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I'm planning on building me a new system, with the goal of making something that can kick the crap out of most things out there now. (Especially 3DSMax) I'm looking at approximatly an $1000 budget for the hardware only. I've got my hardware pretty much picked out, but now I'm looking at the OS. I'm wondering if I should bite the bullet at this point and make the jump to Vista. With SP1 coming out soon, it looks like the OS is coming into its own.
Here's what my hardware picks are. Prices listed are all taken from NewEgg.
CPU:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor – Retail 279.99
Mobo:
MSI P6N SLI Platinum LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard – Retail -139.99
Video Card:
EVGA 512-P3-N802-A1 GeForce 8800GT Superclocked 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card – Retail 289.99
Memory:
WINTEC AMPO 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory – Retail -$48.99
Case and PSU:
RAIDMAX SMILODON ATX-612WBP Black SECC STEEL ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply – Retail 89.99
CPU Cooling:
Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme CPU Cooler – Retail 64.99
Scythe S-FLEX SFF21F 120mm Case Fan – Retail 24.99
Hard Drive:
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200KSRTL 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive – Retail -84.99
DVD RW
Sony NEC Optiarc Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner – OEM 28.99
TOTAL PRETAX+SHIP = 1052.91
Has anyone out there had any Vista experience, and can compare it to XP? Anyone think it's worth it?
Any recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks!
Edit: Forgot to mention, this will actually be the first system I build myself. It's something I've been wanting to do for a long time, just never was able to line it up.
Here's what my hardware picks are. Prices listed are all taken from NewEgg.
CPU:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor – Retail 279.99
Mobo:
MSI P6N SLI Platinum LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard – Retail -139.99
Video Card:
EVGA 512-P3-N802-A1 GeForce 8800GT Superclocked 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card – Retail 289.99
Memory:
WINTEC AMPO 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory – Retail -$48.99
Case and PSU:
RAIDMAX SMILODON ATX-612WBP Black SECC STEEL ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply – Retail 89.99
CPU Cooling:
Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme CPU Cooler – Retail 64.99
Scythe S-FLEX SFF21F 120mm Case Fan – Retail 24.99
Hard Drive:
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200KSRTL 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive – Retail -84.99
DVD RW
Sony NEC Optiarc Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner – OEM 28.99
TOTAL PRETAX+SHIP = 1052.91
Has anyone out there had any Vista experience, and can compare it to XP? Anyone think it's worth it?
Any recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks!
Edit: Forgot to mention, this will actually be the first system I build myself. It's something I've been wanting to do for a long time, just never was able to line it up.