New computer

[Spartan III]

A guy I know wanted to buy a computer from alienware but I told him it would be better to build a computer himself. He didn't know what parts to get ect.. So this is what I picked out for him. Please let me know what you think.

CPU- Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600
Motherboard- GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard
RAM-CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400C4 - Retail
Video Card- EVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail
Power Supply- PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610 EPS12V EPS12V 610W Continuous @ 40°C Power Supply - Retail
Case- AeroCool AeroEngineII-SSP Silver 0.65mm SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Hard Drive- Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Optical Drive- 2x LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black SATA Model LH-20A1S - Retail
Monitor- Hanns·G JW-199DPB Black 19" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail
Operating System- Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition with SP2 - Retail
Keyboard- Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard - Retail
Mouse- Logitech G5 2-Tone 6 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Laser Mouse - Retail
Speakers- Logitech Z-2300 200 watts RMS 2.1 Speaker System - Retail
Headset- PLANTRONICS GAMECOMPRO1 USB Connector Supra-aural Gaming Stereo Headset - Retail

 

[andrewsvalesen]

Well from what it looks like, your going for the best.
How much are these items?
More specifically:
the monitor.
Get a soundcard the XFI extreme is good.
Or you can:
Get the barrucada soundcard, and headset. The headset is one of the best for gaming.
Get a lightscribe Drive. Those are sweet.

 

[b1gapl]

I would suggest the G. Skill HZs, over the XMS2s:
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

Other than that, everything else looks good.

 

[andrewsvalesen]

I would suggest the G. Skill HZs:
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

are those better than the dominators?

 

[b1gapl]

They're better for the money. The dominators are unnecessary, when you can get 2gb kits that can overclock, like the HZs, for much cheaper.

 

[Spartan III]

Thanks guys.

Hes ganna get the sound card but hes not ganna change the memory. He is never going to OC is memory and probably not anything else so I think the corsair would be just fine.

 

[Sora]

if he is not going to overclock that is probably thw worst use of money on a computer I have heard in a long time.

That's like me paying 300 bucks for a 1KW PSU right now while have a single 8800GTS....

You can't convince him that he will see hardly any performance increase it all by spending money on ram like that? Even when your overclocking that's a stupid idea let alone staying at stock....sigh oh well his money.

I woulld get the MX518 for a mouse as it has two side buttons compared to the G5's single one. I NEED 2 buttons for FPS games....but thats just me again.


EDIT: BTW I jsut noticed those are only the DDR2-800 version of the Dominators. only DDR2-1000 and above GUARANTEE D9 chips in them. Corsair has posted this in response to a few newegg comments a few time complaining that they payed that much and it wasn't D9's. The G.skill HZ's however are D9's.

 

[b1gapl]

I agree with Sora. With the parts in that list, that system is pretty much made for overclocking.

 

[Sora]

exactly...if he is NEVER going to overclock which is kind of stupid there are better parts out there.

 

[Spartan III]

Well, I am going to try to convince him to overclock but atm he is still trying to figure out what everything is.