MY FIRST BUILD

[Mugen]

I decided to build a computer and am not sure of all the parts i need, this is what i plan on getting:
EVGA 8800 gts 320mb
Intel C2D e6750 2.66
EVGA NF68 680i T1
Corsair 2gigs 800mhz
Western Digital 160GB 7200 SATA
Raidmax Sirius Case
Rosewill Stallion 600w
Lite-On 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner


This is the system that i looking at but if i get the one dvd/cd burner would i be able to play dvds and cds on it?
Are these all the parts i need, besides obvious monitor, keyboard and mouse?
Thanks
-Mugen

 

[Solariscs]

looks like you have everything you need. If you aren't going to do SLI anytime soon, I would go with a newer and cheaper P35 motherboard.

Also try to get another PSU besides the Rosewill one. Look at FSP, antec NeoHE, and Corsair 520W units.

As your questions, yes that burner to will do everything besides make you coffee lol. It'll play DVDs and CDs

If you have questions msg me anytime on yahoo or aim, I'd be happy to help you out . (Aim/yahoo : Maximus9102

 

[lunyone]

I would use this mobo, if your not going to go SLI:
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128059
It's $106 shipped and OC's well (from what I've read).
You can get a better PSU with FSP/Antec/Corsair (as Solariscs has mentioned). At a minimum I would at least get one of these PSU's:
Antec $60 shipped!! Only good for 1 6 pinned PCI-e slotted GPU, but still good. Not sure on exact 12V rating, but definately not over 36A.
Antec Basiq BP500U ATX12V Version 2.01 500W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CB, CE, CSA, TUV, FCC - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371004

Corsair $80 Good for one 8800gtx and stuff, 40A on 12V rails!!
CORSAIR CMPSU-450VX 450W Active Power Supply Retail ***Free Shipping***
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10006428

Those would be the minimum that I would get. They are both decent quality and support the fastest GPU's out right now. Of coarse if your going to SLI two 8800gtx's than you would definately need something with more power. Somewhere in the 600w or better category, from Tier 1 or 2 level PSU's.

My 2cp's

 

[Mugen]

are the rosewill psu crappy or what? I do plan on going SLI but not for a while, thats why i chose the rosewill just cause it looks awesome and has 600w for about $75, Also i was wondering what i need to buy to have wirelles internet.

 

[Solariscs]

They are pretty crappy, that's why they are cheap. They are not good for loads and for long time reliability.

If you aren't going SLI for a while, I would suggest against it. with the new cards coming out, by the time you want to get sli, you can just save up money to get one of those and they will leave your sli in the dust.

 

[lunyone]

are the rosewill psu crappy or what? I do plan on going SLI but not for a while, thats why i chose the rosewill just cause it looks awesome and has 600w for about $75, Also i was wondering what i need to buy to have wirelles internet.

Here's a smoking deal for a Quality PSU and is SLI capable (not recommending to go SLI, but it has alot of potential). $60 Shipped after $40 MIR!!
Antec NeoPower NeoHE 550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, TUV, CE, FCC, CCC, CB, C-tick - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817103941

For wireless, I'm assuming you want to do that with this or another computer. You would need Broadband ISP (cable/dsl), wireless router, and a wireless card for each computer that you want to hook up to the wireless connection.

 

[Solariscs]

^ That's a really great deal for a high quality PSU.

 

[lunyone]

Here's a simple router that you can use:
NETGEAR WGR614 IEEE 802.3/3u, IEEE 802.11b/g Wireless-G Router - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833122016

and a wireless card to plug into a pci slot on mobo:
NETGEAR WG311 IEEE 802.11b/g PCI Wireless Adapter up to 54Mbps Data Rates 64/128-Bit WEP - Retail
NETGEAR WG311 IEEE 802.11b/g PCI Wireless Adapter up to 54Mbps Data Rates 64/128-Bit WEP - Retail

I've seen some Belkin wireless products at WalMart if your interested in checking them out there. Not sure how well Belkin does, but prices are pretty comparable to online prices.

 

[lunyone]

^ That's a really great deal for a high quality PSU.

Thank you, just tripped into it tonight and had to recommend it! Such a deal on a good decent PSU!! Going on my recommendation list, until it gets too expensive.

 

[Solariscs]

If you want something USB you can go LINKSYS WUSBF54G. I suggested it to my friend and he's really happy with it. It offers really good range and high speeds.

 

[lunyone]

I had a off branded USB wireless card and had good luck with it too. In my case, it gave me better reception than the one that fit into the PCI slot. Since the usb one was in the front of the case and thus closer and more open to the router. Similar to this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833156152

 

[Solariscs]

I unno, I bought a trendnet USB one as well a few years ago and it didn't work too great. maybe the new ones are better?

I've always used linksys, so maybe I'm partial, but I've never had any problems with them.

 

[lunyone]

I paid like $20 for one 4 years ago and didn't have any issues, so maybe I got lucky. I also got one from Walmart 3 years ago, but it wasn't a trendnet one and it worked even better than the trendnet one. Not sure if I'm just the lucky one, but they both worked out for me. Currently I have my systems wired to the router, since I can see a difference when all 3 computers are running online FPS games. The throughput required, sometimes would slow down the wireless connection, so that is why I have them wired right now.

 

[Mugen]

I have used netgear usb networking before and it absolutely sucked, it would turn off for an unknown amount of time like once a week, are the cards any better? I already have a router a netgear one actually. That psu looks to be a good deal, my friend said he uses a OCZ and it works well for him, but which one would be better?

 

[lunyone]

I have used netgear usb networking before and it absolutely sucked, it would turn off for an unknown amount of time like once a week, are the cards any better? I already have a router a netgear one actually. That psu looks to be a good deal, my friend said he uses a OCZ and it works well for him, but which one would be better?

Not sure which one is better. You will have to read reviews and ask around, just like your doing here. I haven't owned any OCZ's, but they seem to have decent reviews.

 

[Solariscs]

Take a look at this PSU list:

http://www.tomswiki.com/page/Tiered+PSU+Listings?t=anon

It lists the good and bad ones