Scylla
07-19-2007, 02:47 PM
First off, I'd like to thank Rob and crew for having such an awesome board for us poor 'noobs' to come to. While I'm not a complete neophyte, the last time I went to a board to hear build opinions from my peers, it ended up being a disappointing and ultimately noneducational experience. However, from my lurking time here, I've seen nothing but support and patience, and that's a very good thing!
Now down to the questions. My old computer abruptly died a few nights ago, and I've been hunting down components for a good gaming rig. I was pleased to see that most the components I selected appear to be in wide gaming use today, but I'm still new to the scene, and worry about plugging in and having the whole thing blow up.
So if anyone has any recommendations or comments(Hey, that's not compatible!) on this rig, please feel free to let me know. My budget is around $2k, but I'm not so keen on trying to toe that line just because I can!
I'm also waiting for the 22nd, for when Intel drops it's prices, if there's a better processor out there that will be worth picking up that will be at the E6600's current price, I'd be happy to consider it.
Thanks in advance!
Build:
https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/Wishlist/PublicWishDetail.asp?WishListNumber=6054886&WishListTitle=Build
Case: ThermalTake Armor VA8000BWS
Power Supply: Antec TP3-650
Processor: Core 2 Duo E6600
Motherboard: ASUS P5N32-E SLI
Memory: 2x1GB Corsair XMS2-6400 DHX (TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX)
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB SATA
Video Card: GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB
Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer
Speakers: Logitech THX Z-5300e 5.1 Speakers
DVD-/+RW: Samsung 18x DVD+RW/-RW SH-S182D
Now down to the questions. My old computer abruptly died a few nights ago, and I've been hunting down components for a good gaming rig. I was pleased to see that most the components I selected appear to be in wide gaming use today, but I'm still new to the scene, and worry about plugging in and having the whole thing blow up.
So if anyone has any recommendations or comments(Hey, that's not compatible!) on this rig, please feel free to let me know. My budget is around $2k, but I'm not so keen on trying to toe that line just because I can!
I'm also waiting for the 22nd, for when Intel drops it's prices, if there's a better processor out there that will be worth picking up that will be at the E6600's current price, I'd be happy to consider it.
Thanks in advance!
Build:
https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/Wishlist/PublicWishDetail.asp?WishListNumber=6054886&WishListTitle=Build
Case: ThermalTake Armor VA8000BWS
Power Supply: Antec TP3-650
Processor: Core 2 Duo E6600
Motherboard: ASUS P5N32-E SLI
Memory: 2x1GB Corsair XMS2-6400 DHX (TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX)
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB SATA
Video Card: GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB
Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer
Speakers: Logitech THX Z-5300e 5.1 Speakers
DVD-/+RW: Samsung 18x DVD+RW/-RW SH-S182D