Hi guys, I am planning to build a new gaming rig to take advantage of all the new game releases and upcoming titles. My budget is a decent $2000 AUD, and I've come up for a build around this amount and need feedback on the various parts. Here are the specs and a little explanation why I chose it.
Cooler Master RC-690 Black Tower Case (No PSU) -> Cheap, looks decent and I like bottom mounted PSUs.
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750/ 2.66GHz/ 4MB Cache/ 1333FSB/ LGA775 ->[/b] Cheap and most games right not don't take advantage of quad cores anyway. May upgrade to penryn quads in the future.
XFX 8800GT 512MB DH DVI PCIe -> It's a 8800GT what can I say? Also, only decent brand/model where I will be buying parts from.
Samsung 20" 206BW WIDESCREEN BLACK LCD -> 1680x1050 native resolution, decent price and I trust Samsung LCDs.
Lite-On Super Allwrite SATA Lightscribe DVD Re-Writer (20x/8x Dual Layer Black) -> Nothing to say really.
Thermaltake Tough Power 750W Active PFC 14cm Fan & Cable Management -> I know 750W is overkill, however I do plan to OC, and this is the only decent PSU available.
Seagate Barracuda 320Gb 7200RPM 16Mb SATA 2 -> I don't need much space, and this is cheap and reliable.
Corsair DDR2 2GB PC-6400/800 (2xXMS2 1GB) TWIN2X2048-6400C4 Ram -> I trust Corsair and 800 Mhz is enough.
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 32-Bit DVD - OEM -> Might as well buy Vista if I'm building a new PC.
Zalman CNPS9700NT CPU Cooler -> Best available air cooler.
Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 motherboard -> Now, this is what I'm unsure of mainly, I thought if I went with an x38 mobo I would be good to upgrade to the new penryns later on, however x38 mobos are quite expensive and I thought of going with a p35 mobo, If I do choose a p35 mobo It would be the GA-P35-DQ6.
Finally, please keep in mind even though I am fairly sure of most of the parts I will use, I'm still open to valid opinions of changing parts. Thank you.
Cooler Master RC-690 Black Tower Case (No PSU) -> Cheap, looks decent and I like bottom mounted PSUs.
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750/ 2.66GHz/ 4MB Cache/ 1333FSB/ LGA775 ->[/b] Cheap and most games right not don't take advantage of quad cores anyway. May upgrade to penryn quads in the future.
XFX 8800GT 512MB DH DVI PCIe -> It's a 8800GT what can I say? Also, only decent brand/model where I will be buying parts from.
Samsung 20" 206BW WIDESCREEN BLACK LCD -> 1680x1050 native resolution, decent price and I trust Samsung LCDs.
Lite-On Super Allwrite SATA Lightscribe DVD Re-Writer (20x/8x Dual Layer Black) -> Nothing to say really.
Thermaltake Tough Power 750W Active PFC 14cm Fan & Cable Management -> I know 750W is overkill, however I do plan to OC, and this is the only decent PSU available.
Seagate Barracuda 320Gb 7200RPM 16Mb SATA 2 -> I don't need much space, and this is cheap and reliable.
Corsair DDR2 2GB PC-6400/800 (2xXMS2 1GB) TWIN2X2048-6400C4 Ram -> I trust Corsair and 800 Mhz is enough.
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 32-Bit DVD - OEM -> Might as well buy Vista if I'm building a new PC.
Zalman CNPS9700NT CPU Cooler -> Best available air cooler.
Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 motherboard -> Now, this is what I'm unsure of mainly, I thought if I went with an x38 mobo I would be good to upgrade to the new penryns later on, however x38 mobos are quite expensive and I thought of going with a p35 mobo, If I do choose a p35 mobo It would be the GA-P35-DQ6.
Finally, please keep in mind even though I am fairly sure of most of the parts I will use, I'm still open to valid opinions of changing parts. Thank you.
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