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Hey, I've been out of the system building game for about 3 years.  Just started to do research last weekend, came up with this build.  What do you think?  I plan to do some Overclocking of the CPU.  I heard you can get it past 3.0ghz.
 
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail  
$139.99 -$20.00 Instant   $119.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6811129021
 
 
GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Dynamic Energy Saver Ultra Durable II Intel Motherboard - Retail  
$124.99    
http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6813128086
 
MSI NX8800GTS 512M OC GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail  
$224.99    
http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6814127325

Thermaltake Purepower W0100RU ATX 12V 2.0 500W
Power Supply - Retail  
$69.99    
http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6817153052
 
 
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 Kentsfield 2.66GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80562Q6700 - Retail  
$274.99    
http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6819115027
 
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-2GBPK - Retail  
$99.99 -$40.00 Instant   $59.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6820231144
 
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM  
$64.99    
http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6822148262
 
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM  
$5.99    
http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6835100007
 
XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler - Retail  
$36.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/prod [...] 6835233003
 
 
 
Subtotal: $982.91

 
 
 
Any comments are appreciated
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Consider more than 2gb of ram.

 

Otherwise good as is. Happy building.


Message edited by dagger on 05-06-2008 at 04:58:37 AM

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Nice list.
With that CPU, motherboard and HSF in that nice cool case there's a good chance you can reach ~3.3Ghz, a 25% OC,  without too much trouble.  
With a bit more work and care even a 40% overclock isnt impossible.
See how the guys @ www.hexus.net went about overclocking their Q6700.
http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=9615
 
Another article that is probably worth your time:
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/overclock_your_pc
 
It wasnt all that long ago that Q6700s were selling for $530.

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I like the build over all and the price/perfomanace is going to be great.
I would however caution you on the Antec 900. I have had one for about 18 months and it is loud with my current setup. I am running a Q6600 @ 3.33 and a Zalman 9700 in this case and at load it is loud. I am not saying I don't like it very much for cooling just that you need to be aware of the noise.


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Thanks for the comments and the helpful links.  I hope I can overclock it, but it seems like things are more complicated then then I last overclocked my Athlon 2400+M, with more voltages to be regulated.
 
The case is one item I was torn over, it does seem like it will be loud with the 200mm fan in there.  
 
I was looking at the 900 and this:
 
Smilodon Extreme
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811156098
I like the fact that the motherboard tray folds down, but I wans't sure if my HeatSink would fit with the fan right over the CPU.
 
Can you suggest any other cases in that price range?
 
 
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I would worry about noise more on the Raidmax since it sports 2X80mm fans on the side. Most of the cases with the side fans make more noise than those without. I however do not have a good suggestion that has flash appeal like the one you have mentioned here.  
If you don't care about that stuff I would suggest:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129024
 
It is a very soild case and will not be loud. I have a previous version myself.
 
If you run a good HSF then you can turn the fan speed down and still get a decent noise level with the 900 since all the fans are large. Also as an owner for a long time I do love the cooling it offers.


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Thanks for the comments, I think I'll go with the 900 case.
 
My only concern is the heatsink not fitting in the case and on the motherboard, it is a very larg HeatSink.
Does anyone have any experience with using this on my gigabyte mobo?
 
Also I see a cheaper MOBO(GIGABYTE) with almost the same specs:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128059
 
This is about $40 cheaper, thinking of getting this instead.  Will it affect overclocking ability?
 
Thanks for your help.


Message edited by Fastmedic on 05-06-2008 at 08:47:22 PM

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