good build?need ur feedback!

[iKuno]

Hi i am buying this computer in a couple of days and i wonder is it good? I have a 2,000 dollars budget and i will be using it for gaming, will overclock cpu,ram, video card.

e8500
GIGABYTE X48
8gb ddr2 800 ocz sli edition
4series/9900's when released(i have a 8600gt that i have laying around that i can temporary use
Thermaltake ArmorPlus(Armor+)
seagate barracuda 500gb 7200RPM 32mb
DvD burner with lightscribe
vista ultimate 64 bit
COOLER MASTER Real Power Pro 750

 

[Shadow703793]

X48 is kind of an overkill esp. since Nehalm is just around the corner. Consider a good P35/X38.

Also consider getting a better PSU. The CpplerMaster PSUs are cr@p.
see: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=108088

 

[mihirkula]

Nice build...though the E8500 does not give that much performance boost compared to the E8400 which is considerably cheaper.

Also that PSU is overkill...even though you're gonna use SLI/CF, its tsil overkill ... stick with the $110 Corsair 650TX instead.... though if you must get a 750W one, get the $130 Corsair 750TX instead. Saves lot of $$.

 

[iKuno]

X48 is kind of an overkill esp. since Nehalm is just around the corner. Consider a good P35/X38.

Also consider getting a better PSU. The CpplerMaster PSUs are cr@p.
see: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=108088

A year isn't "around the corner" and its going to cost a fortune due to the ddr3 ****

 

[doomsdaydave11]

A year isn't "around the corner" and its going to cost a fortune due to the ddr3 ****

Uh, yeah, it is. If you know everything (apparentally it seems that you do) then why are you posting here? Besides DDR3 will be down to consumer range in no time. In the last 6 months alone, the price of DDR3 has halved, and new chips are coming out. Get a cheaper P35.

 

[dagger]

Nice build...though the E8500 does not give that much performance boost compared to the E8400 which is considerably cheaper.

Also that PSU is overkill...even though you're gonna use SLI/CF, its tsil overkill ... stick with the $110 Corsair 650TX instead.... though if you must get a 750W one, get the $130 Corsair 750TX instead. Saves lot of $$.

An e8400 will oc just as well as e8500 with x38/48 motherboard, since fsb bottlenecking isn't a factor. With a p35 or 780i, e8500 will have an advantage.