SOS need to finish this comp by tmrw and i dont have cooling

[Quiv22]

Gaming comp, cant go AMD on this one. Cooling? Thanks in advance, really appreciate anything.

CD/DVD Burners (RW Drives)

Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 LITE-ON 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Black ATAPI/E-IDE Model SHW-$30.99

ATX Computer Cases[/b]

Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 Thermaltake Armor jr VC3000SWA Silver Chassis : 0.8mm all aluminum Front bezel : Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Model #: VC3000SWA
Item #: N82E16811133016
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

Remove Save Move To Wish List $128.99 $128.99

Monitors - LCD

Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 SAMSUNG 205BW Black 20" 6ms Widescreen LCD Monitor with Height Adjustments - Retail
$289.99

Video Cards

Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 eVGA 512-P2-N637-AR GeForce 7950GT 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 KO Superclocked Video Card - Retail
$299.99

Power Supplies

Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 Thermaltake toughpower W0103RU ATX12V/ EPS12V 600W Power Supply - Retail
$129.99 (IS THIS ENOUGH?or good)

Speakers

Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 Logitech X-530 70 watts RMS 5.1 Black Speaker System - OEM
$53.99

Fans, Heatsinks (Case, CPU, Chipset)

Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 COOLER MASTER Hyper 6+ RR-UNH-P0U1 100mm Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler - Retail
$29.99 *I really have no idea what to do for cooling.

Keyboards

Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 Microsoft BX200004 Silver & Black PS/2 RF Wireless Ergonomics Keyboard Mouse Included - Retail
$62.99

Intel-compatible Motherboards

Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 ASUS P5B-E Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
$152.99


Operating Systems

Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 SP2b w/Upgrade Coupon for Vista - OEM
$109.99

Processor

Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Conroe 2.13GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6400 - Retail
$222.99


Hardrive

Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3500630AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3250824AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
$229.99 *(COMBO)


Subtotal: $1,742.88
Extended Warranty Fee: $59.99
Total: $1,872.94[/b]

 

[boduke]

Any reason why you're going AMD for this box?

C2D E6400: $222.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819115004


Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3: $146.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813128012

Comes out to pretty much the same cost from Newegg and will blow that x2 4200 out of the water.

Better bang for the $$ IMO.

 

[fatcat]

I agree with the above poster. I have 2 systems at home, one with the 4200 and one with the 6400. Go with the 6400.

Also, I don't know about that power supply, is it a well know brand ? I would go for a brand like Antec, Thermaltake, Seasonic or something of the like. PS is not a place where you want to cut corners.

Do you need that much storing space ? That's almost 1 Tbytes of storing space. Drop one and save up money for the 6400.

Rest of the gear seems ok.

 

[hdawg06]

I would say for a gamer, you don't need that much space. Get the Seagate 320gb HD, and then upgrade to the E6600. You will be about $40 cheaper, and have a faster machine. You could always plug in another hard drive when you need it, but I just don't see you filling 300gb of space that easily.

Also, is going with the 7950 a good idea at the moment? I know it would be great with games currently, but if you are looking into buying/playing new games in the next 2 years, you will need a DX10 card, and then have to upgrade from the card you just spent $250 in less than a year.

 

[Quiv22]

ok great thanks, i did that. but wont get a free copy of GRAW anymore. o well, i got it for 360 anyway so its cool. thanks!

anybody for cooling? thats my biggest problem right now

 

[hdawg06]

When I looked yesterday, GRAW was still available on ALL core2duo processors. If I was getting it for free, it would probaly go on ebay to decrease the cost of the system.

As for cooling, I hear a lot of great things about Tuniq Tower 120 P4 & K8 CPU Cooler.

 

[mad-dog]

I'm breaking my own rule messing with a Intel rig.....no more
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835103010

 

[Quiv22]

haha i read about that, thanks tho. i wont ask you to bend your rules anymore

 

[Mondoman]

Your retail box CPU comes with an excellent cooler for free. Use it.

 

[boduke]

Your retail box CPU comes with an excellent cooler for free. Use it.

Agreed. If you're not going to OC then stick with stock.

BTW the changes are good... I put the Gigabyte board in my original because that's the one I've read the most about but the Asus board works too. (This coming from a guy with i945 board, but it was free so.....)

 

[boduke]

I'm breaking my own rule messing with a Intel rig.....no more
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835103010

That's a decent cooler but IMO the Scythe's are better rated. Again if hes not overclocking I wouldn't spend the extra dough.

And is it me or does anyone else think it's idiotic that the bulk of these newer coolers are using intels crappy mounting system?

 

[Quiv22]

Just want to say thanks to everyone. I got my compute ordered in time and thanks to you guys I think it will turn out great. I'm sure to see you all very soon again her on the forumz.
Peace