New rig

Hurock · Apr 1, 2007, 09:30 PM

Just Learnin' · Apr 1, 2007, 11:00 PM

Maybe a bit stronger PSU is all I might consider. That graphics card is on sale here: http://www.directcanada.com/products...nufacture=EVGA also the HD http://www.directcanada.com/products...acture=SEAGATE

Grace · Apr 1, 2007, 11:02 PM

It looks pretty much ok to me, although I would swap the motherboard for a Gigabyte P965-DS3. It costs about the same money and it offers a few more things.

Also, get the 64-bit version of Vista. You have a 64-bit capable system, you don't have anything to lose or something by getting a 64-bit OS. Everything is backwards compatible.

Lowfat · Apr 1, 2007, 11:08 PM

Do you really need a floppy drive and two seperate optical drives? Try direct canada too, you'll save quite a bit of money.

Lowfat · Apr 1, 2007, 11:09 PM

0o00o00o0o0 just the HDD alone is $20 cheaper @ directcanada.com. Plus @ DC.com you get free shipping.

Hurock · Apr 1, 2007, 11:41 PM

The French version of Home Premium 64bit isn't available at directcanada and yes I need a floppy drive.

Lowfat · Apr 2, 2007, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Hurock

The French version of Home Premium 64bit isn't available at directcanada and yes I need a floppy drive.

it isn't available @ NCIX either. You will never see something in stock at NCIX if it isn't in stock @ direct canada as they are both the same company and the same wearhouse.

IMO there is no reason to go with a 64bit OS unless you plan on using more than 3GB of ram.

Hurock · Apr 2, 2007, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Lowfat

it isn't available @ NCIX either. You will never see something in stock at NCIX if it isn't in stock @ direct canada as they are both the same company and the same wearhouse.

IMO there is no reason to go with a 64bit OS unless you plan on using more than 3GB of ram.

Why did Grace said to get the 64bit version? .... That's getting complicated.

Also, could you suggest me some good RAM?

Lowfat · Apr 2, 2007, 12:37 AM

the only advantage to a 64-bit OS is the possibility for more than 3GB of ram, otherwise it does nothing for performance.

How much do you want so spend on ram?

Hurock · Apr 2, 2007, 12:50 AM

Between 200$ and 250$ if possible.

Lowfat · Apr 2, 2007, 01:19 AM

http://www.directcanada.com/products...anufacture=OCZ

very good timings for the price.

Hurock · Apr 2, 2007, 01:43 AM

Lowfat · Apr 2, 2007, 02:10 AM

Looks like a great rig

Hurock · Apr 2, 2007, 02:59 AM

Thx a lot for the suggestions!

Just Learnin' · Apr 2, 2007, 04:14 AM

Are you looking at maybe doing a bit of overclocking? You might want to pick up a CPU cooler as well if so. You certainly have the potential there to have some fun!

ChaosMinionX · Apr 2, 2007, 04:43 AM

Save yourself the hassle and get the Asus P5BDLX over the Vanilla, the vanilla has a crappy bios.

Just Learnin' · Apr 2, 2007, 05:02 AM

He went with the Gigabyte board. The deluxe would have been nice though more expensive. The Gigabyte is better than the Vanilla though.

ChaosMinionX · Apr 2, 2007, 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Just Learnin'

He went with the Gigabyte board. The deluxe would have been nice though more expensive. The Gigabyte is better than the Vanilla though.

Ahh so he did

anyone that buys a vanilla is crazy, unless they dont plan on doing anything with that board or their computer.

Hurock · Apr 9, 2007, 11:23 PM

Something like this right?
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=10450AC4602
for a CPU Cooler.
and do I need thermal compound with that?

Grace · Apr 10, 2007, 02:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hurock

Something like this right?
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=10450AC4602
for a CPU Cooler.
and do I need thermal compound with that?

That's a fine cooler. Thermal compound is not necessary, you'll find enough of a fairly good thermal compound included with the cooler.

MartyLK · Apr 10, 2007, 04:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Hurock

Thx a lot for the suggestions!

Where are you located that you can't use ZipZoomFly or Newegg?

Hurock · Apr 10, 2007, 04:26 AM

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Originally Posted by MartyLK

Where are you located that you can't use ZipZoomFly or Newegg?

I'm in Canada.

