Decisions On A New Rig

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hello everyone im new to posting but i check here every now and then for information. i just need a little help i know theres a bunch of threads like this already i just need some help. this will be my first build i do myself. i pretty much just want a computer that can play everything. im guessing i dont need sli because its not that much of a boost? i will overclock. my budget is about 1500-2000. i need a monitor also. i also dont have to have the best stuff. i want an 8800gtx other than that im open to anything. i need a mobo and memory. and if theres better option for what i picked pleased let me know.

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - 227.00

EVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - 559.99

OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI ATX12V 700W Power Supply 100 - 240 V - 149.99

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 (Perpendicular Recording) ST3500630AS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - 129.99

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - 139.99

ZALMAN CNPS9500 LED 92mm 2 Ball Cooling Fan with Heatsink - 53.99
 
You forgot a motherboard. And RAM. I suggest skimping a little here and there to get a 24" Dell. It's awesome.
 
Buckus said:
You forgot a motherboard. And RAM. I suggest skimping a little here and there to get a 24" Dell. It's awesome.
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yeh im looking for suggestions on those 2 parts. i want to overclock so im wondering whats good ram and mobo combo to get 3.0ghz at least on a e6600. i will check out the dell how do they run for?
 
You could go for something like the system in my sig, but with the GTX you want, it should be feasable, with your budget, it overclocks easily and it's been flawless for me. :)
 
I wouldn't get that CPU cooler; get a Tuniq Tower instead. Albeit a little more expensive, it's a whole lot better.

What's your budget for RAM and motherboard?
For RAM, just about any set of PC2-6400 should do fine; you don't need anything more and, because of RAM price now, there's no point getting anything less.
 
Don't go with that particular Gamestream power supply because it has ripples. Ripples are voltage fluctuations and may damage your PC over time. So I recommend that you go with this power supply:

Corsair 620HX 620W PSU - $144
 
If you go with a 24" Monitor, go with an SLI board, in case you need an extra card for better gaming. In which case, go with the eVGA 680i SLI A1 board. If you don't ever plan on getting a 24" or larger LCD, then you don't need SLI. Go with the Gigabyte DS3 as suggested earlier. Other good bards are the MSI P6N SLI-FI (or platinum), Asus P5B-E, or the Asus P5N-E SLI (or P5N32-E SLI PLUS).

With your CPU, you don't need anything higher than DDR2-800. For some good, cheap sticks, check out the G.Skill 2GBNQ kit. If you want a better kit, look for the Buffalo Firestix DDR2-800. If you only want a modest OC, go for some Super Talent DDR2-667 2x1GB sticks.

9 * 266 = 2.4Ghz, DDR2-533 (STOCK)
9 * 333 = 3.0Ghz, DDR2-667 (mild OC)
9 * 400 = 3.6Ghz, DDR2-800 (good OC)
9 * 425 = 3.8Ghz, DDR2-850 (better OC)

The 2GBNQ sticks should be able to reach 425Mhz. If you want sticks that are "guaranteed" to overclock to that speed, find some sticks with Micron D9XXX ICs. Here's the ramlist: http://ramlist.ath.cx/ddr2/ Though, as I said earlier, you really don't need Micron ICs with your CPU choice.
 
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