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bedevil99   11-05-2006 at 02:54:46 PM

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
Asus P5B E
XpertVision 7600GT
2x1GB DDR2 750MHz Knigston HyperX CL4 (underclocked at 667)
Hitachi T7K500 320GB 16MB SATAII
DVD RW LG GSA-H10N
TRUST PW-5550 520W PSU LNBFP, 24pin, 26dB, 12cm

What do You think of this setup? Can any problem occur?
All opinions and comments are welcome :)

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exarrkun   11-05-2006 at 03:21:19 PM
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hi there
first of all, welcome to the forums!

here is my opinion of your build:
i would go for the Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 mobo, it's a bit more expensive but is has more and better features and will also overclock higher

if your budget is low, you might want to drop your processor to a e6400 and overclock it. this will allow you to buy a better 3dcard like a x1900xt from sapphire or, when they are available, a x1950xt

don't buy hitachi. for 2 maybe 3 bucks more, you can buy a 320gb 7200.10 drive from seagate. they perform better and your warranty is five years.

try to find a better PSU because i don't know if trust makes good PSU's
Hiper has a good PSU of 580 watt, but is costs 100$ :?

do you have a budget? would be nice if i knew that 8)

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bedevil99   11-05-2006 at 03:52:52 PM
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Hi, thank you for your opinion :) . This is my situation :? :
I'm not planning to overclock so I'm not really interested in OC features, that is why I chose the E6600.
I'd go for the Asus because of a firewire and an e-sata port.
Unfortunately I have already bought the 7600GT and there is nothing i can do about it. I wanted to go for a multi GPU system but I've read there are better options for less but it was too late. I think I will upgrade in 1 year time to a vista ready card dx10 or something like that.
As for the HDD I couldn't find any review of the 320GB Seagate. Can you post a link? I 've heard nice words about the Hitachi but yeah the Seagate warranty is tempting.
The PSU was recommended by a friend who sells PCs plus I don't think I can get the brand Hiper here in Slovakia. And $100 for a PSU is a bit too expensive at least for me.
What do You think of the Ram?
My budget is aproximately $1440 not counting the 7600GT I already have.

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Lionhardt   11-05-2006 at 04:09:14 PM
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i think its pretty good.

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exarrkun   11-05-2006 at 04:16:32 PM
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if you don't want to overclock, stick with the e6600
and the ram will be fine. try to downclock it to 533mhz. it usually performs better than 667.
here is a link to a comparison of the seagate against a WD caviar
http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=2803

still not sure about the PSU though :?

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bedevil99   11-05-2006 at 05:55:16 PM
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The review looks good for the Seagate but I have read this discussion
http://forums.storagereview.net/in [...] opic=22660
at StorageReview.com and a lot of people seem to be unhappy with the Seagate. I haven't seen any user reviews on the Hitachi but it looks like the performance is a bit lower than the Seagates but it is cooler and quiter.
You know what I'll check the prices and then decide wich one I take.

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exarrkun   11-05-2006 at 06:03:45 PM
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it depends on what you want
speed with more noise
quiet with less speed

the choice is up to you 8)

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bedevil99   11-05-2006 at 06:49:58 PM
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I think I wouldn't mind the more noisy Seagate but it is its operating temprature which makes me concerned. I am affraid of the high temperature levels because I'm not planning to add any case fans and the case itself is going to be a budget one. So I'm affraid of system overheating problems or is the HDD temperature not that significant in the whole system temperature.

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