need help configuring new system

[acesup]

I will be over clocking i will be do video editing and converting from divx to dvd and dvd to divx sound work... some lite gaming but not to much though....need lots of storage
will be buying from newegg.... im sorry this is a repost but i didnt get any answers really last time just one nice guy... let me know if i made the right decisions thanks alot.....


1 Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS Black Aluminum/Steel ATX Full Tower Computer $149.99 $149.99


Internal Hard Drives
Qty. 3 Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Model #: ST3320620AS $94.99



Video Cards
Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
connect3D 3038 Radeon X800GTO 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
Model #: 3038 $149.99 $149.99


Power Supplies

1 SeaSonic S12-430 ATX12V 430W Power Supply - Retail
Model #: S12-600

Memory (Standard System Memory)
1 G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model F2-6400PHU2-2GBNR - Retail
Model #: F2-6400PHU2-2GBNR
$269.99 -$30.00 Instant
$239.99


Intel-compatible Motherboards

1 ABIT AB9 Pro Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Model #: AB9 Pro
$154.99 $154.99


Processors

1 Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe 1.86GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6300 - Retail
Model #: BX80557E6300
$185.00 $185.00

Subtotal: $1,274.92

 

[Atheus]

Originally posted by: acesup
Memory (Standard System Memory)
1 G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model F2-6400PHU2-2GBNR - Retail

That's not the good GSkill. You want the HZ.

Video Cards
connect3D 3038 Radeon X800GTO 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail

If this is a workstation, why bother?

Internal Hard Drives
Qty. 3 Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

What are you gonna do with those? RAID them? If so I'd go with a proper RAID-5 controller card. You could use some of the money you would have spent on the graphics card, should you choose to downgrade it.

 

[acesup]

nope im not gonna raid them it just was cheaper to buy these drives then 2 500gb drives I just want the storage.... is that ram going to fail on me....is there better ram for that money? and the videocard i do play an occasional game now and then but what videocard would you suggest i have a 22 inch viewsonic lcd 5ms right now dvi

 

[Atheus]

Originally posted by: acesup
... is that ram going to fail on me....is there better ram for that money?

No, it's not going to fail on you, that's not what I meant. It's just you said you were going to overclock, and it's not overclocking RAM. No idea if there is better for the money, as I'm not American, and I don't know your prices. I know good RAM is expensive though.

and the videocard i do play an occasional game now and then but what videocard would you suggest i have a 22 inch viewsonic lcd 5ms right now dvi

Well I guess if you're going to play 3D games, you need a good card for that monitor. You know the GTO is the lower model x800 though don't you? There may be better cards out there for you.

 

[acesup]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814241022

is this card better

also i was going to overclock the core2 duo does that mean i have to overclock the ram too sorry im new to this

 

[acesup]

can anyone lend me a hand with this question thanks in advance

 

[vorgusa]

well one thing you might consider is an ATI x1600 or at least an 1xxx series they can help out with video acceleration if used with the proper software.

 

[Atheus]

Originally posted by: acesup
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814241022

is this card better

Yea I guess... depends what you want it for... you should really read some reviews and work out exactly what you want instead of just picking by price. Anandtech does good reviews of the latest cards.

also i was going to overclock the core2 duo does that mean i have to overclock the ram too sorry im new to this

No you don't have to overclock the RAM - if there are good memory dividers on the board you are using then you should be able to run just about the same speed you started with.

I just assumed you would be overclocking CPU, bus, and RAM, and maybe graphics, as that's what most people do to avoid bottlenecking the faster subsystems.

If you don't quite get what I mean by all this, you you should do some reading on overclocking.

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: acesup
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814241022

is this card better

also i was going to overclock the core2 duo does that mean i have to overclock the ram too sorry im new to this

It's a bit better, but why are you looking at such old cards, anyway? An X1600 XT, and a 7600GS will spank both of those cards, without breaking a sweat, while giving you the new features that come with newer cards. They both cost slightly less, to boot.