musicmanvin

i have about 1500 for the tower and monitor, i can use some help and second opionions if anything is incompatible

mobo - gigabyte DS3 - 144$ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128012

cpu- E6300 - 193$ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115005

RAM- 2gb G.skill - 209$ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231098

GPU- 8800GTS - 430$ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130071

cd/dvd - lite on.. everything 32$ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106049

monitor - sceptre 239$ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824112006

HD - (2X) WD cavier 80GB RAID 0 - 88$ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822135106

Case ?? something with good cooling, i want to OC my cpu, and big enough to for the 8800

PSU ?? completely lost here to, i have no idea what i need to power the system


$1335 so far spent, about $170 for case n psu, and do i need an aftermarket cpu heat sink? because ive read of people getting 3GHz on stock cooling stable

thx all opinions welcomed

knickfan5745

Good pick with the monitor... there is an admin selling a nice moded case at a great price

alexisd

You can like this one too.http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341002Yes if you going to OC you want aftermarket cooling.

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Witchfire

Get the S3 instead of the DS3... Same board minus the solid caps. It's what I'm using & it brought my E6600 to 3.6 GHz stable with very little drama. Save yourself the extra $$$ and get the E6400 instead of the E6300, it's worth it.

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musicmanvin

so i could get the S3 and with that cash i save i can get a 9500 right? but isnt 700W to much? shouldnt 500-550W be enough?

wat about the case tho?

OpTioN

ocz gamexstream 600w for psu

or seasonic 610

Witchfire

I agree with the previous statements about PSU.

With the difference in cash you save getting the S3 over the DS3, I would put that towards getting an E6400 CPU instead of an E6300. Don't worry about an aftermarket cooler for the time being, if you're on a budget. That stock cooler will be fine for your uses, and you should still be able to see a decent OC from it.

And to your question about wattage, yes, 550 or so should be plenty for that rig. More doesn't hurt, but pay particular attention to the amperage ratings on the 12v rails, as opposed to just a global wattage rating. You're going to be better off with higher amperage 12v rails. Also, a higher amperage single rail PSU is better than one with multiple, lower amperage rails.

Hope some of this helps.

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Villainstone

Why is that? I was under the impression that multi rails are more stable. I know that PCP&C make the best PSU's and they are all single rails so I don't doubt what you are saying I am just asking you to explain it to us please.

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Chozart

Single rails are better in terms of load distribution. Most multi rail PSUs have the same power source for the 12V rails anyways (same transformer), so it's more a gimmick to be able to conform to the (older) ATX12V requirements and the EU directives with which the whole multi rail craze started.

I'd pick a good single rail PSU over multiple rails. However, in this pricerange ($100 - $125), there aren't many good single rail PSUs.

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pauldovi

Zipzoomfly have some great deal on PSUs, I suggests:

Sunbeam NUUO 550Watt $59.99 - Great budget PSU, runs my rig like a champ.
OCZ 700 Watt $105.99 - On back order.

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