Opinions/Suggestions on this system?

[goe602]

My girlfriend is looking to build a computer that will run the game Age of Conan for as cheap as possible. She already has a monitor and mouse/keyboard. She wants to stay under $700 if possible.


- ASUS P5K PRO LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $134.99
- Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 Allendale 2.4GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor $119.99
- G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) $89.99
- CHAINTECH GSE86GT-A1 GeForce 8600 GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3
PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card $72.99
- Western Digital Caviar SE WD800JD 80GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s $39.99
- APEVIA X-Navigator ATXA9N-BK/500 Black Steel ATX Full
Tower Computer Case ATX 500W dual fan
Connector 20 + 4 pin Power Supply $94.99
- Pioneer 20X DVD±R DVD Burner $29.99


$668 w/shipping

Everything has good ratings on newegg.

What do you think

 

[NoStateofMind]

First things first. Ratings = crap on newegg. The only thing I look for in user reviews are common problems/solutions.

Does she have an OS already? If not we need to include it. I always forget that step till the last minute and it screws up my build.

What resolution will she be running this game at? 1680x1050? 1024x768? This will help choosing a video card. If you can squeeze it I would go for an 8800GS for around $100AR IIRC.

Here are my suggestions:

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16819115052

Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813131232

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820231145

GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814150275

HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822148231

DVD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16827106072

CASE: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16811156098

$664.68 Shipped after $30 rebate. This configuration gives you a better CPU and GPU than yours. Hope this helped.

edit: That P5K Pro is a good motherboard as well. All in personal preference

 

[chinaman1472]

Learn to overclock. The E2160 overclocked to 3.0GHz can almost keep up with the Q6600 overclock to 3.2GHz.

CPU: E2160 for $65.50 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16819116036
Mobo: Gigabyte P35-DS3L for ~$100 shipped - http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/...8509&prodlist=celebros
RAM: 4GB DDR2-800 for $85 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820231122
GPU: 9600GT for $160 - $20 MIR - http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814127333
PSU: Antec Earthwatts 430 for $60 - $30 MIR - http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16817371006
Case: Cooler Master 340 for $55 shipped - http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16811119149
DVD Burner: $26 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16827118002
HDD: Samsung Spinpoint T 500GB for $90 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822152052

Total - $592 from Newegg + ~$100 from ZipZoomFly - $50 MIR if shipped to California (most places generally charge tax so probably worst case scenario)