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[boles]

I havent built a custom box (for myself) in over 5 years but i decided to go for it in the next few weeks
This is what i am considering, please tell me if i am on the right track

DFI LanParty UT NF4 Ultra-D Motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ (Venice)
1 GB PC-3200 OCZ Value VX
ZALMAN CNPS7000B
NEC ND-3520A
HITACHI 80GB Serial ATA II * 2 ( boot)
HITACHI 400GB * 3 (storage)
XFX Geforce 6600GT 128MB GDDR3 PCI-Express x16 Video Card

Having trouble with the PS options, I dont plan to overclock from the start but would like to know that if i get the Itch i can stratch it...
Antec TX1088AMG case has a True Power 2 480watt ps but it only has 18amps and from what i have read you want over 22. THis true?

Any recomendations on PS ? Also are the Lian-Li cases worth the money... they seem be quite expensive but the layout seems tempting....

 

[imported_Kensai]

Nice. I agree that you'll want more. The Lian Li cases are of course worth the money, they're very nice cases. I'd suggest an Antec 550W EPS12V PSU.

 

[SynthDude2001]

Sounds pretty good to me. I don't have any real PSU recommendations other than to say that my 400W Antec has served me well for almost two years now.

One thing I might suggest is to go for a 6800GT instead of a 6600GT, since you're building a pretty high-end system there (unless you have a relatively low-resolution monitor).

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
Sounds pretty good to me. I don't have any real PSU recommendations other than to say that my 400W Antec has served me well for almost two years now.

One thing I might suggest is to go for a 6800GT instead of a 6600GT, since you're building a pretty high-end system there (unless you have a relatively low-resolution monitor).

Or for something in between, an X800XL.

benchmarks

 

[AristoV300]

Everything looks good except the video card. I take it you are not really into gaming. For a good case look at the thermaltake tsunami dream. For a PSU I would say the PC Power Cooling is the best, but they are very expensive. Antec Neopower 480 is also a very good PSU.

 

[imported_rod]

Originally posted by: boles
I havent built a custom box (for myself) in over 5 years but i decided to go for it in the next few weeks
This is what i am considering, please tell me if i am on the right track

DFI LanParty UT NF4 Ultra-D Motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ (Venice)
1 GB PC-3200 OCZ Value VX
ZALMAN CNPS7000B
NEC ND-3520A
HITACHI 80GB Serial ATA II * 2 ( boot)
HITACHI 400GB * 3 (storage)
XFX Geforce 6600GT 128MB GDDR3 PCI-Express x16 Video Card

Having trouble with the PS options, I dont plan to overclock from the start but would like to know that if i get the Itch i can stratch it...
Antec TX1088AMG case has a True Power 2 480watt ps but it only has 18amps and from what i have read you want over 22. THis true?

Any recomendations on PS ? Also are the Lian-Li cases worth the money... they seem be quite expensive but the layout seems tempting....

The TruePower II series have dual +12V rails. So if it is quoted as having +12v1 as 18A and +12v2 as 18A, it will give a total of 36A, which is a heap of power.

Also, you might wanna throw in a Pioneer DVR-109 DVD burner. As far as I know, they do the fastest Dual Layer burning of any consumer level DVD burner, at (8x), and have a normal burn speed of (16x). They can also burn D/L DVD-R discs, unlike some DVD burners which can only burn DVD+R as D/L.

RoD

 

[SynthDude2001]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
Sounds pretty good to me. I don't have any real PSU recommendations other than to say that my 400W Antec has served me well for almost two years now.

One thing I might suggest is to go for a 6800GT instead of a 6600GT, since you're building a pretty high-end system there (unless you have a relatively low-resolution monitor).

Or for something in between, an X800XL.

benchmarks

Even better. Not a whole lot more $$$ than the 6600GT, but a pretty significant performance jump from what I remember. :thumbsup:

 

[boles]

Wow thanks for the quick feedback.

One thing I might suggest is to go for a 6800GT instead of a 6600GT, since you're building a pretty high-end system there (unless you have a relatively low-resolution monitor).

I have a Dell 2405 running @ 1920x 1200

Everything looks good except the video card. I take it you are not really into gaming

I game once every couple weeks when i have a chance. Mostly ET but maybe HL2 if i ever get the time. I have a 9600Pro now and it runs ET ok but not great... I figured the 6600GT would be a huge leap from what i have now and be sufficient to do anything for the next year. Then when i wanted to upgrade in say 1 year i could pick up a 2nd 6600GT and run it in SLI mode. Not Good idea?

The TruePower II series have dual +12V rails. So if it is quoted as having +12v1 as 18A and +12v2 as 18A, it will give a total of 36A, which is a heap of power.

yes, just double checked this and you are correct 18amps on each of the 2 rails but lists Max @ 33

Also i have been reading about lowering the timings for increased performance.. Anyone got any good sites they reccomend to give me a start on how to do this without toasting my ram?

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

On the SLI... you'd have to get a motherboard that supports SLI now... as well as get a better powersupply most likely.

That will add anywhere between $50 to $75 to the price. For that much, SLI becomes a much more costly solution. Also 6600gts don't really perform that well in SLI when compared to a single faster card like a 6800gt or ultra.

I generally think SLI on 6600gts is a bad idea and SLI with 6800gts is only a good idea if you have a really big budget.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Here's some SLI benchmarks to look at.

 

[boles]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
On the SLI... you'd have to get a motherboard that supports SLI now... as well as get a better powersupply most likely.

That will add anywhere between $50 to $75 to the price. For that much, SLI becomes a much more costly solution. Also 6600gts don't really perform that well in SLI when compared to a single faster card like a 6800gt or ultra.

I generally think SLI on 6600gts is a bad idea and SLI with 6800gts is only a good idea if you have a really big budget.

I was under the impression that the motherboard i had selected could perform in SLI mode with a BIOS flash and some driver updates. This not the case ?

 

[boles]

Is the ZALMAN HSF i have listed going to be quiet? I started thinking last night that i really dont want a jet engine sound.