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Hi I've been looking around on this board for a while while I tried to figure out what parts I should get for my new computer. I'm finishing up the build now, but I still have a couple uncertainties. Here's what I have so far:
Case: Either the Thermaltake Armor or the Gigabyte 3D Aurora (I know it's out of stock)
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811133021
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811233013
Motherboard: I'm torn between these two Gigabytes
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813128064
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813128067
Video Card: EVGA 8800gts G92 (I may overclock this a bit, but not too much. How much would this reduce the card's lifespan?)
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814130312
PSU: Corsair 650W
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817139005
Proc: Intel Q6600 (I may overclock this to 3.0 or 3.2. Same question as video card.)
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115017
HDD: Samsung 500GB
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822152052
DVD Drives:
Not sure which to get, but I want a normal ROM drive and a burner.
RAM: I'm torn between these three. Keep in mind I don't know anything about RAM brands and whatnot. I may overclock these too, but not sure.
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820145034
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820146565
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820227089
Other: I want a a good, reliable card reader and something to bring my USB, Firewire, and audio jacks to the front. Not sure what to get.
Does that look good? Did I miss anything? Should I get some after market fans or what? Please contribute as much as you can. :) Thanks!
I've been playing the waiting game for quite a while now, but I'm running out of patience. I waited on the 8800gt and then heard a month later a new gts would blow it out of the water. So I waited some more. Now the problem is people are saying the performance upgrade from the gt is small, while others say it's big. Which is it? I don't care about 5% faster, tell me if I can SEE the difference at 1600x1200 resolution. I'm also wondering if EVGa is coming out with a ssc version of the new gts anytime soon. If so, would it be possible to overclock it myself to those speeds without any other cooling upgrades and without a large decrease in the life of my card? (I've never overclocked before) I've also been waiting on the Penryn processors, but again I'm getting impatient. Should I just cave and get a Q6600 or wait some more to get a new processor for not much more?
Thanks!
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