Building my first computer- input requested

Red_5 · 07-20-2007, 03:41 AM

Hello all,

This is going to be my first time building a PC from the ground up, and I thought it would be a good idea to ask around about the componets i'm considering.
So any way, here is my current layout(I haven't actually ordered anything yet)so if anybody sees any incompatibilities or has any better ideas let me know, please.

Case: Thermaltke Armor Series VA8003BWS Black Full Tower

PSU: Thermaltke TR2 550w

Mobo: eVGA nForce 680i LT

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600

RAM: Corsair XMS2 2GB DDR2-800

Hard Drive 1: WD Raptor X 150GB

HD2: WD Caviar SE 16 500GB

Video Card: eVGA Geforce 8800 GTX

CD/DVD: Plextor PX-760A

Monitor: Acer AL2051W 20"

Speakers: Logitech X-230 32w 2.1

Thats it,

Thanks,

Red_5

SubDude199 · 07-20-2007, 03:55 AM

HIGHLY Recomend dumping that E6600, wait 3 days, add a few bucks and get a Q6600 for $266.

ride3k · 07-20-2007, 07:26 AM

why dump the savings for a quad?

SubDude199 · 07-20-2007, 07:27 AM

its only like $60 more..

chupacabra · 07-20-2007, 07:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red_5

PSU: Thermaltke TR2 550w

get this one instead is just 5$ and much much better
http://www.buy.com/prod/corsair-520w...203270716.html

ride3k · 07-20-2007, 07:33 AM

well the e6600 is what now, like 220? im sure its gunna drop alot after the cuts seeing as how intel is bring out some new midrange chips to replace it. Plus 60 bucks could be a lot depending on the budget

SubDude199 · 07-20-2007, 08:22 AM

E6600 = 6068 in CPU only test of PCMark05
Q6600 = 7735 in CPU only test pf PCMark05

thats a prety big bump in the butt for under $100 talkin about a 22ish% increase in performance, plus you get to say you have a quad core!.. I would go for it if it were me, but I gues it up to you.

jutnm · 07-20-2007, 10:59 AM

change your speakers to
logitech x-530 usually around $50-$70 (older model)
Logitech x-540 $70-$90 (newer model)

Red_5 · 07-23-2007, 05:43 PM

Thanks for your input everybody.
I ordered my case, psu(Zalman ZM600-HP) and mobo from Directron last night.

SubDude199 · 07-23-2007, 08:12 PM

congrats..

I love Tiger.. they are one state line away, and they are AWSOME at shipping, if I order before like 2AM they get it boxed up and on the truck for pickup at 4AM and I get it that morning at 11AM.. I love it!!.. and awsome prices, I have never ordered from newegg but I hear there awsome to, I wonder how long it will take for them to ship and to get here, o well I have to order from them, and tiger, and frozencpu.comm and ebay.

edit: now that I re read you last post I releaise somehting..lol.. you didnt say you ordered from tiger, I thought you said DIRECT not Diectron..lol. O well.. lol

did you decided if you going to keep the E6600, or upgrade to Q6600?

07-20-2007, 03:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
Red_5 New Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 23	Building my first computer- input requested Hello all, This is going to be my first time building a PC from the ground up, and I thought it would be a good idea to ask around about the componets i'm considering. So any way, here is my current layout(I haven't actually ordered anything yet)so if anybody sees any incompatibilities or has any better ideas let me know, please. Case: Thermaltke Armor Series VA8003BWS Black Full Tower PSU: Thermaltke TR2 550w Mobo: eVGA nForce 680i LT CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 RAM: Corsair XMS2 2GB DDR2-800 Hard Drive 1: WD Raptor X 150GB HD2: WD Caviar SE 16 500GB Video Card: eVGA Geforce 8800 GTX CD/DVD: Plextor PX-760A Monitor: Acer AL2051W 20" Speakers: Logitech X-230 32w 2.1 Thats it, Thanks, Red_5

07-20-2007, 03:55 AM	#2 (permalink)
SubDude199 Platinum Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sheboygan, WI Age: 22 Posts: 621	HIGHLY Recomend dumping that E6600, wait 3 days, add a few bucks and get a Q6600 for $266. __________________ MoBo: Asus PK5 Deluxe WiFi Processor: Intel C2Q Q6600 SLACR G0 3.4Ghz Cooler: ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 20C Idle PSU:* PC P&C Silencer 750W 60Amp 12V Rail HDD: Dual WD Raptors Running Raid0 Case: Antec NineHundred OSS: Vista Ultimage X64 GPU: EVGA 9600GT 810/2100 Ram: 2 Gigs Corsair TWINX PC6400 DDR2 @ 900MHz 4-4-4-12 Screen:Dell 3300MP HDTV Projector (110" Screen)

07-20-2007, 07:26 AM	#3 (permalink)
ride3k Silver Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 241	why dump the savings for a quad? __________________ Laptop/------------/Desktop /------------------/Gigabyte X38-DS4 1.8ghz/------------/E8400 3.0ghz 7900GS go/--------/8800GTS 512mb 2gb RAM/----------/2gb DDR2 800 CL4 DVD +RW/---------/DVD +RW 160gb x2 in RAID0/-/320gb hdd 17" 1440x900/-----/19" Samsung 906BW /-----------------/550w Active PFC psu /-----------------/AC Freezer Pro 7

