Buying a new gamer computer soon, review my specs !

Sephariel · 28-04-2007, 03:02 AM

Hello,

I'll soon buy a new computer for gaming purposes, my actual one is slowly dying, so I thought that this rig could be interesting:

Power Supply: CORSAIR HX Series 620W

Motherboard: ASUS P5W DH Deluxe: Intel 975X +Intel ICH7R

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6700

RAM: CORSAIR TWIN 2x2048-6400C4PRO - DDR2-800 - 2 X 1GB

Graphic Card: ASUS GeForce EN8800GTS - 640MB

Hard Drive: WESTERN DIGITAL Caviar 250GB

Windows Vista Ultimate

With the dvd-drive, floppy, sound card, it would cost about 2250$ canadian ( about 2000$ usd)

What do you think ? Should I change some things (the maximum I'll spend is 2500$can) ? Is the power supply strong enough not to burst my computer in flames ?

Someone also suggested me this rig instead. Tell me what you think.

CPU:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.40 GHz 4MB Cache

HeatSink CPU :
Noctua NH-U12

Motherboard :
Gigabyte GA-965P-DQ6

RAM:
2x OCZ SLI-Ready 2GB Kit DDR2 1066MHz

Graphic Card :
eVGA e-GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB

Hard Drive :
3x Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB SATA2 7200RPM 16MB

Power Supply:
Corsair CMPSU-620HX 620W

OS :
Windows Vista Ultimate

Total: 2351$ canadian

Thanks.

Biofreak101 · 27-04-2007, 09:33 PM

Vista is yucky, go with Windows XP till they fix the bugs in vista.

Big B · 28-04-2007, 11:36 AM

The Corsair power supplies are excellent. Corsair has showed the 620HX running two 8800GTX's in SLI, and the proper reviews I've read have given their units very high marks.

Both are very good options, although, if you go with the second one, you could save a few $$ by dropping out a few drives.

If you buy the retail boxed processor, it comes with a heatsink, and it does a good job, so you might consider not purchasing a 3rd party cooler to save some money.

Depending on your storage needs, going with one drive is probably fine. Western Digital and Seagate are just about equal, so I would imagine any size in the 250GB-320GB range is more than enough for gaming.

I'd also advise against Vista. It's very new, and drivers are still being worked on. It's your money, but just know the driver performance is not at the same level as Windows XP.

If you're looking to stick with a single video card configuration, go with the first configuration, but go with the Gigabyte board instead of the Asus, but keep the E6700 CPU. Also, go with the GeForce 8800GTX, as it's faster than the 8800GTS.

Both OCZ and Corsair are great memory brands, so pick either one.

28-04-2007, 03:02 AM	# 1 (permalink) Top
Sephariel Geek Trainee Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2 Status: Offline	Buying a new gamer computer soon, review my specs ! Hello, I'll soon buy a new computer for gaming purposes, my actual one is slowly dying, so I thought that this rig could be interesting: Power Supply: CORSAIR HX Series 620W Motherboard: ASUS P5W DH Deluxe: Intel 975X +Intel ICH7R CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 RAM: CORSAIR TWIN 2x2048-6400C4PRO - DDR2-800 - 2 X 1GB Graphic Card: ASUS GeForce EN8800GTS - 640MB Hard Drive: WESTERN DIGITAL Caviar 250GB Windows Vista Ultimate With the dvd-drive, floppy, sound card, it would cost about 2250$ canadian ( about 2000$ usd) What do you think ? Should I change some things (the maximum I'll spend is 2500$can) ? Is the power supply strong enough not to burst my computer in flames ? Someone also suggested me this rig instead. Tell me what you think. CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.40 GHz 4MB Cache HeatSink CPU : Noctua NH-U12 Motherboard : Gigabyte GA-965P-DQ6 RAM: 2x OCZ SLI-Ready 2GB Kit DDR2 1066MHz Graphic Card : eVGA e-GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB Hard Drive : 3x Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB SATA2 7200RPM 16MB Power Supply: Corsair CMPSU-620HX 620W OS : Windows Vista Ultimate Total: 2351$ canadian Thanks.

27-04-2007, 09:33 PM	# 2 (permalink) Top
Biofreak101 Geek Join Date: Aug 2006 Age: 18 Male Posts: 54 My Mood: Crappy Status: Offline	Vista is yucky, go with Windows XP till they fix the bugs in vista. __________________

28-04-2007, 11:36 AM	# 3 (permalink) Top
Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 29 Male Posts: 9,721 Times Helpful: 594 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	The Corsair power supplies are excellent. Corsair has showed the 620HX running two 8800GTX's in SLI, and the proper reviews I've read have given their units very high marks. Both are very good options, although, if you go with the second one, you could save a few $$ by dropping out a few drives. If you buy the retail boxed processor, it comes with a heatsink, and it does a good job, so you might consider not purchasing a 3rd party cooler to save some money. Depending on your storage needs, going with one drive is probably fine. Western Digital and Seagate are just about equal, so I would imagine any size in the 250GB-320GB range is more than enough for gaming. I'd also advise against Vista. It's very new, and drivers are still being worked on. It's your money, but just know the driver performance is not at the same level as Windows XP. If you're looking to stick with a single video card configuration, go with the first configuration, but go with the Gigabyte board instead of the Asus, but keep the E6700 CPU. Also, go with the GeForce 8800GTX, as it's faster than the 8800GTS. Both OCZ and Corsair are great memory brands, so pick either one. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team

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