Midrange Gaming Build + Questions

jookalook · 07-18-2007, 10:20 PM

Here is the build that I came up with to satisfy my gaming needs:

MOBO - GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Video - EVGA 320-P2-N811-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail

PSU - XCLIO GREATPOWER X14S4P3 550W ATX12V 550W Power Supply - Retail

Processor - Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Conroe 2.13GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6420 - Retail

Memory - Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model BL2KIT12864AA804 - Retail

HDD - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

Media - SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe and Software Black IDE Model SH-S182M/BEBM - OEM

I already have a monitor but will be upgrading in a couple months. I have a 36g raptor drive that I was going to put the operating system on while putting everything else on the Seagate. I have a keyboard and mouse and plan on buying a sound card in a couple months as well. I would like to keep the price of the rig right around $1000. Right now I have the E6420, but if prices come down July 22nd I wouldn't mind upgrading. That leads into my questions.

What processor should I upgrade to if prices do drop like everyone is talking about? E6600? E6750?

I would eventually like to experiment with overclocking since I have never done it before and am very interested by it, but probably not right away, maybe during winter break.

I also need suggestions on a budget case that has good circulation, for when I do overclock. It doesn't have to be fancy or good looking or anything like that. That stuff doesn't really matter to me. Maybe if you have any suggestions of cases that fit the Turiq 120 for when I do overclock? if I even need it with this build. Maybe you only need the Turiq with quad-cores, not sure.

Is the stock heatsink/fan good enough for not overclocking or am I going to have to get a better one off the bat?

That's about it. Please leave your comments/suggestion/answers.

Vik

Impulse666 · 07-18-2007, 10:31 PM

the stock heatsink is out of the question if you are interested in overclocking at all. the tuniq tower is one of the best air coolers, so you're good with that.

Any case will do, few have more features than others, just look around. the antec 900 and 180 are both very popular.

as for the processor again its all up to you. the more you pay the more performance you will get, but how much you actually need is another thing. the E6600 would be pretty cheap after the price drops and is a great overclocker and still does great on gaming.

jookalook · 07-18-2007, 10:45 PM

Since I don't plan on overclocking for 4-5 months, would the stock heat sink work fine with stock settings? And I've found that the Tuniq 120 is massive and have read about people having problems fitting it into their case, that is why I asked if there are certain cases that make it easier to install.

chupacabra · 07-18-2007, 11:09 PM

Get a Corsair 520w from buy.com since they're around the same price but the corsair is way better, if you can get the E6750 if not get the E6600

Vestitor · 07-18-2007, 11:37 PM

If you don't plan on overclocking immediatly then the stock heatsink and fan will do just fine, however I would suggest getting a better heat sink and fan just to plan ahead and keep your processor extra cool plus when you do plan on OCing you can do it without the trouble of removing the stock heat sink and fan.

Tuffie · 07-19-2007, 01:25 AM

I would get the 720Mb GTS instead of the 320Mb I don't think theres a huge price jump.

Kent.

[trs]ALUMINUM · 07-19-2007, 01:38 AM

You mean the 640mb version of the 8800gts

jookalook · 07-19-2007, 09:52 PM

Can you show me where you saw that it wasn't a big price jump. On newegg it is $100 price jump.

