Building a computer.. please help!

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mike051987

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I am trying to build my own computer and I think I have everything that I want in my newegg cart. I just need some help from you guys to make sure everything is compatible. I would hate to spend all that money and find out I ordered some stuff that is incompatible with the other parts. So here we go:



GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX All Solid Capacitor Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813128059

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail
Item #: N82E16819115017

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK - Retail
Item #: N82E16820231166

Western Digital Caviar GP WD10EACS 1TB 5400 to 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Item #: N82E16822136151

Pioneer 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model DVR-115DBK - OEM
Item #: N82E16827129018

GIGABYTE GZ-FA2CA-AJB Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
Item #: N82E16811233026

Acer AL2216Wbd Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor with HDCP support - Retail
Item #: N82E16824009094

Hauppauge WinTV PVR 350 Video Recorder, TV/FM Tuner Card PCI Interface - Retail
Item #: N82E16815116609

XCLIO GOODPOWER 500W 500W ATX Power Supply - Retail
Item #: N82E16817189005

Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit English 1pk DSP OEI DVD - OEM
Item #: N82E16832116493

EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR GeForce 8800GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Item #: N82E16814130318


Any comment or suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks!
 
i agree with xbadwolfx
how much does it cost?
what u gonna use it for?
IF gaming get the E-8400 and OC to 4.0GHZ and its like $50 cheaper
 
Bulzeye11 said:
i agree with xbadwolfx
how much does it cost?
what u gonna use it for?
IF gaming get the E-8400 and OC to 4.0GHZ and its like $50 cheaper
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It is almost $1600 including shipping.

I plan on using it for everything, but I really want to do alot of TV recording and video editing. Do you think the graphics card I got will be adaqute? And is the TV tuner I got a good one?

Do you still think I should go with the other processor?




daisymtc said:
Mobo: GA-EP35-DS3L
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128337
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What is the advantage of this motherboard over the one I chose?
 
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Well I've made some changes b/c the price was a little high. See what you guys think. The changes will be bolded.



GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX All Solid Capacitor Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813128059

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail
Item #: N82E16819115017

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK - Retail
Item #: N82E16820231166

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Item #: N82E16822148288

Pioneer 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model DVR-115DBK - OEM
Item #: N82E16827129018

Sunbeam Transformer IC-TR-BA Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
Item #: N82E16811166004

Acer AL2216Wbd Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor with HDCP support - Retail
Item #: N82E16824009094

OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI 700W ATX12V Power Supply - Retail
Item #: N82E16817341002

Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit English 1pk DSP OEI DVD - OEM
Item #: N82E16832116493

EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR GeForce 8800GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Item #: N82E16814130318

Also, I took out the TV tuner since I already have one. I was going to buy a new one but I think I will see how my old one does for a while first.


These changes lower the cost from almost $1700 to $1395.90. I would like to lower the price a little more but I'm not sure what I could do. I want to keep the big monitor b/c I want it to basically replace my TV.

Do you guys think 4 GB of RAM is necessary?

Also thinking about changing video cards to this:

XFX PVT84JUDD3 GeForce 8600GT XXX 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Item #: N82E16814150229


This would save almost $100, but will it still be adaquate for TV viewing/recording?
 
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If you're going to get a PCI-E 2.0 card [the 8800GT Superclocked], why not get a mobo that supports 2.0?
 
the GA-EP35-DS3L is basically the new version of the GA-P35-DS3L except the GA-EP35-DS3L is a Dynamic Energy Saver, saves you on your electric bills. They are practically the same with a few minor differences. The GA-EP35-DS3L is 20$ cheaper though.

As for the Video Cards, I recommend the 8800GT instead of the 8600GT. I have a EVGA 8600GT and as its does work decently, I am disappointed with it. I would highly recommend the 8800GT. I only got the 8600GT cause I was on a very low budget. I'm getting a 8800GT Soon though. Yay.

Everything looks great. Go for it. Consider my posts if you like.

Jkun said:
If you're going to get a PCI-E 2.0 card [the 8800GT Superclocked], why not get a mobo that supports 2.0?
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Even though the GA-P35-DS3L doesn't have a PCI-E 2.0 slot, it can still support PCI-E 2.0 Video cards.
 
The q6600 is going to be great for video editing, and Im currently am using the sunbeam transformer case, it's kind of cheap but not too bad for the price - decent fans and enough room, the front grill looks kind of cool lit up too.

you should be able to easily walk that q6600 up to 3 ghz if you get a halfway decent heatsink.

I would keep the 4gb of ram. It's so freaking cheap right now, I just bought upgraded to 4 gb because it was less than half the price I paid for 2 gb last year.
 
911aaron said:
the GA-EP35-DS3L is basically the new version of the GA-P35-DS3L except the GA-EP35-DS3L is a Dynamic Energy Saver, saves you on your electric bills. They are practically the same with a few minor differences. The GA-EP35-DS3L is 20$ cheaper though.
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But I heard they are also too strict when trying to over volt so they might not be the best option for overclockers. In this case, I'd go and find a regular P35-DS3L as they might stop manufacturing them...
 
ramodkk said:
But I heard they are also too strict when trying to over volt so they might not be the best option for overclockers. In this case, I'd go and find a regular P35-DS3L as they might stop manufacturing them...
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Oh i read that too. Seems like you can't OC the volt on the motherboard past the CPU voltage, or something like that. If your gonna overclock, dont get it and get the P35-DS3L
 
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