Hey,
I have been religiously following the discussions on these boards for the past month or so. I can safely say, some of the contributors are the equivalents of demi-gods in the land of computers. So i figured this would be a good place to get some advice to build a custom PC.
Well, i recently purchased a 23 inch lcd tv which i keep in my room. I was considering on building a fullscale desktop. Then i figured for the purpose of aesthetics and appearence, i would be better off building a HTPC.
Now, my concern is the following:
1) I want to play CRYSIS when it comes out.
2) Upgradability
I have noted the new video card by nVidia, i figure that defenitely will be part of my build.
But other things, i have no idea off. So then, i started researching and came up with the following..
Please crtitically analyse the build and make suggestions on things i can change, replace or just get rid off with regard to optimising performance and costs..
Case: Thermaltake Bach Media Lab VB8000SNS - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133170
PSU: COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power RP-550-PCAR ATX from factor - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171016
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-P31-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P31 ATX - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128062
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor - Retail - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115029
RAM: Patriot Extreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220144
Hard Drive: SAMSUNG SpinPoint P Series SP2504C 250GB - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152025
Cooling - I have no idea what to do here, water cooled or air cooled, dependent on the processor
Video Card: GEFORCE 8800 GT 512MB PCI-E - (Any suggestions on build or make?)
DVD Writer: Standard one i suppose (Not to fussy)
ANy suggestions guys? Much Appreciated.
I have been religiously following the discussions on these boards for the past month or so. I can safely say, some of the contributors are the equivalents of demi-gods in the land of computers. So i figured this would be a good place to get some advice to build a custom PC.
Well, i recently purchased a 23 inch lcd tv which i keep in my room. I was considering on building a fullscale desktop. Then i figured for the purpose of aesthetics and appearence, i would be better off building a HTPC.
Now, my concern is the following:
1) I want to play CRYSIS when it comes out.
2) Upgradability
I have noted the new video card by nVidia, i figure that defenitely will be part of my build.
But other things, i have no idea off. So then, i started researching and came up with the following..
Please crtitically analyse the build and make suggestions on things i can change, replace or just get rid off with regard to optimising performance and costs..
Case: Thermaltake Bach Media Lab VB8000SNS - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133170
PSU: COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power RP-550-PCAR ATX from factor - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171016
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-P31-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P31 ATX - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128062
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor - Retail - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115029
RAM: Patriot Extreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220144
Hard Drive: SAMSUNG SpinPoint P Series SP2504C 250GB - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152025
Cooling - I have no idea what to do here, water cooled or air cooled, dependent on the processor
Video Card: GEFORCE 8800 GT 512MB PCI-E - (Any suggestions on build or make?)
DVD Writer: Standard one i suppose (Not to fussy)
ANy suggestions guys? Much Appreciated.