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Stu55

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What do you guys think?

*Corsair 520HX
*Abit IP35 Pro
Intel Q6600 Kentsfield
G.Skill 2GB DDR2 800 (2 x 1GB)
XFX 8800GT 512MB
Lite-On 16X DVD Burner Black SATA
Cooler Master RC-690 ATX
Seagate 250GB 16MB cache
*Seagate 400GB 16MB Cache (.10 series)
*Tuniq Tower 120
*Changes

The storage seagate was a .11 which I heard had problems

Thanks
 
Yeah thanks for the suggestion, I''m going to go with the Abit now. I also changed the zalman to a tuniq tower 120, and the 500gb hd to seagates .10 series instead, less problems I hear.
 
Cool beans. I have the 9500, and aside from being quiet on low, I am not impressed. I think you will be happier with the Tuniq or a Thermalright 120, so go for it!
 
Stu55 said:
What do you guys think?

OCZ GameXStream 600Watts
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4 Rev. 2
Intel Q6600 Kentsfield
G.Skill 2GB DDR2 800 (2 x 1GB)
XFX 8800GT 512MB
Lite-On 16X DVD Burner Black SATA
Cooler Master RC-690 ATX
Seagate 250GB 16MB cache
Seagate 500GB 32MB Cache
Zalman CNPS9500

Thanks
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I might steer away from that PSU, as it has some issues with out of spec ripple on high loads (it's voltage fluctates outside of the acceptable ATX bounds). This can lead to damage on your components possibly. You could very well never run into an issue as well though, but I'd personally go with another unit. Popular choices around here are the Corsair HX/VX lines.

What monitor are you planning to use and what are your main uses (gaming? photohsop? general usage?) What features do you need on the Gigabyte DS4/Abit IP35-Pro that are leading you toward purchasing them? Do you need both RAID and Firewire? Or is there something else? There are possibly cheaper alternatives if you want to save some money, depending on what features you need.

What series of seagates were you thinking of purchasing originally? The .10 is certainly a reliable series, so no issues with going with them. I'm a bit curious at the 250 drive paired up with the 500 though, what's your reasoning there?

You swapped out the Zalman 9500 for the Tuniq which is fine. It's a good cooler and as long as you are ok with its size there is no issues there. If you wanted comparable cooling ability at a smaller size, consider the Thermalright Ultima 90 with your choice of 92mm fan. It comes out a bit more than the Tuniq but it is quite a bit smaller if you use a 92mm fan with it (it works with 120mm fans too but it negates some of the size advantage).

Other than that the build looks pretty solid to me.
 
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