Critique my new PC build

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Meant to be an affordable gaming pc. Critique the fuck out of it. I think its pretty solid for the money. K thanks.

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400 - Retail 164.99

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail 119.99

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK 59.99

OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W ATX12V / EPS12V Active PFC Power Supply - Retail 54.99

XFX PVT98WYDFH GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card 189.99

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31000340AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM 109.99

SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223F 24.99

Total: 724
 
Get an ATI 4850. Cheaper with nearly identical performance.
I would suggest a 650W PSU, as well.
 
I have been putting together a new machine also. If you plan on overclocking you may be better off getting the OCZ Reaper, on newegg as opposed to the Gskill (which isn't bad). Pretty good deal on it right now:

Newegg.com - OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory

43.99 after the MIR.

I was going to pickup the Wolfdale E8400 also. Again if you plan on OCing, which seems to be the thing to do with the C2Duo, you should think about picking up an after market CPU heatsink as the standard Intel one, as far as I can tell, sucks.

Other than that it is a pretty solid build.
 
Dark Volcanic said:
Get an ATI 4850. Cheaper with nearly identical performance.
I would suggest a 650W PSU, as well.
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Ive been reading great reviews on the 4850, I just don't know if I can trust ATI. I've had shitty issues with them in the past.

ThRoughMyeYeS said:
I was going to pickup the Wolfdale E8400 also. Again if you plan on OCing, which seems to be the thing to do with the C2Duo, you should think about picking up an after market CPU heatsink as the standard Intel one, as far as I can tell, sucks.
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Good post man, thanks for all the info on the memory. As far as overclocking goes, its going to be something I do down the line. Right now im just excited to get all the shit going and load up some standard games. Then i'll hookup a nice heatsink. I haven't had a legit gaming PC since 02
 
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Voxx said:
Isn't ATI the way to go?
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It seems to me that ATI cards are dominating. The 4870, if the benchmarks are accurate, beats out Nvidia cards in SLI. Overall looks like a solid card. Reviews for the 4850 indicate the same (with the obvious performance decrease).
 
You basically have the exact same PC I built like 2 months ago. Different power supply, my 9800 is EVGA, different CD drive, and my gskills ram is 800, but that's about it.

How much you pay for the whole package? I love my PC as is, especially because of how cheap it is :D

be careful applying the heatsink on that board, I fucked up the plastic connector feet and had to buy a new (but ultimately way better) one.

Oh yeah, its super EZ to overclock that 8400 (I'm sure u already knew this). I have my cores at 3.6 Ghz to be conservative, but you can go way further with a good heatsink.

500W is too low, go for 600+
 
500 can probably handle his system just fine. People tend to get a PSU way to large for their needs.
 
get a different brand psu, ocz sucks

get a geforce gtx 260 instead of 9800gtx+. i think you can find one for around $200
 
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