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   Case: Digital Storm Twister LITE (Black Aluminum Edition)
Power Supply: 560W SilverStone Strider (Model: ST56F) (Silent)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz (1333MHz Front Side Bus) (4MB Cache)
Motherboard: nVidia 650i Core 2 Quad (By: eVGA) (nForce 650i Ultra)
Memory: 2GB DDR2 Corsair at 800MHz XMS2 (Dual Channel) (Performance) 
Floppy / Card: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 1: 250GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Hard Drive 2: - No Thanks
Raid Option: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 3: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) 
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks 
Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8800GT 512MB (By: eVGA) (PCI-Express) 
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Motherboard Multi-Channel High Definition Audio (7.1 Channel)
Physics Card: - No Thanks
Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 2 (Silent Artic Cooling Heat-sink (Copper Heatpipes) 
Case Lighting: - No Thanks 
Round Cables: - No Thanks
User Manual: Personalized Platinum Digital Storm Binder (Includes Paperwork/Benchmarks/CDs/Manuals)
Overclock Processor: Yes, Overclock the processor as much as possible with complete stability 
Overclock Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Overclock Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows XP Home (Includes Service Pack 2)
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Pre-Install Game: - No Thanks
LCD Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: Microsoft Multimedia Desktop 2.0 (Multimedia Keyboard + Optical Wheel Mouse)
Mouse: - No Thanks my keyboard comes with a mouse
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty
Support: Lifetime Toll-Free Platinum Care Technical Support

Total price about $1400 I think.

I already bought a decent sytem from DSO.

 I want to buy a computer for my brother, I really do not have a lot of money to spend on it though.

I just want it to play COD4 mainly, that will be the benchmark.  Do you guys have any suggestions on how I can make it cheaper, or upgrades that are worthwhile?

$1500 limit, I can go over though

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Solo Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 27 Oct 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 395	Quote Reply Topic: budget build Posted: 26 Dec 2007 at 6:36pm
	Case: Digital Storm Twister LITE (Black Aluminum Edition) Power Supply: 560W SilverStone Strider (Model: ST56F) (Silent) Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz (1333MHz Front Side Bus) (4MB Cache) Motherboard: nVidia 650i Core 2 Quad (By: eVGA) (nForce 650i Ultra) Memory: 2GB DDR2 Corsair at 800MHz XMS2 (Dual Channel) (Performance) Floppy / Card: - No Thanks Hard Drive 1: 250GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Hard Drive 2: - No Thanks Raid Option: - No Thanks Hard Drive 3: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8800GT 512MB (By: eVGA) (PCI-Express) TV Tuner: - No Thanks Sound Card: Motherboard Multi-Channel High Definition Audio (7.1 Channel) Physics Card: - No Thanks Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 2 (Silent Artic Cooling Heat-sink (Copper Heatpipes) Case Lighting: - No Thanks Round Cables: - No Thanks User Manual: Personalized Platinum Digital Storm Binder (Includes Paperwork/Benchmarks/CDs/Manuals) Overclock Processor: Yes, Overclock the processor as much as possible with complete stability Overclock Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Overclock Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows XP Home (Includes Service Pack 2) Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Benchmarking: - No Thanks Pre-Install Game: - No Thanks LCD Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: Microsoft Multimedia Desktop 2.0 (Multimedia Keyboard + Optical Wheel Mouse) Mouse: - No Thanks my keyboard comes with a mouse Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty Support: Lifetime Toll-Free Platinum Care Technical Support Total price about $1400 I think. I already bought a decent sytem from DSO. I want to buy a computer for my brother, I really do not have a lot of money to spend on it though. I just want it to play COD4 mainly, that will be the benchmark. Do you guys have any suggestions on how I can make it cheaper, or upgrades that are worthwhile? $1500 limit, I can go over though

