Building new comp - open to suggestions:

[Slott]

Hey guys, building a new comp... trying to stay in the 1500$ range.

Here's what i picked out so far... and looking for suggestions if you see anything wrong or had bad experience with a certain part.


550 watt power supply: http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDe ... ode=373065

Mobo: http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDe ... ode=247123

Processor duo core 2.4ghz
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDe ... Code=80860

Ram 2 gigs ddr2
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDe ... de=85026-3

HD: 150 gig 10k rpm raptor
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDe ... ode=101257

Vid card: 512 ddr MSi vnidia 7600
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDe ... ode=327708

Case
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... CatId=1509

I know I still need dvd burner/cd drive (that's easy enough and I'll just get that crap at staples with store credit)

Anyone see anything outstanding that won't function properly together?

Also i need a case (preferably a large tower of 80-100 $) anyone know a good spot i can order one from? thanks.

Thanks guys =)\

Edit: Found a cool looking case, could just take the power supply out and put mine in... this case seem good?

[SephYuyX]

Looks fine, though id check out tigerdirect and newegg to see if there are better prices.

[Slott]

newegg was far more expensive, i'll check out tiger direct though. thanks.

[Calina]

i would go with BFG Geforce 7950 gt oc

i got 1 got my new comp works great was 300$ then should be cheaper now like 250 maybe

[evilbau]

<obligatory tigerdirect is an awful vendor post>

nvm... this isnt a deal site

Seriously, I wouldn't recommend tigerdirect unless you are willing to bet that nothing will be wrong with the products.

check out a deal site if you want maximum bang for the buck (i.e. fatwallet.com)

edit: also only check it out if you are willing to accept acceptable substitutes, i.e. smaller HD, different brand ram, retail/oem cpu, etc.

[Evelyn]

sounds dumb, but I'm not sure that power supply will be big enough. If you can, get the power wattage requirements off of the equipment you buy, add 45%, round up to a multiple of 50. I usually wouldn't reccomend below 650 for a gaming rig, but its up to you. Worse case, your psu will run far under its max load, making your rig cooler.

[Zigma]

i would go with BFG Geforce 7950 gt oc

i got 1 got my new comp works great was 300$ then should be cheaper now like 250 maybe

I second this.

[SassiAsura]

i would go with BFG Geforce 7950 gt oc

i got 1 got my new comp works great was 300$ then should be cheaper now like 250 maybe

I second this.

What's wrong with 8800 GTS? is that cheaper model with 320megs of ram out yet?

[Vertabreaker]

I'd recommend this Vid card:

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDe ... ode=322827

I have two setup in SLi and they rock. They're quiet as hell and even in single card mode, they're unbelievable.

I also agree with the previous Power supply suggestions. Go bigger then 550, I would get at minimum 650.

All in all looks like it will be a nice setup. Good luck with it

[SassiAsura]

if he's going to spend 300bucks on a vid card why not go for dx10?

[Isiolia]

Because chances are that by the time DX10 is relevant past some demo titles, current DX10 cards will be obsolete anyway. So it's more a matter of bang for the buck. A $300 DX10 card doesn't perform up to what a $300 DX9 card does, at least that I've seen benchmarks for. Possibly they've tweaked the drivers since then though.

[SassiAsura]

http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/02/12/ ... page4.html

too bad they don't have compare benchmarks like they do with CPUs.

[Isiolia]

Actually they do have the VGA charts, just the 8800GTS doesn't always win...which is why I missed it. The first benchmark they show is HL2, where it's slower than the ATI. Overall that does seem to be the better card for the money though.