HamBone

proc - Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz - $270

ram - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 - $85

gpu - XFX PVT88GYDD4 GeForce 8800GTS (G92) - $220

hd - Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM - $95

case - Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS Black Aluminum - $145

psu - OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI 700W - $90

dvd - Pioneer Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 10X DVD+R - $33

audio - Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 - $91

OS - Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit - $180


$1209 before shipping.

Would like to come in under $1500 including everything.

Any advice or changes or things I left out?

I dont really play anything besides eq2 but want a system that will play it very well with good frames on a 24 inch monitor.

Also want the system to be future proof and upgradeable.

Cochy

Am I the only one who doesn't see a motherboard?

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the_mo

hm... indeed its missing

another hint: its called downgrading

important: before you do that: gather all drivers you might need for XP before doing so because depending of the mainboard you choose, you might end up without networking drivers, so get em beforehand on a usb-stick or cdr

HamBone

guess that would help

MOBO - EVGA 122-CK-NF68-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI - 179

so updated price is $1388.

Gaige

Uh...

Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards

Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops

Newegg.com - XFX GX260NADF9 GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX 520W ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, CE, CB, FCC Class B, TUV, CCC, C-tick - Power Supplies

680i is a terrible chipset unless you're running SLi, no need to go E8500 over E8400 when the E8400 can run 4ghz on air all day with the ram you picked out.

I hate OCZ so I'd go with Corsair for the extra 10 bucks.

8800GTS G92 is an old card that is getting blown away by newer cards... either go with the GTX260 or the 4850/4870 if you need to spend less.

Everything else looks fine.

Just the mobo/cpu swap to what I have listed here and adding the GTX260 is a way faster computer for basically the same money.

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Faabio

1200 is a midrange...?

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Shade

he prolly meant dollar, which we both know is worth a shit nowadays ~

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Thelounge

slickdeals.net and hardforums.com

for good prices on hardware

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tl sign on aim. RIGHT NOW

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Cochy

I'd also consider getting a P35/P45 board that can run crossfire and just get a 4850/4870 which should still be within your budget.

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