First rig coming soon...

MSchmiess

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So after a lot of reading/talking/mind changing, here's what I'm looking at. I want to do this for around a grand, money's an issue. It'll mostly be used for watching movies (not those kind), and the only game I expect to play is CS: Source. Here's what I'm at right now:

Gigabyte GA-965G-DS3
E4300 Core 2 Duo
Buffalo Firestix 2GB Dual Channel 800
Thermaltake 500W
Seagate 320GB 7200.10 3.0Gb/s
EVGA 7600GS 512MB
Thermaltake Swing Case

Other Crap:
Asus DVD burner
MX400 mouse
Windows Vista 64-bit

I'm looking at $960 before rebates/tax/shipping. Just wondering if there's anything I should tone down or drop more money on.
 
id drop down on the harddrive and get a better graphics card, like 7800gt or something like that... ive seen tests where the 6800gt beats the 7600gs hands down...
 
ya i agree with them better graphics card and a more powerfull power supply
cuz u might need it later id say 650w is good
 
if you are only using for watching vids and light gaming why not drop to 1gb ram for now then if you need it you can get another gig later
 
muz379 said:
if you are only using for watching vids and light gaming why not drop to 1gb ram for now then if you need it you can get another gig later

Personally id stick with the 2 even for light gaming in vista.
 
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