First time builder ! HEPL ! (revised edition)

[Mojo41]

A list i put together... Comments? Suggestions? Gaming purposes OC'ing etc... Compatibility issues? Please comment if you have thoughts! Oh and what have i missed that i need


1 COOLER MASTER CAVALIER 3 CAV-T03-UW Silver Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Model #: CAV-T03-UW
Item #: N82E16811119075

1 ASUS P5WD2-E Premium Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 975X ATX Intel Motherboard -
Model #: P5WD2-E Premium
Item #: N82E16813131589

1 SAPPHIRE 100106SR-RD Radeon X850XT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card
Model #: 100106SR-RD
Item #: N82E16814102505

1 OCZ OCZ600ADJSLI ATX12V 2.01, ATX, BTX, SATA, P4, and EPS12V 700 Watts Power Supply - Retail
Model #: OCZ600ADJSLI
Item #: N82E16817711001

Update Intel Pentium D 930 Presler 800MHz FSB LGA 775 Dual Core Processor Model BX80553930 - Retail
Model #: BX80553930
Item #: N82E16819116238

1 CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400
Model #: TWIN2X2048-6400
Item #: N82E1682014559

2 Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 SATA NCQ 3Gb/s ST3160812AS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Model #: ST3160812AS
Item #: N82E16822148105

1 SAMSUNG 16X DVD±R DVD Burner With 5X DVD-RAM Write and LightScribe Black ATA/ATAPI Model SH-S162L/BEBN - OEM
Model #: SH-S162L/BEBN
Item #: N82E16827151118

1 KINGWIN Aquastar AS-3000 Multi-Color LED Light AquaStar Liquid Cooler System -
Model #: AS-3000
Item #: N82E16835124007

Feel free to flame a virgin builder!

Mojo~ 8O

 

[Mojo41]

Thanks for your suggestions prozac26, Have Re-optimized! What else ya got!

Mojo~

 

[shadowduck]

Thanks for your suggestions prozac26, Have Re-optimized! What else ya got!

Mojo~

805 overclocking builds are pointless and way overdone. Do yourself a favour and get the vastly superior D 930 which isn't much more money. It can still overclock , but does not completely suck at stock like the 805 does. You also pick up more L2 cache, a non crippled FSB, and other features.

 

[Mojo41]

updated accordingly whats another 80 bucks$ :lol:

*Quack* Thanks Duck!

 

[Holmwood]

Looks like a nice machine. From bitter experience, good power supply, decent mobo manufacturer (Asus, Tyan, Intel are my favorites), good chipset designer (Intel, Nvida are my faves), and good quality memory are the easy things to go wrong on. You seem to have covered those bases solidly.

A few thoughts then on other matters:

1. Why 160 GB Seagate drives? The sweet spot (at least where I live) for price/performance is the Seagate 7200.10 320 GB drives with them clocking in around $100-$110 US. Maybe you're happier with a lower platter count but more money per GB (that's cool, literally as well as figuratively), or maybe you don't think you'll need 640 GB (as opposed to 320). Also cool.

2. Sony 3.5" Floppy. I admit, I'm not a huge fan of Sony, and I believe their quality has declined in recent years. That said, you might also wish to pick up a drive that has a built in card reader. (9-in-1 or 11-in-1). I've also not bothered even putting on a floppy drive in the last few machines I've made. Booting from CD/DVD works fine for recovery, and USB keys work nicely for sneakernet.

3. Sony DVD-ROM. Do you need this? I actually found I almost never use my second DVD ROM, and since you appear to have them both sitting on a single ATAPI bus, I think you might find slave performance poor if you were trying to run both flat out. YMMV, of course.

4. Samsung burner. Do you really want Lightscribe? DVD-RAM writing? If so, this seems decent as a choice. Personally, I'm a big fan of the NEC-3550A (marginally cheaper) as being incredibly robust at coping with all kinds of media. If you want the Rolls-Royce of burners, consider a Plextor-716, though it's $100 more. Also, keep in mind you may well need to blow about $20++ for DVD burning/playing software or *cough* use DVD-Decryptor.

Enjoy your machine!
Holmwood

 

[Mojo41]

ok great! nixed the floppy and the dvd-rom....Can always slap in later anyhow.But keeping the samsung...its highly reviewed and rated.

2 seagates for budget and they should be fast. I assume i can run them in raid 0.

Motherboard i was not sure about. But the one i chose seems to be about the best rated for the 775 series.

 

[Mojo41]

Ok order in! thanks to all who had some input.