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biznatch · 01-08-2009, 01:11 PM

OK guys, this is what I have so far after a couple of hours of brainstorming.

RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-530SS 530W ATX12V V2.2/ EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Modular LED Power Supply

EVGA 512-P3-N975-AR GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

OCZ Fatal1ty Edition 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500 - Retail

LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model GH22NP20 - OEM

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

So we have a case (my friend will probably give me one, seems big enough), a PSU, RAM, GPU, HDD, DVDRW.

Now I need to pick a Mobo and CPU. And this is the part I know the least about. Maybe a little bit more background info is in order here. I like to game, and I will be using this machine to play games. This should handle games like Crysis, Far Cry 2, fallout 3, and all that. I'd like to run several apps at the same time, ideally, but not a dealbreaker if I can't use photoshop and Windows Movie Maker at the same time.
So i think we've narrowed it down to a LGA 775, with two PCIe slots. Anything else? Anything on Newegg that you'd recommend? Any brands to stay away from, or any you would go for?
Thanks guys.

EDIT: OK, after looking at soem mobo reviews, it seems tough to plan for a future possible SLI. however it's an option I would like to have in case I need the graphical power later on

EDIT2: This Mobo seems ok, thoughts?

01-08-2009, 01:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
biznatch Junkie Location: France	OK guys, this is what I have so far after a couple of hours of brainstorming. RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-530SS 530W ATX12V V2.2/ EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Modular LED Power Supply EVGA 512-P3-N975-AR GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail OCZ Fatal1ty Edition 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500 - Retail LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model GH22NP20 - OEM Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM So we have a case (my friend will probably give me one, seems big enough), a PSU, RAM, GPU, HDD, DVDRW. Now I need to pick a Mobo and CPU. And this is the part I know the least about. Maybe a little bit more background info is in order here. I like to game, and I will be using this machine to play games. This should handle games like Crysis, Far Cry 2, fallout 3, and all that. I'd like to run several apps at the same time, ideally, but not a dealbreaker if I can't use photoshop and Windows Movie Maker at the same time. So i think we've narrowed it down to a LGA 775, with two PCIe slots. Anything else? Anything on Newegg that you'd recommend? Any brands to stay away from, or any you would go for? Thanks guys. EDIT: OK, after looking at soem mobo reviews, it seems tough to plan for a future possible SLI. however it's an option I would like to have in case I need the graphical power later on EDIT2: This Mobo seems ok, thoughts? __________________ Check it out: The Open Source/Freeware/Gratis Software Thread Last edited by biznatch; 01-08-2009 at 01:24 PM..