Pulled the trigger on new system. Feedback?

[Kesler]

Decided to just get new computer instead of upgrade 3 year old XPS 600. Here is what I bought:

Vid card: Palit GeForce 8800GT 600MHZ 512MB 1.8GHZ DDR3 PCI-E DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out Video Card In Stock 27142 1 $239.99 $239.99

CPU:Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Quad Core Processor LGA775 Kentsfield 2.40GHZ 1066FSB 8MB Retail Box In Stock 22211 1 $269.99 $269.99

Mobo:Abit IP35 Pro ATX LGA775 P35 DDR2 2PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 3PCI SATA2 RAID Sound GBLAN 1394 Motherboard In Stock 24630 1 $194.59 $194.59

Heatsink: Thermalright ULTRA-120 Extreme 6 Heatpipe Cooler LGA775 Heatsink *Fan Not Included* In Stock 23531 1 $64.98 $64.98

Fan for Heatsink: Scythe S-FLEX SFF21F 120MM Cooling Fan 1600RPM 28.0DBA 63.7CFM FDB In Stock 17749 1 $14.99 $14.99

Harddrive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 3.5IN 500GB SATA2 8.5MS 7200RPM 32MB Cache NCQ Hard Drive In Stock 27144 1 $115.99 $115.99

Memory: G.SKILL F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ PC2-6400 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-800 CL5-5-5-15 240PIN Dual Channel Memory Kit In Stock 22586 1 $99.99 $99.99

PSU: Corsair HX520 CMPSU-520HX 520W ATX Triple 12V 40A Continuous 24PIN ATX Modular 120MM Power Supply In Stock 19832 1 $104.99 $104.99

Just need to buy a case in town. Have Vista, second harddrive, dvd writer, sound card and 22" and 19" LCD monitors, so I think I'm set. Total cost about $1300 shipped, plus case.

Good deals? feeling pretty stoked on the items after MANY hours of research. Gonna OC for sure and decided on Q6600 due to the fact I two box in EQ2 alot on one system and this I hope will help, as well as much multitasking during gaming. Chose the Palit 8800GT due to a) best price and b) solid cooling.

All purchased at NCIX.com a few minutes ago. Canadian prices.

 

[Doclife]

Nice setup you have there. I ordered the Palit 8800GT Sonic 650Mhz myself a few days ago for the same reasons. If you look at Palit's website, they are showing that the Palit 8800GT 600Mhz comes in 2 versions. One with the blue custom heatsink/fan and one with the reference standard flat cooling heatsink/fan. Make sure you're getting that blue custom cooler.

http://www.palit.biz/en/products/nv_pcie_8800GT.html

I would have gone with a cheaper motherboard (Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R Rev 2.0) to save some dough since I don't need SLI, 1394 firewire. The DS3R Rev 2.0 also have 8 USB ports on the I/O back plate and superb on-board sound. Other than that, you did your homework and got yourself a very nice system.

 

[MegaVovaN]

Pretty good set-up overall.
However, next time ask first, order second

 

[Kesler]

I can still modify the order before tommorow when its proccessed, so any advice is welcome. Which is why I posted .

 

[MarcVenice]

Looks like you did your research. Perhaps slight overkill on the motherboard, but that's it I guess. Don't see a chassis btw ?

 

[DSF]

Originally posted by: MarcVenice
Looks like you did your research. Perhaps slight overkill on the motherboard, but that's it I guess. Don't see a chassis btw ?

Originally posted by: Kesler
Just need to buy a case in town. Have Vista, second harddrive, dvd writer, sound card and 22" and 19" LCD monitors, so I think I'm set. Total cost about $1300 shipped, plus case.

 

[Kesler]

Yeah I could have gone just IP35 or DS3R but I got so much of it cheaper than expected I figured I'd go with a motherboard that has good overclocking as well as very good stock cooling, that'll fit the large heatsink. I saved like $200+ on CPU, GPU, Ram, HDD, PSU so the extra $50 wasnt bad. I still came in under budget so I'm happy.

And yes i'll be buying case in town

 

[mageslayer]

nice build
have fun

 

[Kesler]

Originally posted by: Doclife
Nice setup you have there. I ordered the Palit 8800GT Sonic 650Mhz myself a few days ago for the same reasons. If you look at Palit's website, they are showing that the Palit 8800GT 600Mhz comes in 2 versions. One with the blue custom heatsink/fan and one with the reference standard flat cooling heatsink/fan. Make sure you're getting that blue custom cooler.

http://www.palit.biz/en/products/nv_pcie_8800GT.html

I would have gone with a cheaper motherboard (Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R Rev 2.0) to save some dough since I don't need SLI, 1394 firewire. The DS3R Rev 2.0 also have 8 USB ports on the I/O back plate and superb on-board sound. Other than that, you did your homework and got yourself a very nice system.

I got this Palit: http://www.ncix.com/products/i...sku=27142&promoid=1019

As long as its the one pictured it's the one with the cooler.

 

[DerwenArtos12]

I hope you ordered a bunch of 400 grit sandpaper and some 800 and 1200 grit as well. The thermalright ultra 120 extremes are having some quite notable quality control issues and I can almost guarantee you that you will have to lap it just to get proper contact with it. Sorry.

Oh, and I like the scythe slipstream series of fans better. They have better airflow in higher restriction and have a broader range to adjust through.