well i have decided on my final build plz evaluate it

nd have few doubts too..

1.Intel Q6600 processor
2.Mobo- Asus P5E X38 / intel 975
3.2 gb crucial ballistix ram
4.500gb seagate sata 2 hdd
5.22" dell screen
6.Psu antec 650w
7.Themalright ulta 120 xterme heat sink
8.Antec 900 case

how is the overall build ??
also is 650w psu sufficent ?
and lastly if asus p5e x38 is not available which is the substitute for it ?
in the same price range nd good for OC'ing ..since m gonna oc it


thanx.

i think you need a grafics card for that 22inch screen

You can go with 500W for the PSU depending on the graphics card.
I would go for a Corsair HX-520 or choose from below:

Top Tier PSU:
http://www.tomswiki.com/page/Tiere [...] ngs?t=anon

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forum [...] p?t=108088

http://www.jonnyguru.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1460

Silent PSUs
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article699-page1.html

AMD Certified PSUs (Single+Crossfire):
http://ati.amd.com/online/certifiedpsu/index.html

Certified SLI-Ready Power Supplies
http://www.slizone.com/object/slizone_build_psu.html

X38 is a chipset and 975 another older chipset. You are looking at X38, not Intel 975 with that motherboard. Maybe you meant LGA 775, which is the socket.

1. Good plan
2. That is motherboard I have- great board but you don't need a $220+ motherboard. Look at the P45 boards instead. Asus P5Q Pro (Crossfire board) or MSI P45 Neo-F (non X-fire but only $99)
3. This RAM has had issues. I would go with G.Skill kits instead.
4. Good
5. Brand?
6. PC Power and Cooling 610W instead
7. You can do better here
8. Ok

Overall- Fair, you can do better with suggestions above
Change the PSU to what I said, Antec PSUs are just OK
Read above on motherboard
P45/X38 will OC great. I got my Q6600 to 3.6 easily.

Like vochtige said though, it might be hard to plug in that monitor without a video card.

The Xigmatek is rated No. 2 at the moment. Your choice is not bad though.

Top 5 heatsinks:

http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm

If you are gaming you need a graphics card. For just general use (ie word processing, XP, etc) you can get away without one.

If you are gaming go with Vista 64bit and 4gb of RAM.

try the 4870 when it comes out.