how's this build?

[Joikido]

Hey guys,

I decided to build my 2nd pc. I don't quite remember building my 1st so I'm posting the parts I'm going to use for the experts here:

MO BO BIOSTAR TPower I45 LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard $160

PROCESSOR Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor $190

VID CARD MSI N260GTX-T2D896 OC GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card $200

OPT DRIVELG Black 6X Blu-ray DVD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 40X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray/HD DVD-ROM & 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Model GGC-H20L $120

HD Western Digital Raptor WD740ADFD 74GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 1.5Gb/s Hard Drive $110

HD Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive $80

RAM mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory $54

PSU CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply $100

TOWER XCLIO Windtunnel Fully Black Finish 1.0 mm SECC Chassis ATX Full Tower Computer Case $100

ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler $27

Microsoft Windows XP Home SP3 for System Builders $90

total = $1231 not including a monitor

Any comments, capability issues? Also, anyone know of any good deals on monitors?

 

[Dustbytes]

Looks like a quality build, but a question
Why the dual core and not quad for a measly 60-70 bucks more?
I like the P45 mobo, nice choice.

 

[Janck]

Do you need that expensive MO? How about 100$ for a cheaper MO and some more for processor or video card?

 

[LTB]

I'd think about scraping the raptor and putting the money towards a better CPU.

 

[Shane]

looks good but change the following things

#PROCESSOR Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor $190

#Microsoft Windows XP Home SP3 for System Builders $90

get a nice Quad core,more games are now taking advantage of it.

and get Vista x64 home premium for Direct x 10 and 64bit.

 

[Joikido]

I just got this processor: Intel® Boxed Core 2 Quad Processor Q9300. $180 + tax. seems really cheap. hope it's good.

I'll think Nevakonaza's right about getting just get Vista 64bit. $100 on newegg.

I was planning on installing my OS on the rapter. good idea or not?

The biostar mobo got great reviews on newegg and seems good for the price.

Thanks for the input so far!

 

[newtocomputers]

Intel® Boxed Core 2 Quad Processor Q9300. tried getting that from the website there and i guess can't anymore, wish i could ahve gotten it when is was that cheap cause they are 240-280 on most of the other sites.

 

[fly]

for $160 i would try to look for a SLI mobo so the option is always there for you.

 

[mep916]

for $160 i would try to look for a SLI mobo so the option is always there for you.

Yeah, maybe something like this. Only X8 when running SLI though.

 

[Joikido]

3 PCIe x16 slots supporting 3-way SLI video mo bo

I found this mo bo: EVGA 132-YW-E178-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI FTW ATX Intel Motherboard $210

It's a lot more than I wanted to spend for a mo bo and I'm not planning on getting SLI unless the MSI N260GTX-T2D896 OC GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card gets really cheap.

any opinions?

 

[mep916]

I found this mo bo: EVGA 132-YW-E178-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI FTW ATX Intel Motherboard $210

It's a lot more than I wanted to spend for a mo bo and I'm not planning on getting SLI unless the MSI N260GTX-T2D896 OC GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card gets really cheap.

any opinions?

You don't need a SLi board, it was more of a suggestion. Yeah, the 780i you linked is awesome, so if you're comfortable with the cost, go for it. Otherwise, the Biostar board you originally planned to purchase looks okay, although I personally prefer Intel boards made by Asus and Gigabyte.