[Chronic Diarrhea]

This is what I have down so far. Is there anything I'm missing that I should have or anything on the list I should change? Before any suggestions are made, my goal was to build a gaming PC strictly made for gaming, but without going top of the line on everything. Rarely is there any reason to spend over $2,000 because usually you never get to fully utilize the hardware before you have to upgrade anyway.


My initial budget for the computer itself was $1200, which I almost accomplished. The total for the parts minus the monitor and OS came out to be $1306.91, but I originally never envisioned going dual cards.


Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model BX80562Q6600

$199.99 $199.99


SAPPHIRE 100242L Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card (X2 CROSSFIRE)


$179.99 each -$5.00 Instant $349.98


ASUS P5K PRO LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard

$119.99 -$15.00 Instant $104.99


G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK - Retail

$144.99 -$40.00 Instant $104.99



Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10000 RPM SATA 1.5Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

$174.99 $174.99


Thermaltake Armor Series VA8003BWS Black Full Tower Case w/ 25CM Fan - Retail $169.99 -$25.00 Instant $144.99


SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model SH-S203N
$26.99 $26.99


Thermaltake W0106RU 700W Complies with ATX 12V 2.2 & EPS 12V version Power Supply - Retail

$169.99 -$20.00 Instant $149.99

ZALMAN CNPS9500 AT 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink

$49.99


Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Ultimate for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM
$189.99 -$10.00 Instant $179.99


SAMSUNG 2253BW Black 22" 2ms(GTG) DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail

$299.99 -$30.00 Instant $269.99




Subtotal: $1,756.88