my build on 2 steps

[dudeman007]

im planning on buying these parts for my 1st computer build

GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 (rev. 1.3) LGA 775 Intel P965


G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)

BFG Tech BFGR7950256GTOCE GeForce 7950GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16

SAMSUNG 941BW Black 19" 4 ms (GTG) DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor

Western Digital Caviar SE WD2000JS 200GB 7200 RPM

SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe



all from newegg, im buying the cpu on july 22 and depending on budget ill go either for a e6750 or a e6550.
im a little lost on the psu i should buy i have these 2 on my mind/budget
RAIDMAX Hybrid 2 RX-530SS ATX12V 530W or Ultra XVS 600W

the other thing i wanna know is if the motherboard will be able to run on the new core 2 duo processors particularly the 2 mentioned above, buying and keeping my fingers crossed its just not enough.



thnx in advance for the help

 

[jkresh]

If you don't have a cpu to run in that board then hold off on everything (except for possibly the RAM) until you are ready to buy the processor. Buying parts almost 2 months in advance almost never makes sense (especially if you cant test them and teh 30 day return policy passes so you are stuck wit dealing with the manufacturer).

As for psu, neither Raidmax nor Ultra have particularly good reputations, look at a corsair, seasonic, enermax... they may be a bit more expensive but they will save money in the long run (higher efficiency = lower power bill = saved money)

 

[Lasthitlarry]

I agree with jkresh, though I would like to add Fortron to the psu list.

You don't really need DDR2 800 unless you are considering overclocking, and I believe 250GB drives are the best GB/$ at the moment, unless you happen to find something good from dealmein.net (won't let me post s l i c k d e a l s . n e t)

Other than that, looks good.

 

[dudeman007]

ok im not worried about rma i want to know if the new processors are going to work on that specific mobo

 

[dudeman007]

bump

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: dudeman007
ok im not worried about rma i want to know if the new processors are going to work on that specific mobo

None of us know for sure; they haven't started selling them.

 

[soydios]

Just wait on your purchase. In a month, your motherboard will have a newer BIOS, the price will go down on your video card and RAM, and you'll be able to afford a 320GB hard drive, all in the same budget.
Also, keep in mind that the July 22nd Intel price cuts will take a few days to propagate through the market. Newegg is actually often the last to lower their prices among the big e-tailers.