My Newegg/ZipZoomFly ORDER

[Masterjack]

Finally ordered the parts from both NE and ZZF....

NewEgg:
XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler - Retail
Item #: N82E16835233003

ASUS Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E616A3T OEM - OEM
Item #: N82E16827135151

ATARI Gift - The Witcher PC Game - OEM
Item #: N82E16800198002

MSI NX8800GT 512M OC GeForce 8800GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Item #: N82E16814127329

Crucial Ballistix 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model BL2KIT25664AA804 - Retail
Item #: N82E16820148183

Logitech X-540 70 watts 5.1 Speaker - Retail
Item #: N82E16836121006

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
Item #: N82E16835100007

PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad (Crossfire Edition) EPS12V 750W Power Supply - Retail
Item #: N82E16817341011

Scythe S-FLEX SFF21D 120mm Case Fan - Retail
Item #: N82E16835185004

Antec P182 Gun Metal Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Item #: N82E16811129025

ZZF:
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L Rev 2.0 Intel P35 + ICH9 Chipset Core 2 Duo Socket 775 DDR2 1066 ATX Motherboard Retail
LOGITECH New G5 Laser Gaming Mouse 910-000093 Mouse Retail
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD753LJ 750GB SATA 7200 RPM 32MB Buffer Hard Drive Bulk
SAMSUNG SH-S203N 20X SATA DVD Burner Black Drive Bulk
Sony FD MPF9201121-1/MPF920-Z (Z/121) 6082 1.44MB 3.5in Floppy Disk Drive (Black)

I used both places because on some things NE had rebates and the shipping was cheaper at ZZF....

I still need:

Monitor (would like something around 24")
I need whatever it takes to share a DSL connection between (2) computers - either hardwired or wireless. Any suggestions in this are are welcome - I'm new to the networking side of things.

Thanks again.

Masterjack

 

[chuckm]

You can get a better deal on the power supply here;
http://www.buy.com/prod/Corsair-VX-550W-Power-Supply/q/loc/101/205852646.html
4 gig of ram;
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148183

 

[dagger]

That old g80 8800gts is weak. You should get a g92 8800gts. The factory overclocked version cost only $230, $200 after mail-in rebate. Check benchmarks, the performance difference between the 2 is quite big. Well worth the price, especially considering you're dumping $500 on a huge monitor.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127325
For ram, this is a good one at 1066mhz, only slightly overclockable
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231166
800mhz, highly overclockable, go up to 1066mhz easily
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820144216

 

[Masterjack]

Thanks guys. Looks good - I like the video card you suggested. Any thoughts on the mobo or case?

On that case - would you add more fans and if so - where?

One more question - the case has an eSata plug - could it be used to run an external SATA drive for Booting purposes? Instead of a dual-boot system I would like to run XP on one drive and Vista on another - swapping the cable externally to use Operating System I want. Thoughts?

 

[rickkipp]

Case: Coolermaster is o.k., but the P182 is superb. I added a fourth fan blowing on 2 HD's, which everyone says is unneccessary. Gigabyte P35 is great. Check specs for eSata. Mine came with an eSata PCI card to add 2 external lines for other HD's, DVD's, etc. Port also has an external power connector. The following is great ram, uses Micron D9 I believe and is CAS 4:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148183

Xigmateck is one of the best for the price. I bought one, but had trouble with the plastic push pin mounts to the mobo. I then found out they had a bolt-thru kit with back plate, which is totally secure. See if you can get that sent with it. And do check prices available. I got stuff a few things at Excalibur.com. Buy.com, tigerdirect. zipzoom, etc also have good prices.

 

[Beechmunky]

New egg charges shipping as far as I can tell on the case.
You can grab the coolermaster 690 from amazon for 84.99 w/free shipping.

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-690-No-P/dp/B000V95YOC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1207457364&sr=8-1

 

[Masterjack]

Thanks again guys. What about the Antec 900?

 

[amd_fanboi]

get it. i love that case...

 

[Masterjack]

One more question - which mobo should I go with:
GA-P35-DS3L
OR
GA-EP35C-DS3R

And why?

Thanks,

MasterJack

 

[Shadow703793]

^ If you need extra SATA ports and/or RAID get the DS3R (try getting the one with the plain P35 chipset if possible)else get the DS3L.

Your build looks good . If you plan to OC, checkout:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/forum2.php?config=tomshardwareus.inc&cat=29&post=245679&page=1&p=1&sondage=0&owntopic=3&trash=0&trash_post=0&print=0&numreponse=0&quote_only=0&new=0&nojs=0

 

[Masterjack]

On the P182 case - which I really like - do you recommend I add additional fans and if so - what size?

