Evaluate my new build please.

[douglas187]

Hello all, first time on the forums. I recently built my first computer and its up and running. My specs are:

Thermaltake Xaser III v1000+ case
Core 2 duo e6600
2 gigs G Skill ddr2 800 ram
eVGA 7900gs
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320gb HDD
Asus P5B deluxe MOBO
XP Media Center Edition 2005 w/vista upgrade

My questions are:

Should I have went with the eVGA 680i MOBO instead? Looking back I kind of wish I did but I went with the P5B instead. What all advantages would the 680i give me compared to the P5B and vice versa?

When should I use my Vista upgrade? Should I wait until SP1 comes out or is it good enough for now. The only software I have is Spyware Doctor, ESET NOD32 anti-virus, Microsoft Office 2003, Nero 7 premium, Doom 3, BF 2142, and The Sims 2.

[Alaron]

The major difference between the motherboards is that the 680i boards support SLI from Nvidia. The P5B Deluxe has two PCI-E slots but does not support SLI. Honestly, I wouldn't worry about it. SLI is not worth it, one card is a more solid investment and can play any game out there.

We have been recommending tha people wait at least until SP1 to upgrade to Vista.

Welcome to PCMech.

[douglas187]

thanks for the help. One more question I forgot about. I need a PSU because i used my buddies bc his computer was out of commision for a while but the PSU he had was fine. I was thinking either the Xclio 600 watt (seems great for the price) or the Corsair 620 HX...which one would be better or any others in that price range? do I need more power than that ( I will be getting an 8800 series card in a couple months. I also will be doing some moderate overclocking ( to about 3.0-3.2 ghz or so)

[glc]

Either one of those will work fine with a 8800.