My New Build, Any Suggestions

[LiquidFlame]

This is what I'm planing on buying:

CPU:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 $314.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819115003
Motherboard:
eVGA 680i $234.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813188009
Memory:
Corsair XMS2 2GB DDR2 800 TWIN2X2048-6400C4 $194.00 after rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145034
Graphics Card:
eVGA 8800GTX 539.99 after rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130072
Power Supply
Corsair 620W CMPSU-620HX 149.00 after rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817139002

I will then add these parts from my old system:

Hard Drives:
1 160GB Seagate SATA Hard Drive
1 300GB Seagate IDE Hard Drive
Sound Card:
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
CD-Rom Drives:
1 Sony DVD RW
Miscellanies Items:
1 Fan Controller
4 80mm Fans

Total Price: $1,442.01

The only thing I'm concerned about is the memory. I've read that the motherboard that I am buying is picky about RAM. I went to eVGA's site and read the supported memory list and it did say that the Corsair that I have listed does work with it. The only other RAM I was considering was the Patriot PDC22G6400LLK @ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820220144
I just want to make sure that I get the best Memory that I can get. What do you guys think, is the Corsair the best Memory for me. Also what do you guys think about my over all build, please give any suggestions.

 

[plguzman]

Ok, some suggestions - questions.

What case are you buying?. Are you using your old case?. Are you a gamer?

Are you planning going SLI someday? because if not, you can save US$ buying a cheaper MOBO like the P965-DS3, and with that money get whatever you want, or just save it.

I would sell the 300GB IDE, and buy another SATA to work in RAID.

 

[alcattle]

Which ever MB you decide on, it looks like you have 3 IDE drives, so you will need 2 IDE connectors. 2 connectors times 2 ports each serves 4 drives.
I think I would go for the 8800 320 mb model, several out at $300.

 

[LiquidFlame]

Yes I will be using my old case, this is it, but in green:
http://www.apevia.com/product.php?pid=196&xcSID=dca68c04e3563121ae8926fee80d041d

I would consider myself a gamer and I may use SLI, I'm just trying to make it future prof so if I do decide to use SLI I can.

I only have 1 SATA and 1 IDE hard drive. I'm aware that there is only 1 PATA connector. I plan on just buying a external hard drive case and using the IDE as an external drive. I only use that drive for storage anyways.

What do you guys think of the memory, that is my major concern.

 

[jeff_2087]

So. eVGA claims the Corsair memory works, it's a lot cheaper than the Patriot, it's the same rated speed as the Patriot, it runs at a lower rated voltage than the Patriot, and to top it all off it looks better than the Patriot and matches the eVGA's colour scheme better.

Don't worry, I'd say this is a pretty obvious choice.

BTW, I think you did anyway but IMO you should ignore alcattle's post. You don't have 3 IDE, the 680i only has one PATA connector as you said, and the GTX is a much faster card that the 320 GTS which shouldn't be put in SLi anyway.

 

[LiquidFlame]

Well it looks like Corsair is my best bet, it's from a reliable company and even at eVGA's website, and it says it’s compatible. If you do have any more suggestion please let my know because I would like to order everything tonight because tomorrow is the last day I can buy the parts and still have the rebates be valid.

 

[LiquidFlame]

Well it looks like Corsair is my best bet, it's from a reliable company and even at eVGA's website, and it says it’s compatible. If you do have any more suggestion please let my know because I would like to order everything tonight because tomorrow is the last day I can buy the parts and still have the rebates be valid.

 

[jeff_2087]

Just noticed your PSU. If you want to go SLi, you're going to need more juice than that. It'll handle one GTX fine, but if you're serious about eventually getting another, you'll need a PSU with more muscle.

 

[NamelessMC]

Corsair HX620 -
Has more than enough power to handle two 8800GTX's. Take my word for it. Corsair guarantees this too.

www.corsairmemory.com -
Go there and find out what memory chips your Corsair ram has before you buy it. If it doesn't have Micron D9's, then get the Patriots you were looking at earlier. The Patriots have Micron D9 chips which are the best for over-clocking.

EVGA 680i -
If you're planning SLI, this is a good board, but it's also a fresh Nvidia chip on the market, so you have no idea how it will react from one week to the next. You're gambling on it, since usually Nvidia's chipsets blow for Intel CPU.

Good choice on the EVGA 8800GTX as you can use the step up program in less than 90 days from the purchase date to get a new GPU down the line.

If you're over-clocking, why go with the E6600? I've heard of more success stories with the E6400 over-clocking, and to be perfectly honest, the 4MB L2 Cache is nothing but a bragging point for geeks that know nothing about synthetic benchmarks. I have yet to see a benchmark that MATTERS showing a 4mb L2 Cache out performing a 2mb L2 cache clock for clock. It's not like you take the rendering of Mp3 audio files to WMA audio files seriously. If you overclock an E6400 you'll beat any processor in the C2D C2E QXE rank, since the 6400 has the highest success rate past 4.0 ghz.