Brother Dwight's Proposed Comp Build

[Illidan]

Throwing together a computer build for somebody, need suggestions on whether there's anything wrong with it (incompatibilities, stupid-ass mistakes) or general suggestions. Remember, this all has to be shipped to Alaska, which is why everything on this list is from Zipzoomfly. Newegg or such will just pull out some nasty, bladed appendage and attempt some sort of rape when shipping costs are mentioned >>

This is intended for gaming - we're not sure on graphics cards yet, since he's gonna get a bigass monitor (probably 24") and needs a suitably monster card (8800 GT), so we might wait to order that item for a halfway decent deal ($230 or less to Alaska) if one pops up (cheapest on ZZF is $270 ATM). He's not gonna need a monster CPU or a quad-core since he'll be heavily limited by the graphics card *anyway* - and different CPUs dont even seem to make a difference on Crysis @ 1600x1200 or higher. No photoshop/video encoding. I read that the P35 chipset motherboards have much better memory performance then the P965s, but since he's not going to be doing much if any overclocking the motherboard might be overkill. Any problems with motherboard/CPU/RAM compatibility, or the motherboard itself?

Thanks, all.

Product Description Quantity UnitPrice ExtPrice
10005494 Quantity Limit: 20
COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power 500W RP-500-PCAR Power Supply Retail
Remove $34.99 $34.99
85264 Quantity Limit: 20
OCZ OCZ2P800R22GK 2GB Kit DDR2 PC2-6400 Platinum Revision 2 Dual Channel Memory Retail ***Free Shipping***
Remove $69.90 $69.90
10006585 Quantity Limit: 20
Sony NEC Optiarc AD-7190A-OB 20X IDE DVD Burner (Black) Drive
Remove $25.99 $25.99
10005934 Quantity Limit: 20
SEAGATE ST3250410AS 250GB SATA 7200 RPM 16MB Hard Drive Bulk
Remove $68.49 $68.49
10006133 Quantity Limit: 20
BIOSTAR TP35D2-A7 Core 2 Quad Socket 775 1333MHz PC2-8500 (DDR2-1066) ATX Motherboard Retail
Remove $95.98 $95.98
604699 Quantity Limit: 20
Microsoft Windows Vista HOME Premium 32-bit English Single-Pack DVD OEM
Remove $109.99 $109.99
10005924 Quantity Limit: 20
INTEL Core 2 Duo E4500 2.2GHz FSB800MHz 2M LGA775 BX80557E4500 Processor Retail ***Free Shipping***
Remove $127.50 $127.50
10006342 Quantity Limit: 20
COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Mid Tower Case Retail
Remove $79.99 $79.99
For more information about tax, please click here. Subtotal: $612.83

 

[chuckm]

Personally , I'd go with this ram, rebate involved or $49.99 at Fry's

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/...sp?ProductCode=80061-9

Maybe this MB, got a good review on AT

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/...p?ProductCode=10005331

http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=3169 (reveiw)

this power supply

.http://www.buy.com/prod/Corsai...loc/101/205466485.html

These are just my personal choices

Happy Holidays

 

[Illidan]

Originally posted by: chuckm
Personally , I'd go with this ram, rebate involved or $49.99 at Fry's

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/...sp?ProductCode=80061-9

Maybe this MB, got a good review on AT

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/...p?ProductCode=10005331

http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=3169 (reveiw)

this power supply

.http://www.buy.com/prod/Corsai...loc/101/205466485.html

These are just my personal choices

Happy Holidays

Thanks. I forgot to mention, but the RAM and Power Supply each have rebates - the power supply is $5 after rebate, RAM is $40. I thought about that motherboard, but it only has four USB slots. Anyone got an opinion on the Biostar board?

 

[amdfansftw]

that power supply wont even make a decent paper weight. get a corsair you will thank me later. also that's a decent price on the 8800 especially free shipping on all your stuff. i would grab it. just a few thoughts anyway.

 

[BlueAcolyte]

Cooler Master PSUs are BAAADDD until you get to the real power pro series, and then they're ok. Corsair is good but expensive, you can try the Xclio goodpower 500W

 

[Illidan]

Originally posted by: amdfansftw
that power supply wont even make a decent paper weight. get a corsair you will thank me later. also that's a decent price on the 8800 especially free shipping on all your stuff. i would grab it. just a few thoughts anyway.

Nah, shipping's around $70 (free shipping doesn't apply to Alaska. Better then Buy.com's $40 an item, at least..)

What's wrong with the power supply? I've had a Cooler Master with 19A on the 12V do me very well, and that's with a 3.25 ghz C2D (yes, I'm planning to upgrade that PSU.) This one, though, has dual rails.

 

[phoenix79]

Definately go for a bigger PSU. I've had PSU problems in the past and they are a BOOGER to diagnose now I get PCPC PSU's

 

[oynaz]

A 500 watt PSU is plenty for that system, if it is of decent quality.

 

[Denithor]

I would stay clear of OCZ memory, too many compatibility problems with various motherboards. Go with Kingston (N5) or Crucial (Ballistix) instead.

 

[JEDIYoda]

Originally posted by: Illidan

Originally posted by: amdfansftw
that power supply wont even make a decent paper weight. get a corsair you will thank me later. also that's a decent price on the 8800 especially free shipping on all your stuff. i would grab it. just a few thoughts anyway.

Nah, shipping's around $70 (free shipping doesn't apply to Alaska. Better then Buy.com's $40 an item, at least..)

What's wrong with the power supply? I've had a Cooler Master with 19A on the 12V do me very well, and that's with a 3.25 ghz C2D (yes, I'm planning to upgrade that PSU.) This one, though, has dual rails.

nothing is wrong with that PSU!
People have brands that they like and they will tell you to get a different brand just because they don`t like the brand you have!

Peace@!!