Building a budget gaming PC
I'm looking at building a decent gaming PC on about a $1000 budget. I have never built my own PC before, but realize that it is far better and cheaper than buying a store bought unit. I've already got a great monitor and mouse and keyboard from my current PC. All prices from tigerdirect.ca
EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard CPU Bundle - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Processor 2.40GHz OEM, OCZ SLI-Ready Edition Dual Channel 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Memory (2 x 1024MB)
- $437.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, Serial ATA-300, OEM
- $79.99
EVGA GeForce 8800 GT Video Card - 512MB DDR3, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, Video Card
- $129.99 x 2 (via SLI)
Sony DRU190A 20X DVD Rewritable Drive - 20x DVD±R, 8 DVD+RW, 6x DVD-R, 8x DVD±R DL, ATAPI/EIDE, Black
- $29.99
OCZ / GameXStream / 700-Watt / ATX / 120mm Fan / SATA Ready / SLI Ready / EPS / Active PFC / Power Supply
- $128.99
Apevia Black X-Cruiser Case ATX Mid-Tower Case with Clear Side, Front USB, Audio and Firewire Ports
- $85.99
Windows Vista 64 bit (32?)
A little over $1000 but in the ballpark. Everything is nVidia SLI ready. Is SLI even worth it? Would the dual 8800GT setup ($260.00) be as good as comparitively priced single card? Do I need more RAM?
Any opinions or tips would be appreciated.
Anyone else ever done it?
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