Im building a system for my friend, he wants a good gaming computer for a reasonable price, which will still be good after a year.
Now i have experience building many systems, but not for 2 years now, so im not completely sure whats the most price efficient parts atm.
He wont be running SLI or CF
These are the parts i have chosen (he already has other parts needed)
- Intel Core™ 2 Duo E8500 3.16GHz
- Corsair TWIN2X 6400 DDR2, 4096MB CL5
- Corsair PSU 550W Black, ATX/EPS, 120mm Fan, 4xSATA, SLI, WxHxL
- Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L, P35, Socket-775, ATX
But i have a few questions:
- Will that CPU be properly cooled by the boxed cooler? He will not oc, but its not a case with that much air flow (dont remember the name)
- Is the speed of the ram ok, or does he need faster? He runs windows xp btw
- Is it a good PSU or is there something better in the same price range??
- Im not so sure about that motherboard. It is just over 100$ where i live (in denmark) which i would say is too cheap for a good motherboard, what do you say??
Finally, will these parts work well together? He has a radeon 1950XT pro i think its called, which he will upgrade later on to a 4870 or something like that.
Now i have experience building many systems, but not for 2 years now, so im not completely sure whats the most price efficient parts atm.
He wont be running SLI or CF
These are the parts i have chosen (he already has other parts needed)
- Intel Core™ 2 Duo E8500 3.16GHz
- Corsair TWIN2X 6400 DDR2, 4096MB CL5
- Corsair PSU 550W Black, ATX/EPS, 120mm Fan, 4xSATA, SLI, WxHxL
- Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L, P35, Socket-775, ATX
But i have a few questions:
- Will that CPU be properly cooled by the boxed cooler? He will not oc, but its not a case with that much air flow (dont remember the name)
- Is the speed of the ram ok, or does he need faster? He runs windows xp btw
- Is it a good PSU or is there something better in the same price range??
- Im not so sure about that motherboard. It is just over 100$ where i live (in denmark) which i would say is too cheap for a good motherboard, what do you say??
Finally, will these parts work well together? He has a radeon 1950XT pro i think its called, which he will upgrade later on to a 4870 or something like that.