Thoughs on this rig

[Pardus]

Here are my final specs for a new rig, comments./suggestions welcomed.

CASE: Antec NSK6580 Black/ Silver Mid Tower Computer Case 430W Eathwatts Power Supply
MB: ABIT IP35 Pro LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo processor E8400, 3.00GHz, 6MB L2 Cache -
CPU COOLING: ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler
RAM: G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
GPU: GIGABYTE GV-NX86T256H-ZL GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
BURNER: PHILIPS 2-Tone 20X DVD Burner with LightScribe
HD: SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series HD501LJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
FLOPPY/CARD READER: Koutech IO-FPM220 3.5" Floppy Drive & Multi Card Reader Front Panel
LCD: SAMSUNG 226BW Black 22" 2 ms (GTG) DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 700:1(DC 3000:1)

 

[krnmastersgt]

Nice build, what's the final price tag on this system?

 

[Pardus]

$1085 total

 

[TheStu]

All in all that looks ok, if you are willing to spend a little more money, I would suggest the Q6600 CPU, it is 'slower' but has twice as many cores, so it balances out, and ends up probably being in the Q6600s favor in the long run. The vid card looks alright, what are you planning on doing with the system?

 

[Pardus]

Originally posted by: TheStu

All in all that looks ok, if you are willing to spend a little more money, I would suggest the Q6600 CPU, it is 'slower' but has twice as many cores, so it balances out, and ends up probably being in the Q6600s favor in the long run. The vid card looks alright, what are you planning on doing with the system?

some gaming, video conversion, graphic work, watch tv/movies on it, visit this board, etc.

 

[TheStu]

IF you are doing video conversion and what not, see if the software that you use utilizes multi-core. If it does, then get the Quad Core, you will see huge performance gains.