Double check my dcore budget build for me you lovely people)

[fisch]

Hi all. I have recently put together a wish list for my first homebuilt system. I have spent weeks learning what I need to know to put this together and exactly what level of hardware I would need. I plan on at least overclocking the 805 D to a fan coolable speed. I enjoy playing high end games, digital art, (a lot of other hobbies) on the computer and am an IST major. I will probably be ordering the parts from newegg, and it will cost around 800$. Anyway, I would greatly appreciate it if anyone could look over my build and give any advice or pick out any flaws in the wishlist. Thanks in advance guys!! P.S. I had trouble posting this to the newsgroups so i had to do it a few times. It seems the earlier attempts didnt go through but I hope I didnt cause any trouble.

ASPIRE X-Navigator ATXA9NW-AL/500 Black/Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply

Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard

HIS Hightech HX80XLQ256-3TOEN Radeon X800XL IceQ II 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card

Intel Pentium D 805 Smithfield 533MHz FSB LGA 775 Dual Core

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

Western Digital Caviar RE WD1600YD 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

LG 16X DVD±R Super-Multi DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black E-IDE/ATAPI Model GSA-H10N - OEM

 

[Heyyou27]

Spend the extra cash. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819116238

 

[mesarectifier]

Hmm, the most obvious flaw I can see is that you should get a bigger disk.

250gb is the sweet spot at the moment for price/capacity.

Unless you absolutely need it, I definitely would not pay extra for a DVD-RAM compatible drive. In fact, I haven't even heard it mentioned for about 3 or 4 years.

 

[shadowduck]

Spend the extra cash. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819116238

You hit the nail on the head. There is zero reason to ever buy an 805. D805 builds are overdone and rather pointless. Get the D930 and have a decent CPU to start with, not one that totally sucks unless you roast it by overclocking it which has a nice effect on your power usage as well.

 

[fisch]

Already made the switch guys thanks a lot.

 

[Mondoman]

ASPIRE X-Navigator ATXA9NW-AL/500 Black/Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply

Case seems fine, power supply is dubious. Especially if you're going to overclock an 805D, you need a high-quality high-power PS. Plan on spending at least $75 for a good one. You may wish to buy a case w/o a P/S to avoid duplication and cut the cost a bit.

Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard

Looks fine.

HIS Hightech HX80XLQ256-3TOEN Radeon X800XL IceQ II 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card

For someone who says he likes playing high-end games, I'd put more budget in here, with maybe a 7800GT for $225-300.

Intel Pentium D 805 Smithfield 533MHz FSB LGA 775 Dual Core

This will need something much better than the OEM hsf for overclocking. The Arctic Freezer 7 Pro is a modestly-priced alternative.

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

Good RAM!

Western Digital Caviar RE WD1600YD 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

Drive is fine; you can get 250GB/300GB drives for the same price if you shop around and wait for a special (got my Maxtor 300s at outpost.com)

LG 16X DVD±R Super-Multi DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black E-IDE/ATAPI Model GSA-H10N - OEM

Fine, you won't find much cheaper.