(21/04/2010 05:29 PM)Syfe Wrote:  i might consider OCing the thing.

Because if you plan on overclocking, probably better to buy lower/medium binned chips instead of the highest bins, as they give you a proportionally larger benefit when overclocking.  eg. a PII 945 and 965, when overclocked to max, wouldn't be all that different (definitely less than the 0.4GHz initial difference).

(21/04/2010 05:29 PM)Syfe Wrote:  I'll consider the BD drive if the other parts doesn't overcost the entire build.

Anyway... are you more looking to...

1. Spend up the amount of your budget and get the best performance you can for that amount.

or

2. Hit the best price/performance ratio for the parts.  This is sort of what Zinga's build tries to do.  You end up with a weaker machine, but also saves you some money.