This is my idea for a new gaming computer, all prices are in Australian dollars. I would really appreciate any comments because I'm not sure if all of the parts are fully compatible. All prices are in Australian dollars.
CPU - CPU/Processor Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 (3.16GHz/45nm/1333FSB/6M) LGA775 - $319.00
Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-EX38T-DQ6 Motherboard, LGA775, Intel X38, 1600MHz FSB, Dual DDR3 1900, Dual PCIe2.0 x16, SATAII, RAID, Gigabit LAN, 8-Channel Audio, DES, ATX, CrossFireX - $311.50
RAM - Corsair TW3X4G1600C9DHX 4GB (2x XMS3 2GB) PC-12800 (1600MHz) DDR3 RAM, 2x240-pin DIMMs, Non ECC Unbuffered, 9-9-9-24 - $495.00
Video Card - ASUS GF9800GX2, 1GB, DDR3, PCIE2.0, 2xDVI, HDMI, DSUB, HDTV, HDCP - $689.00
Hard Drive 1 - WD3000GLFS VelociRaptor, 300GB, 10000RPM, 16MB Cache, SATAII/300 - $375.00
Hard Drive 2 - Western Digital GP, 1000GB, 7200RPM, SATAII, 3.5" - $238.00
Case - Aluminium, No Power Supply, Side Window - $300.00
Power Supply -Silverstone 750W Power Supply Unit - $180.00
Optical Drive - LG GH20-NS10 20 x Dual Layer Black SATA - $39.00
Monitor - 24" Wide- Response Time: 2ms (GTG)- Contrast Ratio (Max.)L1000:1- ASUS Smart C. R.(ASCR):3000:1- Max. Resolution: WUXGA 1920x1200- 24-Pin DVI-D + HDMI + D-Sub- speaker - $551.00
Total $3497.50
CPU - CPU/Processor Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 (3.16GHz/45nm/1333FSB/6M) LGA775 - $319.00
Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-EX38T-DQ6 Motherboard, LGA775, Intel X38, 1600MHz FSB, Dual DDR3 1900, Dual PCIe2.0 x16, SATAII, RAID, Gigabit LAN, 8-Channel Audio, DES, ATX, CrossFireX - $311.50
RAM - Corsair TW3X4G1600C9DHX 4GB (2x XMS3 2GB) PC-12800 (1600MHz) DDR3 RAM, 2x240-pin DIMMs, Non ECC Unbuffered, 9-9-9-24 - $495.00
Video Card - ASUS GF9800GX2, 1GB, DDR3, PCIE2.0, 2xDVI, HDMI, DSUB, HDTV, HDCP - $689.00
Hard Drive 1 - WD3000GLFS VelociRaptor, 300GB, 10000RPM, 16MB Cache, SATAII/300 - $375.00
Hard Drive 2 - Western Digital GP, 1000GB, 7200RPM, SATAII, 3.5" - $238.00
Case - Aluminium, No Power Supply, Side Window - $300.00
Power Supply -Silverstone 750W Power Supply Unit - $180.00
Optical Drive - LG GH20-NS10 20 x Dual Layer Black SATA - $39.00
Monitor - 24" Wide- Response Time: 2ms (GTG)- Contrast Ratio (Max.)L1000:1- ASUS Smart C. R.(ASCR):3000:1- Max. Resolution: WUXGA 1920x1200- 24-Pin DVI-D + HDMI + D-Sub- speaker - $551.00
Total $3497.50