I'm building my first computer very soon and I wanted any input that you guys could give me. I intend to use this mainly for gaming and school related stuff. I'll probably spend around $2000. I plan to overclock. I hope to get the CPU to 3.4GHz and I don't know if I'm going to OC the GPU.
Here we go.
Case: Lian-Li PC 60B Plus II
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16811112116
MoBo: Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813128048
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...E16819115029&Tpk=E6750
Heat Sink: Thermalright Ultima 90 with a Panaflo 92mm fan
http://www.frozencpu.com/produ...and_Extreme_Ready.html
http://www.frozencpu.com/produ...n_BX_w_RPM_Sensor.html
RAM: 2GB Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR 1066 (I might get the non-Tracer version instead, doesn't really matter though)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820148070
GPU: BFG Tech GeForce 8800GTX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814143080
PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower 700W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...6817153039&Tpk=w0106ru
Main HDD: WD Raptor 150GB 10,000RPM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822136012
Storage HDD: WD Caviar 320 GB 7,200RPM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822136053
Optical Drive: Samsung drive that burns and reads and writes a lot of stuff
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16827151153
OS: Windows Vista Home Premium
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16832116202
The one component I'm a bit unsure about is the mobo. I just recently realized that it doesn't have heat sinks that go around the CPU socket like some other mobos. Will this cause heating problems when I overclock? Also, I've been thinking that I'm unsure about when I will eventually upgrade to DDR3 ram and if it is worth buying a mobo that supports it. Any suggestions about the mobo would be greatly appreciated. Also, I know that a lot of stuff like new processors and chipsets and (hopefully from nVidia) new graphics cards are coming out pretty soon, but I don't want to wait. I'm building this computer in the beginning of October for my birthday.
Here we go.
Case: Lian-Li PC 60B Plus II
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16811112116
MoBo: Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813128048
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...E16819115029&Tpk=E6750
Heat Sink: Thermalright Ultima 90 with a Panaflo 92mm fan
http://www.frozencpu.com/produ...and_Extreme_Ready.html
http://www.frozencpu.com/produ...n_BX_w_RPM_Sensor.html
RAM: 2GB Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR 1066 (I might get the non-Tracer version instead, doesn't really matter though)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820148070
GPU: BFG Tech GeForce 8800GTX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814143080
PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower 700W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...6817153039&Tpk=w0106ru
Main HDD: WD Raptor 150GB 10,000RPM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822136012
Storage HDD: WD Caviar 320 GB 7,200RPM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822136053
Optical Drive: Samsung drive that burns and reads and writes a lot of stuff
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16827151153
OS: Windows Vista Home Premium
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16832116202
The one component I'm a bit unsure about is the mobo. I just recently realized that it doesn't have heat sinks that go around the CPU socket like some other mobos. Will this cause heating problems when I overclock? Also, I've been thinking that I'm unsure about when I will eventually upgrade to DDR3 ram and if it is worth buying a mobo that supports it. Any suggestions about the mobo would be greatly appreciated. Also, I know that a lot of stuff like new processors and chipsets and (hopefully from nVidia) new graphics cards are coming out pretty soon, but I don't want to wait. I'm building this computer in the beginning of October for my birthday.
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