Please spec check my first build

mooseXL

mooseXL

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Hi all, Im planning on building my fist PC rather than buying a full system as it is somthing that I have wanted to do for sometime. I already have a 17" monitor which Im not planning on upgrading atm and I do not need a keyboard or a mouse.


Intel Core 2 Duo E2160 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.80GHz (800FSB) - £52.86

OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK) - £52.86

Zalman CNPS9700-LED CPU Cooler -£39.94

BFG GeForce 8800 GTS OC 320MB GDDR3 - £193.86

Samsung SH-182MRSMN 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer Lightscribe ReWriter - £21.14

Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU - £93.99

Gigabyte GA_P35C_DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard - £82.24

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620A ATA-100 16MB Cache - OEM £42.29

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio 7.1 Sound Card - OEM (PCI-Express) - £30.54

Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - £70.49

Total : £695.42

I am planning to OC but I am undecided on some components,
- Is a 620*** PSU overkill, could I get away with a 520wat?
- Is it worth spending an extra £10 on Crucial Ballistix 2GB 800MHz?
- Are there any better cooling cases for a similar or lower price (Im not bothered by how it looks).
- I have a GeForce 7900GS in my current rig and Im thinking of using this in the new build and getting a 8900 when they are released.

Thanks for your help!
 
mooseXL said:
- Is a 620*** PSU overkill, could I get away with a 520wat?
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Yes, get the HX520W, as the HX620 is an overkill for your system.

mooseXL said:
- Is it worth spending an extra £10 on Crucial Ballistix 2GB 800MHz?
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If you are into heavy overclocking, possibly, but the OCZ stuff isn't bad at clocking from what I've read up on.

mooseXL said:
- Are there any better cooling cases for a similar or lower price (Im not bothered by how it looks).
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Not sure on that one.

mooseXL said:
- I have a GeForce 7900GS in my current rig and Im thinking of using this in the new build and getting a 8900 when they are released.
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They will not be out until Q1, *maybe* Q2 next year if you can hold out for that long. But I can't see a problem with buying the 8800 GTS now and selling it at a later point to upgrade to a better card :)

Rest of the system looks great.
 
Just to echo flibby, a great build there.

No need to run the RAM faster than 6400, as if it is sync with your FSB that will be a great overclock. I have the OCZ, it is at a decent price and looks nice bit it isn't the greatest clocking RAM. Still, fine for the money, and as I say you probably won't need (or want) to overclock the RAM.

You could drop to a 520W PSU, and get an 8800 GTS 640MB. The RAM helps when you wack up the AA in games :)
 
Hi, thanks for your reply but i have a couple more Qs;

- If I was to strecth my budget and get a 8800 GTX would the 520*** PSU still be OK?
- Ive just noticed that the Tuniq Tower is in stock, is this better than the Zalman 9700 cooler?
 
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