$1300 new PC what to get?

[Greenberg]

Processor
Core 2 Quad Q6600 $280

Motherboard
Abit IP35 Pro $185 should I go with an ASUS mobo?

Memory
Corsair XMS2 DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM (2 x 1GB) $70

Graphics
EVGA 512-P3-N802-A1 GeForce 8800GT $290

Storage
Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB $100

Power supply
600W $80 What too get?

Hey guys I need this PC mostly for work and downloading. Going put XP on it and bunch off office appz. What would you guys recommend???

[Chewbenator]

Power supply I would suggest a Corsair.

I would recommend a Seagate over WD because Seagate has a 5 year warranty and has 32mb cache 500GB hard drives.

Btw, what part of the world are you in? For prices and such.

If it is just for work and dling why do you need a 8800gt?

[tbone8ty]

good choices.


get an after market cooler for the q6600 so u can OC it as these babies fly when overclocked.

not sure on the mobo both companies are good. id maybe go with the asus mobo. more support and also probably i am biased since i have an asus board and it has been great.

get an aftermarket cooler for the 8800gt. zalman vf900 is a good choice or go with the 256 model because it has an updated cooler(larger fan and updated bios fan settings)

as for psu there are many good choices

i was looking for a new psu also and thought these 2 would be good choices for your price range.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817194003

and

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817812002

what about the case?

i would recommend a cooler master 690.

i have a coolermaster centruion 532. it has been good to me and plenty of room and very professional looking.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119094

[Greenberg]

I just presumed what it would cost about searching around Google, I live in Moscow.

What motherboard should I get maybe some other brand??

I will get that other HD instead with 32Mb cache

[user0ne]

Hi, my original plan of a q6600 changed when the box showed up with SL9UM, so I went with an E6750 instead, although I know g0's are easy to find. I decided to wait for the 45nm quads, new chipsets come out/mature, and DDR3 prices to come down to build "the" final system for 2-3 years. Ill keep my power supply, raptor, and pick up a second 8800gts 512 by that time for the "future proofing"

In the meantime my build went:

C2D E6750 189.00$
Abit IP35-Pro 179.99$
G.Skill 2x 2GB 1000MHz DDR2 (PC2-8000 129.99$
EVGA 8800gts 512 (G92) 359.99$
Clear Raptor 150 gb 174.99$
PC Power & Cooling 750 silencer (blk) 169.00$
Lite on 20x SATA DVDR 34.99$

all thats left for now is a water block for the new gts

great forum here, plenty of information and user reviews

[RAW-Raptor22]

Id go for the $75 Crucial Ballistix Tracer at Newegg if it was me. Micron D9s FTW.

And for PSU I'd recommend SeaSonic, but that might be out of your range.

[dogsx2]

Id go for the $75 Crucial Ballistix Tracer at Newegg if it was me. Micron D9s FTW.

And for PSU I'd recommend SeaSonic, but that might be out of your range.

I live in Moscow

is what he said.

[tbone8ty]

good luck, looks like a killer build.

stay warm in moscow!

[Greenberg]

Im gona go with something like this what ever they have in stock

19" Samsung SyncMaster 961BW Ergonomic Formula (Model Code: LS19PFWDFV/EDC)
C2D E6750
Abit IP35-Pro
Seagate 32mb cache 500GB
G.Skill 2x 2GB 1000MHz DDR2 (PC2-8000)
EVGA 8800gts 512
Lite on 20x SATA DVDR
600W PSU PC power & cooling/Antec/OCZ/Corsair/ThermalTake
Logitech Wave Keyboard™
logitech MX™400 Performance Laser Mouse
card-reader 9-1

and some cheap black case $50

[zanzabar]

if u got a 3870 u would be down about 5% in fps but u could get xfire later and u would be able to get a bigger monitor

[Greenberg]

From the place I order my hardware he cant get Abit... What other mobo should I get instead?

[Greenberg]

what ASUS mobo should I get?

[radekkacz07]

get a seasonic psu and a seagate HD