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  Member 5 Level 45.31 Feb 2006 
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Suggest some computer parts
I'm thinking of building a new computer, now that quad cores have dropped to a reasonable price. I don't plan on playing the latest graphics-intensive games -- I just want a stable, fairly quiet system that's also powerful enough to run Firefox with 40+ tabs, Photoshop, BT, foobar, netlimiter, AVG, various messaging clients and a random video in MPC all at the same time. (Yes, that's what I do right now and my system can barely take it).
Currently looking at this MB, to be paired with a quad 6600: Newegg.com - ASUS P5E LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail I don't know much about processor fans and memory sticks, if there's any specific brands and models I should go for. I've heard good things about Zalman, for instance (although Thermaltake seems to be more widespread). And I'd most likely be picking up the usual Kingston DDR2 unless you guys have better recommendations. Graphics card wise, I'm thinking a 8600 should be sufficient. Any suggestions? Jam it back in, in the dark. |
Member 5 Level 45.31 Feb 2006
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So you're telling me to splash more on the video card and save on the motherboard? I have to wonder about that...
Granted, X38 is excessive and a P35 should be enough for me. This looks pretty attractive: Newegg.com - Open Box: ABIT IP35 Pro LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard since I have a need for 1394. (Edit: scratch that, Juan just told me to go for the Gigabyte model so I'll take his word for it. 3rd party 1394 controller here we go) It seems that most of the new motherboards only have one IDE connector though  There's nowhere I can't reach. |
Member 5 Level 45.31 Feb 2006
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32bit.
Update: I eventually went with the P35 DS3P rev.2, just for the huge amount of ports (3 IEEE1394, 12 USB, 8 SATA). And luckily I got a Zalman midrange fan, my CPU is idling at 47C when OC'ed to 3 GHz. Thanks for all the suggestions, they really helped. How ya doing, buddy? |
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