Final Check

[SmurfWithAStick]

Well, the time is near for me to buy the parts to my build. Just want to run it by you guys before I pay the piper.

Case: Antec Performance One P180B

PSU: Corsair 620W Power Supply

Mobo: Asus P5K-V LGA 775 Intel G33

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600

HDD: Seagate Barracuda (320GB)

RAM: Corsair ValueSelect DDR2 SDRAM

Optical: Lite-on SATA DVD Burner

Video: EVGA Nvidia Geforce 8800GTS

FDD: Sony MPF920 Black

OS: Windows XP Professional with SP2

This is a first time build, so any and all help is welcomed. Thank you in advance.

[Cricket]

Why are you getting a motherboard with on-board video if you're getting a video card?

The parts selection looks good except for the odd motherboard choice. Why don't you just get the regular P5K.

Cricket

[doubledragon5]

Originally Posted by Cricket Why are you getting a motherboard with on-board video if you're getting a video card? The parts selection looks good except for the odd motherboard choice. Why don't you just get the regular P5K. Cricket

Parts look good, that psu might be more than enough for your setup. Try the 520W instead..

I think to answer your question Cricket would be so if the video card is defective he can still boot to the desktop until he gets a replacement..

[SmurfWithAStick]

Before I switch the motherboard, what is a "S/PDIF Out" and a "D-Sub video port?"

As for the PSU, it was suggested for having some head-room to upgrade later on.

Also, Intel processors are supposed to drop on the 22nd. Newegg has already dropped the price on the Quad Q6600, but instead of 266, as I was told, it's 300. Is this just a teaser to try to get people to buy before the real drop or is that it?

[Mavman1]

Originally Posted by SmurfWithAStick Before I switch the motherboard, what is a "S/PDIF Out" and a "D-Sub video port?"

I'm curious about the "s/pdif out" myself....

Originally Posted by SmurfWithAStick Also, Intel processors are supposed to drop on the 22nd. Newegg has already dropped the price on the Quad Q6600, but instead of 266, as I was told, it's 300. Is this just a teaser to try to get people to buy before the real drop or is that it?

I myself am honestly thinking it's a tease.........they-(newegg) have now dropped the price on the Q6600 4-5 times this week alone--(I've got/have my eye on that processor too )

If ya can, wait till tomorrow/Monday to buy, just to make sure. But I gotta tell ya, I'm starting to wonder if, what, 34 bucks it that big a deal to wait on

[LeftyAce]

S/PDIF: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S/PDIF
It's a high-end audio jack.

A high quality 520W psu (such as the corsair 520HX) can handle the 8800GTX....unless you're going to upgrade soon, to something that isn't out yet (nothing pulls more power than the GTX) the 620W isn't a great investment.

Is this just a teaser to try to get people to buy before the real drop

Probably. I'd wait 'till the 'real drop' tomorrow and see what newegg's prices do.

[SmurfWithAStick]

The other thing I'm worried about is that it might go out of stock if I wait too long. Does that happen often or should I not need to worry.

[SmurfWithAStick]

Well, it's the 22nd, and the Q6600 is still 300.
Maybe I'll wait a bit longer...

[blue60007]

The price drops may not happen right away. Newegg may be selling off some of their stock that was bought at the old price.

[Cricket]

Originally Posted by SmurfWithAStick Before I switch the motherboard, what is a "D-Sub video port?"

The "D-Sub video port" is the analog video port...that motherboard has on-board video and that's the connection for the monitor.

Cricket

[SmurfWithAStick]

How long do you suppose Newegg will wait to drop the price further, if they decide to do it at all?

[Sirkwa]

I would assume they will dio it today. Other sites have already dropped the prices yesterday and are offering E6750, etc.

[SmurfWithAStick]

Aah, it went up to 320! What are they trying to do!?

[Cricket]

Originally Posted by SmurfWithAStick Aah, it went up to 320! What are they trying to do!?

Supply and demand. The supply of Q6600 must be low but the demand is high...vendors will raise the price to see what the market will bear to increase their profit margin.

The price drop reflects what Intel charges for processors coming out of their fabs. If a vendor has existing processors they won't sell those at the new lower prices because they paid a higher price for them. We have to wait until they start to buy the processors at the new lower prices and then we'll see the price drops.

Cricket

[SmurfWithAStick]

Thanks for humoring me. I'm not that familiar with the antics of computer companies.