Looking for advice on new build

[Evacide]

I've decided to build a new system (upgrading from my old Celeron :-\) and would like some advice on the parts I have picked out right now.

EVGA 122-CK-NF66-T1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813188017

Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Conroe 2.13GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6420 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819115016

CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820145590

EVGA 320-P2-N811-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814130082

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822136074


COOLER MASTER RS-500-ASAA ATX Form Factor 12V V2.2 / SSI standard EPS 12V V2.91 500 Watts Continuous Power Supply - Retail & COOLER MASTER Centurion 534 RC-534-KKN2-GP Black Aluminum & Mesh bezel / SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail ----- Combo Deal -$20.00
http://www.newegg.com/product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817171010
http://www.newegg.com/product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811119106

LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with 12X DVD-RAM write and LightScribe Technology Black E-IDE/ATAPI Model LH-20A1H-185 - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16827106055

$952.94 + Shipping/Tax
Total - $1,053.74

I plan on transferring over some files from my old harddrive (mostly music) and was wondering what the best way to do this is. I'm also adding an LG 18x DVD Burner from my old system.

 

[Sdiver2489]

This looks like a good build. I might change the mobo for the tried and tested DS3 and change the burner to the Samsung 183L but I like just about everything else.

 

[jkresh]

for transferring files you can either network the pc's or just move the old drive into the new system and directly copy (if its only a few gigs networking is fine if its hundreds of gigs moving the drive will speed things up dramatically).

 

[Evacide]

Originally posted by: Sdiver2489
This looks like a good build. I might change the mobo for the tried and tested DS3 and change the burner to the Samsung 183L but I like just about everything else.

thanks for the advice. I decided to go with the DS3 and switched the power supply to the corsair 520w modular

 

[Rooty691]

i would suggest spending a little extra and getting the Corsair 6400 C4
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145034

it has 4-4-4-12 timing

it's $109.00 after Mail in Rebate

 

[Nnyan]

Pretty close to the system I just ordered. Same motherboard and so far everything I've read leads me to believe this is the best 650 based board out yet. Besides Gigabyte has an awesome rep don't think you'll have anything to worry about.

I actually went with the Wintec Ampo memory since several friends bought them (after reading a few reviews) and they go over 500Mhz on 2.1v which is more then enough of an overclock for me and they are cheap. Don't get me wrong the Corsair is a fine piece of ram but there are cheaper alternatives out there.

I've built several systems/servers with those (and some of the other versions) cases and they have a high bang for the buck ratio.

I would bump up to a 400/500gb hd, diff is minimal and nowadays you fill them up fast. Other then that I would trade out the Lite-on (they are very good I've own many Lite-on's but they are rather noisy).

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: Evacide

Originally posted by: Sdiver2489
This looks like a good build. I might change the mobo for the tried and tested DS3 and change the burner to the Samsung 183L but I like just about everything else.

thanks for the advice. I decided to go with the DS3 and switched the power supply to the corsair 520w modular

update your original post.....