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faken

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Hey guys, just looking for some advice on my new build, and im not sure what to get for a few parts.

CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.00GHz (1333FSB)
Motherboard - Looking to spend ~£100, £120 ($240) max, any suggestions?
RAM - OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz ReaperX HPC Enhanced Bandwidth Edition Dual Channel DDR2
GFX - BFG GeForce GTX 260 OC 896MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)
HDD - Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB 10000RPM SATA-II 16MB Cache
Optical Drive - Samsung SH-S203P/RSMN 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer Lightscribe ReWriter
CPU Cooler - Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme CPU Cooler (Best fan for this? I use closed headphones so doesnt need to be silent. Also whats the difference between Arctic Silver Thermal Epoxy and Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound?)
Cases - Looking for something around £60 ($120) (Again not so bothered about how quiet it is, looking to oc a little bit so decent airflow pref) and will this fit the motherboard?
PSU - Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU

ANy help or comments are appreciated : )
 
You could save $200 by getting 1 of these drives HERE and have over 340gigs more space. These drives come very close to the performance of the raptor drives (Now I am not sure how they compare to the velociraptor drives)
 
mobo you'd probably want at least a P35, such as the gigabyte P35 DS3 series (L/R/P), ot you could consider a P45 mobo, such as the Asus P5Q series.

i forget what the difference between the epoxy and the compound is, but i'd say jsut get the thermal compound...

as for a case, you could consider a CM 590/690 or even a antec 900. cases are very much personal choice, so have a look at different manfacturers and decide, just try to get something with all 120mm fans...
 
Some mobo recommendations:
Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3L Intel P43 Motherboard - $96
MSI P45 Neo3-FR Intel P45 Motherboard - $114
Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3R Intel P45 Motherboard - $146
Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 Motherboard - $150
DFI Lanparty DK X38-T2R Intel X38 Motherboard - $185

Just to help you out: If you don't need RAID, more than 6 SATA ports and only need semi-decent overclocking, check out the DS3L. If you need 8 SATA ports, RAID, 4 PCI slots, and legacy ports, then get the Neo3-Fr. If you don't need more than 6 SATA ports but want RAID, firewire, a second PCI-E x16 port, a second Gigabite port, support for 16GB of RAM, optional eSATA, and high overclocks, then get the DS3R. If you need 8 SATAs and like the DS3R but don't need support for , get the Asus P5Q Pro. If you want Crossfire with full x16/x16 bandwidth, get the Lanparty DK X38.
 
thanks for the awesome reply Danny :D

can i just say you missed a little bit in between here, id be interested to hear what the difference was:

If you need 8 SATAs and like the DS3R but don't need support for < >, get the Asus P5Q Pro.

To be honest i am looking at the P5Q, the only thing im worried about now is the incompatibility issues ive heard they have with WD Raptor HDDs, and whether i can fit a Thermalright Ultra-120 on there.
 
faken said:
thanks for the awesome reply Danny :D

can i just say you missed a little bit in between here, id be interested to hear what the difference was:

If you need 8 SATAs and like the DS3R but don't need support for < >, get the Asus P5Q Pro.

To be honest i am looking at the P5Q, the only thing im worried about now is the incompatibility issues ive heard they have with WD Raptor HDDs, and whether i can fit a Thermalright Ultra-120 on there.
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<support for 16GB of RAM.> AFAIK, the incompatibility is with the P5Q3 Deluxe model, not the Pro model.

You might want to ditch the TRUE 120. There other HSF that perform on par with the TRUE 120 yet are significantly cheaper:
Xigmatek HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle HSF - $37
ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 120mm HSF - $50
Thermalright Ultima-90 HSF - $46 & Panaflo FBA09A12M 92mm Fan - $3
Noctua NH-U12P HSF - $60
 
If the Xigmatek HDT-S1283 or S1284 is cheaper for you over there, get that instead of the TRUE120.
 
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