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Baztor330

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Hello all I am just looking for an evaluation of the rig I have put together for myself. Any criticism and suggestions are recommended as I am very inexperienced at this. My goal in making this system is to have a powerful machine capable of playing cutting edge games (Think Crysis) for an affordable price. Here is a complete link list to all the parts.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103771
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822144701
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130071
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703005
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119103
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131011
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145015

Mostly I am uncertain as to if the motherboard is a logical choice for this rig. Also I chose the case because I read that it was designed with the 8800GTS in mind. But it is quite likely my inexperience is causing me to be $250 for a case I dont need. I dont really care how it looks, I am focusing more on power and affordability. I am looking to not go too much over $1600. I appreciate any assistance in this.
 
Did you specifically choose AMD or are you open to Intel as well? If you are building a gaming rig, or anything out of which you want performance , The Intel Core 2 Duo chips are the much better way to go.

I'm no "fan" one way or the other, Intel just has much better performance and still good prices right now

And for $1600 you could build a pretty killer system. Check out this system I put together real quick at newegg:
https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersio...stTitle=Excellent+system+for+less+than+$1,600

EDIT (In case ya'll don't want to click through to see the setup):

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600 - Retail

DFI INFINITY P965-S LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ - Retail

EVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail

2x - HITACHI Deskstar T7K500 HDT725032VLA360 (0A33435) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

SILVERSTONE OP650 ATX12V / EPS12V 650W Power Supply - Retail

COOLER MASTER CM Stacker STC-T01-UW Black/ Silver Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail

SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write, LightScribe Technology Black SATA Model SH-S183L - OEM

Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme CPU Cooler - Retail


That system would be very awesome at stock and would overclock VERY well
 
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I couldn't agree more. That is indeed a very killer setup. You could even pick up an E6420 over the E6600 if you wanted to save some more cash. They are essentially the same CPU except the E6600 has a 9x multi where as the E6420 has 8x.
 
To answer your question no I did not pick amd specifically, more out of ignorance :p I will probably just buy the rig you recommended as its put together much more intelligently than mine. Also, what fan would you recommend purchasing to go with the heat sink? Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it.
 
Baztor330 said:
To answer your question no I did not pick amd specifically, more out of ignorance :p I will probably just buy the rig you recommended as its put together much more intelligently than mine. Also, what fan would you recommend purchasing to go with the heat sink? Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it.
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I would say a good option, staying with fans available from Newegg, is the Scythe SFLEX SFF21F. But they are a bit pricey from Newegg.

You could probably find it a few bucks cheaper elsewhere (around $14-$15)
 
Denbob99 said:
Something big and blowy :p Is noise an issue for you?

If it is: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835226013
or if it is and you're on a tighter budget: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835129246
If it isn't: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835705004
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I wouldn't recommend the SilenX fan. I had some and they push a decent amount of air, but because of the blade design, they are MORE noisy than the SFLEX when they are up against a heatsink. (Or in my case it was a Black ice Pro radiator) And there's much better fans for the price
 
I would like to shave the cost down a tad so right now Im on the fence between these two cpus
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115003
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115016

If there is a neglible difference between the two I would like to go with the cheaper one. Also the memory sticks you recommended are much more expensive than the corsair ones. Do you think you could explain a bit to me in what ways they are superior? And if the difference is minor I would probably prefer to go with the cheaper option.
 
Baztor330 said:
I would like to shave the cost down a tad so right now Im on the fence between these two cpus
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115003
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115016

If there is a neglible difference between the two I would like to go with the cheaper one. Also the memory sticks you recommended are much more expensive than the corsair ones. Do you think you could explain a bit to me in what ways they are superior? And if the difference is minor I would probably prefer to go with the cheaper option.
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The RAM that I picked will overclock very well (should be like 500Mhz+) But I guess if you go with the E6600 you could go with any DDR2-800 RAM as it won't require a high FSB to overclock it. If you get the E6420 and want to hit 3.4-3.6, you will want RAM that will do 425Mhz-450Mhz. That Corsair RAM is only rated for 333Mhz.

EDIT: oh and as for the difference between the E6600 and E6420... You will probably see a little higher overclocks with the E6600. But if you compared both of them at the same clock speed they should be identical.
 
I think which proc. you go for depends on how interested you are in OCing. I personally would go for the E6600, which has a proven track record OCing, and will run stock a good deal faster. The E6400 is the budget choice for a lot of OCer's, but my opinion is, it only hurts once to purchase quality. It hurts a lot longer wishin' you had.
 
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