Real Recommendations for All New Desktop PC

**DJ Ms. White** · 02-21-11, 03:50 PM

A full tower is a bit much for just one graphics card. A medium should do just fine.

**triggerhappy2005** · 02-21-11, 03:57 PM

Originally Posted by DJ Mr. White

A full tower is a bit much for just one graphics card. A medium should do just fine.

That's why I chose the cheapest, decent looking case they had. It's the last place you want to put any money.

**DJ Ms. White** · 02-21-11, 04:03 PM

Too cheap of a case though and you loose out on cooling and the noise factor.

**triggerhappy2005** · 02-21-11, 04:31 PM

Originally Posted by DJ Mr. White

Too cheap of a case though and you loose out on cooling and the noise factor.

With that setup I recommended and the stock CPU cooler, noise won't be a factor. It only becomes an issue when you add after market coolers and high end graphic cards in sli or crossfire.

**deputyfestus** · 02-21-11, 05:42 PM

Originally Posted by DJ Mr. White

A full tower is a bit much for just one graphics card. A medium should do just fine.

The idea was to leave room for expansion and with that case your pretty future ready unless your a lanboy buy right once and your done.

**HeavyG** · 02-21-11, 07:33 PM

$800 is a tight budget. You can already count out the Fatality card, HD Capture card, SSD drives, 2 TB of storage, more than 4 GB of storage. It just isn't enough of a budget to get a future-proof system that you are dreaming of. Anyways, you can still get a decent gaming rig for $800. The most important place to drop money is your graphics card. You don't want to overspend, but you also don't want something that won't be able to play the latest and greatest games. I recommend the following:

CPU
Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-760 Lynnfield 2.8GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80605I5760

Motherboard
Newegg.com - ASUS P7P55D-E LX LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Memory
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL8D-4GBHK

Graphics Card
Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100312SR Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

Case
Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Storm Scout SGC-2000-KKN1-GP Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Sound Card - Great deal through 2/24!
Newegg.com - Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card

Power Supply
Newegg.com - COOLMAX CUL-750B 750W ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS12V v2.91 SLI/Crossfire ready Modular and Compatible with Core i3/i5/i7 Power Supply

Hard Drive
Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Grand Total: $828.93 after rebates + Shipping

**HeavyG** · 02-21-11, 07:38 PM

Let's face it... you aren't going to do much better for $800. You simply can't get a "future proof" system with this kind of budget. Will it be way better than what you have? Absolutely! It will also be able to handle the latest and greatest games out there with ease.

If you can recycle some older components, you can put that cost savings back into the system to get a beefier hard drive, extra memory, or put the money right back into your pocket.

**DancingCorpse** · 02-22-11, 01:59 AM

Originally Posted by triggerhappy2005

With his budget, he aint doing cross anything.

Oh, I forgot people don't upgrade their computers over time with new GPUs anymore.

SORRY!

**digital** · 02-22-11, 10:50 PM

I notice Tigerdirect.com has joined with what left of Compusa and opened a few new stores including one in Houston Texas plus I also have a Fry's Electronics nearby too.

**digital** · 02-22-11, 11:57 PM

Operating system Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit edit
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-950 quad-core [3.06GHz, 1MB L2 + 8MB shared L3 cache] edit
Memory 8GB DDR3-1066MHz SDRAM [4 DIMMs] edit
Hard drive FREE UPGRADE! 1.5TB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s hard drive from 750GB edit
Office software No additional office software edit
Security software Norton Internet Security(TM) 2011 - 15 month edit
Graphics card 1GB DDR3 AMD Radeon HD 6450 [DVI, HDMI. VGA adapter] edit
Primary optical drive FREE UPGRADE! Blu-ray player & Lightscribe SuperMulti DVD burner edit
Networking Integrated Ethernet port, No wireless LAN edit
Front Productivity Ports 15-in-1 memory card reader, 1 USB, 1394, audio edit
TV & entertainment experience No TV Tuner edit
Sound Card Integrated sound edit
Keyboard and Mouse HP USB keyboard and optical mouse edit

899 + tax...plus 2yr in home warrenty included special employee deal between my company and HP...what do yall think?