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Looking for help with new PC build.

CrazyfoolCrazyfool Member Posts: 151
in Hardware

I plan on building a new desktop around the beginning of June and this is pretty much what I have settled on. Any comments or recommendations are greatly appreciated.

Some weak points for this build would be the power supply (if I was actually running SLI), the RAM is not the greatest, and the video card (I am not planning to run SLI until later). - TIA!


 

RAIDMAX SMILODON ATX-612WBP Black SECC STEEL ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply - Retail

 

EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

 

EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR GeForce 8800GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

 

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400 - Retail

Model #: BX80570E8400

 

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ - Retail

 

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

 



 

 Pioneer 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model DVR-115DBK - OEM

 



 

 ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail

 

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit English 1pk DSP OEI DVD - OEM

 

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Comments

  • Rayx0rRayx0r Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 2,902

    if you're not going to take advantage of SLI any time, get an x38 chipset instead of the 780.  The Intel based motherboards are much better than the nVidia.

    aside from that, I got nothing

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  • KirijiKiriji Member Posts: 340
    Originally posted by Rayx0r


    if you're not going to take advantage of SLI any time, get an x38 chipset instead of the 780.  The Intel based motherboards are much better than the nVidia.
    aside from that, I got nothing



    X38 does not support SLI, it supports Crossfire. Thats bad advice.

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  • CrazyfoolCrazyfool Member Posts: 151

    Originally posted by Bladeinhand

    Originally posted by Rayx0r


    if you're not going to take advantage of SLI any time, get an x38 chipset instead of the 780.  The Intel based motherboards are much better than the nVidia.
    aside from that, I got nothing



    X38 does not support SLI, it supports Crossfire. Thats bad advice.

    Very true Bladeinhand, also I do plan on going SLI in the future so when it comes to that time where I want to do so I will end up buying another 8800GT and upgrade my PSU at the same time.

    After looking at the reviews I really have not heard anything bad about the 780i boards and I think it compliments the E8400 nicely. Cant wait to order the parts, and then maybe, just maybe try out AoC. Guess I will check the reviews after the 20th.

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  • mrdoublerrmrdoublerr Member Posts: 269
    Originally posted by Bladeinhand

    Originally posted by Rayx0r


    if you're not going to take advantage of SLI any time, get an x38 chipset instead of the 780.  The Intel based motherboards are much better than the nVidia.
    aside from that, I got nothing



    X38 does not support SLI, it supports Crossfire. Thats bad advice.

     

  • masterjedimasterjedi Member Posts: 73

    how much you have too spend? Im  buying my next pc from www.cyberpower , com  They have some good systems an cheap

  • IijsIijs Member Posts: 457

    If you can wait a few more months, hold on for Nehalem (Bloomfield). The proc improvements will be significant, and you could take advantage of Nvidia/ATI's new cards coming out this summer.

  • CrazyfoolCrazyfool Member Posts: 151

    Originally posted by masterjedi


    how much you have too spend? Im  buying my next pc from www.cyberpower , com  They have some good systems an cheap

    I have checked the cyberpower pre-builts and they are not half bad but for something with comparable specs it is more expensive than building it myself. Total cost for this is right around $1100.

    I have not heard much about the Nehalem cpu's coming out this year but for the money the E8400 is a stout little processor, I have heard that people have been OC'ing them to 4ghz plus with ease. Also, about the new Nvidia Cards coming out this summer, EVGA has an awesome step up program which would allow me to upgrade within 90 days of the purchase if I remember right.

    Anyone know of any hiccups/issues I might have with this hardware together?

     

     

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  • xxthecorexxxxthecorexx Member Posts: 1,078

    altho it gets mixed reviews i love my 780i board, they take a little getting use to and it would probably be worth it to you to get better memory so you can take advantage of the board's and the cpu's overclocking potential.

     

    i'm not real crazy about that cooler's renention clips. personally i prefer something with a backplate to help disperse some of weight that these new supercoolers have off of the cpu socket.

     

    also i'd either look at getting an high performance exhaust fan for the back exhaust or cut a blow hole onto the top and add another exhaust.

    *edit* 

    another thing to consider.. 650 gig is an awful lot of storage space. i'd consider getting a smaller primary drive and adding a slave/backup drive of either the same size or even a little larger, this will help keep trash off your primary and make reformats and/or rebuilds a breeze. i try to keep my primary drive down to about 75gig of whatnot before i start archiving stuff onto my slave.

    this is pretty picky stuff and it looks like you're on your way to a pretty solid build.

    have fun with it

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  • CrazyfoolCrazyfool Member Posts: 151

    Originally posted by xxthecorexx


    altho it gets mixed reviews i love my 780i board, they take a little getting use to and it would probably be worth it to you to get better memory so you can take advantage of the board's and the cpu's overclocking potential.
     
    i'm not real crazy about that cooler's renention clips. personally i prefer something with a backplate to help disperse some of weight that these new supercoolers have off of the cpu socket.
     
    also i'd either look at getting an high performance exhaust fan for the back exhaust or cut a blow hole onto the top and add another exhaust.
    *edit* 
    another thing to consider.. 650 gig is an awful lot of storage space. i'd consider getting a smaller primary drive and adding a slave/backup drive of either the same size or even a little larger, this will help keep trash off your primary and make reformats and/or rebuilds a breeze. i try to keep my primary drive down to about 75gig of whatnot before i start archiving stuff onto my slave.
    this is pretty picky stuff and it looks like you're on your way to a pretty solid build.
    have fun with it

    Thanks much for the insight, it was exactly the type of knowledge I was looking for.

    About the Gskill RAM, the only reason I am considering this is it has great reviews, not great for OC'ing but a great bang for the buck. The reason I am planning on going with that Arctic Cooler is because it comes so highly recommended on newegg, even though I have heard those clips are a serious nightmare.

    The reason I chose the smilodon is I have a buddy with the same exact setup and he loves it, you think it needs another exhaust fan? Also I love the easy access snap-in's for the bays and whatnot. Not to mention the fact that for $95 it comes with a decent PSU.

    Lastly, the HDD is probably the only thing I am a little leery about. I would love to get a Raptor 1000rpm as my primary drive for my OS but I just cant justify spending the money on one. Maybe 2 smaller HDD will be the way that I go. I will look into that a little more, thank you for the replies, it was much appreciated

     

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