I'm making a new build and i think i have found the best bang for the buck. I'm still not sure about some of the parts so please tell me what you think.
And does anyone know if Ubuntu (or just linux in general) will support this hardware?
Here are the parts. My budget is about 700-800 dollars. I already have a monitor (22" 1680x1050), keyboard, mouse, and i am getting a msdn copy of windows (xp).
COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119068
49.99
GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Dynamic Energy Saver Ultra Durable II Intel Motherboard - Retail
Model #:GA-EP35-DS3R
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128086
$119.99 ($20 MIR) (final $99.99)
MSI R4850-T2D512 Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127359
$199.99 ($25 MIR) (final 174.99)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model HH80562PH0568M - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115018
$194.99
OCZ Platinum Revision 2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2P800R22GK - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227139
43.99 ($25 MIR) (final 18.99)
I'm getting two of these for a total of 4gb of RAM.
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148288
84.99
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007
$5.99
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134
$26.99
Dynatron DB1206SPG PCI Slot Case Cooler - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835888602
$4.49
OCZ OCZ600GXSSLI 600W Power Supply Retail
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=316504&ps=pn3
$84.99 ($35 MIR) (final 49.99)
LITE-ON Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner with LightScribe - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106072
31.99
I'm planing on overclocking the CPU to 3.0GHz. I have never overclocked before but it doesn't sound all that hard.
I also planning on putting that pci slot cooler under the GPU to maybe help cool it down a little bit.
Is the power supply good? Will that be enough to power my system (it will have a extra hard drive to power too)?
Is the RAM good? i have heard that 4-4-4-12 is good, but is 4-4-4-15 good? or should i go with more expensive RAM? I will be ordering tomorrow evening. Thanks in advance for any feedback.
And does anyone know if Ubuntu (or just linux in general) will support this hardware?
Here are the parts. My budget is about 700-800 dollars. I already have a monitor (22" 1680x1050), keyboard, mouse, and i am getting a msdn copy of windows (xp).
COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119068
49.99
GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Dynamic Energy Saver Ultra Durable II Intel Motherboard - Retail
Model #:GA-EP35-DS3R
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128086
$119.99 ($20 MIR) (final $99.99)
MSI R4850-T2D512 Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127359
$199.99 ($25 MIR) (final 174.99)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model HH80562PH0568M - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115018
$194.99
OCZ Platinum Revision 2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2P800R22GK - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227139
43.99 ($25 MIR) (final 18.99)
I'm getting two of these for a total of 4gb of RAM.
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148288
84.99
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007
$5.99
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134
$26.99
Dynatron DB1206SPG PCI Slot Case Cooler - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835888602
$4.49
OCZ OCZ600GXSSLI 600W Power Supply Retail
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=316504&ps=pn3
$84.99 ($35 MIR) (final 49.99)
LITE-ON Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner with LightScribe - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106072
31.99
I'm planing on overclocking the CPU to 3.0GHz. I have never overclocked before but it doesn't sound all that hard.
I also planning on putting that pci slot cooler under the GPU to maybe help cool it down a little bit.
Is the power supply good? Will that be enough to power my system (it will have a extra hard drive to power too)?
Is the RAM good? i have heard that 4-4-4-12 is good, but is 4-4-4-15 good? or should i go with more expensive RAM? I will be ordering tomorrow evening. Thanks in advance for any feedback.