$552.93 Gaming Comp?

Mobo:Gigabyte EP43-UD3L Motherboard
- PCIx 2.0

CPU:Intel Core 2 Duo E7500
- 2.93GHz, 3MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB

Memory:Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X 4096MB
- PC8500 DDR2 1066MHz, duel channel 2x2048

Hard Drive:Seagate Barracuda 500GB
- SATA-3G

Video Card:EVGA GeForce 9800 GT Video Card
- 512 MB DDR3

Case: Cooler Master Elite 330 Black ATX Mid-Tower Case

PS:Ultra LSP550 550-Watt

Total : $552.93

Budget Goal around $600

I was thinking about upgrading the card to atEVGA GeForce GTS 250 Video Card, (26$ more)but i wanted to get the best price possible since I'm on a budget.

The only games I want to play are currently L4D2, CSS, TF2, COD4:MW2, and maybe boarderlands. I am looking forward to playing Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3.

So should I build one now, or wait till next year and save for something better?

* I'm currently on a P4 533 FSB with an AGP 8x Geforce 7800, 1.5 gigs ddr, asus mobo and I can play L4D2 Demo and other games fine, but on the lowest settings. I want to at least be able to play on med-hi.

get 4770, beats the crap out of 9800 gt, runs cooler, less power, smaller and theyr same price no reason to get 9800 gtvegita92

[QUOTE="vegita92"]get 4770, beats the crap out of 9800 gt, runs cooler, less power, smaller and theyr same price no reason to get 9800 gtSlig0

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[QUOTE="vegita92"]get 4770, beats the crap out of 9800 gt, runs cooler, less power, smaller and theyr same price no reason to get 9800 gtvegita92

I agree with the other poster about getting the Amd X2 550 Black Edition. I would disagree with the others about the 9800 GT. Great card I would agree, but showing its age. I would know I have 2 8800 GT's in Sli and they are going bye bye next Anyway here is a quick one I came up with off newegg. You could still buy the case u like off Tigerdirect since they are so similiar in price. $619.88 grand total out the door. ( I tried to get close to your $600 you got listed.) Mine is actually $609.88 after rebate but I don't like counting rebates in prices. I would also change your hard drive to a 7200 rpm 32mb drive instead of the 5900 16mb drive you got listed. Anyway you go, good luck.

Case:GIGABYTE GZ-X2BPD-500 Black 0.6mm SECC Steel ATX Mid - Retail

Powersupply:BFG Tech GS-550 550W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V V2.8 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Power Supply Tower Computer Case - Retail

Mobo:GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

Cpu:AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition Callisto 3.1GHz Socket AM3 80W Dual-Core Processor Model

Ram:G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ - Retail

Harddrive:Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Videocard:SAPPHIRE 100279-1GL Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail

A little more but alot more power. Sorry guys its time to let the 8800/9800's go.

Thank you for all the input guys, I didn't expect such great feedback. I didn't build an AMD because i have always been intel (you know how that is), but after looking at the price for amount of performance, I am really going to consider it. I really like that buildshakes_1and I don't mind paying a little more ifs its on the video cards. I always had an NVIDIA chip, but looking at that chart ATI may be the way to go. I'm definitely going to consider this. Thank you again.

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Just curious, but what does the CF mean that gives the 5770 such a boost?Roggirek

Just curious, but what does the CF mean that gives the 5770 such a boost?Roggirek