I want to build a computer for my brother for Christmas. Does anyone have any thoughts on this build? I'm trying to keep it at around $600. Newegg.com - Thermaltake Armor Series VA8003BWS Black Full Tower Case w/ 25CM Fan - Retail Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM Newegg.com - EVGA 256-P2-N615-TX GeForce 7600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card - Retail Newegg.com - Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC ATX 430W Power Supply 115/230 V - Retail Newegg.com - G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail Newegg.com - ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 Allendale 2.2GHz 2M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Processor - Retail I still need to find a CD drive too. Any suggestions will be highly appreciated.
Forget about the 7600Gt get the 8600GT also you could try and get a better PSU like the Hiper580watt oh and if you on a budget get this CPU instead E2160 don't know how that fits in with your budget but try and see if you can get them. Just overclock the E2160 and its as good as any dual core out there. As for a CD drive why not try an LG or Asus they make good dvd/cd drives.
Replace 8600GT to at least HD3850. Take 2160, Zalman 9500/9700LED/NT (I'm using NT and im very happy with it - cpu stays cool idle 800 rpm [email protected] ghz 28C; Under load rpm goes up to 1700).
Well... Thermaltake SOPRANO VB1000BWS Black 0.8 mm SECC Chassis, Plastic Front Door ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard POWERCOLOR X1950PRO256MBAC2 Radeon X1950PRO 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS ATX12V / EPS12V 600W Power Supply - Retail Intel Pentium E2160 Allendale 1.8GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80557E2160 - Retail CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400C4 Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM Pioneer 18X DVD±R DVD Burner Black E-IDE/ATAPI Model DVR-112D - OEM Total = $646.79 Its over your budget but your not going to get much better then that for $600 (~£300, Im UK), very upgradable and overclocking the CPU would be really effective as you can get them up to 3.0 GHz on stock. One option would be changing the case to somthing cheaper if the budget is a problem. As sombody has said changing the X1950 Pro to SAPPHIRE 100216L Radeon HD 3850 256MB Would be good and that would bring the total to $706.79
