What do you think?? (conroe setup)

[eleclipper]

this is what i plan on getting,

does it a loog fine? or is ther anything you would change?
for my motherboard i was thinking the NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI or the NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI, how much do you think they'll be, and how much do you think the equivelent of the 7800gt will be in the 80's series? (by equivelent i don't mean equivelent to the 7800gt, but to the 7800 poition in the 70's series, it you get what i am saying)
thanks
-eleclipper

 

[baronvongogo]

that rams only DDR presume id have to be DDR2 if you go Intel.

that case although looks nice might be a little bit flimsy.

 

[magouster]

Right, I might be wrong on this, but I'm sure the nForce chipset you talk about are only for AMD mobos, so that's a no-no for Core 2 Duo. And you are going to need DDR2, like Baron said. I think you'll need at least DDR2 667MHz. So far, it's impossible to say what will happen to the G80s - price, spec and performance wise. And I would definitely not get that case, it has rather poor ventilation according to some reviews I've read. Not to mention that I think it's one of the ugliest cases I've ever seen. But that's just my opinion. And you can get a better PSU for that price, try for a Antec Trupower2 550W, it is very good for the price you pay! Just my $0.02.

 

[baronvongogo]

there will be n force boards :

http://www.nvidia.com/page/nforce5_specs_intel.html

that PSU is alright hiper make good ones.

 

[magouster]

I do apologise. Good info Baron. As for the RAM, you will have to go for DDR2.

 

[baronvongogo]

hey don't apologise all part of learning process and the more people that give information and recommendations the better his end build shall be

 

[eleclipper]

ok so i updates the RAM.

is the PSU fine? and also any recommondations for a case? i actually like the way it looks. but it sort of looks to big and bulky, and there where a lot of reviewers that said it scathes easily + it only has 2 HD bays, any idea how much the nforce5 mobo's will cost
thanks again
-eleclipper

 

[baronvongogo]

not sure about the mobo price, maybe from low end $82.99 too high end sli setups costing $250

Will you be overclocking? if not you wont need such fancy ram.

for a case welllll its very tough i spent weeks finding mine, Id go with a thermaltake or antec.

look on www.newegg.com and browse some then look for online reviews, if it all seems ok then buy . Just make sure its ATX and has enough drive bays etc.

 

[eleclipper]

which one did you end up choosing?

 

[baronvongogo]

A thermaltake kandalf lol its a monster but I have 2 hard drives 2 dvd drives so need space. You could get the armour or shark. The antec P180 is nice too but they cost a lot.