New rig... first time building

[Saiith]

Intended for gaming... I was hoping to pay ~1k and ended up at 1250$ after shipping/rebates. I have headphones/mic/monitor from old system, but I still might be forgetting something (so let me know if you notice a critical component missing heh). Anyways looking for whatever input you guys have...

 

 

DVD Drive: SAMSUNG Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache E-IDE/ATAPI DVD Burner - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16827151133

 

Case: COOLER MASTER Centurion 532 RC-532-SKN1 Black Aluminum bezel, SECC chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16811119094

 

Hard Drive: Western Digital Raptor WD740ADFD 74GB 10,000 RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16822136033

 

Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16829102012

 

Power Supply: Antec True Power Trio TP3-650 ATX12V 650W Power Supply with Three 12V Rails 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, FCC, TUV, CE, C-tick, CCC, CB - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16817371001

 

Keyboard: Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16823126179

 

Mouse: Logitech G5 2-Tone 6 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Laser Mouse - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16826104191

 

Memory: CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16820145590

 

Mobo: ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16813131142

 

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Conroe 2.13GHz 2M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16819115004

 

Video Card: EVGA 320-P2-N811-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/product/Product.asp?...N82E16814130082

[Nemo]

Are you planning to go with the stock HSF? Otherwise you'll need to add one to your list.

[Saiith]

Are you planning to go with the stock HSF? Otherwise you'll need to add one to your list.

 

Right, I was holding off on the cooling system for some advice, but maybe this Tuniq:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16835154001

[Verran]

The Tuniq is a very popular choice, and seems to be with good reason. I think your build is very solid. I'm not a huge fan of the ram and psu choices, but with those big rebates, I think they're probably worth it. The only thing I'd change is the motherboard. I'm starting to feel like a broken record, but I think you should look into the Gigabyte 965p boards (S3/DS3) if you don't need SLI.

 

Other than that, I'd recommend holding off for a few weeks if you can. There's supposed to be price cuts coming from Intel in late April (22nd IIRC). If the rumors are true, you'll be able to jump to the 6600 for the price you're currently looking at for the 6400, and that'd be a nice performance jump.

[Monoxide]

Other than that, I'd recommend holding off for a few weeks if you can. There's supposed to be price cuts coming from Intel in late April (22nd IIRC). If the rumors are true, you'll be able to jump to the 6600 for the price you're currently looking at for the 6400, and that'd be a nice performance jump.

 

... Wish I had hurd this a week ago and I would have saved the cash I spent on the e6600 and put it into video

Edited April 6, 2007 by Monoxide

[Saiith]

The Tuniq is a very popular choice, and seems to be with good reason. I think your build is very solid. I'm not a huge fan of the ram and psu choices, but with those big rebates, I think they're probably worth it. The only thing I'd change is the motherboard. I'm starting to feel like a broken record, but I think you should look into the Gigabyte 965p boards (S3/DS3) if you don't need SLI.

 

Other than that, I'd recommend holding off for a few weeks if you can. There's supposed to be price cuts coming from Intel in late April (22nd IIRC). If the rumors are true, you'll be able to jump to the 6600 for the price you're currently looking at for the 6400, and that'd be a nice performance jump.

 

I switched motherboards, I guess I have one more question. Given these specs, is the Tuniq necessary? Let's say I don't plan on OC'ing at all... how much cooling do I really need?

[oldfett]

If your not overclocking and the room the computer is in isn't hot as hell you don't need an aftermarket cooler. Just run with the stock one.

[road-runner]

If your not OCing at all the stock cooler is all you need. You can over clock it on stock volts as far as it will go with stock cooling, when you start raising the vcore is when it starts making more heat needing better cooling.

Edited April 6, 2007 by road-runner

[hardnrg]

if you're not overclocking a C2D, you need a kick in the sack!

 

sacrilege i tell ya, sacrilege...

[Makaveli]

I don't think you really need the Raptor...10k drives only make your computer slightly faster and I mean SLIGHTLY faster. I've used 10k drives and sure they seem a little faster, but if you're THAT impatient to wait a few split seconds (or seconds) more than get one. Plus, 250GB & 320GB hard drives are under 100 bucks on Newegg now adays.

 

Personally, I'd put in a little extra cash to get the E6600's 4MB cache instead of the E6400's 2MB cache.

[ccokeman]

if you're not overclocking a C2D, you need a kick in the sack!

 

sacrilege i tell ya, sacrilege...

Amen! Your build looks pretty solid.

[GlimmerMan]

Overclock your C2D rig or your wasting it. So much potential! And cooler wise. Buy the IFX-14 (googlt it) when they come out. It's sure to be a winner.