Want to order parts- Worried about compatability.

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Larrythelagger

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Hello all. I'm ready to order the parts for my new rig, but I'm a little worried about compatability issue's. So far, I know I want an Intel CPU Core2 E6600 and a Nvidia 8800 GTX 728 video card with 2 gig's of ram. I could use a little help on the rest of the part's as far as compatability with the motherboard (and which mb to get? ). If anyone has any ideas I'd appreciate links as this is my first build. I'm looking for a price around $2,000. Any and all thing's you'll think I'll need as I'm going to place the order tomorrow. Thx guys.
 
 
CPU- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819115003 -$314 (note- Intel will drop prices April 22, E6600 and E6650 will cost $224)

Mobo- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813188010 -$205 after MIR

RAM- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145590 -$164 after MIR

Video Card- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130072 -$540

Optical- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827106055 -$36

CPU FAN- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835118020 -$70

CPU Thermal Paste- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835100007 -$6

Case- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811129017 -$100 after MIR

PSU- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817139002 -$150 after MIR

HDD for OS- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822136033 -$160

HDD for storage- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144701 -$75 (can get 2 of these and run in RAID 0 for 500gb storage)

Monitor- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824001088 -$180 after MIR

TOTAL (after rebates, before shipping)= exactly $2,000

EDIT: Froboy beat me to it :P

edit, alot of those rebates ended 2/28, however, prices were lowered on other things and there are rebates available on other parts.
 
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Guys, can you explain the choice of MB and first hard drive? This is first time I start understanding reason for two harddrives: one should be fast (and expensive) but may be small for OS, second -- just data storage among cheaper 3.0 GB, am I right?
 
Larrythelagger said:
Looks good Victor thx. How about a floppy/optical? Do I need them? I was told the OS boots from the floppy?
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I do not think so. OS is not being booted from flopy for already 12 years, I think..

DVD looks good from reviews, I wonder what more experienced people think of it
 
Larrythelagger said:
Maineak, could you fix the link for the optical? When I click it I get the video card. Also, do I need a floppy and dvd drive?
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I fixed it.

Larrythelagger said:
Looks good Victor thx. How about a floppy/optical? Do I need them? I was told the OS boots from the floppy?
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An optical drive is the CD/DVD reader/burner. It's called an optical drive sometimes because it uses a laser (light) to read and write, and optical meaning of or pertaining to light. Hence, it's called (sometimes) an optical drive. No, the OS boots from either a CD or DVD when installing it, and from the harddrive once it's installed.

Victor said:
Guys, can you explain the choice of MB and first hard drive? This is first time I start understanding reason for two harddrives: one should be fast (and expensive) but may be small for OS, second -- just data storage among cheaper 3.0 GB, am I right?
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I chose the mobo I chose because it has a 680i chipset, and I've heard excellent things about evga's motherboards, especially in higher-end systems. As for harddrive, the small one for storage has a faster RPM, so that data can be accessed faster, speeding up loading times for Windows and other applications. The second drive is for storage...it doesn't matter if it's SATA II (3.0 GB/s).
 
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