Review My New Build Please!

[hercules]

Zalman CNPS9700NT CPU Cooler, 2-Ball bearing, Multi Socket, Ultra Quie

OCZ 4G(2x2G) DDR3 1333 PC10666 Platinum Edition
CL7-7-7-20(OCZ3P13334G

Intel CORE 2 QUAD Q9400/2.66GHz/6MB CACHE

Thermaltake Tough Power 750W Q-FAN PSU

Xclio A380 Super Tower

Intel DP45SG P45 LGA775 ATX 1333FSB DDR3 GbLAN 2xPCIE2.0 AUDIO RAID

Gigabyte GTX260 896M OC DDR3 PCIE2.0 2xDVI TV-Out HDCP HDMI

Seagate SATAII 500GB 16m Cache


Ok guys Building a PC for my little Brother
It equal's out to be just under my $2000 limit
My main query is if i put all this together will it work?
is anything bottle necking or just general suggestions THANKS!

 

[gkay09]

Well there are many things tat u can change ...
1. The intel mobo u have chosen has various compatibility issues with many components...
2. U can go for a better PSU like corsair or the PC&P
3. Its nt worth to go wit DDR3 and Core2 because the DDR2 provides the required memory power for the core2...

And regarding ur budget, u can get a far more better config than wat u currently have posted...can u say whether u are buying preassembled or its gonna be home built??? and is it in USD ???

 

[col-p-todd]

i agre with gkay, I would not recommend the intel mobo, i,d go for a Asus, or gigabyte mobo.

as for a psu i would recommend a corsair or zalman psu, PP&C makes great psu's but are not silent enough for me.

with the money you save on the ram you could get a Q9550 cpu.
DDR3 ram is way to expensive and a waste of money that is spend better elsewere. just go for DDR2

 

[jj555298]

Everything looks fine to me, my only suggestion would be to get some good DDR2 instead. Use DDR3 if you are going i7 other than that most people stay away from it. You don't see a big enough performance difference to justify the price premium right now. A good set of DDR2 800 will be fine, if you plan on high overclocks 1066.

 

[xthekidx]

Tell us;
1. what size monitor you will be using,
2. the main uses for this rig,
3. when you plan on building,
4. what components you already own that will be used in this build,
5. if you have any brand preferences
6. where you are and what currency you use, as well as places to buy from if not in the US.
7. if you will OC or xfire/SLI
That info will help us build you the best PC for you/your brother. For $2000 USD, an i7 is well within reach and you should be aiming for that.

 

[kubes]

edit:

xthekidx maybe your template would be a good idea lol. beat me to the punch

 

[gkay09]

edit:

xthekidx maybe your template would be a good idea lol. beat me to the punch

Lolz very correct...will make life easy on the forums and mayb I wont miss my 'H' then

 

[hercules]

AH first off I am Australian. So everything is in aussie dollar
second: Everything will come from umart.com.au (milton store)
third: This my the build of my current PC :
Thermaltake Tough Power 750W Modular PSU
Zalman CNPS9700NT CPU Cooler, 2-Ball bearing, Multi Socket, Ultra Quiet
Western Digital 500G SATAII 7200 rpm HDD Green Power
Intel CORE 2 QUAD Q9450/2.66GHz/12MB CACHE/1333MHz FSB/LGA775
NZXT Nemesis Elite ED Case Black Body Silver Front Panel with Blue Led
Intel BLKDX48BT2 X48 ATX 1600FSB DDR3 1600 3xPCIex16 GigaLAN RAID
Gigabyte GF GTX 260 PCI-E 2.0 896MB DDR3 448-bit 575/2000MHz Dual Dual
OCZ 4G(2x2G) DDR3 Reaper 1600 PC12800
I run dual monitors and can max out on cod4 with stable frame rate.


I would pretty much like to get the same thing for my brother but Umart doesn’t stock some of those products mainly the Ram mobo and graphics card

To be honest I put these parts together in under half an hour so I didn’t look into the combat ability issues that much (that’s why I put it on here)

He will be using one monitor 24inch that’s all I can tell you about the monitor

Main uses will be for gaming mainly cod4/5 wont be anything as intense as cyrsis.
His Pc will also be using Vista.
I’ll get Umart to put it all together for us.

Cheers for all the responces so far!

 

[xthekidx]

Case: CM 690
CPU: Q9550
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R
Ram: Kingston 4gb 1066mhz
HDD: WD 1tb Caviar Black
PSU: 650w Antec earthwatts
Cooler: S1283 and Backplate
HDD: WD Caviar Black 1tb
OCZ Freeze Thermal Compound

Coolermaster RC-690-KKN1 690 Case with Black mesh design with no psu $125.00
Antec ATX EarthWatts 650W $139.00
OCZ Freeze Thermal Compound $13.00
Intel CORE 2 QUAD Q9550/2.83GHz/12MB CACHE/1333MHz FSB/LGA775 $446.00
Western Digital 1TB SATAII 32M 3GB/s(WD1001FALS) $199.00
Kingston DDR2 4G(2x2G)PC8500 1066Mhz HyperX(KHX8500D2K2/4G) $89.00
Xigmatek CPU Cooler S1283(CAC-SXHH3-U02) $55.00
Xigmatek Crossbow I7751 Black Plate Kit for CPU Coolers $8.00
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R P45+ICH10 FSB1600 DDR2 SATA2 GbN RAID 1394 ATX $205.00
XFX GeForce GTX285 xxx Edition 1024M DDR3 $671.00
Total $1950.00

 

[hercules]

Kingston 6GB(3 X 2GB) DDR3-1333MHZ
168.00
i know its a bit more but its 2 extra gig of ram would it work?
everything else is great when i get home ill go over it with a fine tooth comb any changes i might make ill ask.

 

[xthekidx]

no, that mobo only supports ddr2, that is ddr3. I would just stick with ddr2 as it will be cheaper, and you don't need more than 4 gb of ram anyways for gaming, only video editing or cad would really merit more than 4gb.

 

[hercules]

Asus DRW-22B1S 22x DVDRW IDE Retail Black NERO8
37.00

do as a dvd drive?

 

[xthekidx]

That is an IDE drive, get a SATA drive. I prefer LG or samsung.