new build - input, please!

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Hey folks, i'm looking to put together a new build.

Q6600
intel DG33Tl board
8gb mushkin EM2-6400 5-5-5-18 (4x2gb)
corsair 620hx psu
antec p182 case
8800gt (hopefully with the new reference design cooler)

that's the gist of it.

i've heard that intel made boards are rock solid.
Anyone have any thoughts on that intel board?

How about issues with the 8800gt and that board in regards to physical fit?

Thanks!
 
I would get a different motherboard.. Abit or Asus with IP35.
Also what 8800GT?
You probably could get better ram too?

If you have XP, I recommend just using that for now until Vista stops being the new Windows ME.
 
I sure dont see vista turning into ME.
I dont have an OS at the moment, so Vista it is. using an alternate computer to type this.

I forgot to mention that i'm not really looking to overclock this at all. If i plan to OC later, i'll get an overclocking board. Or just throw the money at a better processor.

and i'm not sure which GT.

**edited a few times to clarify stuff**
 
Vista is not ME. I cringe every time I hear that statement--it's pure FUD. While Vista has had its share of rough spots (common for any 1-year-old Microsoft OS,) and while there may be less reasons to upgrade for most people than with past operating systems, Vista has matured greatly over the last year and has proved itself to be superior to XP when run on new hardware.

This is especially true when running 4 or more gigs of RAM, which call for using a 64-bit version of the OS. (Note that 32-bit windows will only see and utilize 4 gigs MINUS the sum of the component memory installed in your PC -- i.e. the memory in your video cards, leaving more than half of the RAM you plan to purchase unusuable.) Since XP-64 suffers from severe hardware and software compatibility issues (due to many reasons, but mainly because it was never released as a full-fledged, fully supported alternative to XP-32,) and since Vista x64 remedies many of these issues, Vista x64 is a far better choice for a home / gaming environment.

My one question to the OP would be why the 8 gigs? I can certainly understand price as a reason, as no one can be sure that 8 gigs will be as easily available in the future for under $200 as it has these past weeks. However, unless you do some serious image manipulation or video production work, or any other task that similarly places huge demands on memory (games do not count,) you will likely not see much of a performance improvement from 4 gigs.

Mark.
 
arg, cant believe i forgot to put in there that I will be sending away to MS Alternate Media department for the 64-bit disc of home premium.

I agree with your comments on vista.

I really only want 8bg because .... well, i want at least 4gb, as i know that 2gb gets used fully in some cases these days. It's only another ~$120 for the extra 4, and it's a cheap way to ensure i've got enough RAM for a few years. We've seen game installs go from ~5gb a little while ago to upwards of ~30gb these days. I can only assume that memory usage will remain on a similar scale. If 2gb is being maxed now by your OS and a game, 4gb is required imho. Next year, who knows how much RAM a game will want? More the merrier, imho ;)
 
I have found 2GB of ram will leave Vista hitting the page file pretty hard.

And I agree, skip on the intel board. You'll see better performance out of an abit or an asus or something like that.
 
sdlvx said:
I have found 2GB of ram will leave Vista hitting the page file pretty hard.

And I agree, skip on the intel board. You'll see better performance out of an abit or an asus or something like that.
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Even when I dont plan to overclock any time soon?
 
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