PCTech Forums

Hey there, I've just finished planning a new PC build and as it's my first attempt at building a PC from scratch I was wondering what you all thought, and also checking with you if it's all compatible? Thanks

CPU =
http://www.aria.co.uk/ProductInfoComm.asp?ID=24318
Intel Conroe Core 2 Duo E6400 OEM 2x 2.13 2Mb 1066 MHz (Socket 775)

CPU COOLER =
http://specialtech.co.uk/spshop/custome ... uctid=1348
Thermaltake CL-P0114 Big Typhoon 4-in-1 Cooler

MOBO =
http://www.aria.co.uk/ProductInfoComm.asp?ID=23978
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS4 Socket 775

RAM =
http://www.microdirect.co.uk/ProductInf ... oupID=1654
OCZ Platinum Series 2GB DDR2 PC6400 800Mhz

GPU =
http://www.microdirect.co.uk/ProductInf ... &GroupID=0
£324.42
XFX Geforce 7900GTX 512MB PCI-E

HDD =
http://www.aria.co.uk/ProductInfoComm.asp?ID=23864
160GB Seagate Barracuda 9 SATA-2

PSU =
http://www.bigpockets.co.uk/product.php ... 8e481c8b14
OCZ GAMEXSTREAM OCZ600GXSSLI 600W

CASE =
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=3FCG
Thermaltake Tsunami Aluminium Silver Case with Window - No PSU


DVD-RW DRIVE =
Will be using a DVD drive from another PC, IDE.

MONITOR =
http://www.aria.co.uk/ProductInfoComm.asp?ID=21863
20" Belinea 20.1" Widescreen TFT

i think its gunna be very powerful.
only a few things I'd say. Save yourself £200 and get a 7900GT 256MB, that will still give a massive frame rate in todays gave, hardly less than the 7900GTX 512MB, and it'll be fine for all upcoming DX9 games.
from the setup, looks like you're a gamer. You also look like you've got money to burn, so get more HDD space. Find a HDD with 16MB cache then get 2 and put them in RAID 0. Nice and speedy
if you think you can fit water cooling, do it. You won't regret it. It'll help with overclocking that CPU too ;)
I strongly recommend the seasonic 600W PSU. I bought a magazine that tested a bunch of PSUs with really hardcore tests and seasonic won by a mile. The seasonic 600W got 95% and the OCZ 600W only got 65%. It's worth the extra £30!

I'd suggest that you purchase the MB CPU and memory from the same vendor. That way they won't play ping pong with you if it doesn't boot up. They might even install the memory and cpu for you just to be nice.

Also buy a "boxed" CPU, it has a 3 year warranty. An OEM has a 90 day warranty.

Good luck