Ok, it's time to upgrade my 5 year old rig, and I've decided to take the plunge and do it myself. I've done the research, and come up with the following build:
Case: XION Onyx XON-33
Mobo: Asus p5n32-e sli lga 755 (680i)
PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower 750w (for second card later)
CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600
RAM: Patriot eXtreme Performance 2x1gb PC2 6400
Graphics Card: Geforce 8800 GTX
Sound: Creative X-fi xtremegamer Fatal1ty Pro series
HDD: 2x Seagate Barracuda 7200 RPM 320gb (oem, this kina scares me since I don't know settings already, but I figure I can find them on the internet)
DVD: Lite-on 20x DVD +/-R with Litescribe
Keyboard: Saitek Eclipse PZ30AU
Mouse: Logitech G5
Monitor: Samsung 204BW 20in Widescreen LCD
OS: XP stripped from old system
Total price after rebates and sales, after shipping: $2405
(all parts from newegg. Looked at other sites, but price savings didn't beat sales and shipping savings)
Is this a) going to be possible for me to put together on my own,
and b) a good build for a decent price?
Any advice or tips you could provide me would be welcome as well. Thanks in advance for everything!
Case: XION Onyx XON-33
Mobo: Asus p5n32-e sli lga 755 (680i)
PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower 750w (for second card later)
CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600
RAM: Patriot eXtreme Performance 2x1gb PC2 6400
Graphics Card: Geforce 8800 GTX
Sound: Creative X-fi xtremegamer Fatal1ty Pro series
HDD: 2x Seagate Barracuda 7200 RPM 320gb (oem, this kina scares me since I don't know settings already, but I figure I can find them on the internet)
DVD: Lite-on 20x DVD +/-R with Litescribe
Keyboard: Saitek Eclipse PZ30AU
Mouse: Logitech G5
Monitor: Samsung 204BW 20in Widescreen LCD
OS: XP stripped from old system
Total price after rebates and sales, after shipping: $2405
(all parts from newegg. Looked at other sites, but price savings didn't beat sales and shipping savings)
Is this a) going to be possible for me to put together on my own,
and b) a good build for a decent price?
Any advice or tips you could provide me would be welcome as well. Thanks in advance for everything!