Hi!
I want to build a system which should not top 1100 $.
I have the sound card, speakers and the mouse.
I want the following:
E6300
965P MB
1 GB DDR2
7600 GT
250 GB SATA
DVD Drive SATA
Cordless keyboard
19' TFT
Here are my thoughts:
I think on getting the Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 motherboard because:
a) most reviews reveal the board as a great overclocker
b) it's a good quality stable board
c) it has a good price/performance ratio (maybe the best?)
I thought getting a Zalman northbridge cooler as well, because I intend to overclock the E6300 at 2,8 Ghz and I heard that 965P northbridges tend to get hot. Being on a tight budget, I think that the DS3 isn't really worth the extra money, regarding that the S3 capacitors are japanese and usually high quality.
RAID is not really important at the moment for me.
If you have a better alternative regarding the MB, please tell me.
Regarding the RAM:
I am not so sure here. I've read, that if you plan on doing a more serious overclocking on the E6300, DDR2-800 is better because the FSB will be much higher and the DDR2-800 will handle this better.
What's the catch here? Is this true or going with DDR2-667 or 533 would be fine, regarding overclocking.
Performancewise, there is no great difference between 533, 667 and 800.
The brand would be Infineon, Corsair or Kingston, because they are listed on the "qualified vendor list" among others and they offer sticks at a good price.
What is the performance difference between CL4 and CL5 RAM?
Graphics:
I am thinking of getting a Palit 7600GT, Asus 7600GT, 7600 GT or XFX 7600GT XXX. The performance should be pretty similar among all boards.
HDD:
I am thinking of getting either a Samsung SATA II 250 GB or a Seagate SATA II 250 GB. The Samsung drives are a little faster in the benchmarks, yet most hardware sites use Seagate in their testing systems. Seagate offers also 2 years more warranty. Are the Seagate drives more stable? Stability is important for me, because I had two bad drives in the past (one Maxtor and a notebook Toshiba drive) and I don't want any crashes.
What is the difference between a SATA 150 and a SATA 300 hdd on a board supporting SATA 300 transfers?
DVD-RW:
I think I am going with the trend and I'll get a Samsung SATA DVD-RW, because it has the same price as the IDE DVD-RWs.
Monitor:
I want a good TFT. Not top of the line, but something which has a good quality. I thought of a Samsung 940B. What do you think?
What suggestions would you give me overall?
Thanks for reading!
Chris
I want to build a system which should not top 1100 $.
I have the sound card, speakers and the mouse.
I want the following:
E6300
965P MB
1 GB DDR2
7600 GT
250 GB SATA
DVD Drive SATA
Cordless keyboard
19' TFT
Here are my thoughts:
I think on getting the Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 motherboard because:
a) most reviews reveal the board as a great overclocker
b) it's a good quality stable board
c) it has a good price/performance ratio (maybe the best?)
I thought getting a Zalman northbridge cooler as well, because I intend to overclock the E6300 at 2,8 Ghz and I heard that 965P northbridges tend to get hot. Being on a tight budget, I think that the DS3 isn't really worth the extra money, regarding that the S3 capacitors are japanese and usually high quality.
RAID is not really important at the moment for me.
If you have a better alternative regarding the MB, please tell me.
Regarding the RAM:
I am not so sure here. I've read, that if you plan on doing a more serious overclocking on the E6300, DDR2-800 is better because the FSB will be much higher and the DDR2-800 will handle this better.
What's the catch here? Is this true or going with DDR2-667 or 533 would be fine, regarding overclocking.
Performancewise, there is no great difference between 533, 667 and 800.
The brand would be Infineon, Corsair or Kingston, because they are listed on the "qualified vendor list" among others and they offer sticks at a good price.
What is the performance difference between CL4 and CL5 RAM?
Graphics:
I am thinking of getting a Palit 7600GT, Asus 7600GT, 7600 GT or XFX 7600GT XXX. The performance should be pretty similar among all boards.
HDD:
I am thinking of getting either a Samsung SATA II 250 GB or a Seagate SATA II 250 GB. The Samsung drives are a little faster in the benchmarks, yet most hardware sites use Seagate in their testing systems. Seagate offers also 2 years more warranty. Are the Seagate drives more stable? Stability is important for me, because I had two bad drives in the past (one Maxtor and a notebook Toshiba drive) and I don't want any crashes.
What is the difference between a SATA 150 and a SATA 300 hdd on a board supporting SATA 300 transfers?
DVD-RW:
I think I am going with the trend and I'll get a Samsung SATA DVD-RW, because it has the same price as the IDE DVD-RWs.
Monitor:
I want a good TFT. Not top of the line, but something which has a good quality. I thought of a Samsung 940B. What do you think?
What suggestions would you give me overall?
Thanks for reading!
Chris