Spec check please...

tsj · 4 Mar 2007 at 15:17

EVGA nForce 680 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
OEM E6600 Core 2 Duo + Arctic Cooler 7 Pro
OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-6400 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK)

Antec P180 Advanced Super Midi Tower Case - No PSU (Black)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK)

I already have a spare 200gb SATA Drive... and a DVD-RW Drive.. GFX i will grab a cheap priced pci-E card until i can afford something a bit better

Can you guys tell me if I forgot anything... if i should change anything.

thanks

masslac · 4 Mar 2007 at 15:19

Looks fine to me.

For a budget card, consider the 7600GT or 1950PRO.

tsj · 4 Mar 2007 at 15:20

Can someone confirm that the psu is good the for the case because ive heard that the wires need to be a little longer because the psu is at the bottom.

Also will i be able to fit a 8800 gts/gtx in here soon?

Thanks

clocka · 4 Mar 2007 at 15:20

i'd change the cooler to either a titan vanessa-l or a tuniq tower 120.

other than that it looks nice. if your wanting a 8800gtx i'd get a 600w atx 2.2 rather than 520.

masslac · 4 Mar 2007 at 15:21

tsj said:
Can someone confirm that the psu is good the for the case because ive heard that the wires need to be a little longer because the psu is at the bottom.

Also will i be able to fit a 8800 gts/gtx in here soon?

Thanks

Yes, it's all fine.

tsj · 4 Mar 2007 at 15:21

masslac said:
Looks fine to me.

For a budget card, consider the 7600GT or 1950PRO.

Yeah mate... i was thinking of grabbing a used card from the MM for now. Will grab a better one in April/May

tsj · 4 Mar 2007 at 15:23

clocka said:
i'd change the cooler to either a titan vanessa-l or a tuniq tower 120.

other than that it looks nice. if your wanting a 8800gtx i'd get a 600w atx 2.2 rather than 520.

I'll probably go for the GTS for now. would that work with it? I'm a bit of a budget hehe

masslac · 4 Mar 2007 at 15:25

520W is more than fine for any of the 8800 series cards.

OP, the GTS is a superb card. You'll have no compatibility issues at all.

tsj · 4 Mar 2007 at 15:33

masslac said:
520W is more than fine for any of the 8800 series cards.

OP, the GTS is a superb card. You'll have no compatibility issues at all.

Ah sounds good then.

tsj · 4 Mar 2007 at 17:27

I've got my motherboard and OEM cpu now.

Any other reccomendations? before i order?

masslac · 4 Mar 2007 at 17:28

scythe ninja cooler maybe? they're fanless/silent at stock

clocka · 4 Mar 2007 at 17:29

just the cpu cooler to 1 of the 2 that i suggested.

tsj · 4 Mar 2007 at 17:29

masslac said:
scythe ninja cooler maybe? they're fanless/silent at stock

Ill check the price of em and consider it

what have u got running mate

clocka · 4 Mar 2007 at 17:34

nah, the ninja isnt as good as the ones i suggested. those are the best 2, the noctua is also good. those are the top 3 coolers.

tsj · 4 Mar 2007 at 17:42

hehe... ummm i dunno which to get now...

wht about the ram... is that good enough

masslac · 4 Mar 2007 at 19:05

clocka said:
nah, the ninja isnt as good as the ones i suggested.

uh, yes it is

tsj · 4 Mar 2007 at 19:20

After considering your posts I think I'm going to order the following:

Scythe Ninja B

Corsair HX 520W

OCZ 2GB Ram

And a Sub-£100 GFX card

masslac · 4 Mar 2007 at 19:22

Good choice. As previously stated, the 7600GT is great for the price.

tsj · 4 Mar 2007 at 19:23

masslac said:
Good choice. As previously stated, the 7600GT is great for the price.

Yeah I will probably go for a used GFX card.

tsj · 4 Mar 2007 at 19:45

I just looked on google and found that the Ninja does NOT fit in a 680i board