Building a new comp for first time please help asap

jrlkrudco · 12-22-2007, 05:20 PM

ok this is my first time i have spent a long time picking out the parts heres the list-

Case- CoolerMaster Stacker 830 Tower 420W Case W/ Side-panel Window

Power Supply- Sigma Shark SP-635W PSU - SLI Ready

CPU- Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6850 CPU @ 3.00GHz 1333FSB 4MB L2 Cache 64-bit

Colling Fan- Thermaltake MaxOrb Enthusiast CPU Cooling Fan(Slient & Overclock Proof w/ Highest Efficiency Cooling) or CoolerMaster Liquid CPU Cooling System (Superior Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA)

Mother Board- Asus P5N-E nForce 650i SLI Chipset LGA775 FSB1333 DDR2 Mainboard

Memory- 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory

Video Card- NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB 16X PCI Express powered by EVGA

Hard Drive- 250GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8MB Cache 7200RPM HDD

Wireless- PCI Wireless 802.11g 54Mbps Network Interface Card

OS- Vista Home Premium 32 bit

warrenty 3 years price 1,280 dollars

i plan on using it as a gaming pc
Is that worth it and should i change or improve anything on it to make the PC better (trying to stay under 1,300) Please Answer ASAP i am trying to get it soon thank you

ComputerGuru64x2 · 12-22-2007, 05:37 PM

Don't get that PSU. You will want something Brand-Named to uses all that stuff. I reccommend using Brands like OCZ, SliverStone, Antec, PC Power and Cooling, etc... It isn't worth it to have a great system and a unreliable PSU. Also, for your Video Card, get the 8800GT because it is only a little more and beats the 8600GTS like no one business.

oscaryu1 · 12-23-2007, 02:35 AM

Cooler Master Elite 330
OCZ GameXSteam 700W
Q6600 G0
Zalman 9700 w/ Arctic Silver 5
P35-DS3L
Patriot Extreme Performance 2GB DDR2-800 Kit $37 after rebates (CL4) (x2)
nVidia 8800GT 512MB
WDC SE16 16MB SATAII 250GB
Windows Vista Home Premium x64

All of that is around $1000...

JooK · 12-23-2007, 03:57 AM

The 8800GT does not beat the 8800GTS 512mb. I believe the 8800GTS 512 is around 10% faster. Its like 330 dollars too, and by todays prices, is only a little bit more expensive compared to the GT due to supply and demand.

ComputerGuru64x2 · 12-23-2007, 01:39 PM

Ah, My bad, I thought it was the 8600GTS, My bad, then yes that is a very graphics card selection.

oscaryu1 · 12-23-2007, 02:33 PM

12-22-2007, 05:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
jrlkrudco New Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1	Building a new comp for first time please help asap ok this is my first time i have spent a long time picking out the parts heres the list- Case- CoolerMaster Stacker 830 Tower 420W Case W/ Side-panel Window Power Supply- Sigma Shark SP-635W PSU - SLI Ready CPU- Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6850 CPU @ 3.00GHz 1333FSB 4MB L2 Cache 64-bit Colling Fan- Thermaltake MaxOrb Enthusiast CPU Cooling Fan(Slient & Overclock Proof w/ Highest Efficiency Cooling) or CoolerMaster Liquid CPU Cooling System (Superior Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA) Mother Board- Asus P5N-E nForce 650i SLI Chipset LGA775 FSB1333 DDR2 Mainboard Memory- 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory Video Card- NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB 16X PCI Express powered by EVGA Hard Drive- 250GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8MB Cache 7200RPM HDD Wireless- PCI Wireless 802.11g 54Mbps Network Interface Card OS- Vista Home Premium 32 bit warrenty 3 years price 1,280 dollars i plan on using it as a gaming pc Is that worth it and should i change or improve anything on it to make the PC better (trying to stay under 1,300) Please Answer ASAP i am trying to get it soon thank you

12-22-2007, 05:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
ComputerGuru64x2 Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 431	Don't get that PSU. You will want something Brand-Named to uses all that stuff. I reccommend using Brands like OCZ, SliverStone, Antec, PC Power and Cooling, etc... It isn't worth it to have a great system and a unreliable PSU. Also, for your Video Card, get the 8800GT because it is only a little more and beats the 8600GTS like no one business. __________________ Gaming System/Media Center CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Windsor @ 2.2Ghz Socket AM2 MB: Abit AN-M2HD nVidia GeForce 7050PV nForce 630a HDMI mATX RAM: 2Gb(2 X 1Gb) OCZ Platinum Revivsion 2 PC2 6400 @ DDR2 880 (3-4-4-15) HDD: Western Digital Caviar 80Gb 7200RPM IDE GPU: MSI GeForce 8600GT 256Mb DDR3 128bit OD: LG DVD-RAM Black Sata Case: nMEDIAPC HTPC 200BA Black Speakers: Logitech X-240 2.1

12-23-2007, 02:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
oscaryu1 VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 10,038	Cooler Master Elite 330 OCZ GameXSteam 700W Q6600 G0 Zalman 9700 w/ Arctic Silver 5 P35-DS3L Patriot Extreme Performance 2GB DDR2-800 Kit $37 after rebates (CL4) (x2) nVidia 8800GT 512MB WDC SE16 16MB SATAII 250GB Windows Vista Home Premium x64 All of that is around $1000... __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

12-23-2007, 01:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
ComputerGuru64x2 Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 431	Ah, My bad, I thought it was the 8600GTS, My bad, then yes that is a very graphics card selection. __________________ Gaming System/Media Center CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Windsor @ 2.2Ghz Socket AM2 MB: Abit AN-M2HD nVidia GeForce 7050PV nForce 630a HDMI mATX RAM: 2Gb(2 X 1Gb) OCZ Platinum Revivsion 2 PC2 6400 @ DDR2 880 (3-4-4-15) HDD: Western Digital Caviar 80Gb 7200RPM IDE GPU: MSI GeForce 8600GT 256Mb DDR3 128bit OD: LG DVD-RAM Black Sata Case: nMEDIAPC HTPC 200BA Black Speakers: Logitech X-240 2.1

12-23-2007, 02:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
oscaryu1 VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 10,038	http://clubit.com/product_detail.cfm?itemno=A1938452 Q6600 G0 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...9&Tpk=P35-DS3L P35-DS3L http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130318 8800GT 512MB EVGA 256bit PCI-E 2.0 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136074 WDC SE16 320GB SATAII 16MB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...Tpk=OCZ%2b700W OCZ GameXStream 700W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106228 Lite-on DVD Burner EIDE http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820220144 Patriot Extreme Performance DDR2-800 2GB Kit (x2 for 4GB) http://www.securemart.com/cgi-bin/fu...3.html?pcode=1 Antec 900 ATX Case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835100007 Arctic Silver 5 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116204 Windows Vista 64bit Home Premium http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833180017 Encore USB 2.0 Wireless B/G Adapter Total after rebates including shipping: $1160.20 __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

12-23-2007, 03:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
JooK Bronze Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 73	The 8800GT does not beat the 8800GTS 512mb. I believe the 8800GTS 512 is around 10% faster. Its like 330 dollars too, and by todays prices, is only a little bit more expensive compared to the GT due to supply and demand.

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