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[[EOS99]Darksoul]

I hate when people say a top of the line PC costs thousand(s) This is what I'm building next week, I think this is a great price for a computer that will last years.

GIGABYTE GA-M61P-S3 Socket AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Model #: GA-M61P-S3
Item #: N82E16813128034



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Update EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail
Model #: 640-P2-N821-AR
Item #: N82E16814130071



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Update ENERMAX EG851AX-VH(W) EPS12V 660W Power Supply - Retail
Model #: EG851AX-VH(W)
Item #: N82E16817103438



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Update AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADX6000CZBOX - Retail
Model #: ADX6000CZBOX
Item #: N82E16819103773



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Update CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400C4 - Retail
Model #: TWIN2X2048-6400C4
Item #: N82E16820145034



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Update HP 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black IDE Model dvd1040i - Retail
Model #: dvd1040i
Item #: N82E16827140025



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Subtotal: $941.97

A rig that will run any PC game to date and coming. I did take into account already owning a monitor/harddrive/mouse/keyboard etc...

[stickyjeans69]

Not a bad system, However Investing in AMD right now especially on a higher end processor probably isnt the best idea, the 640MB GTS may not be the best idea and unless your running a very high resolution.

And that computer WILL NOT run any game to date and coming. Current hardware is starting to get loaded. that wasn't the case 6 months ago. but crysis is having a hard time and stutters on an 8800GTX at 1280x1024 on high settings. Crysis is a Start in DX10. games after it will definitely become more complex and harder on the system. My GTX has performance problems with ArmA, WHY?. Because the game has a very high particle count. the Ground textures, Explosions, Tree textures, HDR lighting are all very good quality. I start to notice chop in areas with alot of trees extra textures etc.

btw you forgot to add a case.

[FBmantis]

Too much money in the power supply...not enough in the cpu.

[[EOS99]Darksoul]

Originally Posted by stickyjeans69

Not a bad system, However Investing in AMD right now especially on a higher end processor probably isnt the best idea, the 640MB GTS may not be the best idea and unless your running a very high resolution.

And that computer WILL NOT run any game to date and coming. Current hardware is starting to get loaded. that wasn't the case 6 months ago. but crysis is having a hard time and stutters on an 8800GTX at 1280x1024 on high settings. Crysis is a Start in DX10. games after it will definitely become more complex and harder on the system. My GTX has performance problems with ArmA, WHY?. Because the game has a very high particle count. the Ground textures, Explosions, Tree textures, HDR lighting are all very good quality. I start to notice chop in areas with alot of trees extra textures etc.

btw you forgot to add a case.

thats true, gonna go with a Antec case p180 or something equal, and as far as the CPU I might go Core2Duo route, and the GPU Im only picking the Evga 8800gts at the moment cause I will be upgrading my monitor to something like 24" or bigger, and then upgrading the Evga using the step up program.

[UnDeaD77]

My PC cost me 1,500 up front. It's a great gaming system. Last system I built for under 1,000 was a mediocre gaming system. Medium settings, and low resolution.

[[EOS99]Darksoul]

Thanks for the feedback guys, I've decided to change my cpu, video card and got a cased picked out now. Tell me what you think

XCLIO Windtunnel Fully Black Finish 1.0 mm SECC Chassis ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
Model #: WTBK
Item #: N82E16811103011

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Update GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Model #: GA-965P-DS3
Item #: N82E16813128012

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Update EVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail
Model #: 768-P2-N831-AR
Item #: N82E16814130072

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Update ENERMAX EG851AX-VH(W) EPS12V 660W Power Supply - Retail
Model #: EG851AX-VH(W)
Item #: N82E16817103438

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$159.00 -$30.00 Instant $129.00

Update Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail
Model #: BX80562Q6600
Item #: N82E16819115017

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Update CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400 - Retail
Model #: TWIN2X2048-6400
Item #: N82E16820145590

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Subtotal: $1,488.97

I decided to go with Quad core, because some of my courses coming up soon are going to be getting into character animation and AI