So I'm going to be doing my first build pretty soon here (once Vista comes out and prices drop on video cards (or so I hear)). You guys will be getting a lot more questions once I start buying/building. My plan is to shoot for around $1000. I plan on doing some gaming (HL2, CS: Source, maybe some others if I find good ones), but I'm also going to be using it for music/movies, regular stuff. Here's an idea of the parts I'm looking at right now:
Motherboard Manufacturer and Model: I need help finding a mobo. SLI would be nice, but it's not a must. I doubt I'll ever go SLI, but just in case. GA-965G-DS3
BIOS Revision Number (if known): What's that?
CPU/Speed: Core 2 Duo E6400 2.13GHz
RAM Manufacturer/Type/Module Size: 1GB Corsair XMS DDR2 PC800 single stick
CDRW/CDROM/DVD Manufacturer and Spec: Sony AW-Q170A-B2
Disk Drive(s): Manufacturer and Spec: Western Digital WD2500KS 250Gb 7200RPM
Video Card: Manufacturer and Type: eVGA GeForce 7600GT
Sound Card: Manufacturer and Model: Probably just go onboard
NIC Manufacturer/Model: ???
Power Supply Brand and Wattage: Cooler Master 550W
Operating System: Vista Basic
Price on that adds up to $880, w/o Vista.
This is nothing set in stone, just getting an idea for price range. If you have any suggestions for any of the parts, I'm all ears...err eyes I guess. Also, should I wait for Quad Cores, dual GPUs, PCI-E II, etc to come out for prices to drop even more? Thanks.
Motherboard Manufacturer and Model: I need help finding a mobo. SLI would be nice, but it's not a must. I doubt I'll ever go SLI, but just in case. GA-965G-DS3
BIOS Revision Number (if known): What's that?
CPU/Speed: Core 2 Duo E6400 2.13GHz
RAM Manufacturer/Type/Module Size: 1GB Corsair XMS DDR2 PC800 single stick
CDRW/CDROM/DVD Manufacturer and Spec: Sony AW-Q170A-B2
Disk Drive(s): Manufacturer and Spec: Western Digital WD2500KS 250Gb 7200RPM
Video Card: Manufacturer and Type: eVGA GeForce 7600GT
Sound Card: Manufacturer and Model: Probably just go onboard
NIC Manufacturer/Model: ???
Power Supply Brand and Wattage: Cooler Master 550W
Operating System: Vista Basic
Price on that adds up to $880, w/o Vista.
This is nothing set in stone, just getting an idea for price range. If you have any suggestions for any of the parts, I'm all ears...err eyes I guess. Also, should I wait for Quad Cores, dual GPUs, PCI-E II, etc to come out for prices to drop even more? Thanks.