Been reading Tom's for a long time, I pretty much know what I'm doing but it's always good to get a second opinion right? I've built a system before, but its been many years.
As the title says, building a Form Factor, because I think they are cool.
My biggest concerns are upgrading to Vista, and the performance crapfest that seems to be, and making sure the system doesn't get too hot.
$1200 limit,
Time Frame: Late August
Uses:
Vista
Photoshop
Gaming
Components:
Shuttle Barebones SD39P2 http://hq1.shuttle.com/products_page03-spec.jsp?PLLI=503&PI=536
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
OCZ Vista Upgrade 4GB DDR2 800 http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/memory/ocz_ddr2_pc2_6400_vista_upgrade_2gb_module_4gb_kit
Asus GeForce 8600GTS HTDP 256mb DDR3 http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814121069
Seagate Barracuda 7210.10 (perpendicular Recording) 250gb 7200rpm SATA hard drive
Samsung 18x DVD R SATA
Thanks!
As the title says, building a Form Factor, because I think they are cool.
My biggest concerns are upgrading to Vista, and the performance crapfest that seems to be, and making sure the system doesn't get too hot.
$1200 limit,
Time Frame: Late August
Uses:
Vista
Photoshop
Gaming
Components:
Shuttle Barebones SD39P2 http://hq1.shuttle.com/products_page03-spec.jsp?PLLI=503&PI=536
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
OCZ Vista Upgrade 4GB DDR2 800 http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/memory/ocz_ddr2_pc2_6400_vista_upgrade_2gb_module_4gb_kit
Asus GeForce 8600GTS HTDP 256mb DDR3 http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814121069
Seagate Barracuda 7210.10 (perpendicular Recording) 250gb 7200rpm SATA hard drive
Samsung 18x DVD R SATA
Thanks!