[killemall2425]

hello there , I need to replace my current pice and build a new one ASAP , my budgent would be around 1300 for the cpu , gonna keep my current mouse, keyboard, etc , So I just need the new cpu , this is what I've picked so far, let me know what yall think

Case : NZXT LEXA-NP Black/ Silver Aluminum Construction Plastic Front Panel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Hard Drive : Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s

Video Card : EVGA 01G-P3-N891-AR GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB (512MB per GPU) 512-bit (256-bit per GPU) GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported

Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio

Power Supply : OCZ GameXStream OCZ600GXSSLI 600W ATX12V

RAM : OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2RPR10664

Motherboard : ASUS Maximus II Formula LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel

Processor : Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core



Thats a total of 1257 , any thoughts? Did I miss something ? Im gonna be running vista 64 bit

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TR's Summer 2008 system guide
Recommendations for building the right enthusiast's PCs
I found that page full of useful recommendations. Hope you find something too.

As for cutting down the price of your build, maybe using dual-core 3.0Ghz instead of a quad-core 2.4Ghz can give better gaming results for a bit less money. Even chosing a more economical motherboard with cheaper ddr2-800 memory(with tight timings though!) won't reflect in a significant fps decrease in games. Also latest ATI card builds seem to give slightly more performance for your money (but the 9800gx2 sure kicks a$$ anyway ).

What i mentioned above were just some thoughts and minor details, but your build seems very nice to me. I'd say the room to increase the price/performance of your build is very small.

Edited by jorgehevia, 12 August 2008 - 08:45 PM.

[jorgehevia]

TR's Summer 2008 system guide
Recommendations for building the right enthusiast's PCs
I found that page full of useful recommendations. Hope you find something too.

As for cutting down the price of your build, maybe using dual-core 3.0Ghz instead of a quad-core 2.4Ghz can give better gaming results for a bit less money. Even chosing a more economical motherboard with cheaper ddr2-800 memory(with tight timings though!) won't reflect in a significant fps decrease in games. Also latest ATI card builds seem to give slightly more performance for your money (but the 9800gx2 sure kicks a$$ anyway ).

What i mentioned above were just some thoughts and minor details, but your build seems very nice to me. I'd say the room to increase the price/performance of your build is very small.

Edited by jorgehevia, 12 August 2008 - 08:45 PM.

[killemall2425]

I dont really need to decrease the price, Im still 50 dollars under my budget, I could still upgrade something

[Troy]

You could upgrade that Q6600 to a new Yorkfield...