EDIT (Updated build):
PSU: PSU to PC Power & Cooling S75CF [$70]
Mobo: ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard [$130]
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz LGA 775 65W [$188]
CPU Fan: XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler [$27]
RAM: G.SKILL PI Black 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) [$50]
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 32MB Cache [$80]
DVD Burner: SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black [$25]
GPU: HIS Radeon HD 4870 1GB [$240 ]
Case: NZXT TEMPEST [$70]
OS: MS Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit [$100]
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I've never built a computer before, but after several days of reading and trying to figure everything out I've settled on:
PSU: 750W ATX12V/EPS12V SLI NVIDIA SLI Certified(Dual 8800 GTX and below) CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply [$135]
Mobo: ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard [$130]
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz LGA 775 65W [$188]
CPU Fan: ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler [$27]
RAM: G.SKILL PI Black 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) [$50]
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 32MB Cache [$80]
DVD Burner: SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black [$25]
GPU: GeForce GTX 260 [$250 - $420]
Case: Antec 900 [$110]
OS: MS Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit [$100]
Please help me out with anything that needs to be switch out or reconsidered. I think the CPU(which i hope to OC a bit) and PSU will be pretty quiet but I'm unsure about the case and GPU.
I also don't know about the video card i'm getting.... It looks good but will it fit in that case and will it have a loud fan? There are multiple versions of the card with a huge range in price so I'm not sure which one to get either. Any feedback would be awesome! Another thing is if there is a significant bottleneck in this system please tell me because I can afford a few hundred more if i need to.
PSU: PSU to PC Power & Cooling S75CF [$70]
Mobo: ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard [$130]
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz LGA 775 65W [$188]
CPU Fan: XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler [$27]
RAM: G.SKILL PI Black 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) [$50]
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 32MB Cache [$80]
DVD Burner: SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black [$25]
GPU: HIS Radeon HD 4870 1GB [$240 ]
Case: NZXT TEMPEST [$70]
OS: MS Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit [$100]
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I've never built a computer before, but after several days of reading and trying to figure everything out I've settled on:
PSU: 750W ATX12V/EPS12V SLI NVIDIA SLI Certified(Dual 8800 GTX and below) CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply [$135]
Mobo: ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard [$130]
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz LGA 775 65W [$188]
CPU Fan: ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler [$27]
RAM: G.SKILL PI Black 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) [$50]
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 32MB Cache [$80]
DVD Burner: SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black [$25]
GPU: GeForce GTX 260 [$250 - $420]
Case: Antec 900 [$110]
OS: MS Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit [$100]
Please help me out with anything that needs to be switch out or reconsidered. I think the CPU(which i hope to OC a bit) and PSU will be pretty quiet but I'm unsure about the case and GPU.
I also don't know about the video card i'm getting.... It looks good but will it fit in that case and will it have a loud fan? There are multiple versions of the card with a huge range in price so I'm not sure which one to get either. Any feedback would be awesome! Another thing is if there is a significant bottleneck in this system please tell me because I can afford a few hundred more if i need to.