Curtwag84

Hi , My old computer needs replaced so i am trying my first computer build
normally i have my cousin help me but hes pretty busy at the moment.

Here are the parts i picked out , if you could let me know what you think and what you would change i would apreciate it . right now my budget is 700-800 but if it is a worth while upgrade i might go upwards of 900

Case:
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16811133058

Mobo:
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16813131011

Vid Card:
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16814150247

Power:
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16817182030

Procsessor:
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16819103773

Ram:
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16820145194

HD:
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16822148262

right now im at like 700 after rebates

im using the sound card , floppy/card reader and spare CD rom from my old computer with this. and im going to have 2 or 3 cathode lights in it if you need to know that for power .


Any help or suggestions would be apreciated

Thanks again

Fox

What's the main purpose of this machine? If it's for gaming, I'd say the 8600 is a little underpowered relative to the overkill you have there with the ram and the motherboard. If you can afford the extra 80 or 90 for an 8800gt with the current setup, I would scale the RAM back to a couple of cheaper and less flashy 1GB modules in order to accommodate that. Even 1066 modules now are getting to be cheap- check out this deal here.

rvballar17

like fox said if this is for gaming upgrade to the 8800gt as for ram if u want to save a few buck and throw its towards the vid card upgrade i have this in my current rig http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227269

also from my personal experiance rosewill psu's arnt that great. but its up too you.

Curtwag84

Awsome , I was wondering if that was to cheap of a Vid Card . after those two changes im at 850 but i have $80 in rebates. as for your questions yes its a gaming computer mostly i do multitask online but not enough that i think i need a quad core just yet. the two games im using it for right now are Call of duty 4 and world of warcraft. as for the power supply i picked that one because i liked the blue fans but i'll shop around a little bit.

Thanks

rvballar17

id stick to duel core cpus atm since games havent been using the quad cores so its mainly overkill. also with the psu if u like the blue leds u can mod them onto ur psu. also do u have a os sytem and which os u plan on using

Curtwag84

im going to use XP SP2

rvballar17

since your using xp sp2 theres no need for 4gigs of ram since xp only accepts little over 2 gigs i believe if u were gonna use vista 64bit then yes i would go the 4gigs of ram.

Fox

I don't know, I would still spring for the extra 2 if you can get it- I think it's worth it to future-proof the machine. I don't think the prices can come down much more anyway.

Definitely choose a power supply for its ratings rather than for aesthetics- a low-quality one can mess up a whole build.

And it's a good call to go with an 8800gt- COD4 is a fairly demanding game, and, having upgraded from one, I don't think the 8600 would do it justice.

Curtwag84

cool , thanks for alll your help . the PSU has pretty good ratings on newegg like 82% and it's the third most bought on there too but id rather be safe than sorry so i'll look into it a bit more