Final Build Sweet

joeswm8 · 12-05-2006, 02:20 AM

I have spent a lot of time putting this build together and I think it is just about final. I will be using it for all purpose and some gaming but I want it to be fully upgradeable and to last for 5 years. Have I completed a solid build that will do these things?

HDD - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM---$89.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148140

RAM - Kingston ValueRAM 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory---$286.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820134117

Motherboard - ASUS P5B Deluxe Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard---$182.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131045

Processor - Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz 4M sharing L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor---$310.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115003

Video Card - eVGA 512-P2-N635-AR Geforce 7950GT KO 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card---$264.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130061

Case - Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS Black Aluminum/Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case---$154.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811133154

PSU - OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI ATX12V 700W Power Supply 100 - 240 V---$129.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&Sku=O261-2005

DVD-ROM Drive - SONY Black 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1615/B2s – OEM---$18.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827101131

2x120mm Case Fan - Thermaltake A2018 120mm Blue Case Fan---$12.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811999122

2x90mm Case Fan - Thermaltake A2017 90mm Blue Case Fan 2800RPM---$12.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811999121

Cooling Fan/Heatsink - ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler---$29.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835186134

Thermal Paste - Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound---$5.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835100007

Is it all compatible? Am I missing anything?
And for the RAM, I wanted DDR2 800 1.8 volts, however corsair does not make this, only Kingston so that is what I got. If my mobo is DDR2 800 compatible, could I get Corsair DDR2 667 1.8 volts to save some money?

I dont plan to overclock or alter anything in any way besides putting it together and running it.

kof2000 · 12-05-2006, 02:30 AM

the case is a heavy one make sure you have enough strength to carry each. have some spinach handy.

joeswm8 · 12-05-2006, 02:37 AM

lol ok, i wanted enough space to be upgradeable and I will basically never move it from the office in my house

liquidshadow · 12-05-2006, 03:06 AM

I'd go with a E6400/E6300 and a 8800GTS

joeswm8 · 12-05-2006, 03:15 AM

stop mentioning that to everyone, the processor is more important than the GPU especilly for me, im not s super hardcore gamer, just some Battlefield 2142, Age of Empires 3, and Flight simulator X, which the 7950 can handle just fine without degrading my processor for a 500 dollar GPU

Jet · 12-05-2006, 03:15 AM

Why are you getting that RAM? For that price, get one of these sets instead:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145034
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145168

joeswm8 · 12-05-2006, 03:16 AM

that ram isnt 1.8 volts, and other people left reviews saying they had problems with it and my mobo can only handle 1.8 volts, that RAM is like 2.1 volts

i was thinking of downgrading to DDR2 667 but could a DDR2 800 mobo do that?

Grey410 · 12-05-2006, 03:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joeswm8

that ram isnt 1.8 volts, and other people left reviews saying they had problems with it and my mobo can only handle 1.8 volts, that RAM is like 2.1 volts

i was thinking of downgrading to DDR2 667 but could a DDR2 800 mobo do that?

Yes it will be fine. Being a DDR2 mobo means it supports UP to DDR2 800. You can go lower with no issues.

joeswm8 · 12-05-2006, 03:19 AM

sweet thanks

if its 1.8 volt for the mobo, and the ram is 2.1 volts, is there anyway to downgrade that?

Jet · 12-05-2006, 03:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joeswm8

that ram isnt 1.8 volts, and other people left reviews saying they had problems with it and my mobo can only handle 1.8 volts, that RAM is like 2.1 volts

i was thinking of downgrading to DDR2 667 but could a DDR2 800 mobo do that?

Don't listen to the reviewers. By now all of the Core 2 motherboards have gone through enough BIOS revisions to have sorted through everything. Most memory (Corsair XMS memory included) will relax timings and such to run at 1.8V.

12-05-2006, 02:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
joeswm8 Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: IL Age: 16 Posts: 1,543	Final Build Sweet I have spent a lot of time putting this build together and I think it is just about final. I will be using it for all purpose and some gaming but I want it to be fully upgradeable and to last for 5 years. Have I completed a solid build that will do these things? HDD - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM---$89.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148140 RAM - Kingston ValueRAM 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory---$286.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820134117 Motherboard - ASUS P5B Deluxe Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard---$182.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131045 Processor - Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz 4M sharing L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor---$310.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115003 Video Card - eVGA 512-P2-N635-AR Geforce 7950GT KO 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card---$264.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130061 Case - Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS Black Aluminum/Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case---$154.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811133154 PSU - OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI ATX12V 700W Power Supply 100 - 240 V---$129.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&Sku=O261-2005 DVD-ROM Drive - SONY Black 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1615/B2s – OEM---$18.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827101131 2x120mm Case Fan - Thermaltake A2018 120mm Blue Case Fan---$12.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811999122 2x90mm Case Fan - Thermaltake A2017 90mm Blue Case Fan 2800RPM---$12.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811999121 Cooling Fan/Heatsink - ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler---$29.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835186134 Thermal Paste - Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound---$5.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835100007 Is it all compatible? Am I missing anything? And for the RAM, I wanted DDR2 800 1.8 volts, however corsair does not make this, only Kingston so that is what I got. If my mobo is DDR2 800 compatible, could I get Corsair DDR2 667 1.8 volts to save some money? I dont plan to overclock or alter anything in any way besides putting it together and running it.

12-05-2006, 02:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
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Jet Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5,285	Why are you getting that RAM? For that price, get one of these sets instead: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145034 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145168 __________________ Macbook/Intel Core Duo 1.83Ghz/2GB DDR2 667/60GB HD/OSX 10.4.11/160GB 3.5" Firewire External/160GB Maxtor One Touch 4 Mini External/

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12-05-2006, 02:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
joeswm8 Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: IL Age: 16 Posts: 1,543	lol ok, i wanted enough space to be upgradeable and I will basically never move it from the office in my house

12-05-2006, 03:15 AM	#5 (permalink)
joeswm8 Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: IL Age: 16 Posts: 1,543	stop mentioning that to everyone, the processor is more important than the GPU especilly for me, im not s super hardcore gamer, just some Battlefield 2142, Age of Empires 3, and Flight simulator X, which the 7950 can handle just fine without degrading my processor for a 500 dollar GPU

12-05-2006, 03:16 AM	#7 (permalink)
joeswm8 Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: IL Age: 16 Posts: 1,543	that ram isnt 1.8 volts, and other people left reviews saying they had problems with it and my mobo can only handle 1.8 volts, that RAM is like 2.1 volts i was thinking of downgrading to DDR2 667 but could a DDR2 800 mobo do that?

12-05-2006, 03:19 AM	#9 (permalink)
joeswm8 Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: IL Age: 16 Posts: 1,543	sweet thanks if its 1.8 volt for the mobo, and the ram is 2.1 volts, is there anyway to downgrade that?

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