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[chewyxx]

well i'm finally going to get a new computer after 4 years and i need you guys to comment on my parts to see if it's pretty decent, thanks.

Ram
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211281

Mobo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131275

Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121253

CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037

HDD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136218

PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005

Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146047

Mouse
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826153022 and pad http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826999016

DVD/CD reader
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827101131

Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151173

Thermal Compound
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151173

CPU Cooling
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233003

OS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116204

total cost = $1,259.86 shipping included into price

What do you guys think? i'm planning to use vista and budget is around $1000-$1500 it would be nice if you guys can point out any cheaper parts that i'd be able to use without a lot of performance drop, thanks in advance.

 

[staticprimer]

How set are you on that Raptor? It is my understanding that in practical applications, Raptors don't perform that much better than regular drives, at least not enough to warrant the price tag. The HDD that I always recommend is the Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB. I've had one for a year, and it is quite good. It's one of the fastest 7200 RPM drives out there, and I cannot overstate how quiet it is. I'm not saying that you absolutely shouldn't get the Raptor, its just that this is a great way to shave $200 of the price tag.

 

[Asus]

Yeah, save on the hard drive. It doesn't look like the rest of your system is with workstation level parts so I'm not sure what you would be doing that would require that drive.

The WD 640GB is the next fastest drive in most things. A lot lower price too @ $95 shipped. If you put that $200 saved toward a better video card that would be a lot better. Or even a better monitor...

 

[chewyxx]

yeah a lot of people have been telling me to go with another hard drive. i guess i'll drop the raptor and make it cheaper, and the ram is only 80$ so why not? i'll mostly be gaming on this rig btw.