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Advice on new gaming pc

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zeeton

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Hi guys, I'm going to build my first gaming pc in the next few weeks and would like some feedback on the parts I'm going with.

CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450
MOBO Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3R
CASE Antec Solo
PSU Seasonic S12 II 330W
GPU BFG Geforce 8800GTS 512MB
RAM G.Skill 4GB DDR2-800
MONITOR Samsung SyncMaster 2253BW x2
HD Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB
DVD Samsung SH-S203N
OS Vista 64

I've seen some discussion that for gaming a faster dual core may be better than a quad...but I plan on using this for the next 3-4 years, so hopefully by then more things will take advantage of quad core. I'm also planning to multibox WoW once I upgrade, so I figured having 4 cores to run several instances of the game would help there. Any comments/suggestions?
 
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Running multiple instances of WoW? Doesn't sound legit to me. Otherwise your build seems pretty good. I'd maybe swap the quad for an E7200, and the DS3R for the DS3L.
 
Originally posted by: Roguestar
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Running multiple instances of WoW? Doesn't sound legit to me. Otherwise your build seems pretty good. I'd maybe swap the quad for an E7200, and the DS3R for the DS3L.
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Case: I have a Solo and I'm very happy with it. However, it's a bit cramped to work in if you weren't aware.

PSU: This is too small for what you're doing. Look more in the neighborhood of 500W.

RAM: If you're not overclocking, this is fine. If you are overclocking you'll probably want to jump up to DDR2-1000.

Fans: The Solo does not come with an intake. The front fan bay will hold two 92mm fans. A lot of people like Nexus or Noctua for those. I use a Scythe Kaze-Jyu. It's a 100mm fan that's made with a set of holes to fit 92mm mounts. If you use the Kaze-Jyu you'll only be able to fit one, but you don't really need two intakes there anyway. It comes with an Antec TriCool exhaust fan. It's a decent fan, but not the greatest. If you really want the PC to be as quiet as it can, I would consider replacing it.
 
Originally posted by: DSF
PSU: This is too small for what you're doing. Look more in the neighborhood of 500W.

RAM: If you're not overclocking, this is fine. If you are overclocking you'll probably want to jump up to DDR2-1000.
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Definately a higher wattage PSU. The Seasonic is great quality, but the +12v amperage is not quite enough.

The RAM would easily be fine for overclocking the CPU up to 3.2GHz (from stock 2.66GHz) without overclocking the RAM a single bit, or even higher with overclocking the RAM.

For multiboxing WoW with more than 2 instances, a quadcore will be the way to go.
 
Thanks for the feedback. I've never done any overclocking, I'll probably just be running this with stock settings. Regarding the PSU, newegg has an Antec Sonata III that comes with a 500W EarthWatts PSU and a 120mm fan so I think I'll go with that.
 
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