1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
I plan to play F3, L4D, BioShock, and be able to play games for at least the next 1.5 yrs.
I plan to develop in Java/Python/.NET, likely run a small LAMP stack for testing.
I also plan to run alot of dev apps, eclipse/visual studio, etc.
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
Like 800. I don't want to go over 1000.
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
USA
4. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc, etc, etc, you get the picture.
I like nVidia drivers, and I like fast hard drives. (i have a old 74gb raptor in my pc)
5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
I want to reuse my lian li case v1100-plus
Also, my trusty dell 2405fpw.
I might recycle my OCZ 520W SLI PowerStream but it might not be enough.. read below
6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads.
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
Maybe a modest overclock - Only fsb tweaking.
8. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Next week or two. I've waited forever for the right time, i don't think it'll ever come!
Here's what I've specced out:
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1100 (PC2 8800) F2-8800CL5D-4GBPI
EVGA 896-P3-1257-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked Edition
WD Caviar Black 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB WD1001FALS
So far this totals up to be 782.95 at newegg.
My questions are:
1. Are there any components that are overkill? I'm aiming to have a really solid fast but not i7 rig that will last for maybe 2 yrs.
2. Will my OCZ Powerstream 520W be able to handle this build? I think my +12V is 33A, which isn't 36A which is required on the video card details. Anyone have experience?
And if not, what PSU should I get that matches this build pretty well?
Any other comments appreciated, thanks
I plan to play F3, L4D, BioShock, and be able to play games for at least the next 1.5 yrs.
I plan to develop in Java/Python/.NET, likely run a small LAMP stack for testing.
I also plan to run alot of dev apps, eclipse/visual studio, etc.
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
Like 800. I don't want to go over 1000.
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
USA
4. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc, etc, etc, you get the picture.
I like nVidia drivers, and I like fast hard drives. (i have a old 74gb raptor in my pc)
5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
I want to reuse my lian li case v1100-plus
Also, my trusty dell 2405fpw.
I might recycle my OCZ 520W SLI PowerStream but it might not be enough.. read below
6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads.
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
Maybe a modest overclock - Only fsb tweaking.
8. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Next week or two. I've waited forever for the right time, i don't think it'll ever come!
Here's what I've specced out:
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1100 (PC2 8800) F2-8800CL5D-4GBPI
EVGA 896-P3-1257-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked Edition
WD Caviar Black 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB WD1001FALS
So far this totals up to be 782.95 at newegg.
My questions are:
1. Are there any components that are overkill? I'm aiming to have a really solid fast but not i7 rig that will last for maybe 2 yrs.
2. Will my OCZ Powerstream 520W be able to handle this build? I think my +12V is 33A, which isn't 36A which is required on the video card details. Anyone have experience?
And if not, what PSU should I get that matches this build pretty well?
Any other comments appreciated, thanks
