First time builder

[heath73]

Hey this is the first PC that I'm going to build myself, just looking for feedback on the parts I picked and making sure everything goes together. I've never over clocked anything in my life, the only thing I'm going to attempt to over clock on my build is the processor.

Video Card: EVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130072

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115003

Mobo: ASUS P5N32-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131073

Memory: CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145034

Power Supply: Antec True Power Trio TP3-650 ATX12V 650W Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371001

Hard Drives: Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD 150GB 10,000 RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136012

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136073


CD / DVD: SAMSUNG Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner With LightScribe Technology
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827151141

Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829102006

Case: Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129021

SLI is something I'll consider down the road.

[kwbbpc]

Sounds like quite a powerhouse. I've heard complaints of various problems with that motherboard, but same goes for almost any mobo.

[Alaron]

Welcome to PCMech. I have two suggestions.

Skip the SLI board, its not worth the money. Save a bit by going with the Asus P5B boards.

Also, go with a LiteOn Retail DVD burner, they come with software. That Samsung does not.

[heath73]

Is the stock CPU cooler good enough or should I be looking for something better?

[minsonngo]

Originally Posted by heath73 Is the stock CPU cooler good enough or should I be looking for something better?

Stock CPU heatsink & fan is normally good enough and allows you to keep the warranty on the processor too.


If you plan on overclocking... you may want to consider a good aftermarket unit.

[Katreat]

Stock cooler should be fine if you are not over-clocking. Also, if you dont use the stock cooler you void the warrenty on the CPU. If you decide to over-clock down the line you void the warrenty anyway so that is when you might want to upgrade. The Antic cases generally have good air flow so with stock heatsink and fans everything should run fine.

Kat

Edit: second place........

[heath73]

thanks for the info