help is this a good build

[super_xero]

hey fellow computer chums lol building a pc what you think what can be improved and what can be better around the same price tho limit about 600 pounds

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 S775, 2.40Ghz, 1066Mhz FSB, Conroe Core, 4M Cache Retail

256MB Leadtek 7900GS PCI-E (x16), Mem 1320 MHz, GPU 450 MHz, 20 Pipes, 2x Dual Link DVI-I/HDTV

250 Gb Samsung Spinpoint P SP2504C, SATA300, 7200 rpm, 8MB Cache, 9.0 ms, NCQ

ASUS P5B-VM i965, S775, PCI-E (x16), DDR2 533/667/800, SATA II, SATA RAID, uATX, On Board VGA

1Gb (2X512Mb) Corsair TwinX XMS2, DDR2 PC6400 (800), 240 Pin, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 5-5-5-15

580W HiperPower HPU-4M580 Black SLi Ready Modular 20+24Pins P8 Ready ATX2.2/BTX

dont worry about the case ect ill sort that out later thanks

 

[fade2green514]

make sure the power supply has enough amperage... you'll probably need 22a but the more the better... thats on the 12v rail, some have dual 12v rails which is even better.
i'd put 2gb of ram in it too... just because the more memory the longer it'll last you.
i assume this is a gaming rig, or do you plan on doing other applications such as nero vision or autocad?
either way that processor is better in most applications compared to an FX-62 (both procs at stock frequency) plus the e6600 has 4mb of cache and is probably overclockable to 3.4ghz on stock volts too, assuming you cool it correctly with something thats aftermarket, even on air.

 

[aspire]

looks like a very nice build... i would also agree with fade and put on more ram...atleast an extra 512mb, i like your choice of ram, very nice build in general
have fun!

 

[Charles_Lee]

put on more ram...atleast an extra 512mb,

i really don't like to see 512mb ram working with a gb ram,
i rather have 2gb dual channel, for much better performance than 1.5gb..
1.5gb just doesn't seem like a good combo, it works, but not very effectively,
as you might have noticed, apple computers are very stable, and they strongly recommand dual channel rams,,
and of course i agree to that...

 

[aspire]

yes but you can have 2x512 and 2x256

 

[diduknowthat]

yes but you can have 2x512 and 2x256

but that'll leave you with absolutely no upgrading room. If he's gonna get anything more than a gig, he might as well get two 1GB sticks.

 

[ETSA]

Looks good, simlilar to my next build.

http://www.computerforum.com/57419-feedback-current-part-selection-next-build.html

 

[Mankz_91]

all seems fine to me....

you may want an aftermarket HSF on the CPU and VGA

 

[fade2green514]

yes but you can have 2x512 and 2x256

which is still single channel. you need two or four modules of the same size (density.. eg 256mb 512mb 1024mb) to run dual channel.

but yes... with a 7900 in the computer you'll definite see memory bottlenecking some video game, i know quake 4 was bottlenecked because my 7800gt could handle it fine (before i got my 7900gtx) so i would get hard drive lag every 10-20 seconds and once i upgraded to 2gb the problem went away. i had to turn quake 4 down to high quality instead of ultra to get it to run with only 1gb no lag lol