Building a new PC

[TheGeek]

I am looking to build a new DX10 PC, but I have been a little out of touch with the whole PC hardware scene for a little while. I am looking for a good 680i motherboard, an nVidia 8800 GTX, decent RAM for the whole thing, and a case and PSU for it all. The processer i'm looking at is the Core 2 Duo E6600 because it's reasonably cheap and has good performance. Could anyone make any recommendations for any of this? Thanks a lot.

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: TheGeek
Could anyone make any recommendations for any of this?

Yes, read the other 743 threads asking the same thing. 😛

 

[TheGeek]

OK, well I read some of the other threads and settled on the BFG 680i MB, 2x1GB OCZ Gold memory, and the MSI 8800 GTX. The only things i'm stuck on are the case and PSU. Can anyone point me to a good one, or at least a good thread aobut a good one? Thanks.

 

[Blain]

A case is mostly about your personal style. Some like simple & plain while others just can't get enough bling.

According to some, if a PS works at all, it's a good one. I don't subscribe to that theory. :roll:
Personally, I'd get a quality Enermax or Seasonic maybe FSP in the 400-560W range. It all depends one how hard you're going to be pushing it as far as power hungry components.

 

[TheGeek]

So I think I've settled on this. Could someone give me some feedback? Thanks.

CPU Intel E6600
Motherboard BFG 680i
RAM OCZ Gold 2x1GB
Video Card MSI 8800 GTX
Hard Drive Seagate 7200.10 400GB
Optical Drive ASUS SATA 18x DVD Burner
PSU OCS StealthXStream 600W
Case Antec P180

 

[customcoms]

Looks good, although I would get this motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813128048

Personally, I've never been real impressed by nvidia's Intel chipsets...they are clearly not the nForce4/5 series for AMD.

PSU wise, the OCZ is a very good unit by all accounts, but this is cheaper: http://www.buy.com/prod/corsai...loc/101/203270716.html
and is considered by many superior to the OCZ voltage/ripple wise, plus its modular 🙂

 

[Sinn707]

Take customcoms' recommendations and also wait for E6750 to come out on 22nd and get it instead. You should also consider going with this ram, however OCZ is fine too. http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820220144 Rest looks good.
Good luck.

 

[TheGeek]

Thanks a lot guys. customcoms, the reason I'm going for the nVidia, is because I'd like the ability to upgrade to SLI in a bit. And I also appreciate the recommendation on the PSU. Thanks a lot both of you.