New Build Opinions/Advice

tshoya · 25-05-2008, 04:42 AM

Hey all...

I'm building a gaming machine on a budget for a friend. Would love any advice or suggestions with regard to possible hardware problems/mistakes in terms of what I've chosen. All responses would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your help.

OCZ SLI 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz (2x1024MB) X 2 for 4 Gig total

ZEROTHERM Nirvana NV120 CPU Cooler Skt 775/939/940

Ultra Thermo-Control 120mm Dual Ball Bearing Fan X 2

EVGA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB PCIe w/Dual Link DVI X 2

EVGA nforce 780i SLI Socket 775 Motherboard

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 2.66Ghz Socket 775 CPU

Sony DRU190A 20X DVD Burner EIDE Black

LITE-ON 20X PATA DVDRW DH20A4P-04 OEM Black

Ultra Aluminus Mid Tower ATX Case Black

Ultra X3 1000w PSU w/ modular cabling

Hitachi 500GB Serial ATA HD 7200/16MB/SATA-3G

Adjudicator · 25-05-2008, 02:11 PM

It looks amazing. I don't see any problems at all. What OS are you (going to be) running?

tshoya · 25-05-2008, 05:08 PM

I'm sticking with XP Pro for the foreseeable future I think. I have Vista SP1 on a laptop of mine and I'm trying very hard not to really hate it. Plus, as far as I can tell from my limited research, framerates seem to be better with XP still even w/ the 32 bit version.

Thanks for your assessment of the build by the way. I know it takes time to look up components that maybe you're not completely familiar with. I appreciate the effort!

Pimp · 25-05-2008, 10:12 PM

Get a Q6600 SLACR 95watt edition and save your self some money

also do you really need a 1000 watt PSU???? you wouldn't even need it if you had 8800GT in Sli

tshoya · 25-05-2008, 10:23 PM

You're probably right about the processor but for a $30 US difference, I figured why not get the Q6700. As for the PSU, I certainly don't need the 1000W but it's packaged with the case for a discount and I really like how much room the case has. Thanks for your input.

25-05-2008, 04:42 AM	#1 (permalink) Top
tshoya Geek Trainee Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 8 Status: Offline	New Build Opinions/Advice Hey all... I'm building a gaming machine on a budget for a friend. Would love any advice or suggestions with regard to possible hardware problems/mistakes in terms of what I've chosen. All responses would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your help. OCZ SLI 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz (2x1024MB) X 2 for 4 Gig total ZEROTHERM Nirvana NV120 CPU Cooler Skt 775/939/940 Ultra Thermo-Control 120mm Dual Ball Bearing Fan X 2 EVGA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB PCIe w/Dual Link DVI X 2 EVGA nforce 780i SLI Socket 775 Motherboard Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 2.66Ghz Socket 775 CPU Sony DRU190A 20X DVD Burner EIDE Black LITE-ON 20X PATA DVDRW DH20A4P-04 OEM Black Ultra Aluminus Mid Tower ATX Case Black Ultra X3 1000w PSU w/ modular cabling Hitachi 500GB Serial ATA HD 7200/16MB/SATA-3G

25-05-2008, 10:12 PM	#4 (permalink) Top
Pimp Captain of USS Defiant Join Date: Nov 2007 Age: 22 Male Posts: 877 Times Helpful: 28 My Mood: Dangerous Status: Offline My Computer	Get a Q6600 SLACR 95watt edition and save your self some money also do you really need a 1000 watt PSU???? you wouldn't even need it if you had 8800GT in Sli __________________ "Space has no boundary, that is empirically more certain than any external observation. However, that does not imply that space is infinite" - Bernhard Riemann

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25-05-2008, 02:11 PM	#2 (permalink) Top
Adjudicator Geek Trainee Join Date: Apr 2008 Gender: Male Posts: 40 Times Helpful: 2 My Mood: Dead Status: Offline My Computer	It looks amazing. I don't see any problems at all. What OS are you (going to be) running?

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tshoya Geek Trainee Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 8 Status: Offline	I'm sticking with XP Pro for the foreseeable future I think. I have Vista SP1 on a laptop of mine and I'm trying very hard not to really hate it. Plus, as far as I can tell from my limited research, framerates seem to be better with XP still even w/ the 32 bit version. Thanks for your assessment of the build by the way. I know it takes time to look up components that maybe you're not completely familiar with. I appreciate the effort!

25-05-2008, 10:23 PM	#5 (permalink) Top
tshoya Geek Trainee Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 8 Status: Offline	You're probably right about the processor but for a $30 US difference, I figured why not get the Q6700. As for the PSU, I certainly don't need the 1000W but it's packaged with the case for a discount and I really like how much room the case has. Thanks for your input.

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