My new build =]

[Reista]

Anything is up for critique or suggestions

here's the list of parts:

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811146047

Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813135093

Processor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115017

HS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835207004

PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817121037

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227267

GFX card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121253

HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148134

Fan Controller: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811995016

Monitor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824009094

OS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116488

And for my internet i have 2 items:
Router: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833704030

Adapter: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833180052


Thats all i have except for frilly stuff *lighting, UV shrink, etc *

Any and all suggestions would be appreciated. The total amount im paying out for this computer is $1550 after rebates =p

[shadowpr]

Don't get an ecs motherboard. I don't think they're the greatest quality.

I would suggest the asus p5q, or a gigabyte motherboard that uses the p45 chipset.

no need for the extra heatsink unless you're overclocking.

Get a better power supply. What Power Supply should I get? How many Watts? Who made it? Guide Inside
And no need for that much wattage. A corsair 750 is more then enough, and they have a good deal right now.

Have heard that cl4 ram can cause problems. I would just get cl5 ram.

Get this hard drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148298

[Reista]

The wattage is so high due to the fact that it decreases when the capacitors age. but ill look into a smaller one for sure. it was the least stable of my parts. i was planing on overclocking to 3.0 so i want the heatsink either way and ill look into cl5. The hard drive is pretty much the same as mine. cache for hdd doesn't matter to much just for programs that run either way and i don't mind maybe an extra second on startup =p

As for the ECS the black edition is their top product and i have faith in it. i might change my mind though

New Mobo (maybe): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131297
New PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341014
New HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148298

[thefultonhow]

Originally Posted by Reista The wattage is so high due to the fact that it decreases when the capacitors age.

Errrrrr...

I have never seen a high-quality PSU stop being able to put out enough power to run the same system as it gets older. Just get a unit manufactured by Channel Well or FSP or a similarly high-quality manufacturer and you'll be fine.