$1.600,00 Gaming Rig Could you give me your input before buying it ?

[Bizuca]

Wow I joined here in 2002 didn't even remember,how long it was.I'm about to purchase a new rig,my old one is a P4 1.5Ghz with 768mb of memory and a Nvidia GForce 6800 I've been using for the past 4-5 years upgrading here and there,but it's time for a new one.

What do I need a new rig for ?

Gaming 90%
Web surfing 10%

Not Overclocking (1st don't know how + don't want mess up with it )

Here's what I have in mind :


Sunbeam Transformer IC-TR-BA Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
clicky = 69.00


GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
clicky = 130.00



Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail
clicky = 280.00



Tuniq Tower 120 P4 & K8 CPU Cooler - Retail
click = 45.00



CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX ATX12V V2.2 550W Power Supply - Retail
clicky = 99.00




EVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
clicky = 530.00





G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ - Retail
clicky = 70.00



Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
clicky = 80.00



SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S203B - OEM
clicky = 30.00




Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Ultimate for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM
clicky = 180.00





APEVIA CF12SL-UBL 120mm Blue LED Case Fan - Retail
clicky = 7.00



The Total is 1.547,00 I also will get a MoH:Airborne & Anti -static wrist band.Open for suggestions.


Thank you

 

[bthackne]

I think you definetly need more power with the GTX 8800. Especially if you're going to spend 100 on it. I would go for at least 650-700W. At least get 600W like this one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16817341010

If you're going to be gaming 90% of the time then you do NOT need to get the q6600. You need to get a dual core like the Intel e6850 for the same price.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16819115028

 

[bob4432]

personally i would drop down to a dual core and save some $$$ there, is there any reason you want vista or can you get a copy of xp?

i haven't read any reviews on that psu, so you may possibly want to go to the anandtech psu area and see how one of those do in comparison in $$$ and quality.

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: bthackne
I think you definetly need more power with the GTX 8800. Especially if you're going to spend 100 on it. I would go for at least 650-700W. At least get 600W like this one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16817341010

If you're going to be gaming 90% of the time then you do NOT need to get the q6600. You need to get a dual core like the Intel e6850 for the same price.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16819115028

A 8800GTX takes 130W at full load on its own. 550W is more than enough for his purposes.

 

[PurdueRy]

OP don't shop only at newegg. You can get much better deals(especially w/ shipping) by buying from more than one location:

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/...p?ProductCode=10006757

For example.

also...do you need Vista Ultimate? Home premium is more than enough for most people

 

[Bizuca]

Dual or Quad ? I tought the quad would be better !!!

 

[Sinn707]

Very good build. There's absolutely no reason NOT to go with quad, the majority of upcoming games like Crysis, UT3, Alan wake and other will be able to utilize 4 cores fully
. The extra MHZ you can get easily with OC, extra 2 cores you can't.
PSU is more than enough. I wouldn't change a thing in your build except for ram, you can get a little faster kit for the same amount.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820146565
Good luck.

 

[Bizuca]

Originally posted by: PurdueRy
OP don't shop only at newegg. You can get much better deals(especially w/ shipping) by buying from more than one location:

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/...p?ProductCode=10006757

For example.

also...do you need Vista Ultimate? Home premium is more than enough for most people

That's what I want to know they are both 64 Bit,so what's the difference ?

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: Bizuca

Originally posted by: PurdueRy
OP don't shop only at newegg. You can get much better deals(especially w/ shipping) by buying from more than one location:

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/...p?ProductCode=10006757

For example.

also...do you need Vista Ultimate? Home premium is more than enough for most people

That's what I want to know they are both 64 Bit,so what's the difference ?

AFAIK they both come in 32 bit versions as well.

http://www.microsoft.com/windo...a/editions/choose.mspx

Those are the differences...pretty lame between ultimate and premium

 

[Bizuca]

Can't find the Home Edition 64-Bit on Newegg.com,weird !!!

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: Sinn707
Very good build. There's absolutely no reason NOT to go with quad, the majority of upcoming games like Crysis, UT3, Alan wake and other will be able to utilize 4 cores fully
. The extra MHZ you can get easily with OC, extra 2 cores you can't.
PSU is more than enough. I wouldn't change a thing in your build except for ram, you can get a little faster kit for the same amount.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820146565
Good luck.

you have documentation showing full utilization of 4 cores? what were are suppose to get and really get are usually 2 different things....

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: Bizuca
Can't find the Home Edition 64-Bit on Newegg.com,weird !!!

As I said before...stop being a slave to newegg:

http://www.directron.com/vist64hpd1pk.html

 

[pf5200]

Why in the world is anyone recommending against getting the quad core processor?? Think about it this way; when dual core processors started coming out, some of the fastest single core procs, like the Athlon FX 57, performed a little better in games not multithreaded, but did you recommend against a dual core? And think about how quickly the dual cores started seriously outperforming single cores! The quad core is never going to be a bottleneck in a current game optimized for 2 cores, and the performance gains in the newest crop of games designed for 2+ cores will be huge.

 

[Bizuca]

I made one change I'll go with the ballistix instead http://www.newegg.com/product/...p?item=N82E16820146565

 

[hifisoftware]

That a good build. Quads are not useful right not. Based on few rumors that I heard Crysis is not using all 4 cores. But maybe latter this will change? I went with E2180 (overclocked from 2.0G to 3.6G). I figured that if there is a game in a year or two that can run faster on quad cores I will just upgrade latter.

Tuniq Tower is a very good cooler, but you only really need it if you planing to overclock. Otherwise Retail Intel CPU comes with a heatsink that works fine for stock speed.

Ballistix are good (I got them from Newegg a week ago). Mine can run with 3/3/3/3 timing with 360 frequency (@2.1v) or 4/3/3/9 with 400 frequency (@2.2v)

 

[hifisoftware]

Ohh and yes like others said, look around to make sure that you get a good price. I usually use pricegrabber, Google product search and check zipzoomfly, tigerdirect, mwave, newegg to select the best price.