September 1, 2010, 9:15 am
If you see any particular part you own, or like/dislike, please tell me!
I have yet to order the parts, but I managed to find all the ones I wanted for a total of $1200.
Processor - Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 - $190
Video Card - EVGA nVidia GeForce 9800 GT - $120
Memory - OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1066 - $70
Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 ATX - $120
Hard Drive - Western Digital Caviar SE16 SATA 640 GB - $70
Optical Drive - SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R Burner - $30
Power Supply - CORSAIR 520W HX Series 12v ATX SLI - $110
Monitor - Acer X223Wbd 22” 5ms Widescreen LCD - $170
Keyboard - Razer Lycosa - $70
Mouse - Razer DeathAdder - $50
Speakers - Logitech Z-2300 200-Watt 2.1 - $80
Case - Antec Nine Hundred - $100
Heat Sink - Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro 92mm - $20
Is it good for a first build, or could I have done better?
Based on the answers, I think I'll switch the 9800 GT with an HIS Radeon 4870.
Can someone also recommend a different monitor (the best 20"+ monitor you know about, under $300)?