ok, so about a week ago, I posted on here with about 5 computer options of which I should choose from http://www.techist.com/forums/f76/i-need-help-picking-gaming-computer-159472/. I went with the unanimous choice, and took the advice of the posts in the thread on upgrades. Now I'm curious if there is anything else I should alter.
Here is the build as it stands now.
Eagle Tech ET-CAV2-WOP-SL Silver 1.0mm Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
EVGA 320-P2-N811-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP
Ready SLI Supported Video Card
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250820A 250GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive
LINKSYS WMP54G 32bit PCI2.2 Wireless-G Adapter
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 Stepping Kentsfield 2.40GHz 8MB L2 LGA 775 Processor Retail BX80562Q6600 SLACR
ClubIT Product - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 Stepping Kentsfield 2.40GHz 8MB L2 LGA 775 Processor Retail BX80562Q6600 SLACR
CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 520W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, CE, CB, FCC Class B, TUV, CCC, C-tick
Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 520W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, CE, CB, FCC Class B, TUV, CCC, C-tick - Retail
SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write, LightScribe Technology
Black SATA Model SH-S183L - OEM
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel
Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400C4
but ive bought this as a possible upgrade for RAM:
G.SKILL 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
WINDOWS XP SP2 (should I upgrade to Vista 64-bit? I've had problems running some programs that dont seem to like Vista too much)
The parts with links in them are the upgrades recommended by this community (hopefully you all didnt point me in the wrong direction! lol). Also, I could use some help with overclocking.....I'm a computer techie nublet, and couldnt even begin to tell you how I would go about overclocking something.
I dont play alot of DEMANDING games, but I would like to get a build that could last me at least a year and run pretty **** decent for me. Games I play now are BF2, Warcraft III: DoTa, CoD:4 (although the frame rate seems off, and no idea what to set it to). Will possibly be branching out to other games as they release, but as of right now these are the games I'm playing, and it's running Bf2 fine with the setup I bought it with, havent put in the Q6600, PSU, or upgraded RAM yet.
Any help again is greatly appreciated!
Here is the build as it stands now.
Eagle Tech ET-CAV2-WOP-SL Silver 1.0mm Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
EVGA 320-P2-N811-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP
Ready SLI Supported Video Card
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250820A 250GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive
LINKSYS WMP54G 32bit PCI2.2 Wireless-G Adapter
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 Stepping Kentsfield 2.40GHz 8MB L2 LGA 775 Processor Retail BX80562Q6600 SLACR
ClubIT Product - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 Stepping Kentsfield 2.40GHz 8MB L2 LGA 775 Processor Retail BX80562Q6600 SLACR
CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 520W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, CE, CB, FCC Class B, TUV, CCC, C-tick
Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 520W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, CE, CB, FCC Class B, TUV, CCC, C-tick - Retail
SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write, LightScribe Technology
Black SATA Model SH-S183L - OEM
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel
Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400C4
but ive bought this as a possible upgrade for RAM:
G.SKILL 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
WINDOWS XP SP2 (should I upgrade to Vista 64-bit? I've had problems running some programs that dont seem to like Vista too much)
The parts with links in them are the upgrades recommended by this community (hopefully you all didnt point me in the wrong direction! lol). Also, I could use some help with overclocking.....I'm a computer techie nublet, and couldnt even begin to tell you how I would go about overclocking something.
I dont play alot of DEMANDING games, but I would like to get a build that could last me at least a year and run pretty **** decent for me. Games I play now are BF2, Warcraft III: DoTa, CoD:4 (although the frame rate seems off, and no idea what to set it to). Will possibly be branching out to other games as they release, but as of right now these are the games I'm playing, and it's running Bf2 fine with the setup I bought it with, havent put in the Q6600, PSU, or upgraded RAM yet.
Any help again is greatly appreciated!