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hey I wanted to ask you guys what do you think of this build-

PSU- Corsair Powersupply 550W Black

Motherboard -MSI P7N SLI Platinum, nForce-750i

CPU - Intel Core(tm) 2 Duo E7200

I allready have a BFG GeForce 7900GS...
and I have pqi turbo 1gbx2 pc2-5400
also corsair xms2-6400 512mbx2

one question is on hd I would like to know which to buy.
I was looking at either

1-Samsung SpinPoint F1 750GB SATA2 32MB 7200RPM
2-Samsung SpinPoint T166 250GB, 16MB, 7200RPM, SATA 3.0 Gbps
3-Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB SATA2 16MB 7200RPM
4-Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB, SATA-300, 32MB, 7200RPM

my other question is on the cpu mobo and psu I chose.
I'll be using this for some gaming and everyday use.
Anyone think there are better choices?
I'm in Sweden so the prices are more expensive then the US I've got about 600usd to 665usd or so to spend about 3,600kronor to 4,000.

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i'd rather go with a western digital or a Maxtor harddrive myself... i've had problems in the past with seagate and samsung, it might just be me being unlucky i dont know... but never had a problem with Maxtor or WD

thats my 2p anyhow

Message edited by JJ86 on 07-16-2008 at 11:36:03 PM

Reply to JJ86

Do you need the "Platinum" version? Looks like the P7N SLI just has SATA rather than eSATA. I'd imagine it's cheaper.

Anyhow, I'd suggest Seagate or Western Digital harddrives. Just from personal experience. Don't like Maxtor myself as every Maxtor I've had has made audible noise, where as my Western Digital drives have always been near silent.

If you can save money on the motherboard, I'd suggest using it for a video card upgrade, or memory upgrade. Total you have 3GB of RAM, but 2GB is PC5400 and 1GB is PC6400. Works best all your memory is the exact same brand/part.

Just for future expansion purposes, I'd try to find a 400GB+ harddrive so you don't run out of space to soon and have to upgrade yet again.

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2 x WD Caviar Black 1TB / Thermaltake Armor BWS8003
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I took the liberty of replacing your video card and memory. This build does not include a case or thermal paste but since they were not mentioned I did not add them. Total build = $667 and $637 after mail-in-rebates. Remove the video card and memory and you will save an additional $210.

MOBO is P45 so if you ever xfire then it will drop to x8 but if you look at any of the tests there is not a huge difference in performance.
I don't know a lot about PSU's but the one I picked is inexpensive and has a very high rating at newegg.

ASUS P5Q LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131295

Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 Wolfdale 2.53GHz 3MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115052

Rosewill RP550V2-D-SL L 550W SLI Ready-ATX12V V2.01 Dual Fans Power Supply 115/230 V CSA,UL,TUV,FCC
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817182030

ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835186134

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822148288

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231098

GIGABYTE GV-R485-512H-B Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814125224

Reply to mexpedip

well I can't shop at newegg sorry for not stating that before but my best option is www.komplett.co.uk they don't have as much as newegg or the same prices

Reply to jonshardunderwear

click on your link. they don't exist anymore.

Reply to mexpedip

oh sorry I put that because it's in english my site is www.komplett.se

Reply to jonshardunderwear

i'd go with a western digital hard drive over any though personally... had a few raptors over the years, and i know that even my 1st 1 is still working perfectly fine, they have making hard drives down to a T

Reply to JJ86

I looked up a few on the site I can shop from these are in my price range -

Western Digital Caviar GP 750GB SATA2 16MB IntelliPower

Western Digital Caviar GP 500GB SATA2, 16MB 7200RPM

Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB, SATA, 16MB Cache, 7200RPM

which do you think is best for wd?

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Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB, SATA, 16MB Cache, 7200RPM

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