Well, I finally decided to build a PC...

[SocialDistortion]

Building me a PC...

Here's what I ordered from Newegg.

MOTHERBOARD
Asus Striker Extreme LGA 775 Nvidia nForce 680i SLI ATX The Ultimate Gaming Motherboard - $209.99
PROCESSOR
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0 GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - $189.99
COMPUTER CASE
Lian LI PC-7B plus II Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $89.99
POWER SUPPLY
Rosewill RX630-S-B 630W SLI Ready, APFC, ATX12V v2.2/EPS12v v2.91 Power Supply 115/230 V UL, FCC, CE, TUV, ROHS - $89.99
RAM
Kingston HyperX 2GB (2 x 1 GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - $53.99
HARD DRIVE
Western Digital Raptor WD740ADFD 74 GB 10000 RPM 16 MB Cache SATA 1.5Gb/s Hard Drive - $149.99
DVD-ROM
Sony Black and Gray 8x DVD-ROM 24x CD-ROM SATA Blu-ray DVD-ROM Drive Model BDUX10S - $159.99
VIDEO CARD
MSI NX8800 512M OC GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x 16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - $174.99

[BLUEDOG314]

looks pretty good...I dont know much about the psu you got, just make sure its tier two or better, you can google around to find out about that.

as of right now you dont have a burner of any sort, maby you dont need one but its always good to have for backup.

for most people 74GB would not be enough hard drive space, and to be honest, i owned a raptor and didnt really think the small performance gain was worth the extra noise. i would say just get a higher capacity 7200.11 rpm drive.

[Beemer]

looks pretty good...I dont know much about the psu you got, just make sure its tier two or better, you can google around to find out about that.

as of right now you dont have a burner of any sort, maby you dont need one but its always good to have for backup.

for most people 74GB would not be enough hard drive space, and to be honest, i owned a raptor and didnt really think the small performance gain was worth the extra noise. i would say just get a higher capacity 7200.11 rpm drive.

He could use the Raptor for gaming, and easily add a second drive for music, movies, documents and what not.

Nice computer. I've been trying to load Vista/XP onto the machine I built a month ago. Needless to say I'm quite fed up. Best of luck to you.

[GuitarrassDeAmor]

Beamer you can't load Vista/Xp?! XD Pm me if you need help lawl. (seriously)

I woulda gone with a Thermaltake PSU and 4gb RAM, but that is just me. I also woulda gone Crossfire and with a 4850/4870 lol (but that is just the fanboy inside me )

[Mecha_Daddy]

I get back from vacation and the first thing I see on here is Guitarras preaching from the Ati pulpit.

That build looks pretty good for a first timer. You may look at the price difference between 4gb and 2gb of ram, it may be worth it to bump that up. Also research your power supply. Overall a good job, I'd say.

[GuitarrassDeAmor]

Did you expect it to be any different?

[Mecha_Daddy]

Did you expect it to be any different?

Nope, sure didn't.

By the way, I LOVE you're new sig!D

[GuitarrassDeAmor]

Thanks. Megan Fox is ultimate win. Hottest woman in the world by far. I don't care what you guys say

[Nuvian]

Doesn't the GT cost as much as the 4850 ati card? i think one of the best buys atm for those that don't want to spend 300-500 bucks on a vid card is the 4850 ati card.

[Mecha_Daddy]

Hey, I'm with you. She's in my current top 10, right behind your mom ofcourse. I hear she's a sex addict too; again just like your mom.

Wasn't this thread about building a computer?

[GuitarrassDeAmor]

Oh, Mecha, but I hear your wife loves teh sexy times. Me and her have some good memories

[GartMon]

The 4850 or 9800 is a better choice now. I would go for 4850 just because its a 1 slot card, and performs nearly the same as the 9800.

[Boots!]

4850 is about 25 bucks more expensive but it performs much better

I'm about to make a computer myself.