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Offline DemonicDerek

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First Build...
« on: May 14, 2008, 08:49:53 PM »
My budget is $2k and so yeah could you suggest any better components?

Also would anyone mind suggesting some awesome WC Kits?

Thanks,

DemonicDerek

Here's the list:

Component:   Name:    Cost:    Quantity:   Ship:    Total:
Case:   NZXT TEMPEST Enthusiast Steel ATX Midtower-Retail
 $   109.99    1    $     -       $   109.99
Power Supply:   Corsair HX Series CMPSU-620HX 620W Power Supply Retail
 $   151.90    1    $     -       $   151.90
Motherboard:   GIGABYTE GA-EX38-DQ6 LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Intel Motherboard
 $   259.99    1    $  7.15     $   267.14
Processor:   Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 Kentsfield 2.66GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor
 $   274.99    1    $     -       $   274.99
HSF:   Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme
 $     64.00    1    $11.00     $     75.00
Thermal Compound:   ARCTIC COOLING MX-2 Thermal Compound
 $      6.99    1    $  5.99     $     12.98
RAM:   mushkin 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
 $   114.99    1    $     -       $   114.99
Video Card:   MSI NX8800GTS 512M OC GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
 $   224.99    2    $  7.59     $   457.57
Sound Card:   HT OMEGA STRIKER 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card
 $     79.99    1    $  6.69     $     86.68
Hard Drive:   Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3750330AS 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
 $   129.99    1    $     -       $   129.99
DVD/CD Drive:   Pioneer Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 10X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 40X CD-R 32X CD-RW 40X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner
 $     30.99    1    $     -       $     30.99
Keyboard:   Logitech G15 2-Tone 104 Normal Keys 29 Function Keys USB Wired Standard Gaming Keyboard
 $     79.99    1    $  9.01     $     89.00
Mouse:   Logitech G5 2-Tone 7 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Laser 2000 dpi Mouse
 $     49.99    1    $  7.00     $     56.99
HDMI Cable:   Link Depot 7 FT HDMI TO DVI Cable Model HDMI-DVI-2 - OEM
 $      8.99    1    $  5.99     $     14.98
OS:   Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD
 $     99.99    1    $     -       $     99.99
Grand total:   n/a    $1,687.77    16    $60.42     $1,973.18

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Re: First Build...
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2008, 06:18:27 AM »
If you've got that much to spend I'd suggest buying a 9800GX2 and a better processor.

I just reviewed the Thermaltake Bigwater 760i Water Cooling Kit. It's pretty easy to build. It costs about $120. I'm also now reviewing the Zalman Reserator XT which is about $500 so that would probably be out of the question ;)