Need advice on new computer build

[drura]

Hello,

I am new to this forum, and apologize in advance for jumping straight in for workstation advice. However, anadtech has helped me immensely in the past! Currently, I am looking to build a mid to high mid workstation for 3d apps such as maya, max,etc. I have been an AMD person since the beginning, and now am moving to Intel for obvious reasons. Since I have never worked with Intel based systems, I would appreciate advice/tips/degradations/etc. on the following system that I am looking to build:

case an power
Lian-Li PC-6070B Plus II Aluminum Ultra Quiet ATX Mid-Tower
Thermaltake Toughpower W0105RU ATX 2.2/EPS 700W SLI Power Supply w/PFC

cpu/mobo/memory/HDD
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.67GHz / 4MB Cache / 1066MHz FSB / Dual-Core / OEM / Socket 775 / Processor
Asus P5WDG2-WS 975x Audio/GB-LAN/IEEE-1394a/PCI-E/SATA3G/DDR2/1066-FSB/Dual-Core/ATX P4 775
(2x)A-Data Dual Channel 2048MB PC4200 DDR2 533MHz Memory (2 x 1024MB)
Western Digital 150 GB 16 MB Cache SATA 10K Raptor (WD1500ADFD)

Graphics
PNY nVidia Quadro FX3500 Video Graphics Card FX 3500

Media
Lite-on SHD-16P1S / 16x DVD-ROM / 48x CD-ROM / Black / Internal / Drive
Lite-on SHM-160P6S / 16x8x16x DVD+RW / 16x6x16x DVD-RW / 8x DVD+R DL / 4x DVD-R DL / 48x24x48x CD-RW / Black/Beige Faceplates / Internal / DVD Writer
Mitsumi Floppy 7-in-1 USB Card Reader/Smart Media Internal Drive

Thanks!

 

[stevty2889]

I've never been a fan of Thermaltake PSU's, they tend to have weak 12v rails, which is the most important rail on modern systems. The P5WDG2-WS doesn't have support for Conroe. The P5W DH supports conroe, but unless you are overclocking, you can easily get a less expensive 965 chipset board.

 

[drura]

Thank you. Do you think that the P5W DH is worth shooting for, or should I stick it out once more boards push through

 

[stevty2889]

I'm getting the P5W DH myself, but only because I plan to overclock. There are already some lower priced 965 chipset boards that will work well.

 

[Operandi]

I would also advise against Thermaltake, there is also no reason to go anything as high as 700 watts.

My suggestion would be for the Seasonic S12 series; 380-430 watts is plenty.

 

[drura]

What have you heard about the P5N32-sli-se?And running that with the seasonic s12-500, with another quadro 3500 in the future...

 

[stevty2889]

Originally posted by: drura
What have you heard about the P5N32-sli-se?And running that with the seasonic s12-500, with another quadro 3500 in the future...

NF4 chipset boards don't support conroe either. Have to wait for the new nvidia chipset boards for conroe support.

EDIT: The Gigabyte 965 DS3 is supposed to be a decent board for conroe thats available now, and is closer to the $140 price range.