Home Studio Parts Lineup - Your View?

Pursuant to my recent thread about Intel or AMD, I've concluded that Core 2 Duo is the way to go. I've got a lineup of parts picked out (largely thanks to splat and his Overclocking Buyer's Guide). Trying to be relatively cost-conscientious here, but willing to splurge where it makes the difference. Thanks for any input.

Case:
Rosewill R6426-P BK ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$17.99

Power Supply:
SPARKLE ATX-400PA ATX12V Ver2.01 400Watts Power Supply
$69.99
(Trying to save a little money here with the cheaper supply, but being a C2D that will hopefully see a decent OC, I'll buck up the additional $40 if need be)

Hard Drive:
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
$169.99
(A fast drive is a must for this PC, as well as high capacity. I'm quite miffed I missed out on the 7200.10 drive for $139.99 in case you were curious...)

Video Card:
eVGA GeForce 7600GS 256MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card
$104.99

HSF:
Scythe SCNJ-1100P 120mm CPU Cooling Fan
$39.99

CPU:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Processor
$195.00

Motherboard:
ASUS P5W DH DELUXE/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel 975X ATX Intel Motherboard
$224.99
(I chose this motherboard over the cheaper AW9D because I didn't like the idea of only having 1 available PCI slot vs. the 3 on the Asus)

RAM:
TeamGroup 2 Gb Kit (2x1Gb) Dark 4-4-4-12 800Mhz
$265
(Again, trying to save a little money here, but if you guys don't think it will handle the high FSB required to OC the E6300 I'll buck up the extra dough for the guide recommended TXDD2048M800HC4DC)

Well, that's all the core stuff. I'm ready to buy now, so anything that's "coming out next month" is out of the question. I just wanted to run it past the brilliant minds here at OCF before I commit. Thanks!

Everything looks pretty good

If you are really looking for a fast harddrive, but still trying to stay in the same price range, you might consider two of these:

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 (Perpendicular Recording) ST3250620AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
2x $79.99 = $159.98

Then run them in RAID0. These drives are faster than the 7200.9's ...and running them in RAID0 will greatly increase your throughput. So you get the same capacity as that 7200.9 but a lot more speed.



If it is possible, budget wise, you might consider the E6400 just to be sure you get the most out of the motherboard's overclocking.

Otherwise, looks fine!

I like the idea of using two 7200.10 drives, but at the same time I'm wary. I'll have to give that one a bit more thought I suppose. Thanks for the reply!

You said home studio. What kind of studio is this? what will you be doing?

Sorry, I guess I should have been more specific. This computer is inted as a primary component in a home music studio.

If for a studio I would cut that and just go with a mac. But then again thats what I would do, but everything you have listed will be good

I'm not sure exactly which IC's those TeamGroup sticks have on them. I know for a fact that the other ones have the D9's which will reach 500mhz or more, which is needed to get a good OC on the e6300 because of it's low multiplier. Another option would be to upgrade to the e6400 and cheaper ram, most quality ddr2-800 sticks will take you to 450mhz at least, like the Geils or the G.Skills.

I believe the IC's are Promos