My new rig

[mazinya]

Hi all,

this is my new build.. any suggestions, advices, hardware compatibility etc. will be most welcomed. I mainly would like an opinion on the MOBO and the Power supply i chose.
I would like to add that im not a gamer.. i mean i do play a good game from time to time but its far from being a gamer so this rig is not suppose to be for a hardcore gaming but only for a good game from time to time.

Also, i would like an advice for a CPU cooling fan. Not something expensive but something that will do the job and keep my CPU cool

thanks in advance


Core 2 Duo E8400, 1333Mhz, s775, 6MB Tray

EP45-UD3L s775 C2Q 1600Mhz, Intel P45, DDR2 1066, PCI-E 2.0

2x2GB OCZ Reaper HPC Edition

HD 4850 512MB Zalman Fansink GDDR3 DX10.1 HDTV 2xDVI PCI-E

320GB 7200RPM, 16MB, SATA II WD3200AAKS

DRW-24B1ST DVD±RW x24 Black Sata

CM 690 Black (No PSU)

Tomahawk 500W Active PFC 12cm

 

[daisymtc]

PSU - Should be alright with enermax

CPU + Mobo + CPU cooler - I recommend AMD instead.
ASUS M4A78 Plus + AMD Phenom II x4 955 + XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler

If you not OC, get Phenom IIx 4 945 without aftermarket heatsink.
Phenom IIx3 720 is another good CPU if you don't want to spend that much.

you should wait for corei5 if you want to stick with intel

 

[mazinya]

Is there anything wrong with the E8400? I dont want to spend that much on a CPU but i want a good one and 8400 seemed like a good choice. I know it got good reviews in benchmarks