Hurock · Apr 10, 2007, 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Grace

That's a fine cooler. Thermal compound is not necessary, you'll find enough of a fairly good thermal compound included with the cooler.

Just to be sure, it replaces the stock heatsink and fan of the E6600?

Grace · Apr 10, 2007, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Hurock

Just to be sure, it replaces the stock heatsink and fan of the E6600?

Yes, of course it does.

PangingJr · Apr 11, 2007, 11:54 AM

Freezer 7 Pro has pre-applied MX-1 paste.
i use the MX-1 thermal compound myself for all of my heatsinks installation, it's only third-party thermal compound i've been using for quite sometime now. it's very easy to apply with the installations, worked well every times i can remember, and low price.

Hurock · Apr 11, 2007, 12:46 PM

It's going to be my first built, so I don't want to miss anything before I order the pieces.

Thanks guys!

RaveneR · Apr 11, 2007, 01:14 PM

are you desperate in need of a new rig now? if not i suggest you hold it off and wait for Intel's Penryn procs

http://news.com.com/Intel+shows+off+...3-6153973.html

http://www.intel.com/technology/arch...ore2/index.htm

Zelig · Apr 11, 2007, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by RaveneR

are you desperate in need of a new rig now? if not i suggest you hold it off and wait for Intel's Penryn procs

You can always wait for the next best thing. If you want a computer now, buy one now.

Lowfat · Apr 11, 2007, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Zelig

You can always wait for the next best thing. If you want a computer now, buy one now.

exactly. So you wait till november/december when Penyrn is released. Then ATI states they are releasing a new videocard in 3 months, ooo, better wait for that. Then when ATI is about to release the card, AMD states they are going to release something new soon. Don't play the never ending waiting game.

RaveneR · Apr 11, 2007, 04:52 PM

not that i'm asking him to wait, like if his old rig can still hold out, while hurry to get a new one?

Apr 1, 2007, 09:30 PM	#1
Hurock DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: St-Luc, QC, Canada Posts: 37 Rep Power: 0	New rig OK, now it's for real, I'm probably going to have a new system in the next 2 months, I already made some choices for it and I was wondering if it looks okay to you. But I don't know which RAM to choose. Case-Coolermaster CAC-T05 http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=13954 Vid Card http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=22688 Motherboard http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=19355 HDD http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=18409 Intel C2D E6600 http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=19144 Windows Vista OEM 32-bits (tell me if 64-bits is better) http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=22548 PSU - Fortron 450W http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=15859 Floppy Drive http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=12044 DVD Writer http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=20760 DVD Drive http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=8984 __________________ [COLOR=#000000][COLOR=Red]Let's go Senators![/COLOR] [/COLOR]

Apr 1, 2007, 11:00 PM	#2
Just Learnin' HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 1,414 Rep Power: 56 System Specs	Maybe a bit stronger PSU is all I might consider. That graphics card is on sale here: http://www.directcanada.com/products...nufacture=EVGA also the HD http://www.directcanada.com/products...acture=SEAGATE Last edited by Just Learnin'; Apr 1, 2007 at 11:02 PM. Reason: more info

Apr 1, 2007, 11:08 PM	#4
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,254 Rep Power: 101	Do you really need a floppy drive and two seperate optical drives? Try direct canada too, you'll save quite a bit of money. __________________

Apr 1, 2007, 11:09 PM	#5
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,254 Rep Power: 101	0o00o00o0o0 just the HDD alone is $20 cheaper @ directcanada.com. Plus @ DC.com you get free shipping. __________________

Apr 1, 2007, 11:41 PM	Thread Starter #6
Hurock DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: St-Luc, QC, Canada Posts: 37 Rep Power: 0	The French version of Home Premium 64bit isn't available at directcanada and yes I need a floppy drive. __________________ [COLOR=#000000][COLOR=Red]Let's go Senators![/COLOR] [/COLOR]

Apr 1, 2007, 11:02 PM	#3
Grace HH's Tomboy Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Anywhere but in my house! Posts: 776 Rep Power: 56	It looks pretty much ok to me, although I would swap the motherboard for a Gigabyte P965-DS3. It costs about the same money and it offers a few more things. Also, get the 64-bit version of Vista. You have a 64-bit capable system, you don't have anything to lose or something by getting a 64-bit OS. Everything is backwards compatible.

