Howdy all, just joined up to the forums here, figured that now that I'm starting to really get into all this hardware stuff I might as well get into a community dedicated to it. I'm certainly no pro at any of this, I'm just starting out and know basic stuff, but at least I'm on my way from trading in my nerd badge for the geek upgrade :laugh:
Anyhow, for the real meat of this thread, I've researched parts for a while now, and between what I've bought and the couple things I got for Xmas I'm nearly complete. Yeah, I know it's a bit late for advice when I'm nearly done, but I'm fairly confident in the build I'm soon to make and the parts I've chosen. I just thought I'd ask folks who know a lot more than me if I'm missing anything here or made some error I missed.
I'm an avid PC gamer and upgrading to a desktop from having been using a Dell XPS laptop I've had since around 2002. It's held up surprisingly well over the years, but I frequently get crashes in Battlefield 2142, and even on the lowest settings could barely slog through Stalker, so I'm pretty much at the limit in terms of new games it could play. I'm finally going for high end (in a reasonable price range for me) components for a new rig. I already have all the parts now aside from the hard drive, they're as follows:
Case: Antec Nine Hundred
-2 extra Antec 120mm fans for the predesignated slots in the case
Motherboard: ABIT IP35 Pro
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
-Zalman CNPS 9500LED CPU cooler
Graphics: EVGA GeForce 8800GT Superclocked
Memory: G.Skill 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 800 SDRAM
Power Supply: Corsair 620W Modular
OS: Windows Vista Home Premium (Will send for the 64 bit disc, I know about the 32 bit limitations with RAM)
Monitor: Acer AL2216Wbd Black 22"
EDIT: Doy, forgot to list my optical drive: Samsung 20x DVD+R SATA
Now, the last thing I've yet to order because I'm not sure what I should do just yet is the hard drive. I've been considering two options:
1 drive, the Western Digital Caviar 500GB 7200RPM
or
2 drives, the Western Digital Raptor 150GB 10,000RPM (as the system drive and the one to install games on) coupled with the aforementioned WD 500GB for data storage.
From all the reviews and specs I've read about the Raptor it's got extremely good performance, however for only 150 gigs it costs about $50 more than the standard 7200RPM 500 gig drive, hence going for dual-drives if I go that route. Anyone have any advice to help me make up my mind? Would you think the performance of the Raptor warrants spending another $170?
If anyone has any other general advice or suggestions I'd be more than happy to hear it, and hopefully I've not made some horrendously stupid decisions in picking my parts
Anyhow, for the real meat of this thread, I've researched parts for a while now, and between what I've bought and the couple things I got for Xmas I'm nearly complete. Yeah, I know it's a bit late for advice when I'm nearly done, but I'm fairly confident in the build I'm soon to make and the parts I've chosen. I just thought I'd ask folks who know a lot more than me if I'm missing anything here or made some error I missed.
I'm an avid PC gamer and upgrading to a desktop from having been using a Dell XPS laptop I've had since around 2002. It's held up surprisingly well over the years, but I frequently get crashes in Battlefield 2142, and even on the lowest settings could barely slog through Stalker, so I'm pretty much at the limit in terms of new games it could play. I'm finally going for high end (in a reasonable price range for me) components for a new rig. I already have all the parts now aside from the hard drive, they're as follows:
Case: Antec Nine Hundred
-2 extra Antec 120mm fans for the predesignated slots in the case
Motherboard: ABIT IP35 Pro
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
-Zalman CNPS 9500LED CPU cooler
Graphics: EVGA GeForce 8800GT Superclocked
Memory: G.Skill 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 800 SDRAM
Power Supply: Corsair 620W Modular
OS: Windows Vista Home Premium (Will send for the 64 bit disc, I know about the 32 bit limitations with RAM)
Monitor: Acer AL2216Wbd Black 22"
EDIT: Doy, forgot to list my optical drive: Samsung 20x DVD+R SATA
Now, the last thing I've yet to order because I'm not sure what I should do just yet is the hard drive. I've been considering two options:
1 drive, the Western Digital Caviar 500GB 7200RPM
or
2 drives, the Western Digital Raptor 150GB 10,000RPM (as the system drive and the one to install games on) coupled with the aforementioned WD 500GB for data storage.
From all the reviews and specs I've read about the Raptor it's got extremely good performance, however for only 150 gigs it costs about $50 more than the standard 7200RPM 500 gig drive, hence going for dual-drives if I go that route. Anyone have any advice to help me make up my mind? Would you think the performance of the Raptor warrants spending another $170?
If anyone has any other general advice or suggestions I'd be more than happy to hear it, and hopefully I've not made some horrendously stupid decisions in picking my parts
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