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08-07-2007, 03:39 PM
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approval on new gaming build
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I just want to see if everything I have is compatible and the best choice for its part. New Raidmax Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811156078 OCZ Gamer Power Supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341002 WD Raptor HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136011 Asus P5K3 Deluxe LGA 775 MOBO: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131181 Intel Core 2 Quad Kentsfield Q 6700: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115027 Corsair XMS 4x1 Gigabytes DDR3: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145181 EVGA 8800 Ultra: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130090 Asus Heatsink: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835101011 I'm sure someone has a better idea for this. It's bulky. Vista: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116140 Is this the right O/S to get?? Thank you in advance for your help |
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08-07-2007, 03:49 PM
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You need an Optical Drive. Try this LiteOn
You don't need that Asus Heatsink, the CPU will come with a heatsink. You don't need to buy retail of Vista, you can buy OEM System Builders. Hers the ultimate: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116215, although I'm not quite sure you want the ultimate. But what ever floats your boat. You should get DDR2 memory, DDR3 is new and still in its infancy. Also, you put 4x1 GB, when the memory you listed is 2x1 GB. You should probably get a Hard drive with at least 250gb's of memory. |
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08-07-2007, 04:04 PM
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thanks dude. I didnt include every item. I have an LG dual layer burner and a second 350 gb hard drive. I heard there were problems with the oem version of vista ultimate with the registration key so i figured retail would be better although more expensive. DDR 3 is more compatible with that ASUS mobo as people with DDR2 on that mobo were having problems. Should I consider a different mobo?
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08-07-2007, 04:09 PM
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By putting 4x1 I meant I was buying two sets for a total of 4 sticks of 1 gb for a total of 4 gb.
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08-07-2007, 04:13 PM
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08-07-2007, 04:27 PM
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Yeah i dont know anything about DDR3 vs DDR2. I'm going to go read up on it. Thanks for pointing that out.
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08-07-2007, 04:58 PM
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Revised Build
Hello,
I just want to see if everything I have is compatible and the best choice for its part. New Raidmax Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811156078 OCZ Gamer Power Supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341002 Asus Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131074 WD Raptor HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136011 Intel Core 2 Quad Kentsfield Q 6700: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115027 Corsair XMS 4x1 Gigabytes DDR2: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145184 EVGA 8800 GTS x2 SLi: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130081 Asus Heatsink: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835101011 I'm sure someone has a better idea for this. It's bulky. Vista: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116140 Does this seem like a good idea??????? Comments on the MOBO, video card, CPU combo?? Will all this crap fit in that case??!! I've never installed 2 video cards before... Thank you |
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08-07-2007, 05:29 PM
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Btw, some of your newer links don't work.
Don't mean to be anal, just echoing a lot of what has been said on these forums lately. SLi isn't really worth it unless money isn't an issue at all. Your two 8800GTS's will be outperformed by a single 9800 due in a few months. Basically 1 newer generation card is better than two older. I would say save your money and just upgrade every year or two. If I convinced you, you may want to go with a P35 based board, such as the Asus P35 Deluxe. 4 gigs of memory requires Vista 64-bit, not sure if you are aware of some of the driver and compatibility issues with that OS, but most people still recommend 32 bit until the kinks are worked out. Oh, and spending $700 on memory doesn't sit right.  Is your old hard drive and dvd burner IDE or SATA? IDE legacy support on new motherboards is crap. Might want to upgrade that too. Don't know much about cases, just wanted to point you to the Antec 900 or Gigabyte Aurora 570.
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08-07-2007, 05:52 PM
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Thanks a lot man. Getting a new DVD drive and upgraded to the antec 900. good call. also switched the mobo and got less ram considering vista 64 bit is still useless. thanks a lot.
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08-07-2007, 05:54 PM
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Just wait for another response before you buy regarding SLi and DDR3. P35 boards do not have SLi capabilities.
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08-07-2007, 07:11 PM
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final
Final Build- anything wrong????
