all thats left is proc and mobo!

[Capper]

I'll always recommend eVGA products, top of the line quality, good (but pain in the ass) warranty, excellent support forums, and good people.

[SlyPenguin0]

Originally Posted by SlyPenguin0

well ive wanted to build a comp for the past 6 years and the year has finally come, i need a proc and mobo to finish

got the
Newegg.com - Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
with a
Newegg.com - ATI 100-435843 Radeon X1950XTX 512MB 256-bit GDDR4 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
backed by
Newegg.com - OCZ Platinum Revision 2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
all going to a
Newegg.com - CHIMEI CMV 221D-NBC Black 22" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor 330 cd/m2 800:1 - Retail

well all that right there, is what i already have, the case (long story) i got for $20 brand new from a store, the radeon i got for $130 because ATI's employee price plan with bestbuy, ive had it since the end of last year in my room lol, and the monitor, i was going to go with a samsung or a LG but i got that 22" for $170, so I went with that, all of that stuff is sittin in my room

Originally Posted by SlyPenguin0

i was thinkin of getting the

Originally Posted by SlyPenguin0

Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
and plugging a
Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 Conroe 2.33GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail
into it, whatcha think?

I just need a proc and mobo now, and I've had those 2 picked out for a long time now and was going to see if anything has changed, that I should get something different, like that $20 upgrade on proc someone posted

And also this penguin will not be running Linux atleast at first, and I don't know if ever because of incompatabilities, i'll be running Windows XP whenever I get it up and running probably

So yeah, since I have all that other stuff, anyone change their mind?

[Elysium]

CPU: get the E6750

Mobo: The mob you have picked out is pretty good, but I'd take a look at this: Newegg.com - ABIT IP35 Pro LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

People have gotten some pretty good OC's on this board (and by pretty good I mean insane) If you don't like it, I'd get the one you already have picked out.

[SlyPenguin0]

i'm lovin' the proc suggested by polo

Originally Posted by polobunny

for 20$ you can get a E6750, which is a pretty cheap upgrade. Even if you plan on overclocking, at 20$ it's too good to pass by.
Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail

and the mobo yellow picked out

Originally Posted by yellowhello

I'd take a look at this: Newegg.com - ABIT IP35 Pro LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

so I've changed my mind to those two! anyone disagree?

and BTW i love hardware logic, you all are awesome people and love talkin to you, GG Capper

[fps justin]

Q6600/X3220?

[polobunny]

Originally Posted by fps justin

Q6600/X3220?

Dude... did you check the price on those? Respectively $280 and $300 US instead of $193 for the E6750 or $175 for the E6550.

Edit: By the way SlyPenguin0, have you considered the 8800GTS 320mb like I linked to?
Graphs from a test done by Clubic.com, a french website:
3DMark06


Doom 3


Far Cry


Half Life 2 Lost Coast

and so on....

[Capper]

I won't recommend Abit, for the motherboard look at the eVGA 6801 board, or if you don't plan on SLI, you might look at their 650i Ultra, which is a damn fine little board. Also on the short list, Gigabyte P3-DS3 or DQ6, or wait for a couple weeks until the INTEL X38 based boards are released.

[wtcnbrwndo4u]

The DS3 is a solid board, great with overclocking. Many users on the board sport one.

Like Capper said, the 680i is probably one of the best all around boards, also sporting SLI. It's a route to take if SLI is necessary, which doesn't really sound like it is.

[SlyPenguin0]

Polo yeah i've known about that card and ive looked at your links and yeah its a kick butt card no doubt, but I already have the x1950 so I'm going with that for now

and no I'm not planning on doing SLI or Crossfire anytime soon

Capper, are you suggesting the original board I had picked out
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
is better than the abit one yello suggested?

[Elysium]

Originally Posted by Capper

I won't recommend Abit, for the motherboard look at the eVGA 6801 board, or if you don't plan on SLI, you might look at their 650i Ultra, which is a damn fine little board. Also on the short list, Gigabyte P3-DS3 or DQ6, or wait for a couple weeks until the INTEL X38 based boards are released.

Why won't you recommend Abit? Many people have gotten some mad OC's on their boards... Is it because of their customer support?