He's on a $900 budget. - Asus P5N-E SLI 650i Intel Motherboard- EVGA 8600GT 256MB Video Card- Intel Core Duo E6600- Corsair XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB)- OCZ StealthXstream 600W PSU- Western Digital 250GB 7200RPM Hard Drive- LG 18X DVD盧 Lightscribe DVD Burner - Windows Vista Home OSIs there anything that I should replace that would make this list cheaper (he wants to get some extra stuff like a monitor and speakers...)? And will this stuff fit together and work?Friends Gaming PC - He's on a budget...
[QUOTE=''76ers''] He's on a $900 budget. - Asus P5N-E SLI 650i Intel Motherboard- EVGA 8600GT 256MB Video Card- Intel Core Duo E6600- Corsair XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB)- Western Digital 250GB 7200RPM Hard Drive- LG 18X DVD盧 Lightscribe DVD Burner - Windows Vista Home OSIs there anything that I should replace that would make this list cheaper (he wants to get some extra stuff like a monitor and speakers...)? And will this stuff fit together and work?[/QUOTE] few things,1: dont get teh 8600 GT. nvidias 8600 series cards are rip offs. you would be fine with a 7900GS. If he needs DX10, tell him to wait until winter for the next gen DX10 cards to come out, or pony up the cash to get a 320 MB 8800 GTS2: I wouldent get the P5N-E SLI. it wont have full x16 lanes on both slots in SLI mode. I would recommend a Gigabyte 965P-DS3 motherboard. Its not SLI, but it has good OCing potential and 1333 Mhz FSB support3: He needs a new monitor? not gonna be easy. why does he need a new monitor?Friends Gaming PC - He's on a budget...
[QUOTE=''353535355353535''][QUOTE=''76ers''] He's on a $900 budget. - Asus P5N-E SLI 650i Intel Motherboard- EVGA 8600GT 256MB Video Card- Intel Core Duo E6600- Corsair XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB)- Western Digital 250GB 7200RPM Hard Drive- LG 18X DVD盧 Lightscribe DVD Burner - Windows Vista Home OSIs there anything that I should replace that would make this list cheaper (he wants to get some extra stuff like a monitor and speakers...)? And will this stuff fit together and work?[/QUOTE] few things,1: dont get teh 8600 GT. nvidias 8600 series cards are rip offs. you would be fine with a 7900GS. If he needs DX10, tell him to wait until winter for the next gen DX10 cards to come out, or pony up the cash to get a 320 MB 8800 GTS2: I wouldent get the P5N-E SLI. it wont have full x16 lanes on both slots in SLI mode. I would recommend a Gigabyte 965P-DS3 motherboard. Its not SLI, but it has good OCing potential and 1333 Mhz FSB support3: He needs a new monitor? not gonna be easy. why does he need a new monitor?[/QUOTE]He usually gets a laptop... So he has no monitor and no spreakers...
[QUOTE=''76ers''][QUOTE=''353535355353535''][QUOTE=''76ers''] He's on a $900 budget. - Asus P5N-E SLI 650i Intel Motherboard- EVGA 8600GT 256MB Video Card- Intel Core Duo E6600- Corsair XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB)- Western Digital 250GB 7200RPM Hard Drive- LG 18X DVD盧 Lightscribe DVD Burner - Windows Vista Home OSIs there anything that I should replace that would make this list cheaper (he wants to get some extra stuff like a monitor and speakers...)? And will this stuff fit together and work?[/QUOTE] few things,1: dont get teh 8600 GT. nvidias 8600 series cards are rip offs. you would be fine with a 7900GS. If he needs DX10, tell him to wait until winter for the next gen DX10 cards to come out, or pony up the cash to get a 320 MB 8800 GTS2: I wouldent get the P5N-E SLI. it wont have full x16 lanes on both slots in SLI mode. I would recommend a Gigabyte 965P-DS3 motherboard. Its not SLI, but it has good OCing potential and 1333 Mhz FSB support3: He needs a new monitor? not gonna be easy. why does he need a new monitor?[/QUOTE]He usually gets a laptop... So he has no monitor and no spreakers... [/QUOTE] they dont make $100 monitors. wait, where is the case and the power supply?
here is a top of the line system i have saved that iam going to get in the future.. wellhttp://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/Shopping/ShoppingCart.asp?submit=UpdateShipMethod
This budget is just for the parts. He has a brother that wants to pitch in so he will have enough.
[QUOTE=''SiKh22'']here is a top of the line system i have saved that iam going to get in the future.. wellhttp://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/Shopping/ShoppingCart.asp?submit=UpdateShipMethod[/QUOTE]Can't see it. Make it a publc wishlist.
Get this RAM to save some money.
this RAM has a lower CAS latencyhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820144062
lol everyone is so anti 8600xxx it is not a rip off because if it does the job you want then how can it be, its not aimed at monter gamers, it probably aimed at people like me who are on a bugdet andwho dont plan to play very very graphically intensive games. Get the 8600GT if your a casual gamer if you want to play the latest games on best settings then maybe an 8800GTS would be better.
