Also not sure about the HDD and Optical Drive yet.
But I'm just wondering what anyone else thinks about this? And could I possibly need any higher wattage PSU for this? Thanks
That psu should be more than enough. You might consider losing the sound card and spend the money on somethine else. You'd won't hear a difference from onboard anyway. Besides, Creative had some driver problems recently.
ok. but wouldnt it be better to have that soundcard? the pc will be for mostly gaming. and i've done a little more research and it looks like 550w will work. idk about mobo, ive heard a lot of good things about this one.
The regular consumer can rarely hear a difference between onboard and soundcards. My family computer has a Xtrememusic in it and I have onboard. The only difference i hear is a stronger bass and cleaner sound, but its the speakers. I have Logi. X-2300s downstairs which have an awesome bass and speakers, and using 20 watt altec lansings from Wal-Mart up here.
Asus and Gigabyte have a better record when it comes to P35 motherboards. Theyre all very good. Ive heard good things on that MSI also, but ive seen that the MSIs dont overclock as well as others
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