C2D Setup - Any suggestions?

[Atty]

Thermal Take Armor with 25cm Side fan upgrade.
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811133021

eVGA 7600GT
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814130017

OCZ GameXStream 600w
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817341001

Intel C2D E6600
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115003

Corsair XMS2 2GB DDR2 800
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820145034

Seagate Barracude 7200.10 320GB Perpindicular Storage HD.
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822148140

X-Fi Platnium (I need the front bay with the Headphones connector for my HD555's)
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16829102190


Subtotal: $1,354.94

I know I'm missing a motherboard. I'm geting a nForce 500 series Asus board when they release (in the next week or so according to Anand's lastest review).

I'm planning on getting a Zalman CNPS9500 HSF but I'm not sure if I'll order that straight away.


Any suggestions to the build? I know the Video Card isnt the best but I don't need a great card. I plan on getting a DX10 card when they release so I'm saving money on the Graphics side.


Also this is my first full build so I need to know. Do I need to buy cables, connectors, etc?

Thanks.

 

[Conky]

Looks like mostly good stuff although a little on the pricey side.

I'd go with one of these for a power supply.

And I probably wouldn't spend that much on a sound card because if you need a front port for headphones you can come up with something a lot cheaper than that X-Fi Platinum. I'd put the soundcard money towards a better videocard(assuming you are using this system for games).

You shouldn't need any extra cables or connectors. You will want an optical drive of some sort.... I suggest a Plextor or Lite-On... these are the only two brands of DVD burners I will even consider.

Good luck with your build... you will be amazed at how easy it really is once you finally have all the parts in one place! 😀

 

[Atty]

I only play CS:S, HL:2, and Halo PC/CE. I don't need the better video card. When DX10 cards are out (and have matures a bit) I plan on buying a top of the line one and start working on Halo 2 Vista modding.

I have heard very good things abotu the OCZ GameXStream which is why I chose it.

About the X-Fi - I'll be using Senn HD555's and according to alot of Audiophiles the X-Fi (especially the Front Bay) really makes these shine. I have a DVD Burner drive right now but I might pick up a second DVD drive for reading.

I've had a Dell optiplex 1.8 p4 with the only upgrade being going from 256 to 512 then recently to 1 gig. I've also added a 80 gig HD and a 9600Pro. I'm tired of this slow POS and want to build a new computer that will last so I'm willing to spend the money on the new PC.

 

[Conky]

Originally posted by: iAtticus
I only play CS:S, HL:2, and Halo PC/CE. I don't need the better video card. When DX10 cards are out (and have matures a bit) I plan on buying a top of the line one and start working on Halo 2 Vista modding.

I have heard very good things abotu the OCZ GameXStream which is why I chose it.

About the X-Fi - I'll be using Senn HD555's and according to alot of Audiophiles the X-Fi (especially the Front Bay) really makes these shine. I have a DVD Burner drive right now but I might pick up a second DVD drive for reading.

I've had a Dell optiplex 1.8 p4 with the only upgrade being going from 256 to 512 then recently to 1 gig. I've also added a 80 gig HD and a 9600Pro. I'm tired of this slow POS and want to build a new computer that will last so I'm willing to spend the money on the new PC.

Well, it sounds like you will have a new system that should totally smoke that old one in every single way. :thumbsup: I would still recommend checking out the PC Power & Cooling power supply... they are widely regarded as the best.

 

[Atty]

I'll go ahead and do some research on those then. Thanks. So the motherboard will come with the proper cables for hooking up my Hard Drives? (I have 3 IDE's and a new SATA 3.0gbs) plus the optical drives.