Help on a new build

[hardball2288]

What do you guys think about this build? Lemee know


CPU- Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Conroe 3.0GHz

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115028





GPU- GeForce 8800GTX 768MB

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130072





MOBO- NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131142





RAM- Crucial Ballistix 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820148183







OS- Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic SP1 English NA DVD - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116467





HD- Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600JSRTL 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136036





CD/DVD- ASUS Black 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E616A3T

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827135151





CASE- COOLER MASTER Stacker 830 Evolution RC-830-KKR3-GP Black Aluminum

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119136



7 Extra Fans- COOLER MASTER R4-L2S-122B-GP 120mm 4 BLUE LED LED Case Fan

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835103022

[aram]

hey Hardball

Overall it seems like a good system, but I think you should consider a few things.

Firstly, the processor. I would look at a Q6600, as its about the same price and can easily be overclocked to 3ghz + (mine is running at 3.4ghz on air). This would give you 4 cores running at the same speed as the 6850 for the same price. If you do go with this option, it would also be worth getting some faster ram to give you some headroom if you really wanted to push the CPU.

Secondly the motherboard. Are you planning to buy a second card and run SLI? If so then obviously you have to stick with an Nvidia board, but if not I would seriously consider a P35 board, as they tend to be faster and more stable under overclocking, as well as having more features for the price.

I would also consider getting a hard drive with 16mb of cache as they really are not much more expensive and offer better performance.


Other than that its just down to your personal preferences I guess, not having a DVD-RW seems strange as does only having 160gb of HDD, and getting vista basic also seems like a strange choice given the fact the only real reasons for buying vista come in the premium version, but thats down to you and what going to be using it for I guess.

Also be ware that you'll need the 64bit version of vista in order to use all 4gb of your memory, otherwise windows will only recognize ~3gb and a single program will only be able to use 2 of that.

let us know what you decide on

[shadowpr]

If looking for a dual core, look at the e8400 instead.

You could drop the video card down to a 8800gts 512 for nearly identical performance, or even go up to a 9800gtx.

If getting only one video card, look at the asus p5k or p5k-e motherboards.

Look at the Seagate 7200.11 series of hard drives. They have more cache.



My opinion is that vista basic isn't worth it. Either get xp then, or go for vist home premium.

[hardball2288]

I decided to make the following changes what do you think?


GIGABYTE GA-P35-S3G LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128084



Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115037



G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Memory

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231166


Seagate ST303204N1A1A-RK 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148318


Microsoft Windows XP Professional 64Bit SP2C - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116378

MSI NX8800GTS 512M OC GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127325

[shadowpr]

Only changes I would make is get ddr2-800 ram unless you plan on overclocking.

And get a sata hard drive. I still say look at the 7200.11 series.

[hardball2288]

K just talked it over and changed my mind again, im building this for a friend btw:


RAM- Crucial Ballistix 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 - $116

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820148183


CD/DVD- ASUS Black 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E616A3T - $27

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827135151


CASE- COOLER MASTER Stacker 830 Evolution RC-830-KKR3-GP Black Aluminum - $395 (35 mail in rebate)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119136


Extra Fans- COOLER MASTER R4-L2S-122B-GP 120mm 4 BLUE LED LED Case Fan- $70

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835103022



CPU- Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor -$210

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115037


HD- Seagate ST303204N1A1A-RK 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive-$88

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148318



OS- Microsoft Windows XP Professional 64Bit SP2C - OEM - $140

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116378


GPU- MSI NX8800GTS 512M OC GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready -$233 ($30 mail in rebate)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127325

[shadowpr]

Get a sata hard drive. Not an ide hard drive.

[aram]

yea seriously, there is absolutely no reason to get an IDE.......the're not even cheaper.

[Katreat]

I know case is a personal choice but $400 is way overboard. You have no need for a 1000 w PSU with this build. You should be a able to pick up a primium case for under $150 and an quality PSU, maybe 600-650 watts or so, for around $100 and save a lot of money.

Definately trade out the IDE HD and get SATA. IDE is on its way out and the MB does not offer native IDE support. It is provided by a 3rd party controller and can be problomatic. Like shadow posted, go for the newer 7200.11 and get more cache for faster seek times.

kat

[hardball2288]

Yea I think the case is overpriced too but that is the one he wants. He also eventually wants to get a second video card so I don't think it's too bad of a choice.

[Katreat]

I dont see a mother board in your last list. If he is set on SLI, which is the only reason he would ever need a 1000 w PSU, then take a look at the new 780i boards. I dont think the 650i and 680i will support the new 45 nm processors.

kat

[alanebro82]

I got an SLI board and a 7600GT with the hopes of going SLI as an upgrade.

Bad choice.

In almost all scenarios, the next generation card is better and cheaper than going SLI in the older generation. Unless your friend is running an enormous display, the benefits you get from SLI are minimal.

[Drunner611]

Tell your friend he could watercool/buy faster components instead of wasting money on a stupid case and power supply. You can have a much faster computer, but it may not look as nice.
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