Hi, I am going to order parts for a new computer either tommorow or the day after. These are the current parts I have selected. I already have a monitor, speakers, keyboard, mouse, OS and CD/DVD drives. I want this computer to last about four-five years (excluding potential update, RAM, graphics card, etc.) PLEASE POINT OUT ANY FLAWS OR WEAKNESSES that you notice. I openly accept negative criticism. Also, if you see any part where I am getting ripped off or can get a better deal, please tell me. I plan to use this computer for gaming, and I do plan to overclock a little bit. Thanks in advance.
SUPER TALENT 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model T800UX2GC4 - Retail
Model #: T800UX2GC4
Item #: N82E16820609026
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$289.99
250$ after mail in rebate.... Not too much more for a much better quality product... Depends on your financial situation but I switched my RAM from G. Skill because of all the Dead on Arrivals that I had read about them.
That PSU doesn't have even one PCI-E power connector. But then again, I'm not really a video card expert, and can't tell if the 7600GT would need it.
On the other hand, if you EVER intend to upgrade the video card in this system, you'll most definitely want a PSU with one or more PCI-E power connectors.
Also, ASUS and OCZ aren't very friendly with each other. G.Skill and Corsair are both good...not sure on Super Talent. I mean, not that it's bad, per se, I just don't know how well it works with ASUS. As far as DOAs go...so ship it back, and have it replaced. It's not THAT big of a deal. Unless more than 50% of em are DOA... But I think personally I'd go for Corsair.
I have to agree with you guys about WD drives, Manmadegod and steveh2001.
If you are on a budtet, can you afford the xfx 7600gt, it is clocked at 590/1600, which is a hell of a lot faster than teh evga, and only about 20 more
As for the ram, since you have a conroe, go for ocz, that is the cheapest solution that will give you good results with conroe, you just need to make sure the voltage is at 2.1. Because you can run your conroe probably at a fsb of close to 500 if you get a better motherboard, and at that point you need your ram at 1:1, meaning that timings won't matter too much, so you will save money that way.
under a hundred for a good psu? easy. a nice one is the hiper type R I believe, 90 or so, modular 580w, and support for sli
Also rosewill is offering a couple of really cheap 500w psu's at newegg
They do, but as I said, you will need to raise the voltage of the ram to 2.1 and it will boot, and I said xfx 7600gt, the cards you should are nice, but the xfx is better performance for the price
ASUS P5B Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard
There are better choices in motherboards than the vanilla P5B. If you want to stick with an Asus MB at least get the P5B-E version.
You could also consider getting GIGABYTE GA-965P-S3, ABIT AB9 P965 or MSI P965 Platinum.
Other P965 motherboard choices