It looks pretty good but there are a few things that i would change about it if i were you. The first being that power supply. I honestly have not heard much about that brand, but if would go with somthing like a PC Power and Cooling. You dont need that much wattage for that kind of sytem either, even if you play on Sli later. This power supply has a cheaper price, is plenty of power for you needs, (even if you Sli later) and is better quality than that.
Also, do you really need ddr2 1000? Unless you plan on doing some heavy overclocking, ddr2 800 would be just fine, and cheaper. Might i recommend some if this,
It is also cheaper, but better quality. They use Micron D9 chips if I remember correctly, which are some of the best quality memory chips made.
Another thing I would change is that video card. The 8800gts is a geat card, but I have not had very good luck with MSI. Evga makes solid cards and also have a great warrenty/stepup program. Take a look at this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130312 Yes it is $10 more expensive, but much worth it IMHO.
Other than that it looks like a good build, good luck, and ask any questions that you have.
i totally agree with the evga vs msi and will take your advice
as far as the memory i feel the prices wont signifacantly drop on ddr3 for awhile so i figure'd go with a little faster ram since the evga 780i mobo supports up to 1200 it would be a shamed to put 800 in there right? especially for the few bucks difference and muskin got great warrenty and setup help like evga does...
Take notice, The PC Power and Cooling I recommended is a Tier 1 PSU
While the one you wanted is a Tier 2.
True, the difference in memory prices are little. I would still go with the Crucial memory though. You really wont be able to see a difference between the two unless you run a memory benchmark, or a application that relies heavly on memory speed. It is your money, spend it as you wish though. If you would rather go with the Mushkin go right ahead. I have heard good things about them also.
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Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L*Intel E2180 OC 3.00Ghz Lapped*PowerColor ATI 3850 256MB*Patriot 2x1GB DDR2 800*Cooler Master CM690*Western Digital 250 GB*Silverstone Strider 600 Watt Modular PSU*Samsung Lightscribe Drive*CoolerMaster Geminni II Lapped Mirror Finish
1- No aftermarket cooler for your cpu listed, that quad is a heat beast, need to tame it prior to moving up much in speed.
2- Dump the redline ram, get 4 gigs of some good Corsair DDR2 800 4-4-4-12 stuff for about $80 AR.
3. Go get a good 550-650 watt psu from Corsair or Thermaltake in the $150 range. Most all of these have outside source tests giving them passing marks on quality.
My 6750 Oc'd to 3.6, 8800 GTX oc'd to ultra, 4 gig ram, 2 x dvr's, 3 x SATA hd's, and a watercooled setup pulls 385 watts at max under load for several hours.
Also, spend another $30 on the new WD 640 gig drives, ALMOST raptor speed in those babes, 20mb/sec different transfer vs the one you mentioned, and slightly better seek times.
Granite3 is right about the hdd recomdation.
He is also right that a PSU of that wattage is high. I would still go with pcpower&cooling though. They have a 610 watt model.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817703005 Honestly, PCP&C is the better way to go. They make top quality psu's.
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Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L*Intel E2180 OC 3.00Ghz Lapped*PowerColor ATI 3850 256MB*Patriot 2x1GB DDR2 800*Cooler Master CM690*Western Digital 250 GB*Silverstone Strider 600 Watt Modular PSU*Samsung Lightscribe Drive*CoolerMaster Geminni II Lapped Mirror Finish
1. PSU, i would rather the higher wattage, so i think the p& c definately, the reason i was looking at the xclio was its modular and decent priced but i'm sure the p&c tier one will out last the xclio, i really liked the abs/tagan bz800 but it seemed all flash and dash and couldn't find tier listings sees like you cant have both modular & powerfull
2. memory it just seemed a waste to have a 1200 rdy board with 800 ram in it but my funds are not unlimited so i may just go that route but im trying to future proof as much as possible but i'm planning on going 8 gigs total so maybe the speeds wont matter as much as i think
3. will take advice on the WD 640 instead of going 1 x 500 for now and one later
4. am i jumping on the pci-e 2.0 bandwagon to soon i waited till the 8800's came down in price only to find out pcie 3.0 is coming in 2010!!!
