I'm doing a bit of a budget gaming/online school projects mostly gaming. Case: Rosewill R5605-BK 0.8mm Japanese Cold Rolled Steel Front Mesh Design Dual 120mm Fans ATX Mid Tower Computer Case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147037 HD: Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136075 DVD: LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model LH-20A1L-05 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106073 Sound Card: M-AUDIO Revolution 5.1 5.1 Channels PCI Interface High-Definition Sound Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829121122 Video Card: XFX PVT84JYAJG GeForce 8600 GT 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150247 Mobo: ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131142 CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model BX80562Q6600 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017 Power Supply: COOLMAX CXI-500B ATX12V 500W "SLI" Power Supply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817159054 RAM: A-DATA 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model ADQVE1B16K http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211188 OS: Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116202 That about covers it i guess. I don't have much flexibility with price. Any feedback is appreciated.
The only thing i would get you to think twice on is the operating system. Vista is not the best yet go with XP professional.
DO NOT get that motherboard - it's really terrible - it's not compatible with Vista (won't even install) and has horrendous stability problems. You've also chosen a very poor quality power supply - these have a nasty habit of going bang and wrecking your system. Get this motherboard instead: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128086 and this PSU instead: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139004 The sound card you've chosen is out of stock, how about: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102017 the rest is alright, but I too would recommend using XP instead of Vista - much faster.
