P/S and LCD selection

[martybauer31]

Hi all, it's been about 4 or 5 years since I have put something together, so it's about that time again guess!

Here is my list, I have been lurking again and doing a little bit of research, so I feel like I am getting close, but wanted to check with people that are doing this a LOT more often than I.

Is my P/S going to be enough, and the LCD I have chosen, is there better in that price range? I'd like to keep my system around $1000, and I don't really intend to overclock, just want to play games and do the usual things with the new PC.

COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UB Black /Blue Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
$49.99
Link Depot 10 ft. DVI-D male to DVI-D male dual link Cable Model DVI-10-DD - OEM
$10.99
EVGA 320-P2-N815-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail
$279.99
Rosewill Stallion Series RD500-2-DB ATX V2.2 500W Power Supply - Retail
$47.99
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
$79.99
SCEPTRE X20WC-Gamer Black 20.1" 5ms DVI Widescreen Glare HD (HDCP) LCD Monitor - Retail
$239.99
LITE-ON Combo Drive Black SATA Model SHC-52S7K-05 - OEM
$25.99
ZALMAN CNPS7700-ALCU 120mm 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan - Retail
$39.99

If it looks like I have missed something or you have other recommendations, I am happy to hear them!

Thanks for the assistance!

Marty

 

[magreen]

Originally posted by: martybauer31
Hi all, it's been about 4 or 5 years since I have put something together, so it's about that time again guess!

Here is my list, I have been lurking again and doing a little bit of research, so I feel like I am getting close, but wanted to check with people that are doing this a LOT more often than I.

Is my P/S going to be enough, and the LCD I have chosen, is there better in that price range? I'd like to keep my system around $1000, and I don't really intend to overclock, just want to play games and do the usual things with the new PC.

COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UB Black /Blue Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
$49.99
Link Depot 10 ft. DVI-D male to DVI-D male dual link Cable Model DVI-10-DD - OEM
$10.99
EVGA 320-P2-N815-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail
$279.99
Rosewill Stallion Series RD500-2-DB ATX V2.2 500W Power Supply - Retail
$47.99
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
$79.99
SCEPTRE X20WC-Gamer Black 20.1" 5ms DVI Widescreen Glare HD (HDCP) LCD Monitor - Retail
$239.99
LITE-ON Combo Drive Black SATA Model SHC-52S7K-05 - OEM
$25.99
ZALMAN CNPS7700-ALCU 120mm 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan - Retail
$39.99

If it looks like I have missed something or you have other recommendations, I am happy to hear them!

Thanks for the assistance!

Marty

Ummm, that PSU will definitely be enough to run that rig. But adding a cpu and a motherboard to it could change things.

 

[martybauer31]

DOOOOOHHHHHHHH!

Here is what I was thinking for the rest, thanks for pointing that out!

GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 (REV. 3.3) INTEL 965 CHIPSET SERIAL ATA300 ATX FORM FACTOR 1xPCI-E(X16)/3xPCI-E(X1)/3xPCI/4xDDR2 W/SATA2 RAID,LAN(Gb),USB 2.0 & AUDIO (CPU TYPE:INTEL - SOCKET 775)
INTEL CORE 2 DUO E6320 (BX80557E6320) 1.86GHZ EM64T DUAL CORE W/4MB CACHE 1066MHZ LGA775-PIN
Kingston 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model KVR667D2K2/2GR - Retail

 

[magreen]

Ok, since you don't intend to overclock then scrap the CPU cooler. The $40 you spend on that will give you zero performance or reliability gain. The stock Intel cooler is great for stock speeds.

You also don't need the DS3 since the main thing it's good for is overclocking. There's 945P based motherboards for less money that are very stable and perform well at stock speeds.

Also, you should know that the cheaper e4400 with its 2.0GHz clockspeed but 2mb cache trades blows about evenly with the e6320 at 1.86GHz with its 4mb cache, depending on the app. So since you're not OCing you might want the e4400 instead.

As for the PSU, Jonnyguru has good things to say about the Rosewill RP500-2 500W. But I don't know anything about the Rosewill RD500-2-DB that you mentioned. I'd recommend getting the 400W Sparkle which has +18A+18A on its 12V rails for $45 from Newegg.

 

[Puffnstuff]

Do yourself a favor and stay away from cheap ps's or you'll be sorry.

 

[martybauer31]

Excellent tips, thanks for those! Do you have a recommendation on a better mobo since I won't be OC'ing?

 

[magreen]

One good option is the GA-945P-S3 for $79. That would even give you the option to OC a tiny bit (it should do 300 FSB without a problem) if you get the hankering later. There are cheaper options, too, but I'm not so familiar with them.

 

[martybauer31]

Cool, thanks! Anyone have opinions on the monitor I chose or recommendations on that?