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Old 12-01-2008, 09:51 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Default Re: help on new build plz=)

Do you live in Sweden and are you ordering over seas? If you are, remember you'll be paying custom fees as far as I'm concerned!

Here's my opinion on your build:
(remember it's only an opinion)

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Thermaltake CL-G0102 VGA Cooler - Retail
Don't need this unless your EVGA 8800 GTS 512mb is overheating/noisy. Do you intend to overclock your video card? Else, I'd wait.

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Western Digital Caviar SE WD5000AAJS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
I have a preference for Seagate's 7200.11 model since it has 32MB cache compared to Western Digital 8MB cache, but I don't think it's worth the extra 20$+. Perhaps you can price match it from somewhere else? Does Newegg have that option?

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EVGA 512-P3-N841-A3 GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Great card and has been getting kick-ass reviews.

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Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
In my opinion, you do not need this. The ZALMAN CNPS9500 already comes with its own thermal compound, which is already great. I bought the CNPS9500 for my mom's PC and it's definitely a solid product.

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Thermaltake CL-R0026 Aluminum Heatsinks only - Retail
I honestly don't think this is necessary. Like I said before, if it seems to be overheating, you can buy these, but otherwise, it's a waste of money.

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OCZ Gold 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2G8004GK - Retail
Why not the platinum edition? Is it because of the higher voltage? The platinum edition has tighter timings and is the same price (even less if you consider the mail-in-rebate).

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ABIT IP35 Pro LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
I'm not familiar with ABIT products. Verify that its memory slot can take 2.0V+ before ordering, else you might end up not being able to boot

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MASSCOOL FD08025S1M4 80mm Case Fan - Retail
Again, I don't think you need this. Plus, it's quite a noisy fan (28dBA). Your Thermaltake Armor already comes with 4 fans included (I think), I doubt you need more cooling, apart from the Heatsink...

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Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
I know the VA8000BWS is on special this week, but I'd check to see the difference in performance (cooling) between this one and the VA80003BWS which has a 25CM fan included. It does cost a bit more, but what's the performance/price ratio?

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and whats the Q6600 compared to Q6600 G0?
The difference, from what I read, from the Q6600 B3 and the Q6600 G0 is their power consumption.

B3 = 105W
G0 = 95W

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Now my questions are is there anything i should change?
I have a preference for the newer chipset X38, such as the ASUS Maximus Formula for instance, although it's around 70$ more.

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And should i change my mobo to one which supports SLI incase in the future i want better performance?
I have crossfire but I doubt it's ever going to be of any use, unless I intend to get extremely high resolution gaming (Do you intend to play games on a higher resolution than 1600x1200? I doubt it!). By the time you want to upgrade your video card, there'll be plenty of new ones on the market

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and whats OEM, 2 of my products have that next to there name.
Google is your friend!
Original equipment manufacturer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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I dont have a monitor picked out, i dont know anything about them. but any help on thaty would be heklpful thanks:
I still have my old CRT! As far as LCD go, check the response time (lower the better, 2ms is the best on the market afaik), since last thing you want is ghosting while playing. Of course, higher contrast and brightness is always better!

Hope this helps you!
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