This is my first homebuilt computer -spec included-

[core i7 ownage]

All Items are from www.aria.co.uk - is it trusted website and safe to shop? (Also, this is my first online shopping).

CPU - Intel Core i7-920 Socket 1366 CPU.
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/CPUs+%2F+Processors/Intel/Intel+Core+i7-920+Socket+1366+CPU+?productId=34284

Mobo - Gigabyte GA-EX58-DS4 Intel X58 Socket 1366 Motherboard.
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Motherboards/Intel+Socket+1366/Gigabyte+GA-EX58-DS4+Intel+X58+Socket+1366+Motherboard+?productId=34431

HDD - 640Gb Western Digital WD6400AAKS SATA
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Hard+Drives/Serial+ATA/640Gb+Western+Digital+WD6400AAKS+SATA+?productId=33249

Memory - OCZ 4GB PC3-10666 Gold (2x2GB)
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Memory/DDR3/DDR3+1333+%28PC3-10666%29/OCZ+4GB+PC3-10666+Gold+%282x2GB%29+?productId=34386

Case - Antec Three Hundred Cool and Quiet Gaming Case
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Cases/MIDI+Tower/Antec+Three+Hundred+Cool+and+Quiet++Gaming+Case+?productId=31087

PSU - OCZ 600W StealthXStream PSU
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies/500w+%2B/OCZ+600W+StealthXStream+PSU+?productId=26933&page=2&rqcType=

Burner - Sony DRU-V200S 20x DVDRW Retail Kit - SATA
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/CD%2FDVD+Drives/Internal/SATA/Sony+DRU-V200S+20x+DVDRW+Retail+Kit+-+SATA+?productId=34099

Graphic card?

Total cost: 681 pound, is it good? what would you rate it 1-10? it is for gaming but i will buy high end graphic card later, so what would u suggest cheap graphic card and would be good enough to play popular games at low quality.

Thanks, and can you point out of problems and bad history about my parts of rig.
And anything that i'm missing?

 

[core i7 ownage]

Also, will all of hardware's driver will work with 64 bit?

 

[core i7 ownage]

Bump...

 

[techwizard08]

well, in order to take advantage of the tri-channel offered by DDR3 memory, you need to run it in pairs of three. SO, the twin duals is kind of a mismatch there...

 

[techwizard08]

Okay, if anyone posts about me saying "pairs of three..."

We all know it means sets of three >.>

 

[theAnimal]

Change the PSU to PC Power & Cooling Silencer 500W, much better quality.

HD4670 would be a good card to get for now.

 

[theAnimal]

well, in order to take advantage of the tri-channel offered by DDR3 memory, you need to run it in pairs of three. SO, the twin duals is kind of a mismatch there...

Tri-channel doesn't really give much of a boost over dual channel.

And technically the DDR3 doesn't offer the tri-channel.

 

[techwizard08]

@theAnimal
Touche on the ram not offering it itself.

At least I was quick enough to fix the pairs issue.

True on not as big of a boost, but it'd still be nice for when we see programming optimized for it. I'm sure it's only a matter of time... (famous last tech sayings)

 

[core i7 ownage]

Mmm, no tri channel, speed doesn't mean HUGE difference to me. HD 4670 looks like good and Is it good idea to keep OCZ 600 PSU? If not then why?

Althrough, it is little bit more expensivier.

 

[theAnimal]

Mmm, no tri channel, speed doesn't mean HUGE difference to me. HD 4670 looks like good and Is it good idea to keep OCZ 600 PSU? If not then why?

Althrough, it is little bit more expensivier.

No PC P&C is better quality and more than enough power.

 

[techwizard08]

+2 for PCP&C being higher quality

"Mmm, no tri channel, speed doesn't mean HUGE difference to me. "

Then i7-->Core2Duo perhaps?

 

[core i7 ownage]

No, I just want to make huge jump to old Intel celeron (Not-socket 775) to LGA 1366. And make it more upgradable in future. My computer was now outdated and unupgradable and works in vista very, very slowly even in XP.

If u want full specs then let me to google that for you.

http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=eMachine+3220+Specs

Wasn't that easy?

 

[techwizard08]

I feel your pain. I'm saving up to do my own i7 build before I leave for law school.

What's really scary is my high school computer...

PIII 800mhz
PNY Ge-Force 2! 64bit!!!!
512+256mb of ram

It was a powerhouse

 

[core i7 ownage]

I feel your pain. I'm saving up to do my own i7 build before I leave for law school.

What's really scary is my high school computer...

PIII 800mhz
PNY Ge-Force 2! 64bit!!!!
512+256mb of ram

It was a powerhouse

:O your school computer is more worst than me, my secondary school computer has quad core q6660 and 2GB RAM And ingreated graphic card... and i wish i could steal computer off them...

 

[techwizard08]

Oh, well when I went off to college I bought a 17" laptop that was pretty good for its time.

T7200, 2gig ram, Go7900GS. It still can run some of the newer games...just not all prettyful =(

 

[orangegator]

You should get different ram. For Core i7, you want ram that runs at 1.65V or less. All tri-channel kits are made for this. Your dual channel kit needs 1.7V to run at specs.

 

[DiscoDuck]

PC power and OCZ are made in the same factory. Get OCZ if you want the 120mm fan on the bottom or pc power with the 80mm on the back. They are both excellent psu's.

 

[theAnimal]

PC power and OCZ are made in the same factory. Get OCZ if you want the 120mm fan on the bottom or pc power with the 80mm on the back. They are both excellent psu's.

Neither of them make their own PSUs, nor do they use the same OEM.

PC P&C > OCZ.

The only excellent OCZ is the EliteXStream. The rest are mediocre.

 

[WR2]

PC power and OCZ are made in the same factory.

PC P&C PSUs are made in the PC P&C factory in San Diego. OCZ PSUs are made by Fortron, FSP and Topower in Taiwan and other MFGRs.

 

[techwizard08]

+1 on PCP&C being in San Diego

Did you guys know AMD and Nvidia are made in the same plant too? Along with Peeps and Candy Corn (season permitting, of course)

 

[WR2]

Neither of them make their own PSUs, nor do they use the same OEM.

Sorry; PCP&C is the manufacturer and the OEM.

 

[theAnimal]

Sorry; PCP&C is the manufacturer and the OEM.

Don't be. Silencer is built by Seasonic, and TurboCool is Win-Tact.

 

[techwizard08]

I think what we can all agree is that if given the choice between a PCP&C and an OCZ...we'd all choose....


"It's okay, you can say it. They already know"

 

[theAnimal]

I think what we can all agree is that if given the choice between a PCP&C and an OCZ...we'd all choose....


"It's okay, you can say it. They already know"

For sure.

Here is a link to PSU OEMs.

 

[Shadow703793]

Don't forget Corsair PSUs!

Corsair=PC P&C >= OCZ