My first build (conroe)

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Well I have been meaning to do this for a while now, but now I have placed myself in a position were I have no choice. I have been saving up, and sold off my old system for a pretty good price. I want to build a system around conroe, as I would guess they would be best vlaue for money at the moment. I have saved up about 700 quid, though I would prefer to spend more around 650 quid. I already have a decent monitor and optical drives.

CPU: Either the E6600 £252.57, or if I really have to the E6400 £182.07.

Mobo: I'm really confused at what mobos support conroe, and what would be right for me. Right now I'm looking at the ASUS P5B £129.19.

GPU: X1800XT £160.92 I want something that can play most games at mid-high setting until some decent Dx10 cards come out.

RAM: Not really sure what is the best value for money. G.skill looks interesting.

Case: Either the Lian-Li PC-7Plus, Lian-Li 60Plus, or the Eclipse 62 (does it come with stock fans)

PSU: Really have no idea at all

CPU cooling: Zalman CNPS9500-AT £34.02 Looks good, is it?

I want to get a CPU that will last me awhile, as I don't see myself replacing any major parts, other than the GPU, anything less than every 1-3 years. I also want to give some light overclocking shot, so cooling and mobo would be an issue, I would guess.

Thanks for taking an interest.
 
CP-127-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6400 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.13GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-127-IN) 1
£154.95 £154.95
MB-061-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI) 1
£94.95 £94.95
MY-014-GS G.Skill 2GB DDR2 NR PC2-6400 (2x1GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit (F2-6400PHU2-2GBNR) (MY-014-GS) 1
£105.95 £105.95
GX-044-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO) 1
£136.95 £136.95
CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN) 1
£65.95 £65.95
HS-020-ZA Zalman CNPS9500-AT Aero Flower (Socket 775) CPU Cooler (HS-020-ZA) 1
£28.95 £28.95
Subtotal £587.70
VAT £102.85
Total £690.55

Don't you need a hard drive or have you got that?
 
Wow, that was quick. Yeah, I have a Hard Drive that I am planning to use. Is the cooling and stock PSU of the Antec Sonata II good enough for what I need?
 
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