opinions

[Valfrid]

this is my planned new build and i was hoping for some opinions i still have yet to order anything and this is my first build


CPU: e8400 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037
CPU Cooler: Zalman 9500 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118003
Mobo: DFI Lanparty Dark x38 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813136045
PSU: OCZ GameXstream 700w http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341002
Ram: OCZ Reaper 800mhz (OCZ2RPR800C44GK) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813136045
Video: EVGA 512-P3-N841-AR GeForce 8800GTS (G92) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130325
Hard drive: WD 640gb http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136218
Case: Antec 900 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021
Burner: ASUS Black 20x http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135156


I was also considering the ABIT IX38 Quad GT with 1066 ram instead
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813127033
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227289

I don't plan to overclock, but i do want the option so i could in the future i would like to keep the price at about $1600

 

[chaosgs]

I would always get the Q6600, 2 cores<4 cores.

 

[Valfrid]

I was planning on using it for gaming and college and heard that right now the dual cores were better for gaming
If i am wrong please tell me
Thanks

 

[chaosgs]

Yeah dual core is better for gaming right now, but most of the work is on the GPU, id get the Q6600 because soon games will use more than 2 cores. the Q6600 will still use its 2 cores for games which is plenty and will still have 2 cores available. I think that the Q6600 can be better than Dual cores because if a program decides to activate while playing a game you have 2 extra cores to do the work.

 

[Valfrid]

Alright thanks

I was just wondering which mobo i should go with the dfi or the abit

 

[chaosgs]

Not the best person to answer the mobo question but i know asus is a very good mobo from what i hear.

Never heard of DFI though. I seen somewhere for a 9800 GTX for about $200, give me a minute to look.

 

[chaosgs]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150296

Comes with COD4 if you dont have it and costs $234 with a $20 rebate

 

[Valfrid]

Alright I like the looks of that graphics card

Never heard of DFI though

they don't make very many boards but all of them are suppose to be good quality
the also have huge bios with lots of options from what i hear


Thank You for all of this help by the way

 

[chaosgs]

NP, i just want you to get the best deals with the best performance. Big business trying to rob the poor man blind.

 

[Valfrid]

Big business trying to rob the poor man blind.

So true, So true and it is a very sad thing at that

 

[shadowthor]

I would go with the P5Q-Deluxe (lots of good reviews for overclocking)

 

[dirtmountain]

Zotac 8800GTS 512 on sale after rebate for $120 here, not overclocked and not EVGA, but a great deal.
http://fxvideocards.com/ZOTAC-GeForce-8800-GTS-G92-512MB-ZT-88SES2P-FSP-256-bit-GDDR3-PCI-Express-2.0-x16-HDCP-Ready-SLI-ZOTAC-Video-Card-p-16280.html

 

[pcgamer12]

$214.99 after $20.00 rebate w/ CoD4 sounds like a sexy bundle. I wouldn't get a OCZ PSU. Look at Antec/Corsair/PCP&C. I also like XFX with double lifetime warranty, and you won't void your warranty with any additional overclocking. You also get cool stuff.

 

[Valfrid]

Thank you all

I was wondering how these psus looks
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005
this one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
finally
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703009

And one quick question but i just want to make sure for the P5Q will my cpu cooler still fit
or should i go with the P5E deluxe for $20 more same q about cooler with this board
or the gigabyte GA-X48-DS4

 

[Valfrid]

bump