First off, I'm glad I found this forum because it has a real wealth of knowledge. I am admittedly a newcomer to the internal workings of pcs, but I am eager to learn whatever I can. Right now I'm looking to build a pc from the ground up to replace the one I currently have that's become outdated, at least in terms of gaming. I do game but my current setup can't cut it with current gen games like Vanguard etc...
My friend who is relatively knowledgeable when it comes to pcs made a build suggestion, but I'd like to run it by you all and get some feedback/suggestions. Is it all compatible, reliable, and a good choice? Basically I'm looking for a decent gaming pc on a budget of roughly $1000-$1200ish.
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Conroe 2.13GHz 2m shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819115004)
Intel BLKD101GGCL LGA 775 ATI Radeon Xpress 200 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813121309)
CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145575)
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D640E 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814127225)
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200KS 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822136003)
SAMSUNG Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache IDE DVD Burner With LightScribe Technology
(http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?Item=N82E16827151136)
Thermaltake Tsunami VA3000BWA Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811133132)
Will there be sufficient cooling with the fans the case has included, if not is there a specific type/size I should be looking for? Is there any need for a 3.5 drive at all? I heard him mention something about the need for one in certain instances for driver installation, if I understood correctly. Is the 400 watt psu big enough?
Thanks in advance for your help!
My friend who is relatively knowledgeable when it comes to pcs made a build suggestion, but I'd like to run it by you all and get some feedback/suggestions. Is it all compatible, reliable, and a good choice? Basically I'm looking for a decent gaming pc on a budget of roughly $1000-$1200ish.
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Conroe 2.13GHz 2m shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819115004)
Intel BLKD101GGCL LGA 775 ATI Radeon Xpress 200 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813121309)
CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145575)
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D640E 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814127225)
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200KS 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822136003)
SAMSUNG Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache IDE DVD Burner With LightScribe Technology
(http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?Item=N82E16827151136)
Thermaltake Tsunami VA3000BWA Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811133132)
Will there be sufficient cooling with the fans the case has included, if not is there a specific type/size I should be looking for? Is there any need for a 3.5 drive at all? I heard him mention something about the need for one in certain instances for driver installation, if I understood correctly. Is the 400 watt psu big enough?
Thanks in advance for your help!