Evaluate my e6600 build

[knowsitall]

Hey.. my current system is::
Pentium D 830 Cpu
Asus P5nd2sli motherboard
1024mb Samsung 533mhz ram
Generic Case from ebay
450watt powersupply
kenwood truex 72x cd rom drive
hp lightscribe dvd/cd drive burner
6800gs videocard
Segate 7200rpm sataII harddrive.

I plan on keeping the 2 cd drives, and the 6800gs for now.

I usually play oblivion on my currect rig on high settings, i play d2 without a problem.

I plan on buying the following hardware below for around the 1150$ price range soon. I am looking for a machine that will overclock. For any recommended hardware changes please post:::

The following may be purchased soon:



Motherboard:: Evga 680i

Ram:: G.SKILL 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)

Cpu:: E6600

Case:: LIAN LI PC-60USB B2 Silver Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Powersupply:: Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC ATX 430W Power Supply

2 x Hard disk(raid 0):: Western Digital Raptor WD360ADFD 36.7GB 10,000 RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive

 

[CompRookie]

I think your build is looking pretty good. However, I would recommend you get a better PSU since your overclocked $1000 system replies on a stable power supply, anther $50 into the PSU would well worth the investment. 430W is cutting pretty close with your system requirement especially if you plan to upgrade your video card anytime soon. I would recommend you to look into a good brand named PSU with at least 500W of power and good amp on the V12 rail. The following link offers some very good basic knowledge on PSU:

http://forumz.tomshardware.com/hardware/PSU-101-ftopict198276.html

As for the hard drive, I personally don’t have any experience on the RAID0 configuration for the Raptors, but a lot of people at this forum have indicated that a Seagate drive with perpendicular recording offers similar performance with more storage space at cheaper price, especially when you consider the risk of drive failure when using RAID0.

Good luck on your build.

 

[knowsitall]

hm yah i think i m gonna drop the raptors and get a segate and with the money i save maybe invest in a heatsink and better powersupply. Any suggestions on a 500watt powersupply and nice heatsink for 775 socket?>

 

[purdueguy]

This Antec NeoHE 550W has a $30 MIR making it only $85. Supplies plenty of power and amps. Plus it's a great price with the MIR.

There's 4 heatsinks that I recommend depending if they fit your case.

In no particular order:

1. Scythe Ninja
2. Scythe Infiniti
3. Artic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro
4. Cooler Master RR-PCH-S9U1-GP (Hyper TX)

The Cooler Master from an article I read seems to be the best bang for the buck and I believe is the smallest of the 4.