conroe gaming system, what do you think of it ?

[DeveGa]

i am thinking of building a new comp, going to use it for gaming and for software like 3ds max, autocad etc.

this is what i've chosen, i dont need a monitor nor keyboard becoz already got them.

comments are welcome, and im thinking of buying another CPU cooler with LED, but not sure which one yet, any suggestions ?

 

[shadowduck]

i am thinking of building a new comp, going to use it for gaming and for software like 3ds max, autocad etc.

this is what i've chosen, i dont need a monitor nor keyboard becoz already got them.

comments are welcome, and im thinking of buying another CPU cooler with LED, but not sure which one yet, any suggestions ?

Your image does not work, its not clickable so its bit hard to read what you put in your system. Just post it in text in the post, thanks!

 

[DeveGa]

oops im sorry for that

 

[angry_ducky]

I'd stay away from value series RAM; if you can, get Corsair XMS, Crucial Ballistix, etc.

 

[mulciber]

Your setup looks good.
I would consider changing value select to a better ram. Possibly OCZ platinum 800 ddr2. I know zipzoomfly has it on special 2x1gb for ~$180 american. I dont know if they will ship to Europe though.

 

[DeveGa]

okay then what about this one ?

Corsair TWIN2X2048-5400C4, 2048 MB, DDR2, PC5400, 675 MHz

 

[shadowduck]

okay then what about this one ?

Corsair TWIN2X2048-5400C4, 2048 MB, DDR2, PC5400, 675 MHz

Conroe is going to 1066 FSB. RAM less than DDR2-800 is going to strave it for bandwidth. So look for some 2GB Corsair XMS or OCZ 2GB DDR2-800 with a latency of 4 or less. (CLS4).

 

[mulciber]

Your Asus p5b needs Dual-channel DDR2 800/667/533, therefore it won't work.

Looks like zipzoomfly raised the price during the night/morning. The OCZ platinum ddr2 800 is OCZ2P8002GK. They also have a slightly less expensive gold ddr2 which is OCZ2G8002GK.

 

[DeveGa]

i guess its going to be this 1 then ?

OCZ OCZ28002048ELDCGE-K, 2048 MB, DDR2, PC6400, 800 MHz, 2 x

 

[mulciber]

That would be my choice.

The only other thing I might say is that you might consider upgrading to the deluxe version of your mobo.

 

[DeveGa]

yes i would like to, but im not sure if its worth to pay 50 euro more. is there really much diff ?

 

[mulciber]

if you ask this question, the answer for you is probably no =) enjoy your new computer.

 

[DeveGa]

thanks for comments

so this setup is ok, everything is compatible ?! just have to change the memory.

 

[mulciber]

Yes everything appear compatible.
Looking over the specs one last time, you might consider upgrading that 450 to 500 or 550w (leaves nice upgrade possibilities). Maybe a rosewill, enermax or antec psu.

Also you might consider buying a sound card. I know buy.com put a soundblaster audigy2 up for sale today for ~$50 shipped.

 

[DeveGa]

ill think about it, im also thinking to buy a cpu cooler

i like the Zalman CNPS9500 LED, is it a good choice ?

 

[mulciber]

kind of a waste unless you are overclocking...
but yes I generally like anything by zalman