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First time build with budget

Post Date: 2008-01-03
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    Posted: 03 Jan 2008 at 7:04pm

I don't know much about computers, only enough. I'm looking for a good quiet gaming computer for mmorpgs and fps but also for soem video editing. I'm on a tight budget of $1200. Can I get some ideas about this build?

Case: Digital Storm Twister PRO (Black Anodized Aluminum Finish)
Power Supply: 520W Corsair HX (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition)
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 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: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8500GT 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: Blizzard Internal Lighting (White Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes)
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)
Total Price: $1176
I'd like to know what you think and soem sugestions about changes I should make.
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Posts: 2220 		  Quote skyR Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 03 Jan 2008 at 7:12pm
Change to XMS ram and get a 8800GT or HD3850.
The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star.
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Posts: 150 		  Quote syn Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 03 Jan 2008 at 7:37pm
1. Cut out the stage 2 cooling and pick up the fan from newegg for $27.83 which includes the shipping and spend 5 minutes installing the fan yourself (super easy, I can walk you through it).
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134


2. Like SkyR said, go with 2 gigs of corair XMS ram and the 8800GT.
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  Quote Guest Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 03 Jan 2008 at 7:47pm
Alright, thanks for the feedback!
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