Posting this for a friend...

He wants to spend ~$1000 for a new gaming desktop.

He's building this specifically for VanGuard: Saga of Heroes (Nvidia).

11/15/2007 5:33:24 PM

You can find a setup w/ the following parts for <$1000 (w/out LCD & OS)

Case - Antec / Cooler Master
PSU - Enermax Liberty, Antec EarthWatts, Corsair
Motherboard - P35 chipset - MSI or Gigabyte
Processor - Intel E6750
Graphics Card - 8800GT
Memory - DDR2-800 - OCZ, Corsair, Kingston, SuperTalent, Gskill
Hard Drive - Any retail Seagate w/ 5-yr warranty, SATA
DVD+RW - Lite-On, Samsung, Sony SATA
LCD - Dell, Samsung, Acer

[Edited on November 15, 2007 at 6:08 PM. Reason : ,]

11/15/2007 6:07:57 PM

something like this:
https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.asp?ID=7034766
$999.92



[Edited on November 15, 2007 at 6:13 PM. Reason : .]

11/15/2007 6:12:50 PM

^minus ($55) in rebates, plus shipping that should fall to about $980 or so

You can drop the price a bit more with these parts as alternatives:

XFX PVT88PYDF4 GeForce 8800GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express Video Card (subtract $20)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150252

GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard (subtract $30)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128059

Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 Conroe 2.33GHz LGA 775 Processor (subtract $20)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115030

Antec earthwatts EA500 ATX12V v2.0 500W Power Supply (subtract $20)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371007

[Edited on November 15, 2007 at 6:18 PM. Reason : ,]

11/15/2007 6:16:28 PM

then add in some gaming hardware:
Logitech X-230 32 watts RMS 2.1 Black Speaker System (add $45)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836121123

Saitek PK02 2-Tone 104 Normal Keys USB Standard Eclipse II Keyboard (add $50)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823175001

Logitech MX518 2-Tone 8 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB + PS/2 Wired Optical 1600 dpi Gaming-Grade Mouse (add $45)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104178

btw, i own like 90% of what i'm recommending, just so you know, i love this stuff

11/15/2007 6:22:04 PM

last thought I promise:

another alternative:

COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW ATX Mid Tower Computer Case(subtract $40)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119068

in case he wants a sound card (though nearly all new boards have Realtek HD Audio 7.1+ or higher channels, personally i've been playing games now for the last 2-3 years on onboard sound and never ever felt like i needed a PCI sound card)

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102006

11/15/2007 6:33:02 PM

prospero wins this thread

we need 2 active mods per section now that we got new owners...they might implement that

prospero for tech talk mod

11/15/2007 6:35:31 PM

haha, well this is about the only thing i feel like i can contribute to since i have like 4 custom built computers at home, i'm not very technical in any other regard

11/15/2007 6:59:51 PM

8800GT FTW!!!

11/15/2007 7:02:07 PM

sorry, i didn't realize the link for the shared wishlist was bad, here it is again:
https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/Wishlist/PublicWishDetail.asp?WishListNumber=7034766&WishListTitle=tww

11/15/2007 7:27:43 PM

I'd put a raptor in that build. Don't want the harddrive slowing you down.

11/15/2007 8:53:19 PM

on a $1,000 the price/performance isn't worth it, but it would be a good for a gaming rig

11/15/2007 9:42:51 PM

bttt...anyone else?

11/19/2007 2:32:47 PM

For 1000$ i'd go with what Prospero posted ^^^^.

11/19/2007 2:34:39 PM

That case is now $9.99 after a $50 mail in rebate and an instant $40 off.

11/26/2007 9:57:39 PM

^+S&H=$25.98

still a REALLY good deal, i got mine for $30AR shipped free from frys, i LOVE the solo, it's like a little brother to the P180

11/27/2007 8:45:49 PM