Apr 2, 2007, 12:37 AM	#9
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,254 Rep Power: 101	the only advantage to a 64-bit OS is the possibility for more than 3GB of ram, otherwise it does nothing for performance. How much do you want so spend on ram? __________________

Apr 2, 2007, 12:50 AM	Thread Starter #10
Hurock DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: St-Luc, QC, Canada Posts: 37 Rep Power: 0	Between 200$ and 250$ if possible. __________________ [COLOR=#000000][COLOR=Red]Let's go Senators![/COLOR] [/COLOR]

Apr 2, 2007, 01:19 AM	#11
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,254 Rep Power: 101	http://www.directcanada.com/products...anufacture=OCZ very good timings for the price. __________________

Apr 2, 2007, 01:43 AM	Thread Starter #12
Hurock DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: St-Luc, QC, Canada Posts: 37 Rep Power: 0	I changed a lot of things, so: OCZ Platinum PC26400 http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=13220BD3804 Vista Home Premium 32bit OEM http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12850SW0978 Antec Neo 550W http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=10370AC2782 Floppy http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=14330DR0484 CAC-T05 Centurion http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11130AC4441 DVD-Writer http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12600DR5227 eVGA 8800GTS 320MB http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11610BD2984 Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11830BD3851 C2D E6600 http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12200BD2787 Seagate 320GB http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=14120DR9359 If you see any compatibility problems let me know! __________________ [COLOR=#000000][COLOR=Red]Let's go Senators![/COLOR] [/COLOR]

Apr 2, 2007, 02:10 AM	#13
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,254 Rep Power: 101	Looks like a great rig __________________

Apr 2, 2007, 02:59 AM	Thread Starter #14
Hurock DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: St-Luc, QC, Canada Posts: 37 Rep Power: 0	Thx a lot for the suggestions! __________________ [COLOR=#000000][COLOR=Red]Let's go Senators![/COLOR] [/COLOR]

Apr 2, 2007, 04:14 AM	#15
Just Learnin' HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 1,414 Rep Power: 56 System Specs	Are you looking at maybe doing a bit of overclocking? You might want to pick up a CPU cooler as well if so. You certainly have the potential there to have some fun!

Apr 2, 2007, 04:43 AM	#16
ChaosMinionX USB 3 dot oh Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,911 Rep Power: 47 System Specs	Save yourself the hassle and get the Asus P5BDLX over the Vanilla, the vanilla has a crappy bios. __________________ ::Heatware:: How you can help DriverHeaven by using Digg!

Apr 2, 2007, 05:02 AM	#17
Just Learnin' HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 1,414 Rep Power: 56 System Specs	He went with the Gigabyte board. The deluxe would have been nice though more expensive. The Gigabyte is better than the Vanilla though.

Apr 9, 2007, 11:23 PM	Thread Starter #19
Hurock DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: St-Luc, QC, Canada Posts: 37 Rep Power: 0	Something like this right? http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=10450AC4602 for a CPU Cooler. and do I need thermal compound with that? __________________ [COLOR=#000000][COLOR=Red]Let's go Senators![/COLOR] [/COLOR]

Apr 11, 2007, 11:54 AM	#25
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 71	Freezer 7 Pro has pre-applied MX-1 paste. i use the MX-1 thermal compound myself for all of my heatsinks installation, it's only third-party thermal compound i've been using for quite sometime now. it's very easy to apply with the installations, worked well every times i can remember, and low price.

Apr 11, 2007, 12:46 PM	Thread Starter #26
Hurock DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: St-Luc, QC, Canada Posts: 37 Rep Power: 0	It's going to be my first built, so I don't want to miss anything before I order the pieces. Thanks guys! __________________ [COLOR=#000000][COLOR=Red]Let's go Senators![/COLOR] [/COLOR]

Apr 11, 2007, 01:14 PM	#27
RaveneR DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 196 Rep Power: 0	are you desperate in need of a new rig now? if not i suggest you hold it off and wait for Intel's Penryn procs http://news.com.com/Intel+shows+off+...3-6153973.html http://www.intel.com/technology/arch...ore2/index.htm

Apr 11, 2007, 04:52 PM	#30
RaveneR DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 196 Rep Power: 0	not that i'm asking him to wait, like if his old rig can still hold out, while hurry to get a new one?