Hi everyone. I haven't built a computer in over 3 years and have not followed the current technologies at all. It was suggested to me to go for a Intel Core 2 Duo Conroe CPU and a mid-range video card to use until the new DirectX version cards are available.
I have no plans of overclocking anything, I have no experience with it and everytime I try to learn about it I just get guides on what to do, but not why to do it. I'm afraid of destroying something if I just follow the steps since they may not pertain to certain hardware. Here is what I am looking at purchasing, I already have a case.
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3160811AS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
XFX PVT73GUGD3 Geforce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
ENERMAX Liberty ELT400AWT ATX12V 400W Power Supply - Retail
ECS NFORCE 570 SLIT-A (V5.1) Socket T (LGA 775) NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe 1.86GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6300 - Retail
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 675 (PC2 5400) Unbuffered System Memory Model TWIN2X2048-5400c4 - Retail
I have a few questions.
1: Is the 400W power supply sufficient?
2: I have no plans of using the SLI feature on the mobo, however this mobo is generally about 50$ cheaper than other boards that have been suggested to me, however I don't understand why those boards may or may not be better, aside from overclocking performance.
3: Any other suggestions?
Thanks for the help.
I have no plans of overclocking anything, I have no experience with it and everytime I try to learn about it I just get guides on what to do, but not why to do it. I'm afraid of destroying something if I just follow the steps since they may not pertain to certain hardware. Here is what I am looking at purchasing, I already have a case.
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3160811AS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
XFX PVT73GUGD3 Geforce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
ENERMAX Liberty ELT400AWT ATX12V 400W Power Supply - Retail
ECS NFORCE 570 SLIT-A (V5.1) Socket T (LGA 775) NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe 1.86GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6300 - Retail
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 675 (PC2 5400) Unbuffered System Memory Model TWIN2X2048-5400c4 - Retail
I have a few questions.
1: Is the 400W power supply sufficient?
2: I have no plans of using the SLI feature on the mobo, however this mobo is generally about 50$ cheaper than other boards that have been suggested to me, however I don't understand why those boards may or may not be better, aside from overclocking performance.
3: Any other suggestions?
Thanks for the help.