Please check my build.

[wessman00]

Hey guys, just put together a new comp at cyberpower.com. Please go over my choices and let me know what I need to change/fix. Thanks a million!

BTW I would like to stay under 1800

New! Apevia X-Jupiter Full Tower Gaming Server w/ Temp Display and Fan Control 420 Watt Power [+20] (S Type Blue Color with Side-Panel 250mm UV LED Fan)
CASUPGRADE: 12in COLD CATHODE NEON LIGHT [+10] (BLUE COLOR)
CS_FAN: Extra 3-Color Neon Light LED Case Fan [+5] (1 x Fan)
CPU: (Sckt775)Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6850 CPU @ 3.00GHz 1333FSB 4MB L2 Cache 64-bit
CD: (Special Price) 20X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (BLUE COLOR [+9])
CD2: 16X DVD ROM (BLUE COLOR [+9])
FLASHMEDIA: INTERNAL 12in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer [+10] (BLUE COLOR [+5])
FAN: CoolerMaster Liquid CPU Cooling System (Superior Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA)
HDD: Single Hard Drive (320GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [-43])
KEYBOARD: PS2 MULTIMEDIA INTERNET CONTROL KEYBOARD (BLACK COLOR)
MOUSE: Logitech Optical Wheel Mouse (BLACK COLOR)
MODEM: PCI 56K V.92 FAX MODEM W/ VOICE
MOTHERBOARD: Asus P5N-E nForce 650i SLI Chipset LGA775 FSB1333 DDR2 Mainboard
MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)4GB (4x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (Corsair Value Select or Major Brand)
MSGAME: MICROSOFT® FLIGHT SIMULATOR 2004 [+6]
NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD
OS: Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium w/ Service Pack 1 (64-bit Edition)
POWERSUPPLY: 800 Watts Power Supplies [+70] (($10 off Mail-in Rebate) Xion SuperNova Power Supply - Quad SLI Ready [-19])
SOUND: 3D WAVE ON-BOARD 5.1 SOUND CARD
SPEAKERS: 120 WATT STEREO SPEAKERS [-69] (BLACK COLOR)
USB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 16X PCI Express (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)
VIDEO2: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 16X PCI Express (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)

OMG and yes I am an idiot

[David M]

Where? Why not post your proposed build here? We give better help.

Edit:...ok, good. Its posted in here now.

[rjfvillarosa]

wessman. I have edited out a lot of unneccesary information from your post, also, please click the submit reply button only once.

[Katreat]

I personally would not want to get a computer from someone who adds.... or other major brand.... after each component, there is a big difference in brands.

That being said here are a few comments.

The 6850 is an overpriced CPU. The sweet spot, bang for buck, was the 6750 and has now moved towards the new 8400. It is a good processor but if you are choosing the parts and there is a significant price difference I would go with the newer 8400.

The 650i MB is getting a bit old. The upgraded the 680i to run with the new 1333 processors but I have not heard that they did the same for the 650i so you might look into that. If it does not support them they will step down to 1000 and you will lose all that performance you are paying for. Also there are the new 700 series out, including the new 790i, which are suppose to be much better performers with the new CPUs.

If you are specing it out, check out a PSU on the link below. Xion does not even make the list which may not tell you how bad it might be but pretty much shows it is not one of the higher quality. I would go with a psu from a better respected company.

http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=131195

Finally they have liquid cooling listed which probably means there might be an OC occuring. Liquid cooling is problomatic unless you use the best components and usually not necessary unless you are into serious OCing the system.

Finally, if you want to spec out a quality system, choosing the parts you want, and not just getting "a major brands", check out a bulding site like AVAdirect:

http://www.avadirect.com/

At this site you can chose every component in the box and they offer the quality name brand components. You would be money ahead for a gaming build doing it yourself but if you are really uncomfortable about building at least a site like this lets you chose the best components and does not put in whatever they can find for a bargin.

Kat