Yes, I know there is already a thread similar to this on the first page.... But I have a larger budget and didn't want to hijack his thread.

I have decided on a budget of roughly $1500 AU and want to make a computer that will play high spec games (also wanted easily upgradable)

With my very limited knowledge of computer hardware (this is my first time making one) this is what i've chosen so far.

any suggestions/ changes/ "your shit give up now's" for me?

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Motherboard - $224.99
ASUS P5E Deluxe LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131219
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CPU - $189.99
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...MB%2bL2%2bCach
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Memory - $83.99
Patriot Extreme Performance 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PDC24G6400ELK
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820220227
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Video Card (x2) - $189.99 ($379.98)
SAPPHIRE 100242L Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102747
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DVD burner - $34.99
ASUS 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model DRW-2014L1T
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827135156
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Hard Drive - $89.99
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136218
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Case - $69.95
Antec Three Hundred Black (I bought a 900)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129042
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PSU - $124.99
SILVERSTONE ST70F 700W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817256045
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Total Price: $1008.88 ($1198.87)
Plus Windows Vista OS and misc items.

The psu will work with dual

How does it look?

the motherboard supports DDR2 ram, your RAM speed doesnt have to match the FSB speed

so basically any DDR2 RAM will work I recommend DDR2 800 or even 1066 if its cheap enough

as for graphics cards to run them together they have to be the same

they also have to be placed on a specific mobo type:

nvidea cards must be placed on an SLI board
ATI cards must be placed on an crossfire board


how ever single cards can be placed on either platform


basically just get 2 ATI 4850's or 4870's (the mobo provided is an ATI crossfire X setup)

Thanks, that was uninamginably helpfull to me.

http://www.biostar-usa.com/app/en-us....php?S_ID=365#

That is the same motherboard to one linked in the first post right?

Fixt lol.

I hope you mean motherboard, and as far as I can see yes.

Get an Antec Three Hundred Gaming Case ATX 3/0/(6) 2xUSB Audio with no PS, 600watts PSU, and a better motherboard, see my other post

lol why not just copy/paste the computer build in my topic...you seem to want all the same parts.

better mobo?

thats more than feature rich, if not over the top

Actually, it's a shitty brand and doesn't have good expansion-slots setup.

My build is finished! Shamelessly bumped.

atleast bump with pics