my first build

[m0moma]

hey everyone been lurking around for awhile and figure i might as well join the forum.

this is going to be my first build of a gaming pc, im a little nervous and unsure if the parts i choose would be ok.

been doing some reading and this is what i have put together so far that i will purchase.

feel free to make suggestions and give opinions!


CPU - CORE 2 DUO WOLFDALE E8500 3.16GHZ 6MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16819115036
MOBO - ASUS MAXIMUS II FORMULA LGA 775 INTEL P45 ATX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813131319

MEMORY - G.SKILL 4GB 2X2GB 240 PIN DR2 1000
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820231145

CPU COOLER - ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16835186134

PSU - CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX 520W ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16817139001

GPU - VISIONTEK RADEON HD 4850 512MB 256BIT GDDR3 PCI-EXPRESS 2.0
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814129112

CASE - ANTEC 900 ATX MID TOWER
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16811129021

HARD DRIVE - WESTERN DIGITAL CAVIAR SE16 640GB 7200RPM 16MB CACHE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822136218

CD/DVD BURNER - LG
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16827136149

TOTAL: $1,224.91

not to bad i think, i was expecting over 1400.. haven't decided which OS yet most likely going to get the Windows Vista 64 bit OEM for 99 bucks

oh and i may do some overclocking with this setup

 

[disports]

Any reason why you choose the e8600 over the e8400 or e8500? The motherboard might a little overkill as you'll probably be fine with the Asus P5Q Pro or Asus P5Q Deluxe. You might as well get DDR2 1000 ram instead of 1066. 750 psu is a little overkill. You're probably fine with the 550 or even the 650 (which i have).

 

[KingstonU]

Ditto on the 750Watt PSU being overkill, you could make due with 500Watts, even with overclocking.

But I just made a very similar buy today Thread to my build so let's share a :beer: !!!

 

[m0moma]

figured it wont hurt to have a little more at stock with the 8600

..yea i might scaled back a little on the psu and yes the ddr2 1000 is 30 bucks cheaper.. but do people see a diffrence between 1000 and 1066? im guessing no

 

[DSF]

No real performance loss moving to DDR2-1000. For that matter, the 166 MHz speed increase of the E8600 over the E8500 is definitely not worth the money.

 

[m0moma]

sweet i was looking at that quad cpu but decided to stick with a duo

ok going with a smaller psu this any better?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16817139001

 

[m0moma]

yea your right.
if i OC the 8500 i can get the same results as OCing the 8600 right?

edited some parts going with 8500 and cheaper ram

cost at $1,192.90 =D im getting excited

 

[disports]

that psu is fine.

 

[Roguestar]

Originally posted by: m0moma
yea your right.
if i OC the 8500 i can get the same results as OCing the 8600 right?

edited some parts going with 8500 and cheaper ram

cost at $1,192.90 =D im getting excited

Yeah. By that logic you could get the E8400 instead and save more cash.

Motherboard is overpriced.

 

[m0moma]

Originally posted by: Roguestar

Originally posted by: m0moma
yea your right.
if i OC the 8500 i can get the same results as OCing the 8600 right?

edited some parts going with 8500 and cheaper ram

cost at $1,192.90 =D im getting excited

Yeah. By that logic you could get the E8400 instead and save more cash.

Motherboard is overpriced.

any suggestions?

i really want a quality mobo

smith suggested Asus P5Q Pro or Asus P5Q Deluxe, so im looking at those now.

 

[KingstonU]

I was torn between the Corsair 520HX and the Enermax Modu82+ 525W but ended up going with the Modu82+ since it is newer and was at the same price but they both offer practically the same.

These are both modular so you pay a bit more for them that standard PSUs but to me it was worth it, less clutter, better air flow, easier to work with.

There is likely no reason to get the Deluxe so I got the Pro myself and saved $100 right there.

 

[disports]

Yeah. I would suggest you get the p5q pro as it's a good board unless you really need all that other fancy stuff that the deluxe provides. I wish I had bought the p5q pro when I built my computer. I didn't realize it was only $10 more

 

[m0moma]

lol yea trying to get my monies worth is tough choosing the right motherboard is really hard for me i think

 

[Roguestar]

Go with the Pro.

~QotSA pun goes here~