Was planning to build a new system

[noni]

First of all let me say I'm a fool for posting this in cpu forum first.

Now let's move on:
Please help me decide. Look at these components that I combined on newegg

Antec Performance I P180B $124.99
2X Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS 320GB $94.99x2=190
eVGA GeForce 7950GT 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 KO $289.99
SILVERSTONE ST50EF-Plus ATX 12V 2.2 500W $104.99
Crucial (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 $229.99
ASUS P5B-E Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 $154.99
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Conroe $220.00

Total $1300.00

I was happy with my selections and just to make sure how much I saved over buying prebuilt I checked out dell outlet.

Look at this
$1,349.00 XPS 700 Intel Core 2 Duo - 2130 Genuine Windows XP Home 160 GB SATA Hard Drive (10K RPM) 2gb ddr2-667 DVD/RW;DVD-ROM 512MB ATI Radeon X1900 XTX Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic, w/Dolby Digital 5.1

Actually I saved about $100 cause I won't get any overclocking out of Dell and thats the price to replace the motherboard to be able to overclock. I'm guessing I'll be able to use the memory Dell supplied to overclock cause its ddr2-667.

I really have no idea what to do now.

 

[bearxor]

If you plan on overclocking and tweaking, the choice is simple - build it yourself.

If you just want a computer to use, buy the XPS.

 

[Baked]

Build your own all the way here. You have better components w/ the option to OC. Can't OC w/ Dell.

 

[noni]

Won't I be able to overclock the Dell if I only replace the motherboard?

 

[eggrolls]

Maybe, but the Dell's power supply or memory might limit your overclocking.
And then there's the issue with Dell's OEM version of Windows. It might not work with a non-Dell motherboard.

 

[pkme2]

Originally posted by: eggrolls
Maybe, but the Dell's power supply or memory might limit your overclocking.
And then there's the issue with Dell's OEM version of Windows. It might not work with a non-Dell motherboard.

Dell OEM O/S only work with Dell supplied mobos.
So replacing the mobo means replacing wit a new O/S.

 

[noni]

Originally posted by: eggrolls
Maybe, but the Dell's power supply or memory might limit your overclocking.
And then there's the issue with Dell's OEM version of Windows. It might not work with a non-Dell motherboard.

Yeah the memory might be a little weak thats what I'm afraid of. Other than that I checked out the specs on this xps700 and its top of the line with a 750 watt psu and a nice case BUT I overlooked the BTX motherboard.

Sheesh looks like I wont be able to replace the mobo with Asus p5b-e to overclock it. Unless their PSU for some reason also supports atx mobos.

 

[noni]

Originally posted by: pkme2

Originally posted by: eggrolls
Maybe, but the Dell's power supply or memory might limit your overclocking.
And then there's the issue with Dell's OEM version of Windows. It might not work with a non-Dell motherboard.

Dell OEM O/S only work with Dell supplied mobos.
So replacing the mobo means replacing wit a new O/S.

Thx for bringing that up. Can I just transfer my OS from another computer, which I dont plan on using anymore.