First Time Build - look okay?

Drum2

Drum2

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Hi, I've tried to read as much as I can and this is what I've come up with:

Case: Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS
Fans: Scythe S-FLEX 800RPM 120mm (x2)
PSU: Seasonic S12 430W
Motherboard: Gigabyte 965P DS4
CPU: Intel Core 2 DUO E6400
GPU: HIS ATI Radeon X1950 Pro
RAM: Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-5400C4 TwinX
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB
Wireless: Linksys WMP54G Wireless-G PCI
TV Card: Hauppauge WinTV Nova-T PCI
OS: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM

I have keyboard, mouse, monitor.

I don't intend to overclock (I know) and apart from the usual internet browsing etc. the main heavy usage for this PC will be the occasional game and running various sequencers (like Cubase). So it needs to be as quite as possible.

Does anything look wrong or out of place? Or have I forgotten something completely? I don't want to spend much more than the current total.

I'm most nervous about the software installation, rather than physically putting it together. So if anyone knows a good guide for what to do after it's built that'd be great. Unless it's as simple as putting in the XP CD and following on-screen instructions... I'm not sure.

Thanks for any advice!
 
Basically once you put in the XP CD all you need to do is follow the on screen instructions as you said. What your computer should do once you put the CD in and reboot is to "boot from the cd" and begin the installation process, first you will need to partition your HDD and format the partition to which you will install windows after that the computer will reboot and its a case of "follow the instructions on screen". If at any point you get stuck then please post back as there is always people on here willing and more than able to help.

Kiz

PS: I know you said you dont want to overclock, then perhaps you should go for the lower clocked processor, which is the E6300, and save yourself some money. Because then even in the long run you could clock your processor once you thought you were capable enough. Also you will not really notice much difference in everyday applications between the E6400 and E6300 unless you overclock either of them tbh. Believe me i had never overclocked before until I got this processor but its a sin to not overclock and the gigabyte board clocks very well, perhaps read up on it and if you feel confident then try it. The reason I'm saying this is because you have chosen some very good and expensive parts which will overclock very well....so it would be a sin NOT to! Just an opinion but its up to you :)
 
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I have overclocked once before, but that was from 133 to 166 so things have changed a bit since then :)

What put me off this time was that if you overclock, you'll need to cool more right? Which will lead to more noise? The mics I use are really sensitive, so if I can avoid extra noise I'd like to.

My thoughts on the 6400 were that for a fairly small price increase (£20-25) you got the next step up. But if it's not noticeable then I'll go with the 6300.
 
I've clocked my processor using only the stock fan and its fine, its only if you really want to reach speeds such as 3GHz plus that you really want to invest in a new cooler, apart from that it should be fine. The stock cooler will quite happily plod along at 2.5 GHz - 2.8 GHz without a problem I imagine which is a fair step up from its stock of 1.86 :D

Kiz
 
Thanks so much for the advice Kiz.
I have decided to get the 6300 and then if it all works when I put it together, perhaps OCing at some point.

Think I'll order tonight!
 
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