I'm about to build my first PC. I'll be using it primarily for gaming purposes. I don't know how to overclock but I'll probably play around with the E8400 using the guide in the CPU forum on here. I'll probably end up getting a quad core, maybe a Q9560 or something similar in 12-18 months depending on what kind of problems I run into with new games at that time. So here is my build that I've FINALLY decided on:
Cooler Master RC-690
Corsair 650TX 650W
Western Digital Cavier Black 640GB 7200rpm 32mb 3gb/s
Patriot Viper 4GB DDR2 800
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
EVGA Geforce 260 Core 216 55nm Superclocked
Acer P243WAid
Creative Inspire T6200 5.1 Speaker System
Windows Vista 64bit
Total after shipping: $1499
Let me know if anything looks off or wrong. If I am thinking about trying to overclock the E8400 SLIGHTLY (like, to 3.3GHz) should I worry about the stock heatsink/fan? If so, could anyone recommend one I could buy or order once I actually decide for sure to try to OC it? Otherwise I'll be placing my order in the morning! So excited!
~Jamie
Cooler Master RC-690
Corsair 650TX 650W
Western Digital Cavier Black 640GB 7200rpm 32mb 3gb/s
Patriot Viper 4GB DDR2 800
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
EVGA Geforce 260 Core 216 55nm Superclocked
Acer P243WAid
Creative Inspire T6200 5.1 Speaker System
Windows Vista 64bit
Total after shipping: $1499
Let me know if anything looks off or wrong. If I am thinking about trying to overclock the E8400 SLIGHTLY (like, to 3.3GHz) should I worry about the stock heatsink/fan? If so, could anyone recommend one I could buy or order once I actually decide for sure to try to OC it? Otherwise I'll be placing my order in the morning! So excited!
~Jamie
