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Midrange & silent gaming pc

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Bjoern77

Junior Member
Hi,

I?m about to build a new pc for myself in the next month, main focus (performance wise) will be gaming, but I also use it for a bit office work and browsing, so noise and reliability is also a factor. I?m not going to try breaking any oc records, but I?ll take any free performance plus I might get without too much hassle. And I want a good platform for later upgrading, depending on needs (Right now I?d say a Quad Core in 1-2years, a new midrange gpu in <6 month, depending what AMD/Nvidea deliver with their new generation. SLI/CF is no option for me).

So far I?ve already bought two of these Patriot 2x1gb Kit, CL4-4-4-12, DDR2-800, not sure if I will use both kits or just one and sell the other.

I?m quite sure (but open for suggestions) about these parts:
  • CPU: Intel E6750 (most suitable price/performance imho)
    Case: Antec P182
    Monitor: HP Pavilion w2207
    Mobo: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4, P35 (the price difference to DS3 is minor, and I?ll get the better cooling solution & fw & e-sata)
    Cooler: Thermalright 120 Ultra Extreme + S-Flex
    HD:I guess one 500gb HD will be enough, no raid, however i consider adding a fast raptor later

I?m unsure about the gpu and the powersupply:

  • GPU: I?m about to buy a cheap silent X1950Pro now to bypass the time until the next ?generation? from AMD and Nvidea is on it?s way, hopefully in less than 6 month, and than grab a 200-300ish DX10 midrange card. The 320mb 8800 GTS is alluring, but I?m sceptical about it?s performance in the newer titles, so I prefer waiting a bit. I expect the x1950 should be good enough to play some older and actual games, if I pass on a bit of graphical quality.


    Power Supply:     I?m trapped between the Enermax Infiniti 650W and the Seasonic S12 Energy Plus 650W. Enermax for it?s reliability and stability, the Seasonic for maximum energy efficiency and quietness


 
looks ok, just a coule things from me-

you have way too much psu there, my rig in sig runs on a seasonic 500w. you could get away with a quality 350-400w supply now and still have room for upgrades. however, if you want some more headroom, than a corsair 520 or a like spec'd enermax.

hdd- i'd prefer two 320gb unless you have an external backup you didn't list.
 
it's too much for the starting setup, but i want to get some headroom for later updates, and i'm not planing to change my powersupply for the next years.

About the HD, good idea, i'll consider that.
 
If you don't plan on upgrading the power supply for some time, I would probably go with the Corsair 620watt power supply instead of the 500watt ones
 
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