Building new system
I'm building a computer for me and my roommate and was hoping I could get some suggestions. The budget is 600.
MOTHERBOARD:
Gigabyte GA-G31M = $53
CPU:
Intel Q8200 @ 2.33 Ghz + 4 MB L2 = $170
RAM:
G.Skill 4 GB DDR2 800 = $45
OCZ Reaper 4 GB DDR2 800 = $54 ($34 /w rebate)
GPU:
XFX 9800GT 512 MB = $130 ($110 /w rebate)
PSU:
Corsair 650W @ 52A = $100 ($75)
PC Power & Cooling 610W @ 49A = $100 ($70)
Corsair 550W @ 41A = $90 ($70)
Corsair 450W @ 33A = $80 ($70)
CASE:
Antec 300 = $60
MOTHERBOARD:
Gigabyte GA-G31M = $53
CPU:
Intel Q8200 @ 2.33 Ghz + 4 MB L2 = $170
RAM:
G.Skill 4 GB DDR2 800 = $45
OCZ Reaper 4 GB DDR2 800 = $54 ($34 /w rebate)
GPU:
XFX 9800GT 512 MB = $130 ($110 /w rebate)
PSU:
Corsair 650W @ 52A = $100 ($75)
PC Power & Cooling 610W @ 49A = $100 ($70)
Corsair 550W @ 41A = $90 ($70)
Corsair 450W @ 33A = $80 ($70)
CASE:
Antec 300 = $60
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Case
Antec Three Hundred Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 59.99
Power Supply
CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX 550W Power Supply 89.99
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz 164.99
OR
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 164.99
Motherboard
ASUS P5Q SE PLUS 96.99
RAM
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 44.99
Graphics Card
MSI N9800GT-T2D512-OC V2 GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 119.99
Hard Drive
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM 54.99
DVD Burner
LG Black SATA 22X DVD±R DVD Burner - OEM 22.99
TOTAL $654.92 + shipping
You could cut back to keep in the budget but if you spend the extra you will have a far better system. This is also assuming you have all your peripherals including keyboard, mouse and monitor as well as an Operating System.
http://biz.tigerdirect.com:80/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=4209965&sku=P450-9830&SRCCODE=WEDBB789&cm_mmc=EML-_-B2BMain-_-WEDBB789-_-Compo
Also there are 4870's in the 150 zone after rebates. I think that is a heck of a lot more card for only 30 or 40 more.
If there is money available you can even better the 4870 with a 9800GTX+ for the same 30 to 40 extra after rebates!