I have the parts picked out, what do you think?

[JAWE]

GTX 285
Core 2 Duo @ 3.16
Corsair TWIN2X4096-8500C5 (2x2GB 1066Mhz)
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
OCZ OCZ700MXSP 700W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified Modular Active PFC PSU
SAMSUNG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model SH-S223Q
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EADS 1TB 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
Vista Ultimate 64-Bit


I don't have a case picked out!
Also, Ive heard about memory problems with my Gigabyte Mobo. Do you think I will have problems?

 

[swanysto]

memory should be fine. Don't know much about OCZ power supplies, but if you researched it, then it shouldn't be a problem. I think you might have some suggestions that you get a different heatsink, but again, I don't know much about the freezer 7 pro.

 

[JAWE]

my other choice for PSU was CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
they were the same price after rebates+coupons
The other had more Watts, but yeah the corsair is a better company/better reviews

 

[Blain]

G.Skill, Mushkin or Corsair XMS2 @ 1.8-1.9v = :thumbsup:

WD "Green" for speed = :thumbsdown:
WD "Black" for speed = :thumbsup:
WD VelociRaptor for speed = :thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[theAnimal]

Go with the Corsair PSU. Quality over quantity, both are more power than you need.

 

[JAWE]

thanks, yeah i'll do that

 

[Emo]

I would also pick the Corsair 650W and definitely get a better drive than the WD GP. You can also get a 64GB SSD boot drive and keep the GP for storage.

 

[JAWE]

yeah, i looked at some reviews for the WD and apparently cause its "green", its noticeably slower than 7200rpm drives

 

[Blain]

Green, Black and Blue are just WD's designations for their different desktop HDs.
They each have their own specifications and application.

 

[roid450]

Quad core, if at all possible.

 

[imported_Redmist]

Originally posted by: JAWE
Core 2 Duo @ 3.16

I would reconsider and not get that e8500, its priced at $190 and the motherboard is $135.
the X3 720 is faster core for core in games, has a third core and is priced at $145 and you can find a good board for $109.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...819103649&Tpk=x3%20720
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813128387

 

[DSF]

I'm skeptical about the CPU choice as well. Are you planning to overclock?

 

[Denithor]

Corsair 650TX >> OCZ 700W
Xigmatek S1283 >>> AC Freezer 7 Pro

Core-for-core the e8500 beats the PhII 720. It also overclocks better. Unfortunately, it's only got two cores vs three on the 720, in multithreaded games (GTA4, SupCom, FC2 to name a few - list is growing) the e8500 just isn't going to remain a contender for as long.

I'd look at either the X3 720, X4 920 or perhaps a Q8300.

There are some really nice combo cpu/mobo deals with the PhII chips these days, wander around the combo section at newegg.

 

[JAWE]

The reason I was getting the 8500 was because i wanted a fast dual core and dell.com is having a 30% off sale, so i can get it cheaper than newegg's price for the 3.0Ghz version

 

[imported_wired247]

everything you have listed will work. the suggestions in the thread are good, but you won't go wrong if you make your own choices either, it appears.

 

[imported_Redmist]

Originally posted by: JAWE
The reason I was getting the 8500 was because i wanted a fast dual core and dell.com is having a 30% off sale, so i can get it cheaper than newegg's price for the 3.0Ghz version

the e8500 will hold the gtx 285 back in games.

I ran benchmarks with the vcard and my X3 720 starting from the stock 2.8 all the way to a 3.6 OC with 3dmark06 and my video scores increased to about as high as a single card can get or is as listed there. On a e8500 OC'd to 4 MHz the GTX 285 video scores were lower than the X3 720 at 3.0.
Im only telling you so you dont hold your video card back with that cpu.

http://service.futuremark.com/...8&compareResultType=14

my scores

AMD Phenom(tm) II X3 720 Processor 3407 MHz
SM 2.0 Score 5434
SM 3.0 Score 5013
CPU Score 3787
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

AMD Phenom(tm) II X3 720 Processor 3207 MHz
SM 2.0 Score 6470
SM 3.0 Score 7699
CPU Score 3610
NVIDIA GeForce GTX285

AMD Phenom(tm) II X3 720 Processor 3407 MHz
SM 2.0 Score 6864
SM 3.0 Score 7922
CPU Score 3749
NVIDIA GeForce GTX285

AMD Phenom(tm) II X3 720 Processor 3607 MHz
SM 2.0 Score 7173
SM 3.0 Score 8115
CPU Score 3962
NVIDIA GeForce GTX285