My new build with Conroe...

[EastCoastn07]

Ok, so I just ordered my Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 which pretty much is the only thing I was worried about getting my hands on in time for this build. I originally was going to go with the E6600 but figured it wasn't worth the wait for me. Anyways, I have everything for my rig planned minus the motherboard which I'm kinda in confusion about so I figured I'd post what I have so far on here, get some suggestions and hopefully people will leave suggestions about a mobo. I'm not looking to spend more than $250 on a motherboard so if any of your suggestions are higher, I'm not even going to bother. I'll post what I have and let the suggestions roll in.

Case: Cooler Master Centurion 534
Mobo: ASUS P5W DH DELUXE
http://www.etech4sale.com/hardware/partinfo-id-213419.html
GPU: evga 7900GT KO
PSU: Enermax Liberty 500 W
HDD: Seagate Barrcuda 320GB
RAM: Corsair TWIN2X2048-5400C4 2GB DDR2-675
DVD: LITE-ON 16X DVD±R DVD Burner W/LightScribe
Floppy: MITSUMI Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal USB 2.0 digital card reader with Floppy Drive

EDIT: Just purchased my motherboard, got a really good deal on it, surprised this site still had them in stock for the price compared to newegg and zipzoomfly.

 

[xanis]

Looks good, the only thing I would change is the PSU. Maybe get a Seasonic or something?

 

[EastCoastn07]

Well, I did a lot of searching on froogle and finally found the motherboard I wanted at a reasonable price, so now my rig is complete. Hopefully I can order the rest of the stuff tomorrow when I put the rest of my money in the bank.

Coments please.

 

[n7]

Since you are planning on a 7900GT, & you don't seem to be considering another card (hint: think X1900XT ), & your mobo of choice doesn't support SLI, why get the Asus P5W DH Deluxe?

I'd suggest the Gigabyte DS3 at this point, as it OCs like mad, & is a lot cheaper.

If you decide to consider CF (Crossfire), then this MSI is what i'd look at: http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_detail.php?UID=746
Also seems to OC rather well: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=100587

 

[EastCoastn07]

Well I've already ordered my motherboard, I think it's too late to change my mind now.

 

[savvy]

Nice find for the P5W DH.

I was wondering, when you bought it, they didn't tell you what BIOS version it had, right? Because I heard it's not out of the box Conroe ready and once you have it you have to call ASUS to send you the chip. :/