I'm planning on upgrading my 2nd PC which is an old P4 piece of junk. This new machine will be primarily for gaming. I already have a Q6600 Vista 64 machine for my media encoding and some gaming, but I actively use 2 PCs and it's time to replace the old P4. I do plan on semi-aggressive overclocking but I haven't really messed around with water cooling setups before so I think I'll stick with air cooling. I'm wondering what you guys think of my parts list. If anyone has any suggestions on parts to swap out let me know.
I do really like the look of the stainless steel case and I'll probably stick with it even though I know it's quite pricy for a PC case.
I'm looking for a decent 22" or 24" monitor if anyone has suggestions on a decent quality non-TN panel that doesn't cost an arm and a leg.
Parts:
Antec P182SE Silver Computer Case
DFI LANPARTY DK P35-T2RS ATX Intel Motherboard
ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 120mm 2-ball UFO Bearing / Transparent CPU Cooler
EVGA GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512-P3-N841-AR Video Card (Will probably take the 8800GTX from my Q6600 PC and put this 8800GTS in the quad core)
SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S203B
CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W Power Supply
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Processor
2 Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
I already have:
4GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 1066 SDRAM
WinXP 32-bit (Yes I know it will not see all my RAM. I have Vista on my other machine and it works fine but for gaming right now I think I'll stick with XP on this machine.)
That cooler is far below the Zerotherm cooler in term of cooling performance. Lighter heatsink and only 56.3CFM airflow, compared to the Zerotherm's 84.7CFM. If you're skilled and careful enough to get past the lousy installation stage, it's worth it. It's the one I ordered, despite the review here. Hopefully I wasn't over my head...
That cooler is far below the Zerotherm cooler in term of cooling performance. Lighter heatsink and only 56.3CFM airflow, compared to the Zerotherm's 84.7CFM. If you're skilled and careful enough to get past the lousy installation stage, it's worth it. It's the one I ordered, despite the review here. Hopefully I wasn't over my head...
Thanks for the input. I had honestly only skimmed through the reviews and focused on the cooling ratings. I'll take another look before I make my final decision.