So, I'm looking to get a new PC, and I currently have this set-up at newegg.com. Any feedback would be much appreciated!!! Oh, and I've already got a Lightscribe DVD+/- DL DVD Burner, so I didn't add in a dvd drive! As for the OS, I'll probably go with Vista... _________________________________________ Case Hard-Drive Video Card Sound Card Power Supply Speakers Keyboard Mouse RAM Motherboard Processor _______________________________________________ Subtotal: $1,624.89
Case: Good. As long as you get the Armor with the big side fan, they cool quite well. HDD: It's IDE! An IDE drive in this day and age? Use this - I have one and it's excellent. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152100&Tpk=HD753LJ GPU: The9800GTX is good, but EVGA have had a bit of a rough time with quality control recently. Use this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150287 Sound: Excessive. Unless you're a musician, a cheap PCI sound card like this will do: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102012 Speakers: My grandad's PC has these speakers, and they're fine, but they're not exactly home theatre grade. If you like deep sounding music, films etc. you'll want something a bit beefier. For compact sound though, these are good. PSU: Mediocre. These units are far better. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005 Keyboard: Good. These are nice keyboards if you like your macro buttons. As a gamer keyboard, however, I like something more substantial, and recommend these - they're superb. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823175001 Mouse: Not even seen or heard of this before, but high end Logitech mice are usually pretty good. Motherboard: You're not using SLI, so you don't need a lame SLI board. These are better: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128086 RAM: Fine. CPU: Good, but you might want to consider this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017
for speakers i would get these. it has a great sub woofer and sounds awesome. there is a 2.1 and a 5.1 version and they a both great. 2.1 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836121123 5.1 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836121126 the mouse you chose is alright but it is not that great for gaming. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104076
sammorris, Thanks for the great advice! I didn't know much about the soundcard, and I didn't want to have a horrible sound quality when playing games. Will the processor you chose be able to handle most games? It says 2.4 ghz, while games may recommend 3+.
They recommend 3Ghz assuming you have a P4. A 2.4Ghz Core 2 Quad is equivalent to a P4 above 5Ghz, and that's just for one core - it has four of them.
Wow! Thanks for the quick follow-up! Oh, and what about this monitor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824014158
I don't really like the quality of Acer/Benq products, it seems very unpredictable. This is a safer and better bet: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001234
