This is my first ever attempt at building a PC and I was hoping to run this past you guys first - esp since I have a couple of quesitons. I hope to do some overclocking but have never done that before. I would like the ability to do so but I'm not after any records here. I am planning on mostly gaming (BF2, BF2142, Oblivion) and have around $900 total to spend on the following parts:
CPU:
Core 2 Duo E6400
Mobo:
I've heard good things about Asus
Asus P5B
And also Gigabyte
GA-965P-DS3
and now this Abit one
Abit AB9 Pro
I'm a bit confused as to which one would be the best to get although I'm leaning towards the Asus. Of course I am open to other options as well, but I can't really go beyond the $900 budget
HDD:
Seagate 80GB 7200RPM sata
(I have an older IDE I plan to use for storage -utilizing a sata bridge so I skimped here)
RAM:
Corsair XMS2 (2x512MB) DDR2 675
I plan on adding more later. Is it possible to get some cheaper ram and still OC just as well? That might let me get more now instead of later
GPU:
BFG 7600GT
Power Supply:
Aspire Concord ATX 500w
This seems like a decent PSU with enough power. I am not planning on SLI
Case:
Coolmaster Centurion 532
Drive:
Pionwwe 16x DVD burner
Additional Parts I already have and will continue to use:
1 DVD-Rom drive
1 160GB Seagate 7200 RPM IDE HDD
1 PCI TV tuner card
About 5 different case fans to choose from
Now, for the overclocking I've read conflicting reports about the stock HSF. Some say for basic OCing its ok - others say its crap and get another one. I'm just at my budget after shipping and MIR so I don't have much to spend on a different HSF and was wondering if it was worth it? I know thats a subjective question but if I get to 2.5Ghz OC I'll be content and if 2.8 I'd be pretty happy. I think 2.5GHz is a reasonable goal with what I have chosen, but I'm a complete noob at this so I welcome input.
Thanks for all the help and input!
CPU:
Core 2 Duo E6400
Mobo:
I've heard good things about Asus
Asus P5B
And also Gigabyte
GA-965P-DS3
and now this Abit one
Abit AB9 Pro
I'm a bit confused as to which one would be the best to get although I'm leaning towards the Asus. Of course I am open to other options as well, but I can't really go beyond the $900 budget
HDD:
Seagate 80GB 7200RPM sata
(I have an older IDE I plan to use for storage -utilizing a sata bridge so I skimped here)
RAM:
Corsair XMS2 (2x512MB) DDR2 675
I plan on adding more later. Is it possible to get some cheaper ram and still OC just as well? That might let me get more now instead of later
GPU:
BFG 7600GT
Power Supply:
Aspire Concord ATX 500w
This seems like a decent PSU with enough power. I am not planning on SLI
Case:
Coolmaster Centurion 532
Drive:
Pionwwe 16x DVD burner
Additional Parts I already have and will continue to use:
1 DVD-Rom drive
1 160GB Seagate 7200 RPM IDE HDD
1 PCI TV tuner card
About 5 different case fans to choose from
Now, for the overclocking I've read conflicting reports about the stock HSF. Some say for basic OCing its ok - others say its crap and get another one. I'm just at my budget after shipping and MIR so I don't have much to spend on a different HSF and was wondering if it was worth it? I know thats a subjective question but if I get to 2.5Ghz OC I'll be content and if 2.8 I'd be pretty happy. I think 2.5GHz is a reasonable goal with what I have chosen, but I'm a complete noob at this so I welcome input.
Thanks for all the help and input!
