New PC Build - Spec Check plz

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Hello, im building a new computer to play games etc and have decided on this for a system, can you guys check that this is ok? compatible etc

BFG GeForce 8800 GT OC2 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)

Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case

Maxtor Diamondmax 20 160GB SATA-II 2MB Cache - OEM (STM3160215AS)

Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 "LGA775 Conroe" 3.00GHz (1333FSB) - Retail

Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-620HXUK)

Western Digital WDSC50RCW Secure Connect Serial ATA Cable

OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5 Dual Channel Vista Gold Series DDR2 (OCZ2G8004GK)

Akasa AK-961 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775)

OcUK Value 7.1 Digital Sound Card - Retail

LG GSA-H55NBRL 20x DVD±RW IDE Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - Retail

Thanks!! :D
 
is that an internal maxtor hard drive? Id stay away from maxtor, they are unreliable and definitly the worst manafacturer. Furthermore 2mb cache is very low .

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OO bloody hell your everywhere billy lol.
 
is this a better option for practically the same price?

Hitachi Deskstar 7K160 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0Y30006)

I think the whole system will cost about around £800 - £900
 
It strikes me as an unbalanced rig. You're spending too much in some areas and too little in others. Will you be overclocking? Why do you include such a poor sound card? It'd certainly be no better than the on-board sound.
 
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just wondering why the change in graphics card and motherboard? would the motherboard still give me the option to upgrade in the future?
 
Yes, they're based on the same P35 chipset. Both will take 45nm CPUs in the future. This one just costs less and has given people fewer issues. I changed the graphics card because it's a tiny bit cheaper. Fee free to get the BFG. I included a hard disk that should be about 50% faster than the one you'd included. The PSU is a better match for the hardware. The quad core CPU should be better for games that take advantage of multiple cores as many are starting to do. Since you're not overclocking an aftermarket CPU cooler is unnecessary. The SATA cables you included are never necessary since the motherboard should come with all the necessary data cables. The DVD drives should give identical performance but IDE cables are huge and nasty. SATA is the way ahead.

EDIT: If you want hardware accelerated sound you should get an XtremeMusic. Rumor has it that Creative finally fixed the 4 GiB RAM problem with the drivers.
 
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In case people cant see the image heres the set up:

Abit IP35-E (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5 Dual Channel Vista Gold Series DDR2 (OCZ2G8004GK)

BFG GeForce 8800 GT OC2 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail

Samsung SH-S203D 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ATA-100 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3250620A)

Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK)

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail

Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case
 
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not overclocking, maybe in the future when i know how to lol any suggestions on a different case, heard its a pain in the a** to set up
 
Looks great. The P182 would be a great choice. It's a good cooler and it has sime if the best cable management available. It's what I'd get if I were you. :)
 
uknowist said:
also a friend of mine suggested i get a cpu cooler, any suggestions lol, this is the last thing, i've had enough looking for stuff!

thanks again, appreciate it
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If you're not overclocking it certainly isn't necessary. If you feel the need to get one anyway the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro is a good choice for quiet cooling at stock speeds.
 
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