Ready to order to my first ever build

[talon0109]

This is my first computer I'm assembling from scratch and I've got no clue what part models mean these days so I'm kind of a noob because I've been out of the computer scene for a while. I need some last minute suggestions/advice before confirming my checkout as I pretty much just placed what I saw other [hard]posters using on the forums. I plan to push a high-mid OC (3.0-3.2) with a 24" LCD monitor so below's a few parts I'm concerned may be below par for the rest of my rig or make a bottleneck and maybe I should replace them now before I order this stuff today. Any suggestions are greatly welcomed.


Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail - 280$
http://www.newegg.com/product/...p?item=N82E16819115017

GIGABYTE GV-NX88S640H-RH GeForce 8800GTS 640MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail - 360$
http://www.newegg.com/product/...p?item=N82E16814125050

ABIT IP35-E LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail - 119$
http://www.newegg.com/product/...p?item=N82E16813127031

WINTEC AMPX 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 3AXT6400C5-4096K - Retail - 200$
http://www.newegg.com/product/...p?item=N82E16820161183

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM - 80$http://www.newegg.com/product/...p?item=N82E16822148140

LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black SATA Model LH-20A1S - Retail - 36$
http://www.newegg.com/product/...p?item=N82E16827106057

CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 520W Power Supply - Retail - 139$
http://www.newegg.com/product/...p?item=N82E16817139001

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail - 139$http://www.newegg.com/product/...p?item=N82E16811129021

Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme CPU Cooler - Retail - 65$
http://www.newegg.com/product/...p?item=N82E16835109140

Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM - 112$
http://www.newegg.com/product/...p?item=N82E16832116204

(4x) APEVIA CF12SL-UBL 120mm Blue LED Case Fan - Retail - 26$
http://www.newegg.com/product/...p?item=N82E16811998121

Kensington 64338 Black USB Wired Ergonomics Comfort Type Keyboard - Retail - 14$
http://www.newegg.com/product/...p?item=N82E16823155004

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound, Already have a mouse.



1. Overall how does it look? I'll be using a 24" lcd and I want to this thing to last sometime and play games at max or close settings. Any suggestions?

2. How many fans will I need (including the PSU fan)? I currently ordered 4.

3. The motherboard was only $119 they had another same version for 149, should I spend the extra 30$ or is the current good enough?

4. That Wintec RAM was the cheapest. For 20 bucks more they had G.skill should I get that instead?

5. For a complete system configuration is there anything I'm missing (wires/pastes/fans ect.) The above order is my exact.

 

[bamacre]

You could save a lot of money getting 4x1GB instead of the 2x2GB. But if you really think you'll need more than 4GB, keep it.

Better deal on hard drive, check hot deal. Seagate 320GB for $70 at Outpost.com.

PSU is very expensive. Check froogle, maybe ZipZoomFly, Clubit, someone has a better deal.

Are you overclcoking? If not, you don't need the extra cpu cooler. Nor the extra case fans either.

I think ZipZoomFly has the OS for about $10 cheaper and free ship.

May want to consider the eVGA or XFX 8800 GTS cards, they offer better warranties I think.

Shopping around could very well save you enough money to get a GTX, which will help with that 24in LCD.

 

[olds]

PSU comes up at $129 for me.
Better rated video card for less after rebate:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814130071

 

[AndeeG]

Good choice on the PSU, but you can get it for much cheaper here:
http://www.buy.com/prod/corsai...loc/101/203270716.html

I would recommend getting a hard drive other than the seagate 7200.10 if you care about noise. If so, the samsung spinpoints As bamacre said you can also find a better deal on that.

If you really want to get the 900 case, Fry's often has really great deals on it for around $80 or less AR.

If you want to get extra fans (you only need 1 for the heatsink) do NOT get those. Instead get a few yate loon d12-sl12's. As it is, tricools are acceptable in terms of noise/cfm ratio. You don't need the extra airflow from additional fans.

I would also strongly suggest against getting that keyboard. If you're on a budget for that, something like the microsoft comfort curve 2000 would be much better for the same price.

In general, you should try to shop around for better prices using the hot deals section, froogle or just checking places like amazon.com zipzoomfly, or Frys.com.

 

[talon0109]

Very nice suggestions. Thanks I'll post back soon with the new parts.

 

[talon0109]

I replaced all the parts with the ones suggested by the kind above posters:

Droped the Seagate for Spinpoint. 5 bucks more for an extra 80 gigs, and quieter..
Droped those newegg fans for the Loons @svc
Droped the Wintec memory for Gskill for 20 bucks more

any other suggestions?

 

[tjaisv]

Here's the system i am planning on building. Compare to yours for reference...


CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Quad-Core Processor 2.4GHz, 1066FSB, LGA775, 8MB cache Retail ($275.90)

MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-P35C-DS3R Intel Core 2 Duo (Desktop) Socket 775 1333MHz FSB DDR3 1066MHz ATX Motherboard Retail ($165.99)

HSF: Thermalright Ultima-90 heatsink ($46) and Scythe S-Flex SFF21F 120mm fan ($14) and Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM ($6)

MEM: 2x Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model BL2KIT12864AA804 - Retail ($110 each)

VID: EVGA 640P2N825AR e-GeForce 8800 GTS Superclocked 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express Video Card Retail ($399.99)

HDD: 2x Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 500GB 7200RPM Serial ATA II Hard Drive w/16MB Buffer ($104.99 each)

SOUND: AuzenTech Auzen X-Fi Prelude 7.1 Sound Card Retail ($199)

PSU: Corsair HX Series CMPSU-620HX 620W Power Supply Retail ($146.90)

CASE: ANTEC Performance One P182 SE Mid Tower Case Retail ($189.99)

DVD: SAMSUNG SH-S183L/BEBM 18X SATA DVD Burner Black DVD±RW Bulk ($37.59)

FLOPPY: SAMSUNG Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Windows 98SE/ ME/ 2000/ XP - OEM ($7)

TV TUNER: ATI 100-715331 TV Wonder 650 High Definition Personal Video Recorder Retail ($119.99)

TV TUNER REMOTE: Microsoft Remote Control and Receiver for Windows XP Media Center, Single-Pack OEM ($30.49)

KEYBOARD: Microsoft A13-00002S White USB + PS/2 Ergonomics Natural Keyboard Elite - OEM ($27)

MOUSE: Logitech G3 Laser Gaming Mouse Retail ($46.99)

OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Single-Pack DVD OEM ($109)

SPEAKERS: Logitech Z-5500 505 Watts 5.1 Computer Speaker System ($305)

MINI DRIVE: CORSAIR Flash Voyager GT 2GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) 256bit AES Encryption Model CMFUSB2.0-2GBGT - Retail ($34)

DISPLAY: Dell 3007WFP-HC 30" Widescreen LCD ($1274)