Well, dont quote me on this, but i heard that pcie x16 isnt even used to its FULLEST potential yet. So dont worry about not being future proof with pcie 2.0 and whatnot. As long as you have pcie 2.0 you will be fine.
I like modular better also. If you really want a modular PSU, try this one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817151031 Its seasonic, also makes great PSU's. Its also high wattage. Its not on the Tier list, but it is a great Psu.
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Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L*Intel E2180 OC 3.00Ghz Lapped*PowerColor ATI 3850 256MB*Patriot 2x1GB DDR2 800*Cooler Master CM690*Western Digital 250 GB*Silverstone Strider 600 Watt Modular PSU*Samsung Lightscribe Drive*CoolerMaster Geminni II Lapped Mirror Finish
It looks pretty good but there are a few things that i would change about it if i were you. The first being that power supply. I honestly have not heard much about that brand, but if would go with somthing like a PC Power and Cooling. You dont need that much wattage for that kind of sytem either, even if you play on Sli later. This power supply has a cheaper price, is plenty of power for you needs, (even if you Sli later) and is better quality than that.
Also, do you really need ddr2 1000? Unless you plan on doing some heavy overclocking, ddr2 800 would be just fine, and cheaper. Might i recommend some if this,
It is also cheaper,[email] [/email] but better quality. They use Micron D9 chips if I remember correctly, which are some of the best quality memory chips made.
Another thing I would change is that video card. The 8800gts is a geat card, but I have not had very good luck with MSI. Evga makes solid cards and also have a great warrenty/stepup program. Take a look at this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130312 Yes it is $10 more expensive, but much worth it IMHO.
Other than that it looks like a good build, good luck, and ask any questions that you have.
I agree with all that.
I'd get the Silencer 750W Crossfire, not the Silencer 750W S75QB. Same price, same quality, but it has 6/8 pin connectors instead of fixed 6-pin connectors.. For example 9800GX2 and 3870X2 need 8-pin connectors already. It doesn't matter now, for the 8800GTS, but it will matter for your next video card.
I have WD5000AAKS disks and WD7500AAKS and I can tell you the speed difference is big. DVD Shrink used to stop and report 1 GB of buffer in use and to stay there 2 or 3 minutes to flush it. That part isn't happening with the WD7500AAKS. I haven't tried the WD6400AAKS, but I suspect it's pretty fast too because it has perpendicular recording like the WD7500AAKS.
aevm is right about the Crossfire Edition of the PC power and cooling PSU. Get that version, its the same price, and comes with the extra Pcie connectors.
edited original post once again thanks so much i didnt think to look at that crossfire edition of that P&C 750 , i didn't think it would be applicable on an sli sys but your right about the connections
oh and a friend of mine has the zalman and its so easy to clean the way its fan is in the center and nice size space between fins, i looked at both of those you recomended suicide the first caught my eye but looked hard to clean
True, it may be a little bit harder to clean. But it yeilds better performace. And how often do you really clean your cpu cooler? lol
The zalaman is a good choice though.
Well I must go for tonight but i will be back tomarow
Good luck
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Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L*Intel E2180 OC 3.00Ghz Lapped*PowerColor ATI 3850 256MB*Patriot 2x1GB DDR2 800*Cooler Master CM690*Western Digital 250 GB*Silverstone Strider 600 Watt Modular PSU*Samsung Lightscribe Drive*CoolerMaster Geminni II Lapped Mirror Finish
I talked my wife into taking my old 19" sony trinitron as an upgrade for her pc so i'll be posting, a monitor to go with this beast 250 max buget...suggestions welcome
Message edited by ill_take_two on 03-23-2008 at 10:50:12 PM