Some of the components listed are based on reviews appearing in Techgage. I would like to thank all of those reviewers without whose efforts I could not have put this together..
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P (rev. 1.1)
CPU: Intel E8600 3.33 GHz
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling- Freezer 7 Pro
GPU: Zotac GeForce GTX 285
RAM: Mushkin 2 x 2GB DDR2- 800 CL- 4, 4-4-4-12
Case: Silverstone FT01- SW
PSU: Corsair 620HX
HD: Western Digital Caviar 500 GB
Optical Drive: LiteOn DVD- RW
Zip Drive: Iomega Zip 100
Sound Card: ASUS Xonar DX
Voice, Fax: Zoom V.92 PCI Voice Fax Modem
Monitor: Samsung 2232 GW or 2253 LW
1. The CPU is a high end core 2 Duo rather than a Quad, since present apps. don't take full advantage of the quad architecture.
2. I wanted a high end single GPU, rather than doubling on a lower end one.
3. The Mushkin RAM is more expensive than a comparable Crucial Ballistix. I read that the Crucial must be overclocked in order to achieve the same timing. I will not be overclocking this system.
4. The HD is much more than I need. I might go to (2) 250's and use one of them for a full backup. I am not certain if I should hook them up in a RAID configuration.
5. On the Optical Drive, I'm wondering if this should not be a blue-ray unit.
6. The total system adds up to $1627. My present (9) year old Dell XPS D300 Pentium II, which refuses to die, cost me over $3000 at the time.
I certainly would appreciate any comments pertaining to my notes, the choice of components, and their compatibility as a system.
Thank you.
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P (rev. 1.1)
CPU: Intel E8600 3.33 GHz
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling- Freezer 7 Pro
GPU: Zotac GeForce GTX 285
RAM: Mushkin 2 x 2GB DDR2- 800 CL- 4, 4-4-4-12
Case: Silverstone FT01- SW
PSU: Corsair 620HX
HD: Western Digital Caviar 500 GB
Optical Drive: LiteOn DVD- RW
Zip Drive: Iomega Zip 100
Sound Card: ASUS Xonar DX
Voice, Fax: Zoom V.92 PCI Voice Fax Modem
Monitor: Samsung 2232 GW or 2253 LW
1. The CPU is a high end core 2 Duo rather than a Quad, since present apps. don't take full advantage of the quad architecture.
2. I wanted a high end single GPU, rather than doubling on a lower end one.
3. The Mushkin RAM is more expensive than a comparable Crucial Ballistix. I read that the Crucial must be overclocked in order to achieve the same timing. I will not be overclocking this system.
4. The HD is much more than I need. I might go to (2) 250's and use one of them for a full backup. I am not certain if I should hook them up in a RAID configuration.
5. On the Optical Drive, I'm wondering if this should not be a blue-ray unit.
6. The total system adds up to $1627. My present (9) year old Dell XPS D300 Pentium II, which refuses to die, cost me over $3000 at the time.
I certainly would appreciate any comments pertaining to my notes, the choice of components, and their compatibility as a system.
Thank you.