How decent is this setup?

[joejccva]

My current PC is in my sig, but I'm upgrading and these are the parts I'm getting: (w/ links)

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor Model

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...p?item=N82E16819115029

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-P35C-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...p?item=N82E16813128048

RAM: Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
Cas Latency 4

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...p?item=N82E16820146565


Video: EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...p?item=N82E16814130071


PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 520W Power Supply 100

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...p?item=N82E16817139001


Cooling: ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...p?item=N82E16835186134


Total price from Newegg w/ Arctic Silver 5 ($5.99) is: $1034 including shipping. What do you guys think? I had about $1000 to spend, but going over a little bit is ok. Would this be a decent gaming rig and also to dabble a little bit in some overclocking? I will also be using the same case, case fans, and both of my HD's. I'll need to clean the case out and clean the dust off the fans prior to new installation.

Thanks for all your responses.

 

[bryanW1995]

you could probably get by with the old psu with that setup. also, spend the extra $20-$40 and get a tuniq tower or ultra 120 x. otherwise nice job.

 

[joejccva]

Originally posted by: bryanW1995
you could probably get by with the old psu with that setup. also, spend the extra $20-$40 and get a tuniq tower or ultra 120 x. otherwise nice job.

Thanks for your response. Is there something wrong with the Soprano case with this setup? Just curious.

 

[Markfw]

That rosewill is a generic PSU. I would get this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16817104014
Its a Fortron 600 and ccheaper and better.

 

[swtethan]

Originally posted by: Markfw900
That rosewill is a generic PSU. I would get this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16817104014
Its a Fortron 600 and ccheaper and better.

actually the rosewill rp-550 or something like that is a pretty good psu. jonny guru has a review on one.

 

[customcoms]

Umm, did you guys miss the Corsair HX520 he picked out? That, and its sibling, the HX620, are arguably the best psu's on the market for anything other than an 8 core machine with 8800Ultra's in SLI (and the HX620 CAN power that system, is it recommended for 24/7 use? probably not). I have one sitting in a box waiting to be popped into my machine to power my 8800GTS which is on its way. I would spend the money on an Ultra 120 eXtreme to take your cpu where it can go.

 

[nanaki333]

i use rosewill PSUs in all my machines at work and never had a problem with them. great bang for the buck. i also ran a 550w rosewill in my home computer for about a year with no problems. upgraded and threw the rosewill in my gf's machine.

 

[joejccva]

Originally posted by: customcoms
Umm, did you guys miss the Corsair HX520 he picked out? That, and its sibling, the HX620, are arguably the best psu's on the market for anything other than an 8 core machine with 8800Ultra's in SLI (and the HX620 CAN power that system, is it recommended for 24/7 use? probably not). I have one sitting in a box waiting to be popped into my machine to power my 8800GTS which is on its way. I would spend the money on an Ultra 120 eXtreme to take your cpu where it can go.

Yea I was on the fence on getting the Ultra 120, but I've read reviews on it saying it's too heavy and a complete pain to install. While the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 is almost as good for cooling and easier to install. Just don't want the headaches with large/heavy heatsinks. hehe