Please check this P5B-E setup

[compressor]

After some sensible people here talked some sense into me this is what I've come up with now.
The system will be used for video/encoding/DVD burning so I need the onboard firewire and extra CPU cache.
I do plan on experimenting with mild OCing but it is not a priority.

I'm still not sure of the memory. Will this work with the MB and OC?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231098

No gaming to speak of so I could probably get by with a lesser video board.
I like the case for its top I/O port and no doors but am still looking.
I like Seagate drives and their warranty.
I may dump the media reader because I think it needs two USB ports.

Is this supply overkill?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817151027

What do you think about the rest?

ASUS P5B-E
G.SKILL (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800
Core 2 Duo e6600
SeaSonic S12 Energy Plus SS-550HT supply
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro CPU cooler
eVGA 256-P2-N615-TX GeForce 7600GT 256MB
Two Seagate Barracuda ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording) 320GB
COOLER MASTER Centurion 532 case
SAMSUNG IDE DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write, LightScribe
LINKSKEY LKA-CR15B 19-in-1 Media Reader USB 2.0

 

[n7]

Looks nice.

As for OCing RAM, look here:
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=28&threadid=1966035

PSU i'd suggest:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817139001

 

[compressor]

Thanks for the memory link. The irony is I knew about it but forgot about it.
(may have to get some new memory for me too. haha)

That supply looks good. I need to check on the amount of connectors
it has.

Thanks for your input.

 

[Icepick]

I'm running the P5B-E with that G-Skill memory you posted. It's been running 401 FSB for three weeks and is 24 hrs Orthos blend stable and 12 hours memtest86 stable (stopped the test at 12 hours - no errors). I run this memory at 1.9V. There's no reason to pay more money for RAM especially when mildly overclocking it. My e6300 is at 2.8GHz and the memory is 1:1.

 

[imported_RedStar]

well just set my friend up with e6400/corsair value ram (667)/evga 7600gt/p180b/
1 sata seagate 250gig /3 old hdd's and 2 burners/ silversonic strider 560 w power supply.
asus p5b-e (still not sure what revision)

scores 3200 on 3dmark06 (ranked 18th on similiar systems --225k overall . Which is not too bad ..as everything is at stock speed.

but i am seeing a hardware controller error ( a billion stimes)..

and the graphics card fan (or maybe 1 of the case fans...set on low ) puts out a high squeaky warbling sound (not very loud but is still very annoying because of the tone.)

 

[compressor]

I placed the order. Went with the PS you recommended after researching it.
Added another Seagate 320GB drive. One for system, two for a Raid0.
Went with a higher rated card reader. The DVD burner was out of stock
so I went with the same one without LightScribe.

Total shipped: $1377.41

Is it here yet?

PSU i'd suggest:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817139001[/quote]

 

[Skyguy]

Why not the Seasonic? Aren't the Corsair PSUs made by Seasonic anyways? What's the difference.....just price?