Last check before I buy.. (really need some feedback)

[dldude]

This is for a Q6600 rig. I plan to overclock no higher than 3.0GHZ, but i DO plan to overclock. Are there any compatibility issues here? I'm wondering about an IDE DVD/CDrw with that Mobo. Looks like it might not handle it? I cant imagine it wouldnt be able to, but I didnt see IDE as a listed connection type. Anything else stick out? It's a 3D App machine, not a gaming.

COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel, SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

GIGABYTE GA-P35C-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

EVGA 256-P2-N624-AR GeForce 7900GS 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 KO Video Card - Retail

HIPER HPU-4K530-MS ATX12V v2.2 530W Power Supply - Retail

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ - Retail

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

Acer AL2223Wd Black-Silver 22" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail

LG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner with 12X DVD-RAM Write Black E-IDE/ATAPI Model GSA-H54NK - OEM

ZALMAN CNPS9500 AT 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink - Retail

Total with the processor will be about $1300. Will be running XP Pro 32bit.

 

[emp]

It looks good as far as compatibility comes, but for 3D apps and any kind of intensive work I believe you're going to benefit from 4GB and that means you're going to need a 64-bit OS to go with it. Unless the apps you're planning to run are not ram intensive.

 

[dldude]

3DS is my main App, along with some Premier and Photoshop. Im trying to work a 64bit copy of XP out of my school (which just 10 days ago got rid of all their 64bit licenses and switched to only Vista Business 32).

 

[emp]

Try REALLY hard to get the 64 bit versions, because I could be wrong, but I really think those apps are VERY ram intensive.

 

[dldude]

Yes, they are. I'm not sure if you need a 64bit version of each though, Going to have to look into that. Thanks for the quick check!

 

[emp]

You need the 64-bit to get the system to address all 4GB of memory, otherwise it's like if you don't even have it.