my first build

[nitz11]

hi, building my firt pc,here is a list of parts i've been looking to put together,use others suggestions if i'll have problems.thanks

Thermaltake EUREKA VC8000SWA Full Tower Case
POWER SUPPLY: Black Thermaltake Toughpower 750W ATX
IntelCore 2 X6800 Extreme Edition LGA 775 Dual-Core 3.0 GHz 4MB L2 Cache Processor

MOTHERBOARD: Asus P5N32-SLI SE Deluxe
eVGA SLIGeforce 7950GX2 1GB card QUAD-SLI ready! Total DDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Unbuffered DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) System Memory

 

[mingocr83]

What is the budget that you have for this PC. You can choose better parts depending on your budget. Also I think you should wait for the GF8 instead of chossing 7950 GX2, GF8 will blow away this cards but there's no enough DX10 games out there yet.

Waiting for your answer

Rob

 

[Cartman0123]

Expensive system for a first build. Hope you don't screw it up and waste money!

Other thoughts: Played Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter on an Asus P5N32 and the damn thing would reboot in the middle of the game every 5 to 10 minutes! I don't know exactly what the problem was, but just check and see if others have that problem with instability and that mobo.

 

[melarcky]

Well first of a I wouldn't waste your cash on a C2D 6800 when you can just get a E6600, it is a great CPU its quick as hell and its perfect for games and mainstream users also you can always over clock it to be equal to a x6800 and save the cash. Also I agree with mingocr83 because from the cash you will save from getting the E6600 you can get a GF 8800GTS/GTX and it will blow anything out there out of the water. And it supports SM4.0 and DX10.

 

[enforcerfx]

I agree, drop to a DX10 and invest the saved money in Windows Vista and a DX10 video card(8800GTX rolls into stores very soon).

 

[nitz11]

Thanks, maybe i'll wait for for the new cards to come out an see how they work out before i biuld.

 

[melarcky]

Yes that would be the best. I would wait another... Month and wait tell you get some reviews. And in Game Benchmarks. Non of that 3D MARK crap.