I am in need to build a computer that would run, World of Warcraft well, Counter Strike: Source, and basically most DX9 games good. My Budget is under 800$, I'm trying to go C2D, at least 2gb of ddr2 800 and Nvidia, but ATI is good. I am set on getting the BACH VX case so the budget for the system is basically 700 Here is what I was thinking:

Newegg.com - MSI P6N SLI Platinum LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Newegg.com - G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

Newegg.com - XFX PVT86JUAF3 GeForce 8500GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail

Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Conroe 2.13GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail

Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER RS-550-ACLY ATX12V / EPS12V 550W Power Supply 115/230 V UL, cUL, TUV, NEMKO, BSMI - Retail

Anyone have any suggestions that give more bang to the buck.

Quote: Originally Posted by deere I am in need to build a computer that would run, World of Warcraft well, Counter Strike: Source, and basically most DX9 games good. My Budget is under 800$, I'm trying to go C2D, at least 2gb of ddr2 800 and Nvidia, but ATI is good. I am set on getting the BACH VX case so the budget for the system is basically 700 Here is what I was thinking: Newegg.com - MSI P6N SLI Platinum LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail Newegg.com - G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM Newegg.com - XFX PVT86JUAF3 GeForce 8500GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Conroe 2.13GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER RS-550-ACLY ATX12V / EPS12V 550W Power Supply 115/230 V UL, cUL, TUV, NEMKO, BSMI - Retail Anyone have any suggestions that give more bang to the buck.

I would get a e4300 instead of the e6420
I like the eVGA 650i board but if you like MSI then i am not going to tell you to change brands.

the mojor things i would change are the PSU and the video card

I would get an eVGA 8800gts and a different PSU

GPU $279-$20 MIR = $259 (i got the rebate)
Newegg.com - EVGA 320-P2-N811-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail

PSU
Newegg.com - FSP Group (Fortron Source) AX500-PN, ATX12V, V2.2, 12cm Fan, 2SATA, PCI-Express, 500W Power Supply 110-120/ 220-240V UL, CSA, VDE, NEMKO, TUV, CE, CB, FCC - Retail
FSP is a great brand that makes PSUs for OCZ and other companies.
it has 32A on the 12v rail and the 8800gts need 26A so plenty more


if you get the e4300 CPU you will be happier with a better video card over the more expensive CPU

you can always OC a CPU and it makes a big difference.... whereas, an OCed GPU doesnt make a huge difference.

This is only a suggestion but i think you will be happier with a better GPU


the RAM is what i would buy,

okay

dump the 8500GT, its performance is horrid
it may have DX10, but it has 128bit GDDR2,
your much better off getting a 7900GS
Newegg.com - MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC GeForce 7900GS 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Over CLock Edition Video Card - Retail

to save money, change to your CPU to an E4300, they can obtain power, except the other is $50+ cheaper