Well, as I posted yesterday, my 6 year old computer finally gave out (pretty sure it was the mobo). I've been wanting to build a new computer for awhile but have been too stingy to spend the money; now I'm forced to do it. Here's what I have in mind and I would like to know any criticisms or bad experiences that anybody has had with the following hardware or combinations:
Case: Cooler Master Mystique RC-632-KKN1-GP (new model, looks nice, haven't read many reviews but all have been good)
Power Supply: OCZ GameXStream OCZ600GXSSLI ATX12V 600W
Motherboard: EVGA 122-CK-NF68-AR Socket T (LGA 775) NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI (I've read mixed reviews, mostly good and I figured it would be good for future expansion with Quad-Core and SLI)
Processer: Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz (middle of the line, may end up OC'ing it after seeing how it performs at base level)
Memory: Corsair XMS 2GB DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel (I've read some reviews that Corsair is using cheap parts on this product for the general consumer products - don't know if it's true or not but looking for opinions)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce 8800GTS (kind of pricey but at least it gets to the DX10 stepping stone and can handle most modern games jacked up)
Hard Drive(s): Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB and Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 250GB (it's free with the purchase of the 500GB on Newegg right now). (I don't have too much preference on HDD's but just want to make sure that what I'm getting is reliable. Don't really care too much about having the "super fast" Raptor's at the premium price)
Sound: Initially I think I'm going to stick with the onboard sound and see how it works out to save a little money. May eventually end up getting some fancy card.
Speakers: Creative Inspire P7800 90 Watts 7.1 Surround (I didn't really want to get new speakers but the ones I have now suck and these seem pretty decent for the price)
CD/DVD: I'm just going to yank my Plextor DVDRW Drive from my old computer. Despite the fact that it's only a single layer burner, it's been very reliable and I don't really have a need for a dual layer burner at the time
Monitor: Right now I'm just going to stick with my 19" Princeton CRT. May look to get a gaming oriented LCD in the future so any suggestions on a good one would be welcome.
All in all this totals up to about $1,850 after S&H and then there's some mail-in rebates after that totaling to about $50. Seems pretty decent for the quality and power of the system. Well, that's it - just want to know if anybody has any advice or experience with the above components and if there's anything important I need to know. Of course, I'll be researching the manufacturer websites and forums as well; but I always value the opinion of the users here. Thanks!
Case: Cooler Master Mystique RC-632-KKN1-GP (new model, looks nice, haven't read many reviews but all have been good)
Power Supply: OCZ GameXStream OCZ600GXSSLI ATX12V 600W
Motherboard: EVGA 122-CK-NF68-AR Socket T (LGA 775) NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI (I've read mixed reviews, mostly good and I figured it would be good for future expansion with Quad-Core and SLI)
Processer: Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz (middle of the line, may end up OC'ing it after seeing how it performs at base level)
Memory: Corsair XMS 2GB DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel (I've read some reviews that Corsair is using cheap parts on this product for the general consumer products - don't know if it's true or not but looking for opinions)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce 8800GTS (kind of pricey but at least it gets to the DX10 stepping stone and can handle most modern games jacked up)
Hard Drive(s): Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB and Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 250GB (it's free with the purchase of the 500GB on Newegg right now). (I don't have too much preference on HDD's but just want to make sure that what I'm getting is reliable. Don't really care too much about having the "super fast" Raptor's at the premium price)
Sound: Initially I think I'm going to stick with the onboard sound and see how it works out to save a little money. May eventually end up getting some fancy card.
Speakers: Creative Inspire P7800 90 Watts 7.1 Surround (I didn't really want to get new speakers but the ones I have now suck and these seem pretty decent for the price)
CD/DVD: I'm just going to yank my Plextor DVDRW Drive from my old computer. Despite the fact that it's only a single layer burner, it's been very reliable and I don't really have a need for a dual layer burner at the time
Monitor: Right now I'm just going to stick with my 19" Princeton CRT. May look to get a gaming oriented LCD in the future so any suggestions on a good one would be welcome.
All in all this totals up to about $1,850 after S&H and then there's some mail-in rebates after that totaling to about $50. Seems pretty decent for the quality and power of the system. Well, that's it - just want to know if anybody has any advice or experience with the above components and if there's anything important I need to know. Of course, I'll be researching the manufacturer websites and forums as well; but I always value the opinion of the users here. Thanks!
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