EggXpert

Parts:
 

$220 E6600 (4/22)
$40 SATA DVD burner SONY 18X DVD±R DVD Burner, OEM Version Black SATA
$47 XClio 450BL ATX 450W Power Supply
$140 Two 1Gb Sticks G-Skill 800Mhz http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231098
$120 EVGA GeForce 7600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16
$130 ASUS P5B  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131030

Total: $697


Looking for a cheap case (< $50) that can suit my needs and will probably swap the Xclio with the Corsair 520W.

Thoughts? (I'm holding off on a 8800 until Vista fixes it's faults and some DX10 games besides Crysis comes out.) 

I just built a system for a friend and used this Rosewill case. It is a nice case for the money and it comes with 2-120mm fans that really helps in cooling the case. The only other thing that I did to help keep it cool was to purchase a 80mm and install it in the top of the case for extra cooling. You probably won't need it but he had me OC the system for him so it was a way to help with getting rid of the extra heat that the system is going to produce.

TheBMan:

You forgot the operating system.

I mean tower :)

I have a mouse, keyboard, monitor, and am going to transfer over my data. Along with XP or do a reinstall. 

*This PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139001

That case looks pretty nice. 

with using my psu and case and disk drive...

view signature.  buying all that tomorrow morning for 900 bucks. 

11-119-115     CASE CM|RC-330-KKN1-GP BK RT              $39.99
13-130-047     MB MSI K9N DIAMOND N590 SLI AM2         $164.99

        Grand Total With Shipping            $227.91
    
19-103-749     CPU AMD|A64 X2 4600+ 65W AM2 2.4G R     $123.99
20-145-590     MEM 1Gx2|CORSAIR TWIN2X2048-6400 R     $169.00
17-153-039     PSU TT|W0106RU 700W RT                          $154.99
    
        Grand Total With Shipping                $456.46
        Total Both Orders                             $684.37

@ your $900 limit you have $215.63 Left to Spend on Video Cards

This was the invoice from my last newegg purchase.

I am taking the DVD Writer, and SATA HDDs from my old system. 
I however will be running 8800's, and thus break the $900 mark plus adding 2 more GB of Ram.

But I built one pretty much in your price range and I just fired it up and IT'S DAMN FAST.

***Here you wonder HOW? if I have no video cards?  I work in a PC Shop, I just pulled a few things out of inventory to test with.*** 

Thanks for the responses. Hopefully this site gets some more members.
 

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Put it all in a picture, seemingly stupid question, should I order the parts all at once and wait for the E6600 price drop? Or wait to buy it all at once?

Mostly want comments on subsitutions, thanks!
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Ah, the curses of living in LA, smog, hot summers, earthquakes, fires, and taxes from the internet.
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It will be $905 after Price drop, and $875 after Mail in Rebates. Close call guys, now I just have to hope that everything stays in stock long enough for me to buy them, that was my main concern.

a 7600 should do you just fine for about 3 years then it will probably be out of date. a 7900 is having problems on windows vista.

for a case (I don't want to start sounding like there represenitive but) I bought a few that were only $50-$80 on ebay, and they were good cases, and came with (really cheep) 450 watt power supplies.

also you might want to be carefull on the size of the case you buy, some video cards are fairly large, i had a 7900 agp card and went to put it in a mid size tower. and i had to squeeze it in. it just barely fit, the plug in the back of it was touching my hard drive.

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Go for a 7900GS/GT or an 1950XT. The 7600GT is a little weak.  A 7900 will hold you for another year or two.

I also wouldn't order the Xclio PSU, Corsair makes some of the best PSU's on the market.  I would look towards the 620 watt PSU, 520 watts might have a little trouble for an 8800.
 

here ya go...

Take a look at this card, I just used it in my build. I was also waiting for more DX10 cards and games to come out, I bough tthis card to hold me over for the next 1 - 2 years. So far it handles every single game I thro at it at full settings... games like COD2, FEAR, DOOM3, Supream Commander, and much more... Ive been downloading every new demo I can find and just cranking up the graphic settings, and so far have havent found a game it cant run.

For $135 after the rebate, I think its well worth it...

SAPPHIRE 100176L Radeon X1950PRO 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102061

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AntiV6:

520 watts might have a little trouble for an 8800. 

I can assure you 100% that not only can a well-built 520W power supply handle an 8800, but a well-built 430W power supply would be able to handle an 8800 without issue.

I'd bet that 90% of all available PSU wattage in the world goes unused.

TheBMan:

AntiV6:

520 watts might have a little trouble for an 8800. 

I can assure you 100% that not only can a well-built 520W power supply handle an 8800, but a well-built 430W power supply would be able to handle an 8800 without issue.

I'd bet that 90% of all available PSU wattage in the world goes unused.

For right now it is anyways.  If he wants to go SLi, I wouldn't even try it with a 520 watt Corsair, let alone a 430 watter.

Considering that the P5B motherboard is not an SLI motherboard (nor will it ever be), I do not see SLI in the cards for this current build.

And, 520W is perfectly fine for SLI of two 8800GTS 320mb cards.

TheBMan:

Considering that the P5B motherboard is not an SLI motherboard (nor will it ever be), I do not see SLI in the cards for this current build.

And, 520W is perfectly fine for SLI of two 8800GTS 320mb cards.

Bah, the Egg wasn't working when I posted that.  I got it confused with the P5-N.

He said he was getting a GTX though. 

Oh lordy.  Don't buy a Foxconn anything.

eVGA makes a wonderful 7900GS that works flawlessly.