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tdktank59

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Allright i will be building this machine within the next week or so !!!

anyways heres what ive got so far, I want some opinions on this and what i could possible go down to a lower thing on??? anyways whens the R600 coming out i might wait if its soon

GPU:
8800 GTS 320MB ~$279.99 w/ $20.00 MIR

HD:
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB 16MB Cache ~$69.99

PSU:
Corsair 520W ~$124.99 w/ $10.00 MIR

RAM:
G.SKILL 2GB DDR2 800 ~$149.99

MOBO:
GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 ~$115.99

CPU:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 ~$235.00

NB FAN:
Scythe 40mm ~$2.99

CPU FAN: (if it comes into stock lol) ~$64.98 (not in price)
Thermalright Ultra-120 ~$48.99
AeroCool XtremeTurbine-Black 120mm ~$15.99

Subtotal: $978.94
Tax: $70.97
Shipping: $11.22
Grand Total: $1,061.13

MIR: $30.00
GT w/MIR: $1031.13
 
Don't buy that Corsair PSu from Newegg. Get it here:
Corsair 520HX 520W PSU - $105 w/ $10MIR

It also comes with free shipping. Other than that, Looks good to me.
 
not worth saving the few bucks... ill just order it all from the egg easier on my part lol...

otherwise thanks for the link to a cheaper one


So yeah unless i can get the whole build cheaper from another source im ordering it from the egg so yeah...
 
That's some good shopping, good timing (April 22) and selection; go for it.
 
I'm thinking about getting an E6600 myself. The benchmarks show it close to or greater than an AMD X2 6000+. Then you overclock it....
 
I personally dislike the DS3 motherboard, as I've had to RMA all 4 that I've sold to my customers... 1 DOA, 1 dead USB header, 1 dead Ethernet port and one that had a bad NB HSF (NB fried almost instantly during first power on) :eek:

But, it gets good reviews, so I can't exactly tell you to look elsewhere.

For a budget OC board, I prefer the Asus p5b-e's... even with their 2.1v RAM limitation.
 
I"ve actually used the DS3 on over a dozen builds for friends/fam, and have not run into any issues at all -- not even the cold boot issues on earlier revisions. I guess I'm just lucky. BTW, the NB doesnt have a HSF, just a HS, hehe. The NB gets HOT, so I'd suggest a 40mm fan or the Thermalright HR-05 as a replacement passive solution.

FYI, you could get a much cheaper PSU instead. Your system doesnt need all that 520W. Theres an XClio Stablepower 460W thats built by Enhance and has 80% efficiency at the egg for only $60 (used to be $50 :mad: ). Bbq, or others, might have some other PSU suggestions.
 
yeah my friend whos got a ds3 says that his nb runs hot and hes ocing it so he was going to get a hsf or something

but thanks for the warning i forgot to add that to the list lol
 
You could also pickup a fan for the HR-05 if silence isn't a big deal to you.
 
if you read above im ordering eveything from 1 place unless i can get a bulk of it for cheaper elsewhere...


and you gotta be shitten me... 6600 is sold out lol
 
tdktank59 said:
if you read above im ordering eveything from 1 place unless i can get a bulk of it for cheaper elsewhere...
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Thats nice. You asked what it was, and I showed you what it was. I didnt say buy it from performance-pc's. I gave you a link to what it was and where you could get it. And since thats where I got mine (since newegg's been out of stock for a while), I already had the link. Its not that hard to type "HR-05" in a newegg/google search field, is it? c'mon now, I know its the weekend, but you can still think on the weekends... even just a little bit. :rolleyes:
 
lol actually i just completely forgot to google it or w/e lol

ive kinda out of it...

and sorry for raggin on you.


anyways i hope that 6600 comes back in stock otherwise im lookin elsewhere for it lol...
 
The HR-05 is a pretty good NB cooler. In fact, I'm using it myself :)
 
tdktank59 said:
anyways i hope that 6600 comes back in stock otherwise im lookin elsewhere for it lol...
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elsewhere = zipzoomfly.com. i'd grab it while its in stock... but you seem like the waiting type, so i hope you don't have to wait too long.
 
lol ive gotta wait anyways... not for the in stockness but cause my parents wont let me buy it until next weekend lol
 
it all looks good but I would get a 4300 or a 6300-6400

save extra cash and get a nice HSF and a game or two to play... or a new keyboard or mouse..

OCing is they way
 
i want the 4mb l2 cache...

so i gotta either way for the 6600 to come back or wiat for the 6420 or 6320
 
its for ocing...

for the price to get the 6600 its worth it... if there 6320 would drop down below 150 i might look at it lol...

otherwise

same build as above...

I was maybe thinking to drop the psu down to a xclio 500w i think? i dont know how good its rated just heared its good...

and also thinking about going for a 7600 GT instead of the 8800 gts 320mb

so what are you guys thoughts on that?
 
sure it is...

but its not the main thing i would play games so its not like im trying to just go away from it lol...

i more or less am a programmer and i program php stuff and a few other things and render images in photoshop... id use maya unlimited but kinda cant... since this pos comp cant run it lol
 
well you are thinking of going from a fairly high end CURRENT-GEN card, to a mid range LAST-GEN card...i think you're going away from gaming quite a bit by doing that :(
 
The 500W Goodpower is a good budget PSU. Its made by CWT and has good cooling. You must use it in a well ventilated case. It will power your system fine, whether you go with the 8800GTS or the 7600GT.

The vidcard actually depends on the monitor you'll be using, the games you'll be playing, and the settings you'll be playing them at. If you only have a 17" monitor and only play CS at 1024x768, then don't bother with the 8800GTS, the 7600GT is all you'll need. If you want to play any DX10 games that will be coming out in the future at 1440x900/1600x1200/1680x1050 or larger, then you'll need at least an 8800GTS or similar, lol. Also, if you want high detail AA/AF, then you'll need the 640MB variant.
 
meh dont really know about that stuff or care right now lol...

ive got a 20.1" and i normaly play games on 1024x w/e it is or hihger depending on the game...

my desktop is 1680x1050
 
allright heres what ill be ordering in the next day or 2

GPU:
8800 GTS 320MB ~$279.99 w/ $20.00 MIR

HD:
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB 16MB Cache ~$69.99

PSU:
Corsair 520W ~$124.99 w/ $10.00 MIR

RAM:
G.SKILL 2GB DDR2 800 ~$149.99

MOBO:
GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 ~$115.99

CPU:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 ~$235.00

NB FAN:
Scythe 40mm ~$2.99

and if it ever comes into stock the thermalright ultra 120 along with the fan...

whats another cpu hs/fan that can get me to around 3.2+ ghz on the cpu?
 
You can reach 3.2Ghz stock cooling alone. But if you want an even better overlclock or just better cooling, then I recommend either the Arctic Cooler Freezer 7 Pro for $20 or the Scythe Ninja at $40. If you see the Arctic Freezer 7 Pro at any price higher than $20, then don't bother with that.
 
Either board would work fine, as long as the non-LT is revision A1. The ram should work fine on either board as well.
 
nvm

ended up talking to my firend and he said to get the 8800 GTS 640 instead so i droped to the 6320 on the ds3 and droped my psu to the xclio goodpower 500w (i heard good stuff about it) and yeah just placed the order about 10 mins ago
 
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