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Old 06-29-2009, 08:08 PM   #1 (permalink)
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First Time Build

Hey, I'm a first time builder and I was hoping that I could get some guidance when it comes to the compatibility of the parts I'm hoping to buy.
Here it goes:

Case
Thermaltake Tsunami VA3000BWA Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower

Power Supply
Sigma Shark SP-585 585W ATX12V V2.01 SLI Ready Power Supply

Motherboard
ASUS P5Q Turbo LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel

CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E7600 Wolfdale 3.06GHz 3MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor

RAM
OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2P8004GK

Hard Drive
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

Video Card
EVGA 512-P3-1150-TR GeForce GTS 250 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16

Any feedback, suggestions, tips, etc would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
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Old 06-29-2009, 08:19 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: First Time Build

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Hey, I'm a first time builder and I was hoping that I could get some guidance when it comes to the compatibility of the parts I'm hoping to buy.
Here it goes:

Case
Thermaltake Tsunami VA3000BWA Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower

I like the case, is very nice.

Power Supply
Sigma Shark SP-585 585W ATX12V V2.01 SLI Ready Power Supply

Bad choice on power supply, too little and poor quality. You need a Corsair 650 in there for this video card you have chosen. If you find a good quality 750 for a good deal, you might want to even go higher than 650.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139005



Motherboard
ASUS P5Q Turbo LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel

Nice Board

CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E7600 Wolfdale 3.06GHz 3MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor

Go for the e8400 or the e8500, much better choice.

RAM
OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2P8004GK

Not too bad.

Hard Drive
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

Not a bad hard drive. Bigger cache would be even better.

Video Card
EVGA 512-P3-1150-TR GeForce GTS 250 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16

I like this card.

Any feedback, suggestions, tips, etc would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
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Old 06-29-2009, 08:29 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Re: First Time Build

Thank you very much!
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Re: First Time Build

Might want to take a read of this before you go too far:

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Old 06-29-2009, 09:13 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Okay, thank you.
That's definitely helpful.
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Old 06-30-2009, 07:45 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Re: First Time Build

Same as Tumbleweed36
Bad PSU-Seasonic and Corsair are good.
The WD Black Hdd's (5 yr. warranty) and a 32MBCache would be better.
The E7600 is a very capable CPU but the E8400/8500 are much better for gaming.
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