Halo 1 & 2 for PC
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So I'm gonna build a gaming PC in a few months (need money for the parts), and I'm just wondering what's necessary and what I really dont need. I'm gonna order thes all of Newegg, since the shipping costs drop significantly if you buy all parts at once.

SunBeam Transformer ATX full tower case $87
SunBeam 680W ATX PSU $48
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 $190
Biostar Tforce motherboard $100
Kingston HyperX 4GB DDR2 1066 $50
Sapphire Radeon HD4870 512MB $200
Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB HDD $70
Killer NIC K1 400MHZ network card $150
Coolit Thermoelectric CPU cooler (i want to OC) $190
Sony NEC Optiarc Black 16X DVD-ROM drive $18
Arctic Silver 5 thermal compound $6
Vista Home Premium 64-bit OS $100
Hanns-G 19" fullscreen monitor $130
total=$1,479.46 after shipping and tax costs

I already have a keyboard, a gaming mouse, and speakers. Is tis a good build? Is there any way to cut down the cost even more?

  • 12.27.2008 12:23 PM PDT
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Get a dual core for gaming. K1 card is a waste of -blam!- money. Get a zalman CPU cooler for a lot less. Otherwise it looks k. I suggest a better PSU though.

  • 12.28.2008 1:04 AM PDT
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WOA core 2 quad's are cheap now.. are they still any good?

  • 12.29.2008 9:45 PM PDT

Posted by: Kitty Eat Snow
Get a dual core for gaming. K1 card is a waste of -blam!- money. Get a zalman CPU cooler for a lot less. Otherwise it looks k. I suggest a better PSU though.
A dual core would be a step down from a quad core, wouldn't it?

  • 12.30.2008 8:59 AM PDT
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Depends on the game.

  • 12.30.2008 9:35 AM PDT

(Bungie > 343i)

If you have the money then I suggest that you buy that right away. And If someone ever tells you to get a dualcore instead of a quad well just ignore them.

P.S. Nice build and I have the K1 if you have the money then get it.


[Edited on 12.30.2008 9:37 AM PST]

  • 12.30.2008 9:36 AM PDT