Scrap the E6600, and pick up an E4400 or E4300 instead.Scrap the P5N-E motherboard, and pick up a P35 board instead. It's more future-proof since it supports PCI-e 2.0 and Intels upcoming 45nm processors, and I believe the P35 chipset overclocks better than the 650i.You can probably save some money by buying a different brand of RAM, depending on what speed you're planning on buying. For the graphics card, I believe you saved enough money through my suggestions to afford an 8800GTS 320MB card, since you can get a P35 board for around $20 cheaper than the 650i you picked, you saved at least $100 on the processor, and probably between $10-$30 on the RAM. It might be worth losing the Lightscribe drive as well.For the monitor and speakers bit though, you're sunk. If his brother can cough up around $250 he should be able to pick up a nice 19'' widescreen Hanns-G monitor and a decent 2.1 setup.
[QUOTE=''RayvinAzn''] Scrap the E6600, and pick up an E4400 or E4300 instead.Scrap the P5N-E motherboard, and pick up a P35 board instead. It's more future-proof since it supports PCI-e 2.0 and Intels upcoming 45nm processors, and I believe the P35 chipset overclocks better than the 650i.You can probably save some money by buying a different brand of RAM, depending on what speed you're planning on buying. For the graphics card, I believe you saved enough money through my suggestions to afford an 8800GTS 320MB card, since you can get a P35 board for around $20 cheaper than the 650i you picked, you saved at least $100 on the processor, and probably between $10-$30 on the RAM. It might be worth losing the Lightscribe drive as well.For the monitor and speakers bit though, you're sunk. If his brother can cough up around $250 he should be able to pick up a nice 19'' widescreen Hanns-G monitor and a decent 2.1 setup. [/QUOTE] I really cant imagine why someone would need lightscribe. It isn't in color, and it fades after a few months
try going to a cheaper CPU, like a e6420, and try to get a better VGA, like a 8800gts 320mb
[QUOTE=''76ers''] He's on a $900 budget. - Asus P5N-E SLI 650i Intel Motherboard- EVGA 8600GT 256MB Video Card- Intel Core Duo E6600- Corsair XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB)- OCZ StealthXstream 600W PSU- Western Digital 250GB 7200RPM Hard Drive- LG 18X DVD盧 Lightscribe DVD Burner - Windows Vista Home OSIs there anything that I should replace that would make this list cheaper (he wants to get some extra stuff like a monitor and speakers...)? And will this stuff fit together and work?[/QUOTE] swap the cpu with a slower one and swap the 8600 with 8800gts 320 or at least a high end dx9 card such as a 7900gs/gt/gtx/x1950pro/xt
[QUOTE=''yoyo462001'']lol everyone is so anti 8600xxx it is not a rip off because if it does the job you want then how can it be, its not aimed at monter gamers, it probably aimed at people like me who are on a bugdet andwho dont plan to play very very graphically intensive games. Get the 8600GT if your a casual gamer if you want to play the latest games on best settings then maybe an 8800GTS would be better.[/QUOTE] because its not the killer card that the 7600gt/6600gt was, the 7900gs beats them, its a ok card if you want midrange performance and dx10
[QUOTE=''imprezawrx500''][QUOTE=''yoyo462001'']lol everyone is so anti 8600xxx it is not a rip off because if it does the job you want then how can it be, its not aimed at monter gamers, it probably aimed at people like me who are on a bugdet andwho dont plan to play very very graphically intensive games. Get the 8600GT if your a casual gamer if you want to play the latest games on best settings then maybe an 8800GTS would be better.[/QUOTE] because its not the killer card that the 7600gt/6600gt was, the 7900gs beats them, its a ok card if you want midrange performance and dx10[/QUOTE]7900gs and 8600GT are pretty much tied in older games, but 8600GT performs significantly better in some of the newer games(stalker, oblivion, Rainbow Las Vegas etc).i fail to see why 8600GT is a disappointment, 7600GT was better than 6800 and worse than the 6800ultra, and 8600GT is mostly better than a 7900gs and worse than the 7950GT.
He should just get 2gbs of cheaperbudget ram.. Get a Intel e4400 and 8800 GTS 320mb and a dell 17'' LCD monitor if he is really tight on cash
ViewSonic Optiquest Series Q20WB Black 20'' 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail
BIOSTAR TFORCE 550 Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 550 MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Logitech X-230 32 watts RMS 2.1 Black Speaker System - OEM
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 675 (PC2 5400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-5400c4 - Retai
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+(65W) Windsor 2.0GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADO3800CUBOX - Retail
XCLIO STABLEPOWER 500W ATX 500W Power Supply - Retai
COOLER MASTER Centurion 534 RC-534-KKN2-GP Black Aluminum %26 Mesh bezel / SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
LG 20X DVD盧 Super Multi DVD Burner Black ATAPI / E-IDE Model GSA-H55NK - OEM
SAMSUNG SpinPoint P Series SP2504C 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
XFX PVT84JUDF3 GeForce 8600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
Logitech 967738-0403 Black USB Standard Deluxe 250 Keyboard - OEM
Logitech SBF-96 Black 3 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Optical Mouse - OEM$828.41 - leaving you some extra money to improve a few things if desired. A little over 900 if you add in a X1950XT, not a whole much more cash for a lot of more performence though.
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