Final Build - One Last Question

johnnymac13

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This is my final build (no gaming, just photo editing) and wanted to get a last look by others to make sure I'm not missing anything.

I originally had a XIGMATEX S1283 Cooler in my build but I dont believe it'll fit in the Lian Li I picked...so my last question is, Will the stock Heatsink be OK? Consider this machine will not be used for gaming and it has a very average GPU since its just a Photo Editing workhorse.

We decided to stay with XP Pro for the time being so I'm only going to do 4g of RAM, once CS4 is released we'll upgrade to Vista 64 and will throw in another 4G of RAM at that point.

Final Build - $1180.42 total cost on Newegg

Motherboard
ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Yorkfield 2.66GHz LGA 775 95W
RAM
CORSAIR XMS2 DHX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
GPU
EVGA 256-P2-N751-TR GeForce 8600 GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16
Hard Drive
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Power Supply
CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX 520W ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 Power Supply
Internal Compact Flash Card Reader
Rosewill RCR-103 USB 2.0 Internal Card Reader
DVD Burner
SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S203B
Case
LIAN LI PC-V1000APlus II Silver Aluminum ATX Mid Tower
 
Motherboard
ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Yorkfield 2.66GHz LGA 775 95W
RAM
CORSAIR XMS2 DHX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
GPU
EVGA 256-P2-N751-TR GeForce 8600 GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16
Hard Drive
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Power Supply
CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX 520W ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 Power Supply
Internal Compact Flash Card Reader
Rosewill RCR-103 USB 2.0 Internal Card Reader
DVD Burner
SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S203B
Case
LIAN LI PC-V1000APlus II Silver Aluminum ATX Mid Tower
If OCing you should look in to a good HSF.

If going x64 make sure ALL your software works with x64, esp. drivers for cameras, printers,scanner,etc.
 

mihirkula

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You won't notice any difference in performance from 3.0 to 3.2.

Anyways for overclocking cooling is very important since you're asking the system to produce more heat than it's designed to produce....and also you need to be using quality parts that can handle the increased stresses.

Get the Xigmatek HDT S1283 cooler if you want to overclock. Its the boss of coolers out there.
 

BlackKnight7891

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Build looks good, just remember to oc you need to put money into cooling and possible a larger psu to keep it stable. higher fsb + core voltage = more watts
 

johnnymac13

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Well the way the case is designed there will be a 120m case fan right by the CPU and has some air duct thing, seems like it may keep it pretty cool but not sure....the air duct thing is something I haven't seen on any other case I've looked at.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowImage.aspx?Image=11-112-057-01.jpg%2c11-112-057-02.jpg%2c11-112-057-03.jpg%2c11-112-057-05.jpg%2c11-112-057-06.jpg%2c11-112-057-07.jpg%2c11-112-057-08.jpg&S7ImageFlag=0&WaterMark=1&Item=N82E16811112057&Depa=0&Description=LIAN+LI+PC-V1000APlus+II+Silver+Computer+Case