Gonna Build a New PC - Opinions Please

Kintarō Hattori

Hey Guys,

It's been about a year since I sold my desktop and bought a laptop. I've been itching to build a new desktop so below is what I've picked out. I'd like your opinions as to whether you think it's OK:

Asus P5E Deluxe Motherboard
Intel Q6600 Quad Core
Sapphire HD4870
4GB of Corsair DDR-II (Bling Factor)
OCZ 32GB Solid State Disk (For Vista)
Western Digital Caviar Black 750GB (For games an applications)
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (For storage)
OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W

I'm not sure of what case to use and I could be persuaded to go for an M-ATX case as I'd then be able to use the NZXT Rogue.

I also don't know for sure what monitor to go for but had been thinking about the Samsung 2232BW.

So any other suggestions on case and monitor? The keyboard, mouse and DVD drive I'll sort out later. This should come to roughly €1200-1500.

AlmightyCushion

There's a 28" monitor on overclockers for about €370. The antec nine hundred is a pretty good case.

pdebarra

What version of Vista will you be using? If it's not 64 bit, then you won't be able to use the full 4 GB of RAM, but only 3 GB.

Kintarō Hattori

Well I was thinking about 32bit but I'll go with 64bit if there are no compatibility issues. I'll admit I forget what the whole dealio is with 64bit.

Kintarō Hattori

Monitor wise I've decided to opt for a Samsung Syncmaster T200, though there is a TV version with 2 x HDMI, component, scart and VGA for €80 extra.

Ram wise someone mentioned to me that I should perhaps go with OCZ Reaper memory instead of the corsair stuff, what do you think?

uberpixie

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

Monitor wise I've decided to opt for a Samsung Syncmaster T200, though there is a TV version with 2 x HDMI, component, scart and VGA for €80 extra.

Ram wise someone mentioned to me that I should perhaps go with OCZ Reaper memory instead of the corsair stuff, what do you think?

I have the T200 series in 22". Tis a grand monitor for the PC/Xbox360.
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=347590

No real complaints bar the stand is not very adjustable and the monitor will wobble a bit if you hit of the desk it is on. The monitor stand does the job but it is not fantastic.
Also the border around the monitor is very reflective and will reflect back light from the screen. It doesn't bother me and I only notice it sometimes when I am in windows, you won't notice it playing games but it is something that prob would drive some people insane.

No exactly show stoppers for me but something to bear in mind.

I also have the OCZ ram you are looking at. Its good ram, it will be just as good as the corsair but it does have the extra bling factor. The heat sinks on it are well over the top but would look pretty good in a case with a window kit.

If anything the oversized heat sinks make ram easier to put in :-)

Either choice in ram will serve you well.