So first the plan was to build a high-end setup but I wouldn't be able to do it until spring of next year, then I thought why not upgrade my current PC, and I estimated that to cost around $500... and now the plan is to build an average PC that's not the high-end I wanted but way ahead of my current one or an upgraded version of it and would be able to play most of the current big games at high settings.
BTW, uh, anybody ever bought PC parts from Ebay?
Anyway, I don't need a complete PC, I already have and plan to reuse: Keyboard/mouse, monitor, speakers/headphones, router.
Oh and current PC for what it's worth: 480W PSU, AMD 4400, 2GB DDR, and an ATI X1050... used to be a 256MB 7900GS but that cursed card died a miserable death recently.
The list so far:
ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131196
OR:
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128059
Core 2 Duo E6750 Processor
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000R9BJ2C/?tag=neogaf0e-20
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231098
^two of those, total RAM of 4GB.
Antec P182 Gun Metal Black 0.8mm Cold Rolled Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000P0CTSQ/?tag=neogaf0e-20
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS ATX12V / EPS12V 600W Power Supply 100 - 240 V CB, CE, CSA, UL, FCC - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341010
Western Digital Caviar RE WD1600YS 160GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136062
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102006
Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme CPU Cooler - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835109140
^the plan is to overclock the CPU as much as I can.
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007
Scythe S-FLEX SFF21E 120mm Case Fan - Retail <---- for the heat sink.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185005
Video card will be the 8800GT 512MB when it's out, end of this month I think.
... So, good to go or does anything need to change?
BTW, uh, anybody ever bought PC parts from Ebay?
Anyway, I don't need a complete PC, I already have and plan to reuse: Keyboard/mouse, monitor, speakers/headphones, router.
Oh and current PC for what it's worth: 480W PSU, AMD 4400, 2GB DDR, and an ATI X1050... used to be a 256MB 7900GS but that cursed card died a miserable death recently.
The list so far:
ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131196
OR:
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128059
Core 2 Duo E6750 Processor
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000R9BJ2C/?tag=neogaf0e-20
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231098
^two of those, total RAM of 4GB.
Antec P182 Gun Metal Black 0.8mm Cold Rolled Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000P0CTSQ/?tag=neogaf0e-20
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS ATX12V / EPS12V 600W Power Supply 100 - 240 V CB, CE, CSA, UL, FCC - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341010
Western Digital Caviar RE WD1600YS 160GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136062
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102006
Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme CPU Cooler - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835109140
^the plan is to overclock the CPU as much as I can.
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007
Scythe S-FLEX SFF21E 120mm Case Fan - Retail <---- for the heat sink.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185005
Video card will be the 8800GT 512MB when it's out, end of this month I think.
... So, good to go or does anything need to change?