im trying to build a new system that will allow me to play oblivion and crysis at their highest settings without any real problems. im tryin to stay under 1000 by cannibalizing my old system of a few parts. im going to replace the HDD, video card, RAM, processor, and mobo. a few questions have arisen while i researched some of the parts. two problems are the PSU and which motherboard works with the video card i wanna get. ill list what the system is so far:
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 at 279.99
MOBO: ASUS Maximus Formula LGA 775 Intel X38 at 259.99
VC: BFG Tech GeForce 8800gts 512mb at 329.99 with 30 mail-in rebate
RAM: Corsair XMS2 4GB (2 sets 2 x 1GB) 240-pin DDR2 800 (pc2 6400) at 154 with two 40 mail-in rebates
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB SATA 3 GB/s at 119.99
what id be using from my old system is the PSU. now, that system is a bit over 2 yrs old (i think). that part is a Cooler Master Real Power RS-450-ACLY 450W PSU. it was a great buy then and i fully figured itd last me through till my next build, but now i dont know. plus, the MOBO i wanna use is crazy expensive and the only real reason i picked it was because i want a PCI Express 2.0 slot for my VC. i also hear it has great cooling because of the enormous heat sinks. now, i DONT plan on OCing anything. i like to keep my computer running all the time and i dont want to worry about aftermarket fans and coolants and such. whatever the CPU comes with, for instance, i plan on using (or i can always reuse my old systems Thermaltake CL-P0114 120mm Cooling Fan/Heatsink). oh, and im gonna use my old tower (Thermaltake XASER, Armor Series VA8000BWS ATX Full Tower). the other stuff isnt much important, but it will be 2 DVD-RW drives, a 3.5 floppy (yeah, i said it), a sound card, an ethernet card and a dial-up modem (yes, again, i said it...).
so what do u guys think? would all that work? can that MOBO use that VC or do i have to use an ATI Radeon instead? should i even use that MOBO if all i want from it is a PCIE 2.0 with great heat sinks? is that RAM inexpensive cause its crappy? will that PSU work with this build?
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 at 279.99
MOBO: ASUS Maximus Formula LGA 775 Intel X38 at 259.99
VC: BFG Tech GeForce 8800gts 512mb at 329.99 with 30 mail-in rebate
RAM: Corsair XMS2 4GB (2 sets 2 x 1GB) 240-pin DDR2 800 (pc2 6400) at 154 with two 40 mail-in rebates
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB SATA 3 GB/s at 119.99
what id be using from my old system is the PSU. now, that system is a bit over 2 yrs old (i think). that part is a Cooler Master Real Power RS-450-ACLY 450W PSU. it was a great buy then and i fully figured itd last me through till my next build, but now i dont know. plus, the MOBO i wanna use is crazy expensive and the only real reason i picked it was because i want a PCI Express 2.0 slot for my VC. i also hear it has great cooling because of the enormous heat sinks. now, i DONT plan on OCing anything. i like to keep my computer running all the time and i dont want to worry about aftermarket fans and coolants and such. whatever the CPU comes with, for instance, i plan on using (or i can always reuse my old systems Thermaltake CL-P0114 120mm Cooling Fan/Heatsink). oh, and im gonna use my old tower (Thermaltake XASER, Armor Series VA8000BWS ATX Full Tower). the other stuff isnt much important, but it will be 2 DVD-RW drives, a 3.5 floppy (yeah, i said it), a sound card, an ethernet card and a dial-up modem (yes, again, i said it...).
so what do u guys think? would all that work? can that MOBO use that VC or do i have to use an ATI Radeon instead? should i even use that MOBO if all i want from it is a PCIE 2.0 with great heat sinks? is that RAM inexpensive cause its crappy? will that PSU work with this build?
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