Comments on this build

itshaff86 · 03-29-2008, 12:04 PM

Okay, so for a budget build, what do you guys think of:

Found someone selling for about $300, good deal or no?

COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
INTEL Desktop Board D975XBX
4.0 Gigabytes of DDR2 240-pin RAM
INTEL Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe 1.86GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80557E6300
SAMSUNG SpinPoint P Series SP2004C 200GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
SAMSUNG Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive
SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model SH-S183L
ZALMAN ZM460B-APS ATX12V 460W Power Supply
BFG NVidia 6600 GT 2xDVI Out ZALMAN CNPS 8000 92mm 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink

motherboard details:
http://www.intel.com/products/mother...5xbx/index.htm

**emosun** · 03-30-2008, 06:18 AM

As a 300$ computer goes that ain't half bad. Should be fine for some mild games.

**forcifer** · 03-30-2008, 05:11 PM

for proc i would get the E2200 or 2180. not much of a performance change, and it overclocks higher. and cheaper :) not so sure on the 6600GT, how much are you paying for it though?

**emosun** · 03-30-2008, 06:18 PM

says 300 :)

**forcifer** · 03-30-2008, 07:13 PM

i meant for the 6600GT

**emosun** · 03-30-2008, 10:26 PM

looks like its included in the 300

**forcifer** · 03-31-2008, 05:37 PM

arg i know but i wonder if he can get a better card for the price. the 6600 is just so old. i know its in the price...

**emosun** · 03-31-2008, 07:55 PM

ohhh, yea he probably could

itshaff86 · 04-01-2008, 03:11 PM

Sadly the 6600GT came with the pc, but I will eventually be upgrading that just not right away. Working on building another and just keeping this one as a little side computer until I eventually finish up the other :D Any other you guys would recommend for this build? I know you said E2200 or 2180, but any other suggestions for later on?

**forcifer** · 04-01-2008, 06:33 PM

the e6300 is better then the e2200, but the e2200 is cheaper. was a recomendation to help cheapen the load. i would upgrade to a 3850 or something of the like asap. the 6600 is just so old... maybe new motherboard. 975x is on its last leg as well. could get something like the IP35-E for about $60 and future proof yourself :)

03-29-2008, 12:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
itshaff86 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 5 OS: xp, sp2	Comments on this build Okay, so for a budget build, what do you guys think of: Found someone selling for about $300, good deal or no? COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case INTEL Desktop Board D975XBX 4.0 Gigabytes of DDR2 240-pin RAM INTEL Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe 1.86GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80557E6300 SAMSUNG SpinPoint P Series SP2004C 200GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive SAMSUNG Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model SH-S183L ZALMAN ZM460B-APS ATX12V 460W Power Supply BFG NVidia 6600 GT 2xDVI Out ZALMAN CNPS 8000 92mm 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink motherboard details: http://www.intel.com/products/mother...5xbx/index.htm

03-30-2008, 06:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 6,982 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Comments on this build As a 300$ computer goes that ain't half bad. Should be fine for some mild games. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

03-30-2008, 05:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
forcifer ole' Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Kansas City kansas Posts: 3,628 OS: Vista Premium 32 My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Comments on this build for proc i would get the E2200 or 2180. not much of a performance change, and it overclocks higher. and cheaper :) not so sure on the 6600GT, how much are you paying for it though? __________________

03-30-2008, 06:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 6,982 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Comments on this build says 300 :) __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

03-30-2008, 07:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
forcifer ole' Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Kansas City kansas Posts: 3,628 OS: Vista Premium 32 My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Comments on this build i meant for the 6600GT __________________

03-30-2008, 10:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 6,982 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Comments on this build looks like its included in the 300 __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

03-31-2008, 05:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
forcifer ole' Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Kansas City kansas Posts: 3,628 OS: Vista Premium 32 My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Comments on this build arg i know but i wonder if he can get a better card for the price. the 6600 is just so old. i know its in the price... __________________

03-31-2008, 07:55 PM	#8 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 6,982 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Comments on this build ohhh, yea he probably could __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

04-01-2008, 03:11 PM	#9 (permalink)
itshaff86 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 5 OS: xp, sp2	Re: Comments on this build Sadly the 6600GT came with the pc, but I will eventually be upgrading that just not right away. Working on building another and just keeping this one as a little side computer until I eventually finish up the other :D Any other you guys would recommend for this build? I know you said E2200 or 2180, but any other suggestions for later on? Last edited by itshaff86; 04-01-2008 at 03:12 PM.

04-01-2008, 06:33 PM	#10 (permalink)
forcifer ole' Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Kansas City kansas Posts: 3,628 OS: Vista Premium 32 My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Comments on this build the e6300 is better then the e2200, but the e2200 is cheaper. was a recomendation to help cheapen the load. i would upgrade to a 3850 or something of the like asap. the 6600 is just so old... maybe new motherboard. 975x is on its last leg as well. could get something like the IP35-E for about $60 and future proof yourself :) __________________