hardwired112
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Hey all.
I'm trying to decide whether to get a laptop or a desktop. I'm swaying a little more towards the desktop side only because I would really enjoy building my own computer, as well as the fact that the games will play much better (obviously).
I figured I'd post my specs and see what you all thought.
Notice I included an EVGA 8800GT. Specs say it uses PCIe 2.0. I'm not too familiar with that, is it compatible with motherboards that use regular PCIe? I noticed on tomshardware.com they were using a setup that did in thier benchmarks, but it didn't make sense to me.
Anyways, here goes.
HARDWARE
WEBSITE
DESCRIPTION
PRICE/SHIPPING/WARRANTY
CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115029
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor
$194.99/free/3 years
CPU COOLER
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134
$19.99/$5.84
MOTHERBOARD
EVGA 122-CK-NF63-TR LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188019
$154.99/$6.61/lifetime
GPU
EVGA 512-P3-N802-A1 GeForce 8800GT Superclocked 512MB 256-bit GDDR3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130303
$289.99/$6.33
MEMORY
G.SKILL 4GB(4 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Quad Channel
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231136
$134.99/$4.99/lifetime
HARD DRIVE
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822144701
$69.99/free/3 years
CASE
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021
$124.99/free
PSU
Rosewill Stallion Series SLI-ready PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182087
$79.99/$8.22
TOTAL
$1103
Any thoughts?
I'm trying to decide whether to get a laptop or a desktop. I'm swaying a little more towards the desktop side only because I would really enjoy building my own computer, as well as the fact that the games will play much better (obviously).
I figured I'd post my specs and see what you all thought.
Notice I included an EVGA 8800GT. Specs say it uses PCIe 2.0. I'm not too familiar with that, is it compatible with motherboards that use regular PCIe? I noticed on tomshardware.com they were using a setup that did in thier benchmarks, but it didn't make sense to me.
Anyways, here goes.
HARDWARE
WEBSITE
DESCRIPTION
PRICE/SHIPPING/WARRANTY
CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115029
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor
$194.99/free/3 years
CPU COOLER
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134
$19.99/$5.84
MOTHERBOARD
EVGA 122-CK-NF63-TR LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188019
$154.99/$6.61/lifetime
GPU
EVGA 512-P3-N802-A1 GeForce 8800GT Superclocked 512MB 256-bit GDDR3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130303
$289.99/$6.33
MEMORY
G.SKILL 4GB(4 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Quad Channel
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231136
$134.99/$4.99/lifetime
HARD DRIVE
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822144701
$69.99/free/3 years
CASE
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021
$124.99/free
PSU
Rosewill Stallion Series SLI-ready PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182087
$79.99/$8.22
TOTAL
$1103
Any thoughts?