Check the spec please - comments welcome

[charlieg]

hi,

First time build for me this decade (been a laptop user), please post comments and suggestions as i'm very rusty, will be running vista 64 and mainly use the PC for spread betting and games (FPS) - prob not going to OC at least at first.

Will be purchasing at the beginning of Feb

Microsoft Reclusa Advanced Gaming Keyboard - Black (9VU-00004)

Abit IP35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.00GHz (1333FSB) - Retail

BFG GeForce 8800 GTS OC 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail

Pioneer DVR-115DBK 20x DVD±RW IDE Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM

OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Reaper HPC Enhanced Bandwidth Edition Dual Channel DDR2 (OCZ2RPR800C44GK)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST3500320AS)

Coolermaster CM-690 Dominator - Black (No PSU)

OCZ GameXStream 600w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply

Logitech X-240 2.1 Speaker System

Belkin F5D7001UK 125Mbps Wireless Desktop PCI Network Adapter

Cheers

 

[GregI]

I would change mobo to a gigabyte board and psu to a corsair hx. For graphics(and price) i like the 3870,

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-089-HT

Any reason why you went for a Coolermaster CM-690 Dominator?

 

[chrispystix]

Or have a look at the GT card

 

[charlieg]

thanks for the comments i'll take a look,

which gigabyte mobo do you recommend?

About the case, it seemed not to flash and had good reviews