07-20-2007, 07:27 AM	#4 (permalink)
SubDude199 Platinum Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sheboygan, WI Age: 22 Posts: 621	its only like $60 more.. __________________ MoBo: Asus PK5 Deluxe WiFi Processor: Intel C2Q Q6600 SLACR G0 3.4Ghz Cooler: ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 20C Idle PSU:* PC P&C Silencer 750W 60Amp 12V Rail HDD: Dual WD Raptors Running Raid0 Case: Antec NineHundred OSS: Vista Ultimage X64 GPU: EVGA 9600GT 810/2100 Ram: 2 Gigs Corsair TWINX PC6400 DDR2 @ 900MHz 4-4-4-12 Screen:Dell 3300MP HDTV Projector (110" Screen)

07-20-2007, 07:33 AM	#6 (permalink)
ride3k Silver Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 241	well the e6600 is what now, like 220? im sure its gunna drop alot after the cuts seeing as how intel is bring out some new midrange chips to replace it. Plus 60 bucks could be a lot depending on the budget __________________ Laptop/------------/Desktop /------------------/Gigabyte X38-DS4 1.8ghz/------------/E8400 3.0ghz 7900GS go/--------/8800GTS 512mb 2gb RAM/----------/2gb DDR2 800 CL4 DVD +RW/---------/DVD +RW 160gb x2 in RAID0/-/320gb hdd 17" 1440x900/-----/19" Samsung 906BW /-----------------/550w Active PFC psu /-----------------/AC Freezer Pro 7

07-20-2007, 08:22 AM	#7 (permalink)
SubDude199 Platinum Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sheboygan, WI Age: 22 Posts: 621	E6600 = 6068 in CPU only test of PCMark05 Q6600 = 7735 in CPU only test pf PCMark05 thats a prety big bump in the butt for under $100 talkin about a 22ish% increase in performance, plus you get to say you have a quad core!.. I would go for it if it were me, but I gues it up to you. __________________ MoBo: Asus PK5 Deluxe WiFi Processor: Intel C2Q Q6600 SLACR G0 3.4Ghz Cooler: ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 20C Idle PSU:* PC P&C Silencer 750W 60Amp 12V Rail HDD: Dual WD Raptors Running Raid0 Case: Antec NineHundred OSS: Vista Ultimage X64 GPU: EVGA 9600GT 810/2100 Ram: 2 Gigs Corsair TWINX PC6400 DDR2 @ 900MHz 4-4-4-12 Screen:Dell 3300MP HDTV Projector (110" Screen)

07-20-2007, 10:59 AM	#8 (permalink)
jutnm Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Anahiem Hills Posts: 1,526	change your speakers to logitech x-530 usually around $50-$70 (older model) Logitech x-540 $70-$90 (newer model) __________________ 1. AMD ATHLON 4600 X2 ~ 2.4 GHz 2. HIS ATI RADEON 1650 IceQ Pro Turbo 512Mb 3. RAM- ADATA PC6400: 2Gbs 4. MOBO-MSI K9N6GM VClass SERIES 5. 550 WATT LOGYSIS PSU 6. MAXTOR 230 GB HDD 7. Windows Vista ULTIMATE 8. Logitech 5.1 X-530 Surround Sound System 9.Ultra eTorque ATX Case (provided by gf "P)

07-23-2007, 05:43 PM	#9 (permalink)
Red_5 New Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 23	Thanks for your input everybody. I ordered my case, psu(Zalman ZM600-HP) and mobo from Directron last night.

07-23-2007, 08:12 PM	#10 (permalink)
SubDude199 Platinum Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sheboygan, WI Age: 22 Posts: 621	congrats.. I love Tiger.. they are one state line away, and they are AWSOME at shipping, if I order before like 2AM they get it boxed up and on the truck for pickup at 4AM and I get it that morning at 11AM.. I love it!!.. and awsome prices, I have never ordered from newegg but I hear there awsome to, I wonder how long it will take for them to ship and to get here, o well I have to order from them, and tiger, and frozencpu.comm and ebay. edit: now that I re read you last post I releaise somehting..lol.. you didnt say you ordered from tiger, I thought you said DIRECT not Diectron..lol. O well.. lol did you decided if you going to keep the E6600, or upgrade to Q6600? __________________ MoBo: Asus PK5 Deluxe WiFi Processor: Intel C2Q Q6600 SLACR G0 3.4Ghz Cooler: ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 20C Idle PSU:* PC P&C Silencer 750W 60Amp 12V Rail HDD: Dual WD Raptors Running Raid0 Case: Antec NineHundred OSS: Vista Ultimage X64 GPU: EVGA 9600GT 810/2100 Ram: 2 Gigs Corsair TWINX PC6400 DDR2 @ 900MHz 4-4-4-12 Screen:Dell 3300MP HDTV Projector (110" Screen) Last edited by SubDude199; 07-23-2007 at 08:15 PM.

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