My cousin just built himself a gaming pc and he said this would be a very good build for me:
2--XFX GX260NADBF GeForce GTX 260 Black Edition Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150330
ASUS P6T Deluxe LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131346
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Pr.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202
3--Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional 7.1 Channels PCI Express Interface Sound Card with free Creative FATAL1TY 3.5mm gold-plated Circumaural Gaming Headset
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.162234
ZALMAN CNPS9900LED 120mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118046
G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231225
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit for System Builders
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116493
SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD Burner - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151171
All this is about $2100 shipped from Newegg.
I already have a new Antec 1200 gaming case, keyboard and mouse to use. I'll need a power supply...suggestions? Seems he left that off my item list. I'm also looking for a monitor in the $300 range.
I'm looking at the 24" viewsonic at Costco
http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/hot-deals/902195
and this 24" Samsung at Sams.
http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?dest=5&item=410802&pCatg=5902
2--XFX GX260NADBF GeForce GTX 260 Black Edition Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150330
ASUS P6T Deluxe LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131346
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Pr.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202
3--Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional 7.1 Channels PCI Express Interface Sound Card with free Creative FATAL1TY 3.5mm gold-plated Circumaural Gaming Headset
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.162234
ZALMAN CNPS9900LED 120mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118046
G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231225
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit for System Builders
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116493
SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD Burner - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151171
All this is about $2100 shipped from Newegg.
I already have a new Antec 1200 gaming case, keyboard and mouse to use. I'll need a power supply...suggestions? Seems he left that off my item list. I'm also looking for a monitor in the $300 range.
I'm looking at the 24" viewsonic at Costco
http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/hot-deals/902195
and this 24" Samsung at Sams.
http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?dest=5&item=410802&pCatg=5902
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