New Gaming build: thoughts suggestions?

[wildman999]

Great forum and what a better place for advice. This system will be for Gaming only. I have never OC'd before, so this will be my first time. Also I will not SLI or CF, I currently have a Nvidia 8800GT superclocked that will be going into this system, until I can afford a higher end card.


Case: Thermaltake ArmorPlus(Armor+)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133056

CPU:Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037

HD:Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136011

PSUC Power & Cooling S61EPS 610W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703005

Memory:Kingston HyperX 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134125

MOBO:ASUS P5Q LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131295

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

Burnerioneer Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827129020

OS:Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 32-bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116485

Well thats it. The biggest decision for me was and is the mobo. Any feedback would be appreciated.

 

[shadowduck]

Raptor X = waste of money. Get the new 300GB Raptor, or not one at all.

Good CPU, get the P5Q Pro instead. Only $10 more.

RAM is ok, I prefer G.Skill though.

GREAT PSU!

 

[dagger]

If you want the highest possible overclocking on that e8400, get this motherboard instead.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138118

 

[theunknown145]

If I were you I would go with an Nvidia chipset on the mobo cause i just prefer them and you will probaly want to do sli in the future.

 

[theunknown145]

oh yeah, nvidia chipsets are better for ocing

 

[shadowduck]

oh yeah, nvidia chipsets are better for ocing

Where in the hell did you deduce that from? From every test I have seen Intel chipsets have always come out ahead without all the weird problems that plague nVidia chipsets.

Probably want to do SLI in the future?

Again, what a terrible idea.

Byebye Fanboi.

 

[wildman999]

Ok, I'll use this Hd instead of the raptor.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136218

And I think I'll stay away from nvidia chipsets, havent heard good things on them. And I'm thinking I want to stay with the Asus mobo unless I hear of any problems with them.

 

[fub4r69]

Where in the hell did you deduce that from? From every test I have seen Intel chipsets have always come out ahead without all the weird problems that plague nVidia chipsets.

Probably want to do SLI in the future?

Again, what a terrible idea.

Byebye Fanboi.

The term Fanboi, is thrown around these forums very loosely I have noticed.

 

[dagger]

The term Fanboi, is thrown around these forums very loosely I have noticed.

Oh, that one is definately deserving of the title.

 

[wildman999]

Dagger, what is the major difference between the board you linked and the one I chose? Remeber, I am a complete noob at overclocking. . And as far as the OS, what is the main difference between the 32 and 64 bit.

 

[wildman999]

I've made a few changes befor I order. Let me know what you think..

CASE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119150

Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231166

OS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488

Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233003

HD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136218

 

[dagger]

Dagger, what is the major difference between the board you linked and the one I chose? Remeber, I am a complete noob at overclocking. . And as far as the OS, what is the main difference between the 32 and 64 bit.

Well, it's the current highest oc record holder.
http://www.nordichardware.com/news,7880.html
Of course, those are done by pros, and it's safe to say you won't reach it.

The auto-overclocking feature with it's configuration presets tend to work better than auto-oc on Asus boards, which over volts, set strange clocks and cause instability. Of course, it' still better to oc manually if you want things done right.

 

[wildman999]

Thanks dagger, I think it would be best if I try manually to OC for my 1st time. How about the rest of the changes?

 

[wildman999]

Nudge before I order...

 

[dagger]

Personally, I'd pick a cheaper case and spend the savings on hardware, but that's perference. For hdd, consider this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145166