Build Advice..

[GuyClinch]

I am going to pull the trigger on this build in a couple of weeks I think - so any advice about any problems - I am all ears.


LIAN LI Lancool PC-K7B Aluminum/ SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16811112154

I love this case as it should be kinda quiet with my build, look good and has a nice straightfoward airflow design. You can also flip around the hard drive rack and it has a removable motherboard and wire management!

GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS4 Rev. 2.0 LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Ultra Durable II Intel Motherboard - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16813128064

I want something hackintosh compatible..this seems to be a board that will work well for that.

MSI NX8800GT 512M OC GeForce 8800GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16814127329

I picked this one because I liked the cooler. Call me crazy but the hardest thing I end up doing is putting new coolers on cards. Sometimes they really get stuck on there. (But maybe they have fixed this) either way this one should be okay.

I am not into the two card thing..

Corsair HX Series CMPSU-520HX 520W Power Supply Retail ***Free Shipping***
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=373100

Not sure if I should go with the 620 instead..

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA-300 Hard Drive - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16822148288

I want something fast and quiet - size is secondary. Raptors are too loud. But I am open to different drives that are faster or significantly quieter.

LITE-ON Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16827106057

I have some old ones but I like these new SATA for wiring reasons.

Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16832116204

The hated OS - I plan to install MacOS on this machine as well at some later date. But might as well go with a modern OS since it's a new machine.

Scythe S-FLEX SFF21E 120mm Case Fan - Retail x4
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16835185005

Not sure if I should go with slightly faster speeds and down clock them with a controller. These are fairly quiet at max speed I believe. I have heard the Lian Li case fans aren't that glorious and with only 3 fans + power supply -they all need to work well.

ARCTIC COOLING MX-2 Thermal Compound - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16835186020
The new king of the hill cooler goop.

Thermalright Ultra-120 CPU Cooling Heatsink - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835109125

Want something that's not TOO noisy that cools a quad well for a overclock to around 3.0GHZ. These seem to be in short supply though so if people know of something else that's not too noisy that's not that hard to install I am all ears.

I heard the Scythe Infinity is a bitch to install and the Zalaman's are suprisingly loud..

This works out to 1470 and change..or so.price wise.

Pete

 

[HardwareGuru]

Looks solid. The 520HX is sufficient for your needs. No need to get the HX620. You are not going to run SLI on that board.