ArchVile Posted January 24, 2008 Posted January 24, 2008 im building a new computer for my brother. here are the specs im going with; DFI ICFX3200 Core 2 quad q6600 2 gigs ocz reapers ddr2 800 mushkin 550 watt PSU vistiontek radeon hd3870 tuniq tower 120 its a pretty bad butt build in my opinion. i got the video card with my discount at frys for 210 so im happy about that what do you guys think? and suggestions or is this a decent build. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fariss Posted January 24, 2008 Posted January 24, 2008 If Crossfire is a future option you might want to upgrade the PSU. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
powsmowl Posted January 24, 2008 Posted January 24, 2008 Ill second fariss, but if Crossfire isnt a future option Id recommend a P35 board. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
killagorilla187 Posted January 24, 2008 Posted January 24, 2008 Yeah, I think a while back dab said that the mushkin 550 psu wasn't enough for his E6600 build. I would look into another power supply for sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Games Posted January 24, 2008 Posted January 24, 2008 no need for an ICFX3200 board. Get a good but cheap P35 Gigabyte (P35-DS3R) which will do crossfire, is more reliable, more stable, less hassle, and the support is definitely tops compared to a one-pony company like DFI (especially timely bios updates etc, something DFI has never figured out). Save yourself some cash. Mushkin psu...ugh. I wouldn't own one of those for any amount of free. Look into the Antec TRIO 550w for a much much better power supply (and cheaper for sure). If you are looking to spend the kind of money you would on that junk Mushkin psu, instead spend it on a Corsair or Antec or PCP&C/OCZ. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchVile Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 well the main reason why i got the icfx3200 is because it was 84.99 on newegg. how can i beat a price like that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Games Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 by getting any P35 or X38 board that is 100x better in just about every way for about the same price or possibly $10 more (I've seen nice Giga P35 boards for $99 at the egg before...well worth it in my opinion) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchVile Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 unfortunately ive already ordered it. now i dont plan on running raid cause running raid on the 3200 chipsets is hard as hell. this will bring my use of DFI boards to 3. the sli-dr, the cfx3200 and this. so far i havent really had any problems with DFI. yea they have an insane amount of options on overclocking but on both the 939 boards i only tweaked with the basic settings, memory timings, just the 4 regular ones, memory voltage, cpu freq, voltage, and multiplier, etc. you get what i mean. its a hell of a deal for me to pass it up. your probably right about the p35 board. im using a p35 board and i love it, but the cheapest p35 board that i found from a brand that i like, abit, gigabyte, dfi, etc. i hate asus. anyway, the cheapest one was the ds3p which is what i use and i cant really afford another 160 dollar board, that will put this build over a grand and i still got tuition to pay for :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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