-New System Build- Please Review

[Mr Liopleurodon]

Hi Everyone,

I am new to the forums here. My brother swears by the help on this board. I am a big computer lover. I will be honest for a couple years now I have been out of the loop on PC equipment. I want to get back into PC gaming big time, as those are my roots. I have put together a build I need help reviewing. I want to keep the price around the same. Also I am not dead set on microATX. If I have to go up a bit to get a better bang for my buck, I am willing. If there is a better deal to save me money that would be even better. Thank you all in advance for taking the time to help me with this. I greatly appreciate it.

Apex TM-302-2 Black / Silver Steel MicroATX Mid Tower
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811154052

GIGABYTE GA-G31M-S2L LGA 775 Intel G31 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128078

EVGA 640-P2-N829-AR GeForce 8800GTS SSC 640MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130317

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148262

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model BX80562Q6600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122

ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134

As for the Power Supply I am not sure what to get.

Thank you all again.

Edit - Also to specify this build will run me about $700. As for gaming I want to play a lot of the new games. Crysis would be nice but I won't get my hopes up.

 

[ilovebarny]

well change your graphics card to the 8800gts 512mb( the 640 will only help you on the higher resalution and the 512mb version has a better processor) and with the money you save get a better mobo( or case/psu). http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010200280+107171927+1071725373&name=NVIDIA+nForce+680i+SLI
thats a nice board. your case is not the best and definatly cheap. i would suggest at lest a 500watt psu. you should get at lest a mid-tower case.

 

[Mr Liopleurodon]

So should I drop MicroATX all together? The only MicroATX Power Supply over 500 watts is

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817338018

I'll take your advice on the GPU. I would rather have a better processor and the expense is a bit cheaper.

 

[ilovebarny]

well you could stick with that board ( but i dont suggest it) and get a bigger case cause all you have to do is make sure that your mobo has ether a 20pin or a 24pin power input. most if not all mobo's nowadays come with 24pin and allmost all atx psu's come with 20/24pin main power connectors.

 

[Mr Liopleurodon]

Ok So adjusting to your advice I am looking at these new items.

EVGA 122-CK-NF68-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188013
(I think this is the mobo you pointed out)

CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX 520W ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139001

COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119068

Also reducing the GPU to the 512 model.

Do these new items seem more fitting to my build?

 

[ilovebarny]

i was not pointing out any poticular mobo from the list but i would go with ether that one or the msi. the case and psu are perfect.