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I am going to buy my new computer in less than a week and i need some help.
Ok im getting two computer one for me and one for my sister
I have for mine about 2000$
My sister will be for about 600-700$
My uses- Gaming,internet;school work ;music,videos and more regular uses.
My sisters uses- Movies,internet,music
I need- a monitor,computer,speakers,web cam
My sister needs-monitor,computer,speakers,keyboard,mouse
As a family nothing to do with the budget we need a router and a printer.
Ok here is my computer i am thinking about getting:
we are buying everything from: newegg.com
DVD burner with card reader combo:

ASUS 20X Burner with LightScribe SATA DRW-2014L1T

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Rosewill RCR-FD200 All-in-one USB 2.0 Black 3.5" Card Reader with 1.44MB Floppy Drive - Retail


computer case:
Thermaltake Armor+MX VH8000BWS Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

CPU:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core

CPU aftermarket cooler its as good as the termalright extreme:
IXIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler - Retail

XIGMATEK ACK-I7751 Retention Bracket - Retail

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM

Hard drive wt pc tool kit:
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD7500AAKS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

Rosewill RTK-025 PC Tools Kit - Retail

memory:

OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2RPR800C44GK - Retail


Monitor:

BenQ G2400WD Black 24" 5ms, 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail

Rosewill RCN-SC106 Plasma/LCD screen cleaner (Larger cleaning size) w/ 100ml Solution - Retail

Motherboard:

ASUS P5E Deluxe LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail


power supply:

Antec TPQ-850 850W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply - Retail


Speakers:
Logitech Z-4 40 watts 2.1 Speaker - Retail


Webcam:

Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000 2.0MP Effective Pixels USB Interface WebCam - Retail

Video card:


SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB 512-bit (256-bit x 2) GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16

Price with shipping:
- 2300$

I need to find a way to reduce the price about 300$ but if it hurts the performance i am willing to spend another 300$.


My sisters computer

case+power supply
HEC 6C28BBX585 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 585W Power Supply - Retail


Hard drive:

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500AAKS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM


monitor:

BenQ FP202W V3 Black 20" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail


Speakers:

Logitech S120 2.3 Watts (RMS) 2.0 Speaker System - OEM


Keyboard:

Logitech Value 100 Black PS/2 Standard Keyboard - OEM


mouse:

Logitech SBF-90 Black 3 Buttons 1 x Wheel PS/2 Wired Optical Mouse - OEM


Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM



memory:
OCZ Platinum Revision 2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400


motherboard:


ABIT IP35P LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail


CPU:

Intel Pentium E2180 Allendale 2.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core


GPU:

ASUS EAH3650 SILENT MAGIC/HTDP/512M Radeon HD 3650 512MB 128-bit GDDR2


memory card reader:
Rosewill RCR-FD200 All-in-one USB 2.0 Black 3.5" Card Reader with 1.44MB Floppy Drive - Retail


Burner:


ASUS 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model DRW-2014L1T - Retail


Price with shipping:


642$


Router:

LINKSYS WRT54GL IEEE 802.3/3u, IEEE 802.11b/g Wireless-G Broadband Router - Retail

65$

Printer:

need help!


So how does all this look?
Are the components good?
Please give comments!!!!

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For your build:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139006
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] =P5Q%2bPro

For your sister:
Never buy cheap power supplies. Buy only reviewed by expert PSUs.
This is the only case combo worth anything:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129024

So I have saved you a bit and spent a bit more on your sister. Nothing else jumps out at me atm... your list is stretched out and not easily read.

Newegg links would help people review your builds.

Reply to Proximon
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^ +1 if you don't plan on crossfire (i wouldnt plan it lol)

Reply to georgy
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No i thought i might CF in a year or two...

Reply to bnbader

+1 for don't buy cheapo psu it will hurt in the end, as most threads have popped out about blown up psu, sparks, etc. For your build, if you plan to crossfire, you should go with a x38/x48 mobo instead of the P5Q Deluxe. Another place to save some cash would be to get the 4870 instead of the 4870x2.

Reply to Shadowthor
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So which PSU do you recomend that is under 150$ for a CF of 4870X2

Reply to bnbader

You may not have heard of this company, but this is a top rated PSU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817128010

You want to Cf two 4870x2s? Not sure you can on current boards.

If you mean two 4870s, the above PSU will probably be enough.

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