advice on my new computer

[Lundi]

hey guys...i just bought a $900 gaming computer....this is a budget computer and future upgrades will happen so if anyone has recommendations please leave feedback.

following computer specs:

Case- COOLER MASTER Centurion 5

Motherboard- ASUS P5N-E SLI NF650I SLI 775

Video card- VGA EVGA 8800GTS 320MB

Power supply- POWERSUP RAIDMAX| RX-580F 580W RT

Cpu- Core 2 Duo e6400

Memory- CORSAIR XMS2 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)

Dvd Burner- DVD_BURN LITE-ON with lightscribe technology

 

[Lundi]

Games will be played at 1280 at 1024 resolution

 

[hardwire99]

Looks like a good start. What games will be played on it?

 

[cottonball]

If it's a budget machine I'd knock processor down to 6300 and slap 2 gigs of ram.

 

[TSIMonster]

If it's a budget machine I'd knock processor down to 6300 and slap 2 gigs of ram.

HE HAS ALREADY BOUGHT IT!!! :roll:

Anywho, nice build minus the PSU.

 

[Lundi]

ill be playing Aoe 3, company of heroes, empire earth 2, call of duty 2, nascar racing 2003 season, maybe supreme commander if it will play alright, counter strike source, half life 2, and any others that are good out there

as for the psu it will work until i upgrade to sli when the new dx10 cards come out. this is just my starter system

 

[pongrules]

For a starter system it's OK. You won't be playing with all the options on or in high resolutions. Without an OC, that processor is kinda weak. If you're going to overclock, go with the other poster's advice and get a processer a step down and OC it. With the money saved, get 2 gigs of RAM. Never heard of the PSU before. You really shouldn't skimp there though or you can have all kinds of problems.

 

[hardwire99]

The 8800GTS should already be a DX10 video card. After all it is a 8800

 

[immortel1986]

get the E6300 with 2Gb Memory
different between E6400 & E6300 is ~%7

 

[Lundi]

lol guys dont worry...like i said im going to upgrade...i plan on getting another gig in a couple days

 

[TSIMonster]

The processor is fine. The other guy saying the e6400 is weak is crazy...

Like I said it is a good system. Stick a quality PSU in there and you'll be good.

By quality, I don't mean watts..

 

[alcattle]

The PSU got a good review. They tested it with 2 7800GT in SLI so I think it will push one card for a while. +12v rails are 17A and 18A, no worries.
RAIDMAX Aurora RX-580F PSU

 

[TSIMonster]

I typically stick to this list

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=108088

 

[immortel1986]

The processor is fine. The other guy saying the e6400 is weak is crazy...

i say :x
E6400>E6300
E6400 is just ~%7 better than E6300

 

[pongrules]

That's what I'm saying. Get the e6300 and OC it. Save the money for a better PSU or another gig of RAM.

 

[hardwire99]

Did you all read the original post? He already has an E6400 there is no get this one or get that one.

He asked if it was good or not and if any upgrades were recommended. To take out a E6400 and put in a E6300 would be a down grade. Wrong direction.

 

[pongrules]

OK, does the e6400 come with 4 megs L2 cache? If not, in the future I'd recommend a processor that does.

 

[TSIMonster]

Did you all read the original post? He already has an E6400 there is no get this one or get that one.

He asked if it was good or not and if any upgrades were recommended. To take out a E6400 and put in a E6300 would be a down grade. Wrong direction.

Thats what I am saying. Saying the e6400 is weak, get the e6300 makes no sense. Now, if you said, get the e6300 because with an overclock it has a similar performance per dollar ratio, your argument would be valid.... but HE ALREADY HAS THE STUFF.

 

[hardwire99]

Even if it doesn’t come with 4 meg L2 cache his next upgrade shouldn't be until 45nm hits (Late this year or early next year) if then. Otherwise the performance gained will not be enough to justify an upgrade this soon.

 

[TSIMonster]

(To Pong)

sounds like you have more money then sense, honestly....

No offense intended at all, but the upgrade from 2mb to 4mb is not going to make a significant difference.