Hi guys, this is my first ever build, and so far I've come to the following. Feel free to criticise and improve, thanks a lot.
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.16GHz (1333FSB)
-as opposed to a quad core (i don't do any 3d rendering/video, just games)
Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Black Dragon DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GB22GB8500C5DC)
-good quality ram?
Force3D ATI Radeon HD 4870 "Black Edition" 512MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express)
-power of 4870 with cooling & noise of an AC TT? (+warranty)
Seasonic S12 Energy+ 550/650 OR Enermax Modu82+ 625W??
-have heard these are good PSUs + quiet
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST3500320AS)
-have heard it's a nice quiet HDD
Pioneer DVR-216DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
-again, have heard is a good drive, nice and quiet
Antec P182 Super Midi Tower Case - No PSU (Gun Metal Black)
Scythe S-FLEX 800RPM Ultra Quiet 120mm Fan - 3/4 pin
-not sure how many of these i would need..
Logitech X-140 2.0 Speaker System
I'm a complete novice to PC hardware, so I've tried to give my reasons for choices in italics. As you can see noise is very important to me, it doesn't have to be silent, just very quiet
I'd also like the PC to be good for games for a few years to come. I'm thinking of using either a 17 or 19 inch LCD for this. Is 1440x900 res. as well supported for games as 1280x1024? (I have no idea whether 19in is too big for above setup, or could i go bigger?)
Thanks for your help,
Al
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.16GHz (1333FSB)
-as opposed to a quad core (i don't do any 3d rendering/video, just games)
Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Black Dragon DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GB22GB8500C5DC)
-good quality ram?
Force3D ATI Radeon HD 4870 "Black Edition" 512MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express)
-power of 4870 with cooling & noise of an AC TT? (+warranty)
Seasonic S12 Energy+ 550/650 OR Enermax Modu82+ 625W??
-have heard these are good PSUs + quiet
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST3500320AS)
-have heard it's a nice quiet HDD
Pioneer DVR-216DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
-again, have heard is a good drive, nice and quiet
Antec P182 Super Midi Tower Case - No PSU (Gun Metal Black)
Scythe S-FLEX 800RPM Ultra Quiet 120mm Fan - 3/4 pin
-not sure how many of these i would need..
Logitech X-140 2.0 Speaker System
I'm a complete novice to PC hardware, so I've tried to give my reasons for choices in italics. As you can see noise is very important to me, it doesn't have to be silent, just very quiet
I'd also like the PC to be good for games for a few years to come. I'm thinking of using either a 17 or 19 inch LCD for this. Is 1440x900 res. as well supported for games as 1280x1024? (I have no idea whether 19in is too big for above setup, or could i go bigger?)Thanks for your help,
Al
