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JonH

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Since my last post, I have put the "off the shelf" purchase on the back burner and have read more and assembled a machine for my Photoshop and video rendering work. My kids could possibly do gaming, but this is mostly mine. Of course, there will be a lot of other useage, but the PS and video will probably be the toughest work for it.

Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz 2X4mb L2 cache
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017&Tpk=N82E16819115017


MOBO: Gigabyte GA-EX38-DS4
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128089&Tpk=N82E16813128089


Video Card: GeForce 8800GT 512mb 256-bit 600MHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130318&Tpk=N82E16814130318


RAM: Corsair XMS2 4gb DDR2 (2X2gb)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145176&Tpk=N82E16820145176


Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Extreme Gamer
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102006&Tpk=N82E16829102006


HD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500gb 7200rpm
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148288&Tpk=N82E16822148288



O/S: Vista Home Premium SP1 64bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488&Tpk=n82e16832116488


PSU: OCZ Game X Stream 700 watt
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341002&Tpk=N82E16817341002


Card Reader: Koutech IO-ROM620
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820162016&Tpk=N82E16820162016


DVD-ROM Drive: LITE-ON
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106095&Tpk=n82e16827106095


Case: Cooler Master
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119068&Tpk=N82E16811119068


Monitor: Samsung 2253BW 22” Widescreen
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001268&Tpk=N82E16824001268


CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freeze 7 Pro
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134&Tpk=N82E16835186134

Some notes:
Future upgrades - A second monitor. A second hard drive. Another 4 gb of RAM.
I have a DVD writer with Lite Scribe that I plan to install.

Why a 700w PSU? Because the 600w psu costs the same.:D

Why 64bit Vista? Because I'm still a bit on the fence, but am falling into the yard with 64. My printers, scanner, tablet, et al, all have available 64bit drivers.

Do I need a CPU cooler? or is that going WAY overboard? I don't mind going a bit overboard. Heat is the enemy

Also, I tend to keep my machines for several years, so I would like to "over build" and then let it be useful for a long time - if that makes any sense.

Any comments would be appreciated. If you can, please list WHY I'm nutty using a particular component.

Thanks in advance for all the help,
Jon in American Fork
 
Thanks Oscar. I opted out of the CPU cooler (I guess the CPU already has a built-in fan, yes?) and re-directed that saved $$ towards your reccomended video card.

You have been the only responder. Does that mean that it's a good build? (I hope so because I already started ordering stuff!! :eek:)

Thanks for the help,
Jon in American Fork
 
I would personally drop the motherboard down to the Gigabyte one w/ the P35 chipset (forgot what it's called) and redirect some money to making the computer more usable. For example, I would get a quieter heatsink, like the Scythe Ninja, and a quieter fan, like two Noctua 120mm fans. This way your computer will be much quieter. One problem with custom PCs is that not many people pay attention to cooling and sound anymore.
 
JonH said:
Thanks Oscar. I opted out of the CPU cooler (I guess the CPU already has a built-in fan, yes?) and re-directed that saved $$ towards your reccomended video card.

You have been the only responder. Does that mean that it's a good build? (I hope so because I already started ordering stuff!! :eek:)

Thanks for the help,
Jon in American Fork
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No problem. A Retail CPU will give you a "free" cooler with it. It's usually enough for everything.

You won't be dissappointed in that GFX.

Yes, it IS a good build. Every part, I'd also recommend myself.
 
Everyone,

Thanks a million for all the input. 99.9% of my information and knowledge is from this forum. I will keep you informed after it's assembled and up and running.

Thanks again,
Jon in American Fork
 
JonH said:
Everyone,

Thanks a million for all the input. 99.9% of my information and knowledge is from this forum. I will keep you informed after it's assembled and up and running.

Thanks again,
Jon in American Fork
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Stick around Jon

I have learnt a lot from the forum!!!!!!!!

So stick around.
 
diduknowthat said:
I would personally drop the motherboard down to the Gigabyte one w/ the P35 chipset (forgot what it's called) and redirect some money to making the computer more usable. For example, I would get a quieter heatsink, like the Scythe Ninja, and a quieter fan, like two Noctua 120mm fans. This way your computer will be much quieter. One problem with custom PCs is that not many people pay attention to cooling and sound anymore.
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Are you possibly thinking of the P35-DS3L ?

vk3fcll said:
Stick around Jon

I have learnt a lot from the forum!!!!!!!!

So stick around.
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Yes please do stick around. :)
You can learn so much from this forum!
 
Yes please do stick around. :) You can learn so much from this forum![/QUOTE said:
Please don't think I'm leaving!!

I'm sorry if I gave that impression because I certainly didn't mean to. I have lots of studying and reading to do up in the sticky section for the big build coming up. I'm really getting interested in this and am really looking forward to the whole process.

Thanks again for the help,
Jon in American Fork
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