First Build

[Marlorn]

I've put together the parts for my first build and was wondering if there are any compatibility issues or other potential problems. I do a lot of graphic design work, 3D animation, and gaming. My budget is around $1500. Alternatives are more than welcome. 🙂

LIAN LI PC-7B plus II Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case (link)

ASUS P5W DH DELUXE/WIFI-AP Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 975X ATX Intel Motherboard (link)

eVGA 256-P2-N624-AR GeForce 7900GS 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 KO Video Card (link)

SeaSonic S12-500 ATX12V 500W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CE, CB, FCC (link)

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz 4M sharing L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor (link)

OCZ Gold Series 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory (link)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250620A 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive (link)

NEC Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache E-IDE / ATAPI DVD Burner (link)

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card (link)

ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (link)

 

[enz660hp]

Get a better cpu cooler if you expect to overclock past 3.3ghz. Heck, my freezer 7 is modded like crazy and I can only oc to 3.4. An ultra-120, or tuniq tower would help.

 

[Boyo]

Looks like a solid build to me. Enjoy.....I also think you will be fine with the AC Freezer 7.

 

[KayKay]

any thoughts into an nforce 680i chipset based motherboard? heard those are nice 😀

 

[BOLt]

Go for the SATA version of that drive instead of the IDE. Seagate Barracudas ROCK!

 

[caberguy]

how do you mod an AC Freezer 7" like crazy"?

 

[benplaut]

Definately change the hard drive to SATA. I assume you'll be getting a DX10 card at some point in the near future?

 

[Marlorn]

Thanks for the tip on the SATA HDs. I'm not familiar with OCing, so i'll probably not try that right away. Is the AC Freezer fan still sufficient?

Also, I'm thinking of changing the mobo to this and the memory to this. Any potential problems there?