Hi all, first I wanted to say thanks for answering my various questions as I get ready to build this systemÂ…it's helped a lot.
So here's what I'm looking at. Before I start ordering anything, feel free to shout out if anything looks like a bad choice:
CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 $320.00
CPU Cooler: Tuniq T-120 Tower $54.95
Board: Asus P5B Deluxe $185.00
RAM: Patriot 4GB (4 x 1GB) DDR2 800 $410.00 (after rebates)
Graphics: EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 640MB $360.00 after rebate
Case: Thermaltake Armor VA8000 $135.00
PSU: Kingwin Mach 1 Power Supply (600w) $120.00
So I'm looking at a ballpark of $1600.00, and I'd like to not go much above that.
This will be a WinXP 64 bit system dual booting to 32 bit. I do a lot of 3D graphics work, and use a 3 monitor setup, which requires 2 graphics cards. My only real concern at this point is that I've read reviews where the Asus P5B would not boot properly with more than one graphics card, so I have to research that more.
I'll do little in the way of overclockingÂ…stability is more important to me.
I'll be using my existing monitors and DVD drives.
Thanks for any advice!
So here's what I'm looking at. Before I start ordering anything, feel free to shout out if anything looks like a bad choice:
CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 $320.00
CPU Cooler: Tuniq T-120 Tower $54.95
Board: Asus P5B Deluxe $185.00
RAM: Patriot 4GB (4 x 1GB) DDR2 800 $410.00 (after rebates)
Graphics: EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 640MB $360.00 after rebate
Case: Thermaltake Armor VA8000 $135.00
PSU: Kingwin Mach 1 Power Supply (600w) $120.00
So I'm looking at a ballpark of $1600.00, and I'd like to not go much above that.
This will be a WinXP 64 bit system dual booting to 32 bit. I do a lot of 3D graphics work, and use a 3 monitor setup, which requires 2 graphics cards. My only real concern at this point is that I've read reviews where the Asus P5B would not boot properly with more than one graphics card, so I have to research that more.
I'll do little in the way of overclockingÂ…stability is more important to me.
I'll be using my existing monitors and DVD drives.
Thanks for any advice!