my new build need some help

[karimkhairy]

hi i am going to buy a new gaming pc this is my config.

Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-P31-DS3L

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz

HDD: Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB SATA

RAM: Kingston 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 X2

Video Card: GIGABYTE GeForce 8500GT 512MB

so is this cool or some thing needs to be changed

[Freakitchen]

Before I suggest any changes, can you give us your budget for this build and what tasks you're wanting to use the system for? You also haven't listed a power supply or an optical drive, if you already have these, let us know what they are.

[glc]

I think you are putting too much money into the CPU and not enough into the video card for a gaming rig. If you are on a tight budget, get a dual core. Even the sub-$100 Pentium-E dual cores are decent gaming processors. I'd budget more like $150 to $200 for a video card.

[karimkhairy]

so what is a better vga card and about the power supply here in egypt the are so limited the best one is called gamma (350w) and the budget is around 800 $
be the way do any body know a site the i can buy the parts from and ship them to egypt

[glc]

You won't be able to put any kind of proper gaming card in there with only 350 watts.

[Freakitchen]

My advice would be to find out exactly what parts you can get hold of where you are, and how much they're going to cost you, before deciding on any specifics. Afraid I can't help you with where to shop, though! To expand on the above point on the power supply, you need to be looking at at least 450 QUALITY watts for a decent gaming video card.

[karimkhairy]

the part i wrote r avaliable but the problem is the power supply
and what about XFX 8600 gt 256 mb

[glc]

350 watts is VERY questionable for a 8600GT.

[karimkhairy]

i am thinking of going for core2duo 2.3 (1333) E6550
so do i change the mobo or not

[glc]

That processor is compatible. However, if you use that, you should upgrade to DDR2-800 ram and use only TWO sticks.

[karimkhairy]

DDR2-800 is not yet avalibe in egypt so is there a problem with DDR2-667

[glc]

No, it will run 1:1.