07-18-2007, 10:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
jookalook New Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 11	Midrange Gaming Build + Questions Here is the build that I came up with to satisfy my gaming needs: MOBO - GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail Video - EVGA 320-P2-N811-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail PSU - XCLIO GREATPOWER X14S4P3 550W ATX12V 550W Power Supply - Retail Processor - Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Conroe 2.13GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6420 - Retail Memory - Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model BL2KIT12864AA804 - Retail HDD - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM Media - SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe and Software Black IDE Model SH-S182M/BEBM - OEM I already have a monitor but will be upgrading in a couple months. I have a 36g raptor drive that I was going to put the operating system on while putting everything else on the Seagate. I have a keyboard and mouse and plan on buying a sound card in a couple months as well. I would like to keep the price of the rig right around $1000. Right now I have the E6420, but if prices come down July 22nd I wouldn't mind upgrading. That leads into my questions. What processor should I upgrade to if prices do drop like everyone is talking about? E6600? E6750? I would eventually like to experiment with overclocking since I have never done it before and am very interested by it, but probably not right away, maybe during winter break. I also need suggestions on a budget case that has good circulation, for when I do overclock. It doesn't have to be fancy or good looking or anything like that. That stuff doesn't really matter to me. Maybe if you have any suggestions of cases that fit the Turiq 120 for when I do overclock? if I even need it with this build. Maybe you only need the Turiq with quad-cores, not sure. Is the stock heatsink/fan good enough for not overclocking or am I going to have to get a better one off the bat? That's about it. Please leave your comments/suggestion/answers. Vik

07-18-2007, 10:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
Impulse666 Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 571	the stock heatsink is out of the question if you are interested in overclocking at all. the tuniq tower is one of the best air coolers, so you're good with that. Any case will do, few have more features than others, just look around. the antec 900 and 180 are both very popular. as for the processor again its all up to you. the more you pay the more performance you will get, but how much you actually need is another thing. the E6600 would be pretty cheap after the price drops and is a great overclocker and still does great on gaming. __________________ Ubuntu 7.10 Pentium 4 631 3.0Ghz 160 + 320 + 320 GB 1024MB 7600GT OC Acer 22" LCD M-Audio Audiophile 2496 Sony STR-G1ES Scott SP1001 (x2) ::: FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND ::: F@H Team 44358 ::: Team Stats :::

07-18-2007, 11:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
chupacabra Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,898	Get a Corsair 520w from buy.com since they're around the same price but the corsair is way better, if you can get the E6750 if not get the E6600 __________________ My Rig e7200 @ 2.53ghz 4GB G.skill pc6400 Seagate hdd 250gb Gigabyte P35 DS3L Sapphire 4850 Corsair 750 watts Raidmax Smilodon

07-18-2007, 11:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
Vestitor Silver Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Age: 19 Posts: 104	If you don't plan on overclocking immediatly then the stock heatsink and fan will do just fine, however I would suggest getting a better heat sink and fan just to plan ahead and keep your processor extra cool plus when you do plan on OCing you can do it without the trouble of removing the stock heat sink and fan. __________________ AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Brisbane 2.2GHz @ 2.84Ghz Stable (35C-58C) CPU Temp G.SKILL 2GB DDR2 800(Running as DDR2 677 at 810Mhz(405Mhz) Stable GIGABYTE GA-MA69VM-S2 AM2 SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 3870 512MB 256-bit GDDR4 hec Orion XPOWER585 ATX12V 2.01 585W Power Supply ViewSonic A90f+ 19" CRT Windows XP Professional 32bit Crysis SP Beta : 20-30fps, Everything High, 1280x1024 -----------------3DMark06 - 9306-----------------

07-19-2007, 01:38 AM	#7 (permalink)
[trs]ALUMINUM Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cambridge, MA Age: 16 Posts: 203	You mean the 640mb version of the 8800gts __________________ DESKTOP MOBO: EVGA 790i ULTRA SLI CPU: Intel Core 2 QUAD Q6600 OC'ed 3.0ghz RAM: 2GB OCZ Reaper 1333mhz DDR3 OC'ed 1600mhz GPU: EVGA GTX280 CASE: Antec P182 HDD: Western Digital VelociRaptor 300gb 10k COOLING: Xigmatek HDT-S1283 with retention brace

07-18-2007, 10:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
jookalook New Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 11	Since I don't plan on overclocking for 4-5 months, would the stock heat sink work fine with stock settings? And I've found that the Tuniq 120 is massive and have read about people having problems fitting it into their case, that is why I asked if there are certain cases that make it easier to install.

07-19-2007, 09:52 PM	#8 (permalink)
jookalook New Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 11	Can you show me where you saw that it wasn't a big price jump. On newegg it is $100 price jump.

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