Replacing old 2.66ghz P4 that I use for basic tasks and DVD encoding. I am doing this in two phases. I am looking to see if the components will match and are good.
Phase 1 - Replace system and use exising CRT monitor
Phase 2 - New video and monitor. Add hard drive, memory and possibly optical drive.
Motherboard ASUS P5K SE EPU LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
- Needed analog video and Quad core ability. Also wanted 4 slots for memory
Processor Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor - Retail
- The value processor but in my opinion 'the future'
Hard Drive Seagate 640GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Case Thermaltake M9 VI1000BWS Black Computer Case With Side Panel Window - Retail
- Nothing special. Anything better?
Power Supply PC Power & Cooling Silencer PPCS370X 370W ATX12V 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
- Should I go to the 750 for the future? I like the PPC power supplies.
DVD Burner LITE-ON Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD- R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner - Retail
CPU Cooler ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail
- Is this one any good?
I believe he will upgrade his GPU and monitor in the near future - he said he'd do it in two steps.
PC Power and Cooling is a good choice. I would definitely go with larger than a sub-400w PSU, but you probably won't need 750w unless you plan on some heavy GPUs in there.
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