$500 Custom, what's your opinion

[lostboykev]

Need feedback on a $500 custom system






I have a $500 budget and I used Newegg for all the components. It came to exactly $499.79. I need to know if this system is decent or not for how much it costs. Also if one of the parts are incompatibly with something please tell me.



CPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115032

Motherboard:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186101

Graphics Card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150250

Memory:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227078

Computer Case + Power Supply:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811121002

Hard Drive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145213

Optical Drive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135157


Update: Will a motherboard with PCIe x16 support PCIe x16 2.0 graphics cards?

 

[San Pedro]

Better video card, better price:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102715

Not sure on the motherboard or the PSU that comes with the case, I doubt it's good though.

 

[zenmaster]

Save $8 on the DVD.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106228

The Mobo may not support Vista, because the Chipset is so old.

And here is a better Graphics Card - Similar to the other one listed.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814103051

They are FAR better than the 8600GTS

 

[skywalker9952]

Yes your mobo will play with PCIE 2.0. You won't get the full 2.0 throughput, but with the cards your looking at (go with a 3850 suggested by San Pedro or zenmaster) you won't need the 2.0 throughput. The 3850 rocks the 8600 series world.

If you stick with your motherboard be prepared to upgrade the BIOS.

The chipset is old, but Vista will play with it. (It came out about a month before Vista went to OEMs).

 

[effel]

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=6593694
I'm 100% positive 380w will suffice for this system even with a large OC on the processor. With this build you get pretty nice parts as well. Anybody care to comment?

**Alternatively, you could switch the processor and motherboard and go with AMD so you don't have to bother overclocking at all
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138105
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103235
By doing this, you'd get a tad more out of your 3850 with hybrid CF, and you'd likely save some power on idle as compared to a comparitively overclocked 2180 from intel **