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9Ten
04-09-2007, 07:36 PM
I have recently acquired some funds for a whole new systems. I have been a forum lurker for about 6 months now. I would like some opinions on my new PC that I'm hoping to use for games like WoW, WC3, and maybe CS:S/DoD:S

Pioneer 18X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model DVR-212DBK - OEM 34.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16827129009

LIAN LI PC-7B plus II Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail 79.99 (Instant Saving 30 deducted already)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811112099

2x Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM 169.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822148140

EVGA 256-P2-N624-AR GeForce 7900GS 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 KO Video Card - Retail 154.99 (15 MIR not included)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814130056

CHAINTECH AV-710 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail 21.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16829120103

CORSAIR CMPSU-620HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 620W Power Supply - Retail 169.99 (20 Instant Saving Deducted, 20 MIR not included)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817139002

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM 5.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16835100007

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ - Retail 179.99 (Instant Saving 30 deducted)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820231065

GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 (rev. 1.3) LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail 109.99 (Instant Saving 20 deducted)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813128042

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe 1.86GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6300 - Retail 181.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819115005

Total Shipping+Handling 1221.22
Budget total is around 1200-1300

Missing Tuniq Tower or Possible TR Ultra-120 with a Panaflo fan (not sure if it'll fit with this case)

Uses: I am currently playing WoW, CS:S, DoD:S, and WC3. I currently have a Samsung 204B Monitor that I would be using with this system. My goal is to hit 3.3-3.8ghz. I want to be able to play all these games on 1600x1200 (monitor's native res) on max or almost all max. Also, I wasn't sure on the Gigabyte DS3 board....or should I go for a Biostar T-force? This'll be my first time to OC so I don't want to break the board hehe...Thanks for all your opinions
AzraelDarkangel
04-09-2007, 07:47 PM
Looking good so far, I have that exact case with window. Nice case but I think it's a little boring so I'm getting an Ultra Aluminus and doing alot of mods to it. For heatsink you might want to wait for the new Thermalright's (Ultima-90 and Ultra-120 Plus/Extreme) which will be out soon, they are better than the Tuniq and not so massive. Everything looks pretty good, nice choice for ram, good performance for the price. I can't give you advice on budget Intel motherboards, I'm going AMD myself.
perkam
04-10-2007, 06:33 AM
Excellent Rig..except that I saw that you can afford about $70 more before you exceed your budget...so I'd recommend this for vid card:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130074 ... its closer to GTX performance, while the 7900GS will be beaten by the 8600GTS this spring, the 7950GT will not.

Perkam
Nazu
04-10-2007, 10:41 AM
Excellent Rig..except that I saw that you can afford about $70 more before you exceed your budget...so I'd recommend this for vid card:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130074 ... its closer to GTX performance, while the 7900GS will be beaten by the 8600GTS this spring, the 7950GT will not.

Perkam
You can get a X1950XT (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102067) at the same price and it's faster. Otherwise your build looks good.
justin_c
04-10-2007, 11:16 AM
the seagate 320 drives are a bit expensive? over here in canada (ncix.com), they retail all the time for 109 or 99 canadian.

:thumbsup:
9Ten
04-10-2007, 01:20 PM
the seagate 320 drives are a bit expensive? over here in canada (ncix.com), they retail all the time for 109 or 99 canadian.

:thumbsup:

Oh that's because I am getting 2 of them. Another question for you guys also, should I go ahead and put those drive in a Raid 0? Not quite sure how to..but I'll be reading more about that tonight. Back to studying/work. Thanks again!
justin_c
04-10-2007, 05:02 PM
oh sorry, thought that was the price for one. silly me.

yeah raid-0 is striping (with one p). use the intel manager when you boot up to configure.
serialk11r
04-10-2007, 05:20 PM
Dump the AS5, get the MX-1... There is a thread about thermal pastes, AS5 and ASC are equal, and MX-1, some shin etsu thing, and liquid metal are quite a bit better. Arctic Cooling MX-1 happens to be cheaper as well.
My 7900GS is SCARY, so I love it, but...
PotGoblin
04-10-2007, 08:56 PM
you can get that corsair hx 620 for $25 cheaper at ZipZoomFly.com with free shipping
Hicks
04-11-2007, 07:09 AM
You can get a X1950XT (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102067) at the same price and it's faster. Otherwise your build looks good.

Agreed on X1950.
Istasi
04-11-2007, 04:25 PM
Any reason you're getting the 1.3 rev of the DS3? Isn't the 3.3 a better clocker (and probably what you'll receive if you order the non-1.3 from the Egg.)
9Ten
04-12-2007, 01:57 PM
I was able to stretch the budget a little more than what I had planned. I think I'll wait for the DFI Infinity 965-P Board to be on stock and also wait for the new ATI Midrange cards (x2900 series?) coming out this month. Just waiting for another month or so (need 2 more paychecks ^_^). I should be getting around 1400 with tax and shipping so I think I'll be good. Thanks a lot for all of your opinions.