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Jorma

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I am planning to build this PC:

Motherboard: ASUS S775 NF590SLI DDR2 SATA2 RAID GLAN
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.67GHZ 1066/4M S775
Memory: 4GB 800MHZ DDR2 NON ECC LOW LATENCY CL4
Graphics card: ASUS GF 8800GT TOP PCIE 512M 256B DDR3
HDD: SEA BARRACUDA ES 7200.2 500GB SATA2 32MB
DVD: DVD+/-RW DL RAM 20X BLACK SATA
Case: Antec P182 B Gun Metal Black Super Mid Tower
Powersupply: Antec TruePower Quattro 850W
Cooling: Noctua S12-1200 Silent Case Fan 120mm

Is there anything I should do differently?
I am starting out with only one graphics card but will probably get a second one sooner or later.
 
It looks good but I have some suggestions....I would get a Corsair PSU instead of the Antec. If you want dual core get a 6750 Core 2 instead. It cheaper than the 6700 plus the 6700 is EOL (end of life). Also consider a motherboard with a P35 chipset, there way more stable than Nvidia Nforce offerings.
 
P35 motherboard.... and, man, that's a lot of PSU. I'd save a few bucks and get something in the 600W range instead.
 
Oki!
I'll look into your suggestions, thank you for the help guys.
 
or get a 680i board.

a p35 board from gigabyte asus or abit will be fine

did u need sli??
 
Reasons why you won't need SLI:
Markyip1 said:
SLI is a terrible idea as an upgrade path, as a by the time you're ready to buy that second card, a newer, better card will be out that offers considerable more performance than two older cards in tandem for a similar (or sometimes cheaper) price. SLI is only needed if you want to game at 1920x1200 or above at max settings on most current games, and if your prepared to buy two cards today. Otherwise, a single card solution is better. Keep in mind that a single card solution runs cooler, is simpler to maintain, and gives you more motherboard choices.
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Also are you in the U.S or somewhere else?
 
I live in sweden. All the stuff I posted for my original rig plan was possible to get from the same online store. But I'm trying to put another rig together at the moment, with the advice from this here thread in mind.
 
You won't notice the difference between CL4 and CL5 unless you're running benchmarks (and even then, the difference is negligible), so don't pay a huge price premium for lower latency sticks.

590 SLI is OLD. Go with something newer. If you need SLI, stick to the eVGA NF67-A1/T1 or NF68-A1/T1. If you don't need SLI, check out the Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L, DS3R, or DS3P, Abit IP35, IP35-E, or IP35 Pro, Asus P5K or P5K-E.

If you don't turn the detail up much while gaming, the HD 3870 is also a good alternative for a non-SLI setup.

For a single vidcard setup, all you need is a Corsair 520W PSU. If you want more headroom, the 620W is good. If you want to stick with Antec, stick to their Earthwatts, TRIO/QUATTRO, and Neo lines of PSUs. For SLI, I'd suggest a 750W.

What size monitor do you have?
 
Jorma said:
My monitor is a 19" widescreen one.
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I would guess your res will not be above 1680x1050, SLI would be useless to you. Roll with a P35 mobo, Asus pk5premium is a great choice, is a better overclocker too. IP35 is an awesome mobo too, stay away from 590/680i chipsets since you are not going to be doing SLI.
 
aFive said:
I would guess your res will not be above 1680x1050, SLI would be useless to you. Roll with a P35 mobo, Asus pk5premium is a great choice, is a better overclocker too. IP35 is an awesome mobo too, stay away from 590/680i chipsets since you are not going to be doing SLI.
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All the 19" widescreens I've seen are 1440x900, FWIW.
 
Taking your suggestions under consideration I have come down to another rig, I would like to ask what your opinions is.

Motherboard: ASUS S775 IP35 DDR2 SATA-2 GBLAN 8-CH HD
Processor: INTEL E6850 CORE2D 3.0GHZ 1333/4M S775
Memory: 4GB 800MHZ DDR2 NON ECC LOW LATENCY CL4
Graphics card: Asus GeForce 8800GTX PCIE 768MB 384-BIT DDR3
HDD: SEA BARRACUDA ES 7200.2 500GB SATA2 32MB
DVD: DVD+/-RW DL RAM 20X BLACK SATA
Case: Antec P182 B Gun Metal Black Super Mid Tower
Powersupply: Antec NeoPower HE High Efficiency 550W PSU
Cooling: Noctua S12-1200 Silent Case Fan 120mm
 
Two things. Aren't you able to get a 6750? Theres little to justify price difference it and the 6850. 333mhz isn't one of them either.

Also, why a GTX? A 8800gt or a G92 GTS would easily handle a 19" LCD.
 
I agree with crash. Is 333Mhz really worth the price premium over the E6750? If its overclockability you seek, they're the same for both chips (~4Ghz). So, there really is no reason to buy the E6850. If you want to spend that much on a chip, you might as well get the Q6600 instead.

I also agree with the GT 512MB (completely new) or GTS 512MB (updated) suggestion as well. These are updated cards that outperform their older counterparts/brothers. Here's some reading material:

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3140
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3151
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3175

With regards to RAM... You won't notice a difference between CL4 and CL5, unless you're running benchmarks (and even then, the difference is negligible), so don't pay a huge price premium for lower latency.
 
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