I need some recommendations. This is what I have so far: Case - $39.99 PSU - $47.99 Motherboard - $112.99 Hard Drive - $64.99 Graphics Card - 199.99 CPU - 220.99 RAM - 125.99 DVD Drive - $32.99 Approximate total - $846 Approx. Spending limit - $1,000
you forgot the power supply... you might wanna get a 500 watt power supply for the machine it might be your best bet
swap PSU http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=PS-E5150GH swap to a SATA burner(no DVD RAM on that if you need it can look if you do) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16827135145 x1950XT>x1900XT cheaper too http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814102067 do you want a heatsink? best of the best HSes heatsink $56 http://jab-tech.com/Thermalright-Ultra-120...me-pr-3762.html + Fan (*3 just in case plus they're really cheap) yate loon $10 http://jab-tech.com/YATE-LOON-120mm-Case-F...12-pr-3009.html other than that your setup seems good. potential changes p35 based DS3 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16813128050 8800GTS 320mb http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814130082 also remember intel price cuts on the 22nd
Case - $39.99 Hard Drive - $64.99 CPU - $220.90 RAM - $125.99 PSU - $68.60 DVD Drive - $29.99 Graphics Card - $169.99 Heatsink - $56.95 Fans - $9 Motherboard - 129.99 Appox. Total(before Intel price cuts and rebates) - $916
wattage shouldn't be the primary consideration when looking at a unit as manufacturers often are poor raters of their own products. There are 300W units which would power his system and "500W" units which will not. It really comes down to unit quality. The only way for people with our level of experience with PSUs is to read very thorough reviews. http://www.jonnyguru.com/ is a good place, he's established himself well, atleast in the tech enthusiast communities.
in light of recent event(namely you won't really be OCing and the true effect of the intel "price cuts") swap to e6550 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16819115030 swap to coolermaster fujin HSF http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16835103026 swap to these two fans http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...99346&Tpk=fn121 then go crazy on the case. personal suggestion given the cost antex p180, your $$$ though http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811129017
