AFMedic
02-03-2008, 06:05 AM
I just started searching yesterday and I hardly know anything about computers. I stayed up last night researching forum threads. This is what I've come up with:
MOBO: ASUS P5K-C LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor
Ram: CORSAIR XMS2 4GB
Video Card: Video Card: eVGA GeForce 8800GTS 512MB DDR3 PCIe 2.0 Video Card 512-P3-N841-A3, SLI Ready, DirectX 10, w/ HDTV-7, Dual DVI-I (comes with Crysis) for $360
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar SE16 750 SATA
Case & PSU: Antec 900 & corsair 520hx.90.99
Optical Drive: LG GSA-H62NK 18X Super Multi drive
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM
Sound Card: (might wait on this to see if I really need it) Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card
Already have an 18.1" Cornea monitor and 46" Samsung DLP TV with the cables to connect to the graphics card. Is this set-up okay for what I want? Also, would this build be cheaper, but run better than an alienware desktop? Should I also get a Zalman 9500 for cpu cooling?
MOBO: ASUS P5K-C LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor
Ram: CORSAIR XMS2 4GB
Video Card: Video Card: eVGA GeForce 8800GTS 512MB DDR3 PCIe 2.0 Video Card 512-P3-N841-A3, SLI Ready, DirectX 10, w/ HDTV-7, Dual DVI-I (comes with Crysis) for $360
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar SE16 750 SATA
Case & PSU: Antec 900 & corsair 520hx.90.99
Optical Drive: LG GSA-H62NK 18X Super Multi drive
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM
Sound Card: (might wait on this to see if I really need it) Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card
Already have an 18.1" Cornea monitor and 46" Samsung DLP TV with the cables to connect to the graphics card. Is this set-up okay for what I want? Also, would this build be cheaper, but run better than an alienware desktop? Should I also get a Zalman 9500 for cpu cooling?