Alright boys and girls...this is kinda of an odd build, but has a few end goals.
I'd like to see what you all think.
Goals:
I initially was debating between getting a middle ground entertainment based system, not focused on gaming at all.
Generally speaking, I gave up most gaming...but am starting to get back into it.
As a result I started planning out a pretty serious gaming machine, but backed off because I just bought an X-Box 360 and
will be playing that pretty extensively moving forward. And yes...it did take me THIS long to get an X-Box 360!
Alright...so computer gaming isn't out of the question, but I figured I didn't want to drop insane coin on a souped up card
because I'll probably be X-Boxing it for awhile. So I decided to focus on a nice, quality build that has some upgradability
later down the road...namely with the video card and maybe additional RAM.
I salvaged some parts from my old system and will probably sell off whatever else I have to make back a few bucks...nothing
major, but it's better than throwing it in the closet if someone else can use it.
I'm also ordering a new set of fans to replace the old ones on my Lian Li PC-60 case.
Questions:
1) Do you see any compatability problems with the current build? Anything just silly that doesn't mesh or belong or is overkill or underkill?
2) Do you see any problem with fitting anything into the Lian Li PC-60 case?
3) Any issue with fitting an upgraded card, namely the 8800GTX (for now), later down the road?
4) Any other outstandings or blatent things I've forgotten?
5) I'm really on the fence with the mobo selection and could use some guidance here. Between the ABIT IP35 Pro, the various Gigabyte flavors, and the ASUS P5K3 DELUXE.
Additional Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 100GB (EIDE, Ultra ATA/100, 7200 RPM) WD1000JB
Price: $0.00
Build Total Without Monitor: $1,198.87
Build Total With Monitor: $1,468.86
Lian Li PC-60 Specs:
Midi Tower PC Case; Dimensions: 210x450x490mm (Width, Height, Depth), Weight: 5.9 kg
Material: anodized aluminium
Drive Space: A total of 12 device bays
Four x 5.25 bays
Three x 3.5 bays
Five x 3.5 bays; hidden for HDD
Four 80mm ADDA AD0812MB-A76GL fans for cooling (2 ball bearing type)
2 USB front ports which support USB 2.0
Front panel lighting
Message edited by XstatiK on 12-18-2007 at 10:12:47 PM
The Gigabyte P35 DS3L or DS3R, the latter if you want more RAID options, would save some unless there are specific features on that board you need. If you're not seriously overclocking you can use the HSF that comes with the retail CPU. Otherwise, nice build
You have a really nice system there buddy But i would go with Gigabyte P35C-DS3R board instead, it should be cheaper and it supports ddr3 memory as well, thats gives you an edge for future upgrading !
I would probably change your WD Hd to Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500gbs with 32mb cache, which is an awesome hard drive in my opinion, much faster then WD, even faster then Raptor !!. Also you should change your psu to Corsair HX620 which is a class act!
The Gigabyte P35 DS3L or DS3R, the latter if you want more RAID options, would save some unless there are specific features on that board you need. If you're not seriously overclocking you can use the HSF that comes with the retail CPU. Otherwise, nice build
Agree with g-paw here... cheaper mobo will give the desired result.
ActionHank: By the time DDR3 becomes a *must* the motherboard will need to be updated for nehalem or similar support. Also with the combo boards they are generally less stable and will not overclock as well. The GameX from OCZ is a good PSU and for the price is good. The Corsair620 while great is somewhat dearer but would be good for future gpu updates.
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