Help On New Build Plz

[the oracle]

Hello, well for x mas i got loads of money around 1900 and i want to spend every penny on a computer.

now im not experienced but im planning on building my own ( ordering all my parts from newegg)

here is what i have so far,

Thermaltake CL-G0102 VGA Cooler - Retail

LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model LH-20A1L-05 - OEM

Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail

Western Digital Caviar SE WD5000AAJS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

EVGA 512-P3-N841-A3 GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI ATX12V 700W Power Supply - Retail

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM

OCZ Gold 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2G8004GK - Retail

ABIT IP35 Pro LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail

Thermaltake CL-R0026 Aluminum Heatsinks only - Retail

MASSCOOL FD08025S1M4 80mm Case Fan - Retail

ZALMAN CNPS9500 AT 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink - Retail

Total 1433 dollars, WITHOUT SCREEN

Now my questions are is there anything i should change?

and whats OEM, 2 of my products have that next to there name.

And should i change my mobo to one which supports SLI incase in the future i want better performance?

and whats the Q6600 compared to Q6600 G0?

I dont have a monitor picked out, i dont know anything about them. but any help on thaty would be heklpful thanks:

any help will be appreaciated.

and sorry for the spellin, me be swedish
lol

[Corbs]

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)

Originally Posted by the oracle

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.

Originally Posted by the oracle

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?

Originally Posted by the oracle

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.

Originally Posted by the oracle

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.

Originally Posted by the oracle

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.

Originally Posted by the oracle

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).

Originally Posted by the oracle

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

Originally Posted by the oracle

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...

Originally Posted by the oracle

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?

Originally Posted by the oracle

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

Originally Posted by the oracle

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.

Originally Posted by the oracle

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

Originally Posted by the oracle

and whats OEM, 2 of my products have that next to there name.

Google is your friend!
Original equipment manufacturer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Originally Posted by the oracle

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!

[D0gSoldi3r]

Yeah you could save cash by not getting the water cool gear, watercooling is just showing off in my opinion, Just get yourself a custom fan for a fraction of the price. Plus most of these custom jobs come with "thermal compound" so i don't see the need on buying extra.

[Corbs]

In my opinion, water cooling isn't as useful as it used to be since processors do not heat as much as they used to. You can hit under 30C on idle with a good enough heatsink, and under 60C on loads. Also, I'm taking into consideration that your processor might be overclocked.

As for additional fans, I don't think it's worth it since the case already comes with enough (hence the price...). As I said, if you see your processor/video card/memory is heating, then perhaps you can buy more cooling afterwards, but I'd definitely wait and see.