New gaming build.. hows it look??

[root demon]

Sup guys? Ive decided to build a pc that will be used for strictly heavy gaming. Nothing to extreme just a decent mid range build. I plan on running Windows Vista Ultimate 64 Bit and want to go SLI in the near future. I would like some of you more experienced builders to gimme a second opinion on the build.

Case - Thermaltake Armor Extreme Edition VA8004BWS Black 1.0mm SECC Chassis/ Aluminum Front Bezel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail [$159.99]
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811133037)

CD Drive - Pioneer 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model DVR-213LS - Retail [$59.99]
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827129029)

HD - Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31000340AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM [$159.99]
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148274)

PSU - KINGWIN Mach 1 ABT-800MA1S 800W ATX / BTX SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Modular Power Supply - Retail [$159.99]
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817121026)

GPU - EVGA 01G-P3-1284-AR GeForce GTX 280 SSC Edition 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail [$499.99]
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130368)

RAM - CORSAIR Dominator 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-8500C5D - Retail (x2 for a total of 4GB) [$178.50]
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145043)

MOBO - ASUS Striker II Formula LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail [$299.99]
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131255)

CPU - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 3.0GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80569Q9650 - Retail [$554.99]
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115130)

Total ***$$2,073.43***

[GenTrapstar]

LOL mid range where did you get mid range from. Jesus you have $500 GPU.

[root demon]

Originally Posted by GenTrapstar LOL mid range where did you get mid range from. Jesus you have $500 GPU.

Id say its mid ranged when u have ppl putting together $4k+ on builds.

[shadowpr]

A few suggestions:

Look at either lite-on or asus dvd burners. Sata, and retail.

Get a good quality psu. Refer to this for good brands: What Power Supply should I get? How many Watts? Who made it? Guide Inside

Unless overclocking, you can drop the ram to ddr2-800, and still be fine.

If you're not going to run sli, then get the asus p5q motherboard instead. It will save you money.

And that cpu is nice, but games don't really use multi cores yet. So you can save a lot of money by just dropping down to a dual, and getting a faster cpu at the same time.

[BatistaCC]

A nice system for lightweight -medium gamesbut if you play games like CRYSIS you will need a better bulid!!!
This Is My System

CPU: Intel Extreme Core 2 Extreme QX9775 3.2GHZ 12MB Cache
RAM: Consair Dominator DDR3 4 GB
Thermaltake Kandalf Full Tower Case
Gigabyte P35T-DQ6
2x Hitachi Deskstar 1TB Hard Drives Which Means (2TB) SATA2
ATI Readon HIS 4807X2 2GB GDDR5
Samsung SyncMaster 275T
Optical Drive: Asus DRW 2014L1 (DVD-RW)
Blu-Ray Drive: Asus BC1205PT
Logitech MX Revoultion Wireless Mice and Keyboard

Have fun

BatistaCC

[liambl]

Originally Posted by BatistaCC lightweight -medium

I'm pretty sure a Geforce GTX 280 is good for way more than light to medium games, and its not that far off a 4870 X2, plus is has the advantage of being a single GPU card. PLus they have a fast SLi motherboard, so if they felt the need they could add another GTX 280.

Anyway, soon we're going to be back at where we were when Crysis was released with Far Cry 2...

[Force Flow]

The 280 is the top single-GPU card right now.

However, in most cases, the 9800 GX2 outdoes that card.


With a dual-GPU card, you actually get the full performance of both GPUs, unlinke cards paired in SLI or crossfire. In general, performance for that usually hovers around 80% total. Although, in some cases, one card isn't even utilized.

[chuck4456]

where you guys dig up these power supplies.
Get a reliable power supply.
One of these will provide a comfortable degree of self-assurance:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817703005

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139005

and unless you have abit of experience and a lot of patience, leave nVidia chipsets alone.