Newegg.com - Hanns·G HW-192DJB Gloss Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor with Height & Pivot Adjustments Built in Speakers - Retail

very good mointer

Looks good, but I would suggest shying away from the raptor. It's the best you can get, but for the same price you can get alot more space.

I'd suggest one of these two PSU's instead of the hiper, unless you're dead-set on those modular connecter's style.

Maybe give this Asus nVidia 650i board a good looking at, sposed to perform a tad better (and its the same price, free performance? oh my!) ... granted its a bit newer tech (so you might be stuck beta testing for a little bit while they iron out drivers and such).

my $0.02

BTW, what're you intending on using this for? I guess I should've asked that from the get-go.

Quote: Originally Posted by Joe88 Newegg.com - Hanns·G HW-192DJB Gloss Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor with Height & Pivot Adjustments Built in Speakers - Retail very good mointer

I saw that one, I don't like Widescreen though :<

lol then get the regualr one then
they sell both widescreen and nromal

Newegg.com - Hanns·G HX-191DPB Black 19" 5ms LCD Monitor Built in Speakers - Retail

Quote: Originally Posted by Joe88 lol then get the regualr one then they sell both widescreen and nromal Newegg.com - Hanns·G HX-191DPB Black 19" 5ms LCD Monitor Built in Speakers - Retail

Is Hanns G a well known company? Like Panasonic and such.

Quote: Originally Posted by ocxpirate13 Is Hanns G a well known company? Like Panasonic and such.

Nope, but they do make panels for brands like Dell.

Definitely give this board a look, as TheOutcast suggested. I'm buying one this week - awesome overclocking potential for the price, and SLi too!

Quote: Originally Posted by reflux Nope, but they do make panels for brands like Dell. Definitely give this board a look, as TheOutcast suggested. I'm buying one this week - awesome overclocking potential for the price, and SLi too!

Oh yeah forgot to add, this is my first time building a computer and I have no experience OCing nor do I know the difference between those two boards.

First..what is this rig being primarly used for? Gaming it sounds like...

I would suggest going with DDR800 instead of 667 that you chose, there isn't much cost difference typically...you need to look at other brands than Corsair though to stay within reason price wise.

Maybe one of these..

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

Newegg.com - GeIL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

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Have you thought about what kind of CPU cooling you would like? (Air cooling I would assume!) I like the Zallman 9700, Thermatake Big Typhoon, or something by Scythe or Tuniq.

And..I know this is a stretch for the budget, but you might want to consider going to a 8800GTS as this suports DX-10, and would last much longer before you need to upgrade.

If you can hold off the build till next month, there will be a cheaper version 8800's on sale then!

If your budget is set firmly at 2k, then you may have to find some way of cutting costs on some of the other stuff...but always go with 2GB of name brand ram, and a GOOD power supply.

A less expensive motherboard might be the way to save some money if you don't plan on overclocking...the Gigiabyte DS-3 is under 140$, and can OC realy well, but doesn't support multiple vid cards.

There are other boards with less stellar OC performance around that price range that will support dual cards though if you feel that is neccesary for future upgrades.

Quote: Originally Posted by ocxpirate13 This will just be a pure gaming rig and for the monitor I would really like the color to be Black, to keep my color scheme in line. Going Black with Red lighting

If your looking for a nice LCD you should look at the one i just got at SamsClub, it is great for gaming, my new LCD.

Quote: Originally Posted by $SOLID$ Necro Have you thought about what kind of CPU cooling you would like? (Air cooling I would assume!) And..I know this is a stretch for the budget, but you might want to consider going to a 8800GTS as this suports DX-10, and would last much longer before you need to upgrade. If you can hold off the build till next month, there will be a cheaper version 8800's on sale then!

I actually planned on getting an 8800gtx from the start, but after I talked with Rachetfps he told me to just stick with a 7900 GS for the moment and let the prices on 8800s fall a couple hundred and then get one. Yes I am going with Air Cooling because I don't want to spend money over and over for the WaterCooling system.

A 975X motherboard would give better performance. And good ones can be had for good prices ATM. The DFI infinity is good now, as recent BIOS's have helped overclocking alot.
Newegg.com - DFI INFINITY 975X ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
And my favourite, the D975XBX2
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I would also recommend a 8800GTS.
Newegg.com - Leadtek WinFast PX8800 GTS TDH GeForce 8800GTS HDCP Video Card - Retail

Quote: Originally Posted by ranger1033 If your looking for a nice LCD you should look at the one i just got at SamsClub, it is great for gaming, my new LCD.

Looks good but I don't like Widescreen, sorry for being picky. But I did notice that we have the same surround sound system, Logitech 5.1

Quote: Originally Posted by ocxpirate13 I actually planned on getting an 8800gtx from the start, but after I talked with Rachetfps he told me to just stick with a 7900 GS for the moment and let the prices on 8800s fall a couple hundred and then get one. Yes I am going with Air Cooling because I don't want to spend money over and over for the WaterCooling system.

You do realize that by purchasing the 7900 GS and then the 8800gtx, you will actually spend more money on graphics cards?

BUMPer cars.. BUMPer stickers...

Quote: Originally Posted by ocxpirate13 BUMPer cars.. BUMPer stickers...

What is the "Bump" for? You didn't ask anything..

Did you decide on hardware yet? give us a "Final List" and any follow up questions...we can't read your mind! (Yet... )