Gaming PC

[rekha]

This quarter is shaping up to be a great one for PC gaming. Finally there are some great single-player titles getting released on what is fast becoming a fading platform. Every single great game seems to have headed over to the consoles.

[Berserk_Fury]

Well, I am now back home from college. Now, as long as I am able to find a job (which I really hope I will be), I could spend the money I have on a computer. I decided to go to newegg and check out what the prices would be for what I want. Here is what I came up with, seems like it has everything I need.

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129021

GIGABYTE GA-EX38-DS4 LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128089

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 Yorkfield 2.5GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115043

CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CE, CB, TUV, FCC, CCC
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139006

CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145184

EVGA 512-P3-N871-AR GeForce 9800 GTX(G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130339

Western Digital Caviar SE WD5000JBRTL 500GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136185

Acer AL2016WBbd Black 20" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 800:1
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824009108

ASUS Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 14X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache IDE 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827135163

Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Ultimate for System Builders Single Pack DVD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116215

Logitech G15 2-Tone 104 Normal Keys 29 Function Keys USB Wired Standard Gaming Keyboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16823126034

Logitech G9 Black 5 Buttons Tilt Wheel USB Wired Laser 3200 dpi Gaming Mouse
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16826104079

Total = $1,774.89 - $50 mail in rebates = $1,724

I also may get rid of the monitor and use my TV, if it will be necessary. What do you all think?

[Ryder]

Thats a SWEET computer man!

[Kernel Kev]

Would you consider getting a raptor HDD, they make 10,000 rpm and even 15,000 rpm ones now. HUGE performance increase there.



Kev

[Berserk_Fury]

Originally Posted by Kernel Kev

Would you consider getting a raptor HDD, they make 10,000 rpm and even 15,000 rpm ones now. HUGE performance increase there.



Kev

Is that performance boost really huge? The thing is those raptor drives cost far too much. I mean it would cost me $10 cheaper to get a 36 GB raptor instead of my 500 GB 7,200 rpm drive. Doesn't sound like too good of a trade. I may consider getting a 36 GB raptor separately and just use it to put my games on it.

[Kernel Kev]

Well i was looking at the 350gig 15,000rpm ones, i forget who made them but they are like $1000 or something.

If you have a pc that has to wait for the hard drive then having a hard drive with double the read write speeds is a clear increase in performance.



Kev

[samestory98]

id just look at the new seagate barracudas.. 32mb cache, and pretty much on par with the raptor. and the 500gb was around the same as the 150gb raptor i think it was.

[Kernel Kev]

i have a 32mb cache HDD, i think it is anyways, maybe 16 hmmm.

Il check on that one.



Kev

[Berserk_Fury]

That seagate sounds like a much better choice. Found one for the same price as the WD drive I picked before, but with 32 mb cache instead of 8 mb.

Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives

[samestory98]

damn the price on those went down a lot!