Hmmm... Gaming comp. for 700ish?

[shaftiel]

So I'm trying to figure out a system (minus monitor, mouse, keyboard) for a friend for around 700 - 900 dollars. I've found this stuff, seems ok, but was wondering if anyone else has some ideas. This stuff comes to around 950 after tax and shipping.

 

 

 

OCZ OCZ2P800R22GK 2GB KIT (1GB x 2) PC2-6400 800MHZ 4-4-4-16 240-PIN DDR2 DIMM W/HEAT SPREADER - 77.25

 

WD 500GB WD5000AAKS SATA2 16MB 7200RPM (Bare drive) - 99.99

 

ANTEC NINE HUNDRED (BLACK) ATX TOWER CASE NO POWER SUPPLY 3x5.25" 6x3.5"(hidden) 6x5.25"(hidden) W/WINDOWED SIDE PANEL, FRONT I/O CONNECTORS & 120mm CASE FAN x 3 - 97.50

 

THERMALTAKE W0105RU TOUGH 700W ATX 12V V2.2 / EPS 12V UL & FCC POWER SUPPLY - 147.40

 

EVGA 512-P2-N757-TR GF8600GT 512MB PCI-E w/ TV & DVI - 154.90

 

ABIT IP35-V INTEL P35 CHIPSET ATX FORM FACTOR 1xPCI-E(X16)/2xPCI-E(X1)/3xPCI/4xDDR2 W/SATA2,LAN(Gb),USB 2.0 & AUDIO - 88.25

 

INTEL CORE 2 DUO E6750 (BX80557E6750) 2.66GHZ EM64T DUAL CORE W/4MB CACHE 1333MHZ LGA775-PIN RETAIL BOXED W/COOLING FAN (3 YEARS WARRANTY) - 189.00

 

SAMSUNG SH-S203B/BEBN Black 20X DOUBLE LAYER DVD+/-RW SATA DRIVE w/Software (Bare drive) - 29.99

 

 

 

 

Shaftiel

[Cujo]

save some money on the cpu and bump the vid card to a hd 3850. i have the ram and hdd and both are solid. case and psu is awesome.

 

overclocking is your friend. go for the 6550 instead and just bump the fsb to 400 for cpu at 2.8ghz. ram will be 1:1 and mobo should do it no problem.

[soul .gc]

The case is $69 this week from Newegg after rebate: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...Tpk=antec%2b900

 

I agree with Cujo on the 6550 as well.

 

The PSU - You can get a 600w from CompUSA this week for $39 after rebate that will do everything you need - Coolermaster Extreme Power