Alright – I’m done ordering everything (except the speakers). Let me know how I did!
Here is the final order:
CPU: e8400 WolfDale
Motherboard: GIGABYTE UD3R
Video Card: ASUS Radeon HD 4830 (I decided to change this from the 9800 GT – some people say they are the same, some say the 4830 is slightly better, so I went with the 4830).
RAM: G.Skill 4GB(2x2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 1066
Power Supply: OCZ StealthStream 600W
Monitor: SAMSUNG 2233bw High Glossy Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar 500 GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0 GB
DVD: LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe
Case: Antec 900 (great case, the blue looks sweet!)
Keyboard: Saitek Black USB Wired Standard Eclipse (this has illuminated blue keys – matches the case!).
Mouse: Logitech MX518 – I already had this.
OS: Vista 64-bit - I got this for free from a student organization that I am in.
The total for all this (minus the last two which I already had) turned out to be 830$ after all promo codes, discounts, and rebates.
Did I spend my money well? What do you guys think?
Thanks to everyone who has helped me – I’ve learned a lot! Now it’s time to build lol – this will not be fun.
Am I missing anything else? I don’t need a cooler unless I decide to overclock – right?
The only other thing I need that I can think of are speakers. Is there anything you guys recommend that isn’t too expensive? Here are the two that I was looking at:
Logitech X-240 25 Watts 2.1 Speaker – Retail
40.99
Newegg.com - Logitech X-240 25 Watts 2.1 Speaker - Speakers
or
LOGISYS Computer SP6000-BK 32Watts 2.1 SOHO MULTIMEDIA SPEAKER SYSTEM
23.99
Newegg.com - LOGISYS Computer SP6000-BK 32Watts 2.1 SOHO MULTIMEDIA SPEAKER SYSTEM - Speakers
I don’t know which one I should get. The Logitech one is great because it’s Logitech… plus the black speakers will match my case… but its 40.99 … on the other hand the other one has great reviews and is supposed to great for gaming but it’s some weird company called LOGISYS.. and the speakers look nice but they are more silver than black and they won’t match my case at all… but they’re only 23.99.
The crappy part is that either speaker will cost me an extra 15$ for shipping … all the stuff I’ve bought so far conveniently had free shipping. Not sure what to do – any other alternatives? Or maybe I should just stick with the monitor speakers? And then maybe just use a headset from the monitor speakers when I game? Or is that not a good idea?
Thanks!