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Old 02-17-2008, 01:34 PM   #1
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Question Semi-budget gaming rig

Hey guys i've been looking around new egg for a couple of weeks trying to get a pretty good gaming pc up. It needs everything a new computer would need except for sound card and speakers. this is what i have so far:

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400 - Retail( when it gets back in stock...)
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Acer AL2216Wbd Black 22" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor with HDCP support - Retail
EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR GeForce 8800GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610 EPS12V EPS12V 610W Continuous @ 40°C Power Supply - Retail
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ - Retail
GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Dynamic Energy Saver Ultra Durable II Intel Motherboard - Retail
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail
ASUS 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model DRW-2014L1T - Retail
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2B 1 Pack - OEM
Logitech MX518 2-Tone 8 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB + PS/2 Wired Optical Gaming-Grade Mouse - Retail
Saitek PZ30AU Black USB Wired Standard Eclipse Keyboard - Retail

Is they're anything else that i would need for the build it self or for the computer? Are all the parts compatible? Do you like it? Anything else?

thanks much,
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Old 02-17-2008, 01:43 PM   #2
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The only thing I would suggest is:
1) Try getting the new seagate 7200.11 500gb with 32 mb cache
2) Try getting a samsung LCD, more reliable
3) Get a corsair powersupply unit, either the 520 W or 620 W is sufficient
4) Corsair ram is also recommended, corsair xms2 ddr2-800
5) You do not need extra cooling unless you do major overclocking
6) Lite-on burners are also good.
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Skip the after market cooling and the artic silver unless overclocking.
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