About to make the purchase.. Feedback Plz!!!

[N0cturna1]

Heres the line up....

CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037

Motherboard - ABIT IP35 Pro LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813127030

Video - EVGA 320-P2-N811-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130082

Case - COOLER MASTER Stacker 830 RC-830-SSN3-GP Silver Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119103

Ram - G.SKILL 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122

HD - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148262

PS - OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI ATX12V 700W Power Supply 100 - 240 V - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341002

DVD Burner - LITE-ON Black 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 - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106057

DVD Reader - LITE-ON Black 16X DVD-ROM SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DH-16D2S-04 - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106095


Soon after I am going to pick a 500mb Seagate, 2nd pack of ram 8gigs!! and a after market Heatsink.. I have the OS also.. Kinda on a tight budget for the initial purchase

Any advice is GREATLY appreciated!! Its been almost 2 years sicne my last build..

Thanks all!

 

[Silverion77]

Do not get the 320mb GTS. The GT is better or better yet the NEW G92 GTS 512. Those perform better and the main difference between the GT and G92 GTS is that the dual slot cooler is quieter and makes the card run cooler

 

[N0cturna1]

Ok so looking at these 2 cards

EVGA 512-P3-N841-AR GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130325

OR

EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR GeForce 8800GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130318

The GTS puts me a bit over budget but i could possibly make it happen if its an considerable difference.. I really dont do a lot of OCing so..

Thanks again in adv for any tips!!

 

[Silverion77]

Truthfully if you can sport the $50 without changing anything, DO IT

I have the GT and though I like it, Im replacing the cooler because 1) It runs pretty warm and 2) at full blast its loud. Its not like a fan "whooshing" loud, its an annoying whining and revving sound

Also without OCing the GTS will give better performance

 

[mlaporta]

WITHOUT QUESTION GO WITH: EVGA GeForce 8800GTS (G92)

 

[HamRadio]

look at the benchmarks yourself for the two cards before you decide. (back to Tom's and look for the graphic card benchmark links.)

i personally favor the G92 GTS because (1) card is double wide, the second slot being the cooler, which pumps hot air out the slot in the back rather than returning the hot air to the case, and a cooler case is a good thing for OCing, and (2) slightly better performance than the GT. but make up your own mind.

a lot of folks, some of whom i even respect will tell you the GT is the better value since it is cheaper and the performance is in the same ball park, but i have heard bad things about the fan/cooler on that card. however, if you are not OCing and cash is tight, the GT is a nice card and I doubt you will regret it. at least not until NVidia releases the 9000 series of cards in a few months.

 

[HamRadio]

one more from me -

why the Abit P35 motherboard? if you really like it get it. but if you are still open to suggestions...

if you are not going to do RAID or run dual video boards, might I suggest you look at the GA-P35-DS3L:


(click the picture to see it at newegg)

it is often mentioned in this forum. it is very stable, easy to overclock, really inexpensive, and an excellent choice as long as RAID and SLI are not part of your build. The latest BIOS for it makes it penryn friendly for that E8400 chip you mentioned.