Inexperienced, but eager to learn!

[Vaszune]

I'm trying to build a game-oriented system, but I'm doing so with very little experience under my belt. I was wondering if anyone would be willing to overlook my setup and offer advice. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks.

(Might help if I add the link, right? Link)

 

[chris312]

I'm pretty sure Newegg allows you to save a bunch of items as a wishlist that you can link to. It's hard to see everything on that image.

Here's a 22" monitor that costs less than the 19" you chose.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009094
Don't worry about the 5ms latency vs the 2ms. I'm pretty sure 3ms is within the range that different manufacturers will report for the same panel.

I don't know a lot about which hard drives are better but I think that I heard Seagate's 7200.11 series is a bit faster than their older models. Maybe someone who knows more about hard drives can chime in on that though.

It looks pretty good, though. Good job!

 

[grieve]

Looks Pretty Good.

Hardrive - 7200.11, not 7200.10
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM $79.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148288


***Just an opinion... I would try to get me a 22" monitor, I see the one you have chosen is $239 anyhow and there are some 22” for $209, I see a decent HP 22" on newegg for $259.

 

[hairycat101]

I'm not against sapphire, but I tihnk thier warranties are only 1 year. Asus has a better warranty and other manufacturers may also have a better warranty. Make sure your warranty is good.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146731 I have this ram and mine overclocks like mad. Of course, overclocks vary from unit to unit... but I like this ram.

 

[dirtmountain]

Good build, i agree with the above posters. I might change the motherboard to a P43/P45 but that's just me. The P35 DS3L is a solid mobo.

 

[Vaszune]

Does it look like everything is compatible? I was worried that the power supply was either stronger or weaker than it needs to be for this setup. Like I said, I'm not very experienced.

 

[chris312]

That power supply is perfect for your needs. It's definitely powerful enough with a bit of room to grow (graphics card upgrade..who knows what the cards of 2009 will require)

Unless you want a modular PSU in which case I would recommend the Corsair HX620, which I have. Rock solid - sometimes our power goes out for just a second during a storm or something and my comp doesn't even miss a beat.

 

[Vaszune]

Awesome. I greatly appreciate all the feedback, guys. Hopefully I won't have any troubles piecing it together once it all arrives.