[TheArmegeddon]

So I've been gaming for years on standard and pathetic PC's. Then I started custom building for the best gaming quality, but after one of my last PC's dieing of unfortunate cause, I stick myself with a semi-good gaming PC when it was made. But that's not the point. I was recently looking at Falcon Gaming PCs, and if you don't know them, they are known for having Gaming Rigs that God could not even think of manufacturing. However not only are the PC's godlike, but the prices match up exactly to their high-end quality. So I want to know from a few suggestions, whats the best PC <$9000 USD (less than $9000 USD). Just a little note I need the PC to also come with a Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse, and 500GB of memory both internal and external. I've done the work myself but I don't trust my feelings well enough to make a decision.

[kelvinator44]

You should some of the Alienware PC's. They are the best for gaming but are priced according to your customization. Visit their website at :

http://www.alienware.com

[Gulo Luseus]

Personally, I would go for a self build. Alienware et al. charge a bomb for something you can do for a lot less, You also get to choose exactly what you want

[TheArmegeddon]

good point. Off to newegg...

[kryptonite1055]

if you are unsure about some parts, just post your rig idea, and many people will critic it. Actually i just got some help picking out a new power supply for myself.

[TheArmegeddon]

Heres Goes Nothing (NOTE: I took the names straight out of the Newegg List)

Mother Board: EVGA 132-CK-NF79-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI DDR3 ATX Intel Motherboard

Processor: Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 Yorkfield 3.0GHz 12MB L2 Cache LGA 775 130W Quad-Core Processor

Video Card: EVGA 01G-P3-N891-AR GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB (512MB per GPU) 512-bit (256-bit per GPU) GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card (x2?)

Power Supply: ABS Tagan BZ Series BZ1300 ATX12V / EPS12V 1300W Power Supply 115 - 230V ± 10% tolerance TUV, UL, CE, CB, FCC, Semko, Nemko, Demko, Fimko

Hard Drive 1: SUPER TALENT FSD32GC25M 2.5" 32GB SATA Internal Solid state disk (SSD)

Hard Drive 2: HITACHI Deskstar 7K1000 HDS721010KLA330 (0A34915) 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

Disk Drive1: EDIT: Pioneer Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 10X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 40X CD-R 32X CD-RW 40X CD-ROM 2MB Cache IDE 20X DVD±R DVD Burner

Disk Drive2: SONY Black and Gray 8X DVD-ROM 24X CD-ROM SATA Blu-ray DVD-ROM Drive Model BDUX10S

Network Card: Bigfoot Networks Killer NIC M1 10/ 100/ 1000Mbps PCI Network Adapter with a 400 MHz Network Processing Unit (NPU) 1 x RJ-45, 1 x USB2.0

Sound Card: Creative 70SB046A00000 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional Series

Physics Card: BFG Tech BFGRPHYSX128P PhysX Processing Unit 128MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Physics Card

Memory: Patriot 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory

Case: RAIDMAX Sagitta 2 ATX-928WB Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Cooling System: Open for Suggestions

Lighting and Effects: Open For Suggestions

Am I missing anything?

[JEBWrench]

You may want to look into a DVD burner, rather than just readers. It's always good to have options.

Also, go big on the cooling system. With that power, you're going to need it.

[TheArmegeddon]

Hows that for DVD Burner? And for cooling would it be best to have water cooling or a high powered fan, in terms of maintenance.

[JEBWrench]

Looks pretty snazzy to me. You never know when you might need a lot of surplus storage capability.

In fact, I've seen burners used more often than DVD-ROM drives.

For cooling, I've heard that water cooling is very efficient, but hard to maintain. But I could be wrong, as my little rig handles itself with a cheap fan.

As far as a high-powered fan, I can only assume that you'd have to regularly be cleaning it, as I would think that you could build up a lot of dust right quick.

[TheArmegeddon]

Alright then, I'll look over some fans, see what lighting effects I could get in and I should have this rig updated, priced, and hopefully shipped to be built soon.

[like 45 ninjas.]

I personally am a big fan (no pun intended) of Thermaltake cooling systems.
Look for some of their water cooling systems on newegg.com

[JEBWrench]

Can you shed some more light on the advantages and disadvantages of water cooling, person bearing a number approximating nearly 45 ninjas?

I'd be interested to find out too.

[like 45 ninjas.]

water cooling
pros:
efficient
quiet
cons:
expensive
needs to be refilled
fan cooling
pros:
cheap
does not need to be refilled
can manually control fan speed
cons:
loud

these are partially my opinion too
i hope this helps

[TheArmegeddon]

Would I have to remove the casing to fill it, because if I have to refill it every week and remove the casing, I can stand a loud fan...

[like 45 ninjas.]

depends on the model of the cooler
some have external tanks, some internal, some in the back of the pc
also, some have different size tanks and can be refilled over longer periods of time