Please check my parts list before I buy this Friday.

Hi all. I am nervous and extremely psyched that I am building a gaming rig again. My current is a P4 2.4, 512 , ATI Radeon 9800. Obviously only old school gaming possible here...long live BF1942! Anyways, please let me know if you see any potential incapadabilities, especially with RAM, mobo and CPU. Or any other tips. I want to make it as easy as possible. Don't have much time to trouble shoot problems. Thanks a lot. Wish me luck.


APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: This Friday, Feb. 20, 2009.

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: gaming, browsing web, listening to music, burning cd/dvd

BUDGET: $1300 give or take a hundred

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS

WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com

BRAND PREFERENCES: Intel, Nvidia

OVERCLOCKING: (Nervous I might jack it up) Maybe

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe down the road

MONITOR RESOLUTION: currently 1440x900 but once the wife absorbs the shock of the computer price I will get a new 22" to 24" monitor

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I would like a quiet PC

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129042
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ($59)


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128375
GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail ($199)


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150330
XFX GX260NADBF GeForce GTX 260 Black Edition Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail ($260)


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139009
CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply - Retail ($139)


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115202
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor - Retail ($289)


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820145220
CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail ($144)


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136319
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM ($79)


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827136153
LG Black 22X (CAV) DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X (CAV) DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe - OEM ($25)


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835100007
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM ($6)


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835103055
COOLER MASTER V8 RR-UV8-XBU1-GP 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler - Retail ($69)


That is all I could think of. Again, quiet and easy of assembly is what I am looking for. Thank you.

Mark

yeah, everything there works. not sure what you want from us though xD good luck!

everything looks great. if your not overclocking, i don't think i'd spend $70 on a cpu cooler. i would upgrade to the antec 900 though. i have no experience with the 300 but i have the 900 and i'm really happy with it.

Looks like you've done your homework. Very solid build so far. If you don't feel confortable overclocking the stock heat sink will work just fine. As for the thermal paste. It might not be a bad idea to still get it and replace it with the stuff that comes on the stock hs.

For your ram choice you might want to consider:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231223
Save yourself about $30 bucks. Good quality ram as well.

These are only some small nip-picks at your parts. The current list works just fine. The tips that I commented about are nothing more than helping you to save a few bucks. I think you'll be happy to find out gaming will be a whole different experince for you now. So its good be excited!!

The price on this DDR3 1600 CAS 8 RAM is great:

G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231245 $130.99

I'd go with this RAM since it's rated at lower voltage.

That RAM runs at lower voltage because it's not as fast (CAS 8 vs CAS 9). Up to 1.65v is safe for i7.

Wow...great price. Although it is a little noisier than the V8 (30.1 dBA compared to 17 - 21dBA.)

This is exactly what i was hoping for as far as tips and advice. Thanks again everyone. Only 2 more days till I order from Newegg. I finally get to use the Fallout 3 game I bought and cannot play.

Manufacturer noise ratings are almost never true.

THG and others. silentpcreview is good for noise-related reviews.

That's going to open a whole new can of worms. Try not to be one of the people who avoids Vista because they "heard" is sucks. http://www.mohaveexperiment.com

Vista is a very stable OS, especially since SP1. The FPS between Vista and XP are essentially the same now. I highly recommend 64-bit Vista Home Premium for any new build. I personally use Vista on two personal computers and every recent new build. I haven't had any stability or compatibility issues with it at all.

If you're going 64bit, Vista is the way to go.

I can't seem to find much around here comparing the two OS's for gaming. Are there any reviews/articles?

This is my old computer I replaced.

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The beautiful box labeled "NEWEGG" arrived...






This is where I used an elastic string to suspend my HDD to improve sound insulation.

Looks great. Thanks for the picture post. Best way you can say thanks