I am building two new comps as workstations at my business and am sure I went a little overboard. Here is what I have planned.
GIGABYTE GA-P31-S3G LGA 775 Intel P31 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 (swapped from home system)
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) (from home)
ASUS EN8600GTTOP/HTDP/256 GeForce 8600 GT 256MB
LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC 430W ATX Power Supply
GIGABYTE GZ-X5BPD-500 Black SECC Steel / ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
GIGABYTE GA-P31-S3G LGA 775 Intel P31 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 Wolfdale
CORSAIR Dominator 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
ASUS EN8600GTTOP/HTDP/256 GeForce 8600 GT 256MB
LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC 430W ATX Power Supply
GIGABYTE GZ-X5BPD-500 Black SECC Steel / ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Now for my home system this is what I am running with the new processor and ram.
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale (New for home )
MSI P6N SLI-FI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) (new for home )
EVGA 256-P2-N765-AR GeForce 8600GTS 256MB
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM
LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model LH-20A1L-05
CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX
XION Onyx XON-303 Black/Blue Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Here is were my dumb noob questions begin.
First off will the 430W PSU with 18A on the 12V rail be enough for the two work comps?
Did I screw up and get to fast of ram for the second build with the E7200? Or will that be okay?
Okay I know the work computers are a little excessive, but I am sick of the turd I currently have. And I wanted to run dual monitors. Now for my home system I just orderd the E8400, but I am thinking I should cancel and get a Q6600. I dont play games on my computer. I really just use it as a workstation to do random stuff. HD video burning, going to hook it up to my Home theater, nothing all that special. I am thinking for the extra $25 bones the Q6600 would be better, but WTF do I know. Keep in mind I dont mess with O/C'ing or anything like that. When I want to go fast I get on a motorcycle. I just dont have the time to mess with O/C'ing.
Sorry for the long post with all the dumb questions, but any advice would be nice. And if I screwed up anything else dont hesitate to tell me. You guys have forgot more than I know about this stuff.
GIGABYTE GA-P31-S3G LGA 775 Intel P31 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 (swapped from home system)
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) (from home)
ASUS EN8600GTTOP/HTDP/256 GeForce 8600 GT 256MB
LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC 430W ATX Power Supply
GIGABYTE GZ-X5BPD-500 Black SECC Steel / ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
GIGABYTE GA-P31-S3G LGA 775 Intel P31 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 Wolfdale
CORSAIR Dominator 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
ASUS EN8600GTTOP/HTDP/256 GeForce 8600 GT 256MB
LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC 430W ATX Power Supply
GIGABYTE GZ-X5BPD-500 Black SECC Steel / ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Now for my home system this is what I am running with the new processor and ram.
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale (New for home )
MSI P6N SLI-FI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) (new for home )
EVGA 256-P2-N765-AR GeForce 8600GTS 256MB
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM
LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model LH-20A1L-05
CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX
XION Onyx XON-303 Black/Blue Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Here is were my dumb noob questions begin.
First off will the 430W PSU with 18A on the 12V rail be enough for the two work comps?
Did I screw up and get to fast of ram for the second build with the E7200? Or will that be okay?
Okay I know the work computers are a little excessive, but I am sick of the turd I currently have. And I wanted to run dual monitors. Now for my home system I just orderd the E8400, but I am thinking I should cancel and get a Q6600. I dont play games on my computer. I really just use it as a workstation to do random stuff. HD video burning, going to hook it up to my Home theater, nothing all that special. I am thinking for the extra $25 bones the Q6600 would be better, but WTF do I know. Keep in mind I dont mess with O/C'ing or anything like that. When I want to go fast I get on a motorcycle. I just dont have the time to mess with O/C'ing.
Sorry for the long post with all the dumb questions, but any advice would be nice. And if I screwed up anything else dont hesitate to tell me. You guys have forgot more than I know about this stuff.