OCZ PSU - 700 wt http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341002 wd raptor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136011 wd caviar secondary hdd http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136074 ASUS P5K DELUXE/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131182 Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 Conroe 2.93GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115001 that cpu is sexy CORSAIR Dominator 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145043 EVGA 768-P2-N885-AR GeForce 8800Ultra 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130092 ASUS V-60 92mm Vapo Bearing CPU Cooler - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835101011 Any ideas? Suggestions? Etc? Thank you |
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08-07-2007, 08:04 PM
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Look at the Corsair 620hx PSU. It has modular cabling, and and ATX 12v rail and an EPS12v rail
Dont spend your cash on that processor. Wait a couple weeks and stick with the Q6600's. They will go down to about $266. THey can be overclocked to 3.2 ghz (personal experience) I have seen reports of up to 3.6 with the cpu cooler I list below. The CPU you listed is only a Core 2 Duo. Stay with the qaud. Intel Extreme is an Extreme waste of money. If you look at my system in my sig we will have a similar system and I can help you OC the CPU. I have it running stable after a 24 hour prime 95 test at 3.0ghz. You will get the best OC results with the Thermalright 120 extreme. It is monstrously heavy but well worth it. Throw in a scythe 120mm fan for the CPU cooler and you are golden
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08-07-2007, 08:07 PM
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Thanks Jester,
I'm building this for a friend. If he wanted to order the system tomorrow, what cpu would you recommend? It's strange how similar this build is to yours. I guess we're good part pickers. I was hesitant about the PSU too, it seems fine though. Antec or thermaltake better? Thanks again |
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08-07-2007, 08:26 PM
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08-07-2007, 08:28 PM
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Damn... I would just get the parts Jester has in his sig, swap the 8800GTS for an 8800GTX (the Ultra might not be worth the extra cash see here: http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphi...=706&chart=318 ) get the Antec 900 and you're set.
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08-07-2007, 09:28 PM
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08-07-2007, 09:30 PM
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08-07-2007, 09:49 PM
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The Core 2 duo extreme is still more expensive than the quad core is currently. If i had to build tomorrow I would go with the quad in a heart beat. The extream is almost 1k. That is ridiculously expensive.
On the PSU unless GLC or the like jumps in I would say go with the Corsair 620hx. It is more than enough power for that system, stable, modular cabling which make wire management and therefore airflow better in the case. It has a second 12v rail. It is just better all around than the OCZ imho. I looked around at the antec, and the thermaltake's, as well as the Xcilo's and enermax's and the corsair just beat them in feature and price. Need a better link for your case too. I would actually go with an Antec P182 as long as price isnt an issue. Last edited by Jester; 08-07-2007 at 09:53 PM. |
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08-07-2007, 11:16 PM
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I concur on the quad core. The future is more cores, and although very little takes advantage of 4 cores, the number of games, etc using 2 cores is huge compared to this time last year, so I'd expect the trend to continue. In the mean time, you can virus scan while gaming w/o a performance hit :-)
You really don't need the raptor harddrive. The Seagate 7200.10 drives with 16MB cache benchmark only negligibly slower than the raptor, and are muuuuch cheaper per GB. The 320GB model is the sweet spot for $/GB, but if you want more space they go up to 750GB. The corsair 620W psu is definitely sufficient, and will allow you to upgrade the video card down the road. My friend is running a C2D 6600 processor and an 8800GTX video card on the corsair 520W model, and it's just fine. Your quad core uses more power, but the GTS vid card uses less.... The corsair PSU is very well made, and modular cabling is quite nice.
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08-08-2007, 11:43 AM
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thanks for the input guys, we'll be ordering today... should we get the quad core 6600 for $300 or the 6700 for $500? My friend likes to spend money so we're just going to go for the 6700... and another monster hard drive for additional space. He was given $3500 to spend on this beast so its going to be absurd. Thanks again for the help.
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08-08-2007, 11:48 AM
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The price difference between the 6600 and the 6700 isn't justified, but if he's got the money, why not.......
If it's at all possible to put some away, upgrading the video card when the next generation comes out is a good way to keep the computer top of the line. And vid card upgrades are pretty easy to do. |
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08-11-2007, 11:13 AM
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Post and tell us how the build went. $3500 is a little crazy.
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