Need Advice For New Gaming Rig $1200

[xperator]

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: end of this month
BUDGET RANGE: $800-1200

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: gaming,surfing the internet,download and watch movies

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard,mouse,OS,speakers,DVD ROM/RW

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: none.

PARTS PREFERENCES: i would like to use an Intel CPU, nvidia series graphics, nice tower case , DDR3 rams

OVERCLOCKING: Maybe SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No

MONITOR RESOLUTION: i dont know just more than 1280x1024

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: my criterion to buy a new system is gaming, i dont want to get troubled with new games, getting lags while palying, low FPS and i hate playing on low or normal graphic settings. (i would like play Call of duty 5, Farcry 2 on highest setting ) i would like to get DDR3 rams, but i think it make more expensive. i would like to get a powerfull gaming motherboard.

i know i cant do much think with my budget but i need you for advice best gaming rig that can seize it.

 

[xperator]

Any Idea ? at least someone can help with mobo recommendation maybe ?

 

[Why_Me]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137 $79.99
COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10006382 $109.99 ($79.99 after MIR) Free Shipping
PC Power and Cooling SILENCER 750W QUAD S75CF Power Supply Retail

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=MB-EX58U3R Combo Price: $450.87 Free Shipping
GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD3R Core i7/ Intel X58/ DDR3/ CrossFireX/ A&GbE/ ATX Motherboard
Intel Core i7 Processor i7-920 2.66GHz 8MB LGA1366 CPU, Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233029 $39.99
XIGMATEK Dark Knight-S1283V 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835154003 $4.99
Tuniq TX-2 Cooling Thermal Compound - Retail

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10010437 $159.99 ($139.99 after MIR) Free Shipping
MSI N260GTX-T2D896-OCv4 Geforce GTX 260 896MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 (2.0v) Video Card Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.199034 Combo Discount: -$7.00 Combo Price: $162.98 $20.00 Mail-In Rebate
OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G1600LV6GK - Retail
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151171 $24.99
SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD Burner - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236053 $159.99 ($149.99 after $10.00 Mail-In Rebate) Free Shipping*
ASUS VH222H Black 21.5" 5ms HDMI Widescreen 16:9 Full HD 1080P LCD Monitor Built in Speakers 300 cd/m2 1000:1 (ASCR20000:1) w/ SPDIF out - Retail

Total: $1,193.79 | $1,113.79 w/mail in rebates

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/dd353205.aspx?ITPID=mscomsc <--- Save yourself some money on an o/s until March 2010 and dl the 64 bit version of Windows RC 7

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/gigabyte-nvidia-sli-motherboard,7463.html <--- Gigabyte: Enable SLI On X58 Boards

* Or you can go with this psu and vid card down below, and add another one later on for SLI

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005 $99.99 ($89.99 after $10.00 Mail-In Rebate) Free Shipping*
CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10010154 $99.99 ($89.99 after MIR) Free Shipping
EVGA 512-P3-1150-TR Geforce GTS 250 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 (2.0v) Video Card Retail

Total: $1,123.79 | $1,063.79 w/mail in rebates

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/gf-gts250-sli_8.html#sect1 <---gts 250's in SLI

 

[Guest]

nzxt tempest or anteec 900
intel core i7 920
scythe mugen 2 cpu cooler
corsair xms2 ddr3 6gig (3 x 2gb)
corsair 550 or 650 watt psu
evga gtx 260 core 216
samsung dvd burner (22x, sata)
asus p6t or p6t deluxe v2
arctic silver 5 thermal compound.

 

[Why_Me]

nzxt tempest or anteec 900
intel core i7 920
scythe mugen 2 cpu cooler
corsair xms2 ddr3 6gig (3 x 2gb)
corsair 550 or 650 watt psu
evga gtx 260 core 216
samsung dvd burner (22x, sata)
asus p6t or p6t deluxe v2
arctic silver 5 thermal compound.

Post links with prices instead of wasting bandwidth.

 

[swifty_morgan]

I think a video card with at least 1gig of memory..( 2gigs ? ) .. or more. A GXT285 or a GTX275 w/1792 memory. Fastest clocks you can afford....... no worries as to whether or not they can over clock and they're going to run at advertised rate and still be under warranty.

I got an MSI Lightning to try out. The extra memory helped but not until I got the card to go over 2200+....... don't buy a lightning ... those cards are not worth the price they want . Farcry2 doesn't have that little bit of stumble I got with a 260/896 card, when, I assume, the next section of map loaded..... ?... and Crysis you can have 4 or 8aa on and get smooth game play.... and it looks much better with it. ( 1680x1050 )