Which build should i do

[tykkimies]

OverClocking PC build

Case- Antec Sonata III case with 500 wat PS
Hard Drive- 500gb HD
Optical drive- Dvd burner
Video Card- EVGA geforce 8800 gt
RAM- 4gb gskill
MotherBoard- GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L
CPU- Intel Pentium E2200 Allendale 2.2GHz
CPU Cooler- Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 pro
OS- Vista (32bit or 64 bit?)
22" monitor
Total- $1025 with shipping(Rebates not included)

Normal build

Case- Antec Sonata III case with 500 wat PS
Hard Drive- 500gb HD
Optical drive- Dvd burner
Video Card- EVGA geforce 8800 gt
RAM- 2gb Gskill
MotherBoard- GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L
CPU- intel E8400
OS- Vista (32bit or 64 bit?)
17" monitor
Total- 1066 estimated with shipping(Rebates not included.

I have a $1000 budget but can go over a little bit. With the second build im not sure if the stock fan with teh E8400 will be good enough but i can't afford to add another fan to it. Please give me some advice of which to pick.

 

[dagger]

I don't get the difference between overclock build and normal build. The normal build looks like it will overclock a lot better than overclock build.

You'll need more than 2gb for gaming. 2 more gb of 800mhz ddr2 is only around $40 those days. E8400 runs cool, so you'll probably be able to do small to moderate oc on it using stock fan, depending on case airflow.

 

[boonality]

Ya get the normal build. Then in 6 mos or so buy an aftermarket cooler and overclock it then. you will be happier with the normal build at stock speeds than you will with your OC build after a HEFTY overclock.

 

[akhilles]

Retail is ripoff. You better look for a good cooler at ebay. I'm looking at something like used Tuniq (retail $60) for $10-ish + shipping auction ending today.

I don't even know what this build is intended for.

 

[WR2]

OverClocking PC build

[strike]Case- Antec Sonata III case with 500 wat PS[/strike] $130($100 after rebate) is a lot on a tight budget build.
[strike]Hard Drive- 500gb HD[/strike] 250GB is plenty
Optical drive- Dvd burner
[strike]Video Card- EVGA geforce 8800 gt[/strike] Evga 9600GT $150
[strike]RAM- 4gb gskill[/strike] 2GB for now
MotherBoard- GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L
[strike]CPU- Intel Pentium E2200 Allendale 2.2GHz[/strike] E8200 2.66Ghz Wolfdale or E4600 2.4Ghz Allendale
[strike]CPU Cooler- Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 pro[/strike] You can OC quite a bit on the stock Intel HSF
OS- Vista (32bit or 64 bit?) 32bit
[strike]22" monitor[/strike] 19" wide screen LCD

 

[uguv]

OverClocking PC build

[strike]Case- Antec Sonata III case with 500 wat PS[/strike] $130($100 after rebate) is a lot on a tight budget build.

$130 is a lot for a case and a solid power supply combined???


That case/psu combo is probably the best you'll find out there.

I'd go for the Allendale build because it allows you to get the 22" monitor over the 17" monitor, and I think that makes it worth it right there. Plus, when you can scrounge up a bit more dough down the road you could grab an E8400 and drop it in.