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Jedah

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i got 1,000$ to build a decent gaming pc so far what ive got is

antec 900 case
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811129021

ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813131013

OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI ATX12V 700W
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817341002

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819103773

Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820146565

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500AAKS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822136161

Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16832116202

ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 120mm 2-ball UFO Bearing / Transparent CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16835887011

with out graphics card its about 729.00$( with rebates) please help me lol ty
 

panchoman

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Memory 2 gigs (2x1gb) of patriot ddr2 800 @ 4-4-4-12-2t
Video Card(s) Sapphire X1950pro Pci-E x16 @stock@stock on stock
Storage Seagate 7200.11 250gb Drive, WD raptors (30/40) in Raid 0
Display(s) ANCIENT 15" sony lcd, bought it when it was like 500 bucks
Case Apevia X-plorer blue/black
Audio Device(s) Onboard- Why get an sound card when you can hum??
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you can just squeeze in an 8800gt into there

welcome to the forums :toast:
 
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Video Card(s) Asus RTX 3080Ti STRIX OC
Storage Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB , 970 EVO 1TB, Samsung 850 EVO 1TB SSD, 10TB Synology DS1621+ RAID5
Display(s) Corsair Xeneon 32" 32UHD144 4K
Case Corsair 570x RBG Tempered Glass
Audio Device(s) Onboard / Corsair Virtuoso XT Wireless RGB
Power Supply Corsair HX850w Platinum Series
Mouse Logitech G604s
Keyboard Corsair K70 Rapidfire
Software Windows 11 x64 Professional
Benchmark Scores Firestrike - 23520 Heaven - 3670
Id steer away from AMD if you can. Intel holds the performance crown currently. Even after AMD's Phenom release. Ill see what an Intel rig has to offer for your price range.
 

Jedah

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ty

you can just squeeze in an 8800gt into there

welcome to the forums :toast:
thnx man, so if i go with intel what chip and mobo should i steer towards? and yea im holding out for a 8800 gt or hd 3870
 
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Memory Corsair Vengeance RBG 2x8GB 3600MHz
Video Card(s) Asus RTX 3080Ti STRIX OC
Storage Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB , 970 EVO 1TB, Samsung 850 EVO 1TB SSD, 10TB Synology DS1621+ RAID5
Display(s) Corsair Xeneon 32" 32UHD144 4K
Case Corsair 570x RBG Tempered Glass
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Power Supply Corsair HX850w Platinum Series
Mouse Logitech G604s
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antec 900 case
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16811129021

Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 Conroe 2.33GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115030

GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128059

Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16820146565

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500AAKS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16822136161

Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16832116202

ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 120mm 2-ball UFO Bearing / Transparent CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16835887011
 
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Memory Corsair Vengeance RBG 2x8GB 3600MHz
Video Card(s) Asus RTX 3080Ti STRIX OC
Storage Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB , 970 EVO 1TB, Samsung 850 EVO 1TB SSD, 10TB Synology DS1621+ RAID5
Display(s) Corsair Xeneon 32" 32UHD144 4K
Case Corsair 570x RBG Tempered Glass
Audio Device(s) Onboard / Corsair Virtuoso XT Wireless RGB
Power Supply Corsair HX850w Platinum Series
Mouse Logitech G604s
Keyboard Corsair K70 Rapidfire
Software Windows 11 x64 Professional
Benchmark Scores Firestrike - 23520 Heaven - 3670
thnx man, so if i go with intel what chip and mobo should i steer towards? and yea im holding out for a 8800 gt or hd 3870

They seem to be non-existent on Newegg. Everyone i tried adding to cart, says that they were out of stock when it got to the basket. :shadedshu
 

panchoman

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Memory 2 gigs (2x1gb) of patriot ddr2 800 @ 4-4-4-12-2t
Video Card(s) Sapphire X1950pro Pci-E x16 @stock@stock on stock
Storage Seagate 7200.11 250gb Drive, WD raptors (30/40) in Raid 0
Display(s) ANCIENT 15" sony lcd, bought it when it was like 500 bucks
Case Apevia X-plorer blue/black
Audio Device(s) Onboard- Why get an sound card when you can hum??
Power Supply Antec NeoHe 550-manufactured by seasonic -replacement to the discontinued smart power series
Software Windows XP pro SP2 -- vista is still crap
well if you're going with a e6750 & a gigabyte p35 dq6, you'd have to grab an 3870 cause then the 8800gt would be out of the budget
 

Jedah

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with that intel and the gigabyte mobo its accually cheaper, but will it run better then the amd 6000+ and asus board i mentioned?

everything else looks good tho?
i can do the e6750 and gigabyte p35

btw crashnburn if u click on some of the 8800 gt's or 3870's they are accually there but if u see them all together they are not ;p
 
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panchoman

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Motherboard Biostar Tforce [Nvidia] 550
Cooling Thermaltake Blue Orb-- bunch of other fans here and there....
Memory 2 gigs (2x1gb) of patriot ddr2 800 @ 4-4-4-12-2t
Video Card(s) Sapphire X1950pro Pci-E x16 @stock@stock on stock
Storage Seagate 7200.11 250gb Drive, WD raptors (30/40) in Raid 0
Display(s) ANCIENT 15" sony lcd, bought it when it was like 500 bucks
Case Apevia X-plorer blue/black
Audio Device(s) Onboard- Why get an sound card when you can hum??
Power Supply Antec NeoHe 550-manufactured by seasonic -replacement to the discontinued smart power series
Software Windows XP pro SP2 -- vista is still crap
well the ds3 is pretty good too, though i'm not sure if the e6550 is g0 or not, thats why i picked the e6600
 

Radkid

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similar

antec 900 case
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16811129021

Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 Conroe 2.33GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115030

GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128059

Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16820146565

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500AAKS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16822136161

Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16832116202

ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 120mm 2-ball UFO Bearing / Transparent CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16835887011

i am getting the antec 900 as well.
but i am going to use da E6600 its a bit more exp but its woth it it performance wise esp. if u get the go step edition which is perfect for OC. A friend of mine got speeds of 4.0 ghz stable with it once.(almost blew his pc up the second time)
 

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If your Still wanting a 700 watt OCZ PSU I'll sell you mine it's 3 months old from Newegg under warrenty I gaurentee it to work on delivery and if it dies lemme know within a resonable time and I'll give you your cash back, It's never been opened still sealed as in warrenty seal, it's been used for about 3 months, all wires, screws included. I'll charge $90 shipped
 

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Antec 900 Pros & Cons

If you like your case nice and tidy (eg- wires tucked out of view) then the Antec 900 isn't the case for you. It's notorious for generating "spaghetti". I own one and I can testify as to how difficult it is to hide wires in that case. On the flip side, if you're going for air-cooling, the 900 is like a wind tunnel. Pros and cons I guess........
 
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