Motherboard: Intel D975XBX
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
Display Card: GeForce 8800GTS
RAM: Kingston DDR-2 667 1G (x2)
HDD: Samsung SP2004C 200GB
Power Supply: Cooler Master PS-RS600IG 600W
DVD ROM: Sony 16X DVD ROM
Not include monitor and case yet, but is this configuration okay?
I am trying to build a new one mainly for gaming
2007-01-20 09:03:49 · 5 answers · asked by Brian S 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
i would get a Creative sound card. a Fatal1ty shold be good, or get a fatal1ty platinum with the fron I/O ports. the processor seems fast enough, and there is enough ram, if you are planning to upgrade to vista, you might want a little more since vista uses about 750Mb on boot up (as of RC2). also, i am not a user of Kingston RAM, i prefer Corsair, but htat is more of a prefrence thing. the vid card is good, it is fast enough and has enough memory, and is DX10 compatable. the PSU is good enough. mobo looks fine, i don;t use intel boards if i can help it, i prefer to use ASUS fi possible, but againits just a prefrence thing.
i would get a DVD+/-R/RW/RAM drive. this will let you burn and read any format of disc (except blue-ray). you might even want to get a seconf drive so you can copy cd 1:1 without ripping them to your hard drive.
you don;t have a lot of hard drive space there. yeha it is enough, but if you start storing music and movies, it will fill up quick. it is a lot easier to just buy a large HDD in the beginning then to try to move your data to a new drive when you outgrow this one.
you might also want to look into a RAID array. my prefrence is RAID 5 (data security and fast speed, search it if you want more info) i would recommend something like 320GB Seagate x3 HDD. your mobo supports RAID, but the onboard RAID tends to be less reliable then an add-on RAID card, b ut that would fill up 1 of 2 of your PCI slots.
coolermaster makes a very good case, as does antec, an lian-li (expensive) just to name a few. there are a lot of good case manufatures. and samsung makes good monitors, but i;m sure you can handle that on your own.
you have a solid system, but there are a few things that could use another look at
good luck
2007-01-20 09:23:06 · answer #1 · answered by Jason S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like this dude will kick butt. Some might argue about the Intel motherboard - Asus could be your choice - but that is a matter of opinion.
2007-01-20 09:08:46 · answer #2 · answered by sosguy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the main sounds good but y don't you replace the dvd rom with a dvdrw as they are getting just as cheap check out www.svp.co.uk
2007-01-20 09:09:20 · answer #3 · answered by chutechchu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Looks perfect but may need faster RAM:
1Gb is just not the best for gaming...
The rest of the specs look more that good for gaming....
2007-01-20 09:07:26 · answer #4 · answered by Chεεrs [uk] 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds alright to me
2007-01-20 09:07:15 · answer #5 · answered by jon f 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