First Build- some insight please!

[Hitikiro]

Hi guys and gals! First off this is my first post and my first computer build so please give me slack. I've done my part of research and now I just want some insight on the computer components that I've selected to build my first rig. I am planning on doing some mild overclocking (3.0-3.2 ghz) so please do take that into consideration. The price cuts are around the corner, ie. July/Sept., so I am willing to wait to get a majority of my parts then. Here is a list of the parts I've chosen:

Processor
E6420- Intel Core 2 Duo 2.13Ghz 4MB L2 Cache

MOBO

ASUS P5K ATX LGA775 P35 DDR2 2PCI-E16 3PCI 1PCI-E1 SATA2 Sound GBLAN 1394 Motherboard

Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 ATX LGA775 Conroe P965 DDR2 PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 3PCI SATA2 GBLAN Audio Motherboard

ASUS P5N-E SLI Nforce 650I SLI LGA775 Conroe ATX 2PCI-E16 1PCI-E1 2PCI SATA2 Sound GBLAN Motherboard
** I've chosen 3 boards but there were some mix reviews on some of the boards I've chosen

RAM
Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500 DDR2 2GB 2X1GB DDR2-1066 CL5-5-5-15 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit

HSF
Thermalright ULTRA-120 Extreme 6 Heatpipe Cooler LGA775 Heatsink *Fan Not Included*

Extra Fans
2 x Scythe S-FLEX SFF21F 120MM Cooling Fan 1600RPM 28.0DBA 63.7CFM FDB

Case
Antec Sonata III Black ATX 16IN Mid Tower Quiet Case 3X5.25 2X3.5 4X3.5IN 500W Air Duct 120MM Fan

PSU
Antec Earthwatts 500 watts ( stock)

GPU
BFG GeForce 7900GS OC PCI-E 256MB GDDR3 Dual DVI-I HDTV Out Video Card
** I don't mind having only DX 9 capabilities because I doubt a majority of the games will be only for DX 10

HDD
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB SATA2 3GB/S 7200RPM 16MB Cache NCQ Hard Drive

Need some help on choosing my MB please!

 

[jkresh]

If you are not buying the motherboard/cpu till the price cuts (ie at least 1 month) then dont worry about it now, wait for more boards to come out new bios's to come out (especially for the p35 board) and ask again a week before you are ready to buy, otherwise the list looks pretty good though depending on how much gaming you do stepping up to an 8800gts 320 might be worth it.

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: jkresh
If you are not buying the motherboard/cpu till the price cuts (ie at least 1 month) then dont worry about it now, wait for more boards to come out new bios's to come out (especially for the p35 board) and ask again a week before you are ready to buy, otherwise the list looks pretty good though depending on how much gaming you do stepping up to an 8800gts 320 might be worth it.

Totally agree on all points.

Also, there may be some new C2D's out by then. You may want to look for the E6750.

 

[Blain]

Another month and the P35 MBs will have matured even more.

 

[Hitikiro]

Originally posted by: bamacre

Originally posted by: jkresh
If you are not buying the motherboard/cpu till the price cuts (ie at least 1 month) then dont worry about it now, wait for more boards to come out new bios's to come out (especially for the p35 board) and ask again a week before you are ready to buy, otherwise the list looks pretty good though depending on how much gaming you do stepping up to an 8800gts 320 might be worth it.

Totally agree on all points.

Also, there may be some new C2D's out by then. You may want to look for the E6750.</end quote></div>

Yeah.. I was thinking about the E6x50 series that are about to be released. Apparently they are 40% cheaper than their prior counterparts during release.

Originally posted by: Blain
Another month and the P35 MBs will have matured even more.

Yeah I think I will be getting a P35 mobo.