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ingenue007

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ok so it's been 7 years since my last upgrade. I am stuck in the days of of pc133 RAM and athlon 1 ghz.

my new computer is as follows. all parts are ordered except video. i don't play games much. i just want to play spore and run vista.

e6300 which i hope i can o/c to 3.3 ghz+
asus pb5 deluxe
xinfinity 500W PS
arctic freezer 7 HSF
antec p180 case
ocz ddr2 800 mhz 2 gb ram
WD raptor 10k rpm drive (this is for OS). i will add another sata drive for storage.
18x samsung litescribe DVD-R
video will either be ati x19000 gt or 7900 GT (suggestions?) if all my parts come before hand i have a 4 mb matrox PCI video card. OH YEAH

let me know!
 
Looks good to me, though I would have probably chosen a different power supply. I personally use and like Seasonic; but the Corsair looks good to me as well. Go check out jonnyguru for Powe Supply reviews.
 
The Enhance 5150 500w PSU from Ewiz would be a good power supply for its price, highly recommended by johnnyguru and Baked... 🙂... (IIRC)...

Ultra, although lifetime warranty, is really crappy.
 
Originally posted by: ingenue007
ok so it's been 7 years since my last upgrade. I am stuck in the days of of pc133 RAM and athlon 1 ghz.

my new computer is as follows. all parts are ordered except video. i don't play games much. i just want to play spore and run vista.

e6300 which i hope i can o/c to 3.3 ghz+
asus pb5 deluxe
xinfinity 500W PS
arctic freezer 7 HSF
antec p180 case
ocz ddr2 800 mhz 2 gb ram
WD raptor 10k rpm drive (this is for OS). i will add another sata drive for storage.
18x samsung litescribe DVD-R
video will either be ati x19000 gt or 7900 GT (suggestions?) if all my parts come before hand i have a 4 mb matrox PCI video card. OH YEAH

let me know!
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If you don't game much, i'd maybe just suggest a 7600GT or sumthin' for light games till Spore actually comes out.

Arctic Freezer 7 ain't great.
Good sure, but if you want a high OC like that, i'm not sure it's the ideal HSF.
PSU is very questionable.
Enhance is good, as mentioned, or maybe Seasonic.
 
I would get the 7600gt as well. It is still a very powerful card. Get evga and if you feel you need for umph in 3 months, upgrade thru their step up program.
As for the gsf, the scythe mine is $35 at newegg, a great deal on the 2nd or 3rd best hsf in performance, but you won't get 3.3+ on air. Not with a e6300.
you don't need 500w, get the enhance 5140gh. It's the best value out right now. If you want really quiet, you could also get a seasonic 430w though its like $20 more.
 
Get a Seasonic 500w S12 and if you want a good deal get a 7900GTO and upgrade with that EVGA program later. If you plan to upgrade to the next gen graphics card you WILL need that 500watt quality psu 😛 Im skipping them due to their beyond high power requirements.

7900GTO beats a GT in most things, and can be overclocked to a GTX if needed. Its pretty much on par with the x1900xt 256, the 512 mb version beats it but not by a huge margin. Ive owned both cards and can say im much happier with the 7900GTO.
 
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