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Building a gaming rig ($1,000 - $1,750)
Hello,
It's been many years since I built a PC and I'm a bit out of the loop with today's components, so any advice offered would be greatly appreciated! Here's my questionnaire: 1. Budget: $1,000 to $1,750, perhaps a bit more if I can be persuaded. ;) 2. Brands: Thus far the only brand requirement I have is nVidia for the GPU, and my brother has recommended EVGA for the card manufacturer (any thoughts or other suggestions?) 3. Multitasking: No. 4. Gaming: My primary purpose for this machine. I'd like to run the most recent games at relatively high settings with no issues. 5. Calculations: No. 6. Overclocking: No. 7. Storage: I'm light on the storage department. I've been getting by fine with my current (outdated) machine with a HD of ~75 gigs. I'd say 85% of my personal storage is allocated to games, the rest for music, etc. I suppose I should upgrade slightly to something between 100 - 200 gigs. 8. Legacy Support: No. 9. Operating System: Vista. 10. Case: I would appreciate help choosing a case. Size is not an issue. Naturally I'm very concerned with proper cooling which will require plenty of space and strategic placement of the heatsink, etc. 11. Accessories: None needed, I'm only concerned with the machine and monitor. 12. Recycled Components: No. 13. Monitor: 1680 x 1050 preferred, possibly 1920 x 1200, and around 24". Brand recommendations would be appreciated as well. 14. Stores: My only preference is a site that deals in USD. I'll most likely go with newegg unless someone can recommend a better site. 15. Location: Vermont, USA. Of course I'm also concerned with compatibility between the mobo, CPU, graphics card, power supply, etc so please keep this in mind if making a complete build suggestion. Also, links that anyone can provide to newegg or similar sites would be very appreciated! I've noticed that newegg often has combo deals, so if any of those can be worked into my build without altering my specifications above or risking compatibility issues, that'd be great. Thanks in advance for any assistance! |
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12-30-2008, 11:40 PM
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Re: Building a gaming rig ($1,000 - $1,750)
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz 6MB L2 Cache - $187.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115036 GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P - $136.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128358 OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) - $72.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227298 Patriot PE64GS25SSDR 2.5" 64GB SATA II Internal Solid state disk (SSD) - $176.00 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820220342 *if you can, two of those for raid0 Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31500341AS 1.5TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache - $129.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148337 OCZ OCZTVEND2 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler - $49.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835202007 HIS Hightech H487X2F2GP Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB 512-bit (256-bit x 2) - $499.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161242 COOLER MASTER Stacker 830 Evolution SC-830-KKN3-GP Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case - $149.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119155 PC Power & Cooling S75QB 750W - $134.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817703009 SAMSUNG 2233bw High Glossy Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor - $219.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824001306 OCZ Technology OCZMSEQRD Blue 7 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Laser 2500 dpi Gaming Mouse - $19.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16826100001 Logitech Wave Black Keyboard - $59.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16823126048 Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit - $169.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116493 total: $1,958.89 tax: $ 161.61 shipping: $ 50.82 (shipped to my house) grand total: $2,171.32 minus: MIR $ 165.00 all'n'all: $2.006.32 this will be goodtimes. vista and the vid shot me a little over budget as an alternative HIS Hightech H487QT512P Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit - $259.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161264 sub total $1,718.89 tax $141.81 shipping $50.19 grand total $1,910.89 minus MIR $145.00 all'n'all $1.765.89
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12-31-2008, 02:18 PM
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Re: Building a gaming rig ($1,000 - $1,750)
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