 

[dagger]

P35 board is fine for small to moderate overclocking. For high oc, get the x38. It costs $207 though.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128089&Tpk=ex38-ds4
Consider this case, the mesh front panel lets air through:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119077

 

[0gab0ga]

i just bought the p182, but i havent recieved it yet.
i bought an extra 120mm fan i am going to put on the front panel in order to improve intake. i dont know if its necessary or not, but it supposedly improves the air flow and temperatures. its just 10$ so i figured why not.

 

[Masterjack]

Dagger: I don't mind spending the extra $100. Is it worth it for the performance increase b/w the P35 an X38?

OgabOga: Post some thoughts once you get it. Thanks.

 

[Masterjack]

Please look over my final list... thanks guys.

 

[folius]

With the 28" monitor, you might have some FPS issues depending on what games and settings you play at. one 8800GT will not be enough to run most new games on 1900x1200 on high settings with decent framerates. If you plan to play things like CoD4/Crysis/TF2 on good details on that monitor's native resolution... I would suggest a higher end card or get another for SLI.

I have two 8800GT in SLI w/ a little OC. They run stuff at phenominal speeds on my 22" @ 1650x1080. my CPU is bottlenecking them a little bit, but I am still messing around with higher clocks.

Also, I hope you plan on OC'ing the Q6600 (with the G0 im guessing you are)

 

[R00tKid]

I am building one too....

How about the Lian Li PC-60BPLUS II? I just got one and think it is awesome - all aluminum, very light, no fancy windows or lights (I don't like them but you may), real clean design - everything slides out and in real smooth and easy - real easy to set up mobo, cards, etc. out side the case and then slide it back in. Comes with 3 x 120mm and 1 x 80 mm fan - lots of cooling, very quiet.

I got the ZeroTherm BTF 90 - wanted quiet as much as cool. Almost got the Xigmatek.

I was going to get the 8800GT as well but took suggestions here to get a 8800GTS since my prime needs are for video editing, graphics and some light gaming.

 

[Shadow703793]

Dagger: I don't mind spending the extra $100. Is it worth it for the performance increase b/w the P35 an X38?

OgabOga: Post some thoughts once you get it. Thanks.

Imo, its not worth the extra $100 unless you plan to do CrossFire or something similer. The P35-DS3x and P35-P5K-x boards are all good for OCing.

Final build looks good .

 

[Masterjack]

Thanks all. One last thing - I've been reading a lot about the 7200.11 drives and also the Samsung F1 - which one is better?

 

[two bit hit]

Nice build, better edits though. The P182 is fantastic. Not sure about the drives though, they are both really fast.

 

[Shadow703793]

Thanks all. One last thing - I've been reading a lot about the 7200.11 drives and also the Samsung F1 - which one is better?

Samsung F1 is based on 7200.11 technology, it is the fastest mainly due to platter size, cache size, firmware optimizations,etc.

 

[Masterjack]

Thanks Shadow - so I guess I can't go wrong with either.....

 

[Masterjack]

My final list (first post) and a few questions... thanks again.

 

[Shadow703793]

Finally ordered the parts from both NE and ZZF....

NewEgg:
XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler - Retail
Item #: N82E16835233003

ASUS Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E616A3T OEM - OEM
Item #: N82E16827135151

ATARI Gift - The Witcher PC Game - OEM
Item #: N82E16800198002

MSI NX8800GT 512M OC GeForce 8800GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Item #: N82E16814127329

Crucial Ballistix 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model BL2KIT25664AA804 - Retail
Item #: N82E16820148183

Logitech X-540 70 watts 5.1 Speaker - Retail
Item #: N82E16836121006

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
Item #: N82E16835100007

PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad (Crossfire Edition) EPS12V 750W Power Supply - Retail
Item #: N82E16817341011

Scythe S-FLEX SFF21D 120mm Case Fan - Retail
Item #: N82E16835185004

Antec P182 Gun Metal Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Item #: N82E16811129025

ZZF:
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L Rev 2.0 Intel P35 + ICH9 Chipset Core 2 Duo Socket 775 DDR2 1066 ATX Motherboard Retail
LOGITECH New G5 Laser Gaming Mouse 910-000093 Mouse Retail
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD753LJ 750GB SATA 7200 RPM 32MB Buffer Hard Drive Bulk
SAMSUNG SH-S203N 20X SATA DVD Burner Black Drive Bulk
Sony FD MPF9201121-1/MPF920-Z (Z/121) 6082 1.44MB 3.5in Floppy Disk Drive (Black)

..........

Masterjack

Everything looks good. Imo, the PP&C 750 is kind of an overkill, but it's a very good PSU that should last you a long time.

 

[hutt]

As for as the P35 it overclocks very well i have 3 and unless your trying to get past 500Mhz FSB then no need for a X38 just to OC.