Conroe setup

[DavidoFoo]

Main focus would be on gaming of course.
I was thinking of the
Gigabyte DS3
C2D E6400
Corsair DDR2 800
Video card?
Case?

 

[Talcite]

check out the anandtech guide to videocards. As for the case, what do you plan on paying for it? Btw, the 6300 is good enough, you can OC it almost the same as the 6400. And you're missing a PSU.

 

[DavidoFoo]

Case? I'd probably go up to $150 thereabouts, but any less is good for me. PSU: S12 600W?

 

[Talcite]

It's overkill, but that's never a problem. For 150, I'd say get a P180 if you want silence. I'm not too familiar with any other "good" cases at that price range.

I also don't think you can do that for 1200. My system cost 1500-1600 and it was using an e6300 with a 7600gt and OCZ ddr2 800

 

[Howard]

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 - $185
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 - $140
Enhance ENP-5140GH - $56
Shipping from ewiz.com - $12-15

mushkin 2x1GB DDR2-667 5-5-5-15 1.9V - $151
Sapphire Radeon X1900XT 512MB - $320, $30 MIR
Samsung Spinpoint P SP2504C 250GB - $70
NEC ND-3550A - $29
Shipping from newegg.com - $15-20

Antec SLK3000B - $34
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro - $16
Shipping from provantage.com - ~$22

Total - ~$1025 after shipping and rebate

 

[Howard]

oops dp

 

[DavidoFoo]

Intel C2D E6300
Sapphire X1900XT 512MB
Gigabyte DS3
Enhance 5140GH
Seagate 7200.10 320GB
Pioneer DVR-111D
Lian Li PC-7B
Patriot 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 667 4-4-4-12 1.8V

 

[Skott]

Originally posted by: DavidoFoo
Intel C2D E6300
MSI X1900XT512MB
Gigabyte DS3
Enhance 5140GH
Seagate 7200.10 320GB
NEC 3550A
Lian Li PC-7B

Ahhhh, I'm now considering the G.Skill DDR2 800 2x1GB sticks. Are they worth the price and are they compatible with my DS3?

Compatible? Yes. Its one of the two most common RAM I have seen people using and posting about. The Corsair is the other most common RAM with that mobo. I'm not 100% sure but I think the GSkill are cheaper than the Corsair PC 6400 (800). You would need to check on prices. Prices tend to change from week to week too. Sometimes daily.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: DavidoFoo
Intel C2D E6300
MSI X1900XT512MB
Gigabyte DS3
Enhance 5140GH
Seagate 7200.10 320GB
NEC 3550A
Lian Li PC-7B
Patriot 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 667 4-4-4-12 1.8V

Why that video card?

 

[DavidoFoo]

It comes out a bit cheaper, but now that I think about it I should switch back to the Sapphire. If I get screwed out of the rebate, it's $30 rather than $100.

Peripherals:
Microsoft Natural 4000
Logitech G5

 

[Baked]

Now I know why I never liked the Lian-Li cases. The damn piece of metal that goes from the 5.25" bay in the front to the PSU in the back prevents you from easily installing and uninstalling the optical drives.

I love the Antec SLK3000B. Amazon.com has it for cheaper than provantage.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: Baked
Now I know why I never liked the Lian-Li cases. The damn piece of metal that goes from the 5.25" bay in the front to the PSU in the back prevents you from easily installing and uninstalling the optical drives.

I love the Antec SLK3000B. Amazon.com has it for cheaper than provantage.

$48? How much is shipping?

 

[Baked]

Originally posted by: Howard
$48? How much is shipping?

Ugh, they charge shipping for this item. Comes out to $67 shipped.

 

[DavidoFoo]

I just ordered everything; wish me luck!

 

[FuxyMuxy]

good luck

 

[Jimit87]

go with 7600GS.