optical drive

 

[shan1784]

maroon's build is good, just trade the p45 board for a x38/x48 board, and get a SATA optical drive

My build has a SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223F - OEM for an optical drive. Also for the mother board I picked a BIOSTAR TForce TP45HP LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail ...

You think that the x34/48 would be better than that board? What is a good x38/48 that I could pick up roughly for the same price that will be a good over clocker?

 

[digg98]

Use code "VGA7420" at checkout for $20 off.

 

[shan1784]

Use code "VGA7420" at checkout for $20 off.

How long will that last for? I won't be ordering for awhile...

 

[Peter.Cort]

probably won't work when you're ready to order. and you can't crossfire unless you have a x38/x48 board.

 

[shan1784]

Here is my build laid out here instead of in the wish list.

Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 Wolfdale 2.53GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80571E7200 - Retail 129.99

Thermal Compound
Tuniq TX-2 Thermal Compound - Retail 3.79

CPU Cooler
OCZ OCZ Vendetta 92mm Ball CPU Cooler - Retail 34.99

Memory
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ - Retail 83.99

Motherboard
BIOSTAR TForce TP45HP LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail 129.99

Video Card
ASUS EAH4850/HTDI/512M Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail 194.99

Optical Drive
SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223F - OEM 26.99

Hard Drive
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM 59.99

Power Supply
OCZ EvoStream OCZ720EVOSLI 720W ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V Power Supply - Retail 84.99

Case
APEVIA X-CRUISER-BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail 69.99

Monitor
Hanns·G HW-191DPB Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail 179.99

Speakers
Logitech R-20 12 Watts 2.1 Multimedia Speaker System - Retail 18.99

Operating System 64 bit
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit English for System Builders 1pk DSP OEI DVD - OEM 109.99


I already have a g15 keyboard and mouse...

Grand total of $1,128.67 + whatever shipping is...

 

[Peter.Cort]

solid build. i didn't see that you could crossfire with that board... and yeah, good. only thing i would change is to get a 520hx/650tx instead of the psu you have. also get a bigger monitor if you can... 19" is kinda depressing for gaming.

 

[shan1784]

Ok, taking your advice I added the following;

Monitor
Acer AL2216Wbd Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor with HDCP support - Retail 219.99

PSU
CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply - Retail 109.99

MotherBoard
DFI LANPARTY DK X38-T2R LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail 184.99

Would that work better for my needs? Is that mobo good for Oc'ing and will that PSU handle 2x 4850's maybe possibly some day 2x 4870's or 4870x2's?

 

[Peter.Cort]

yes. yes. yes. you'll want to upgrade the psu for 2x2's.

 

[shan1784]

yes. yes. yes. you'll want to upgrade the psu for 2x2's.

That's why I had this PSU OCZ EvoStream OCZ720EVOSLI 720W ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V Power Supply - Retail 84.99 before. I thought that 720W would be enough. It's on sale from 169.99... Would this one be ok then?