Getout Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 21 Nov 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 128	Quote Reply Posted: 26 Dec 2007 at 7:29pm
	I am looking to do the same thing. I would cut out the keyboard if he already has a comp just use the keyboard from the old one that will save a few dollar. I would upgrade the case to the pro i think it is only 15 bucks and will give you a little more room and air flow. Also a few people pointed out it would be better to have them put in the ATI hd3850 it is the same price but runs alot better there was something on toms hardware about it as well. My question i cam to the forums to as was what is the real diffrence between the 800 mhz xms2 and the dominator beside 40 bucks? Edited by Getout - 26 Dec 2007 at 7:31pm

skyR Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Digital Storm Apprentice Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2220	Quote Reply Posted: 26 Dec 2007 at 7:36pm
	The HD3850 performs better than a 8600 GTS and both are $179. But it does not perform better than a 8800GT 512 which is $279. The dominator has tighter timings and a better heatsink.
	The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star.

syn Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 15 Dec 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 150	Quote Reply Posted: 26 Dec 2007 at 9:19pm
	$1320 Save #106162 Case: Digital Storm Twister LITE (Black Aluminum Edition) Power Supply: 500W Thermaltake (Silent PurePower Edition) Processor: AMD Athlon X2 6000+ 3.0GHz (Dual Core) (2 MB Cache) w/HyperTransport Motherboard: Asus M2N-E SLI (nForce 5 series SLI Chipset) Memory: 2GB DDR2 Corsair at 800MHz Dominator (Dual Channel) (High-Performance) Floppy / Card: - No Thanks Hard Drive 1: 320GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Hard Drive 2: - No Thanks Raid Option: - No Thanks Hard Drive 3: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8800GT 512MB (By: eVGA) (PCI-Express) TV Tuner: - No Thanks Sound Card: Motherboard Multi-Channel High Definition Audio (7.1 Channel) Physics Card: - No Thanks Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 1 (Certified Digital Storm Heat-sink) Case Lighting: - No Thanks Round Cables: - No Thanks User Manual: Personalized Platinum Digital Storm Binder (Includes Paperwork/Benchmarks/CDs/Manuals) Overclock Processor: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my processor Overclock Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Overclock Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows XP Home (Includes Service Pack 2) Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Benchmarking: - No Thanks Pre-Install Game: - No Thanks LCD Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks my keyboard comes with a mouse Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty Support: Lifetime Toll-Free Platinum Care Technical Support If you're sticking with the intel, I'd drop the keyboard/mouse combo (-29) and the CPU overclock (-35) since you probably have another mouse/keyboard laying around, and can manually OC the CPU if you need to. Also there wouldn't be any harm in throwing down 8 more dollars for 70 more gigs of space on the HDD.

sundowner Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 11 Sep 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 501	Quote Reply Posted: 27 Dec 2007 at 2:26am
	Ticket #106216 Case: Digital Storm Twister PRO (Black Anodized Aluminum Finish) Power Supply: 520W Corsair HX (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition) Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz (1066MHz FSB) (8MB Cache) Motherboard: nVidia 680i LT Core 2 Quad (By: eVGA) (nForce 680i SLI) Memory: 2GB DDR2 Corsair at 800MHz Dominator (Dual Channel) (High-Performance) Floppy / Card: - No Thanks Hard Drive 1: 160GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Hard Drive 2: - No Thanks Raid Option: - No Thanks Hard Drive 3: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: CD-R/RW (CD Writer 52x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8800GT 512MB (By: eVGA) (PCI-Express) TV Tuner: - No Thanks Sound Card: Motherboard Multi-Channel High Definition Audio (7.1 Channel) Physics Card: - No Thanks Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 1 (Certified Digital Storm Heat-sink) Case Lighting: - No Thanks Round Cables: - No Thanks User Manual: Personalized Platinum Digital Storm Binder (Includes Paperwork/Benchmarks/CDs/Manuals) Overclock Processor: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my processor Overclock Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Overclock Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Benchmarking: - No Thanks Pre-Install Game: - No Thanks LCD Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks my keyboard comes with a mouse Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty Support: Lifetime Toll-Free Platinum Care Technical Support Total was $1574 I believe, and if you get the %5 discount that's offered its under 1500 and well worth your money.
	Pro case with extra fan Quad Q6600 2.4 OC'd 3.1! Nvidia 8800GT Asus Maximus Formula Mobo 2xgb 800mhz corsair xfire - xuntiltheendx

Solo Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 27 Oct 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 395	Quote Reply Posted: 27 Dec 2007 at 10:50am
	thanks guys I appreciate it

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