Hola All.. 1st build question

[Newbster]

okay skip water cooling but here is what im buying ...

I need suggestion on a case big enough to fit it all, easy on a beginer, I also need to make sure everything is cooled well, have not got a cpu fan or heat sink yet - not sure on best

If I am gonna air cool I need yalls suggestion to keep this things temp down
seems its gonna get hot

Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 Intel BOXD975XBX2KR Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 975X ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Model #: BOXD975XBX2KR
Item #: N82E16813121059

$329.99


(2) eVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail
Model #: 768-P2-N831-AR
Item #: N82E16814130072

$629.99 $1,259.98

1 PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 EPS12V EPS12V 750W Power Supply - Retail
Model #: Silencer 750 EPS12V
Item #: N82E16817703006

$209.99

1 Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600 - Retail
Model #: BX80557E6600
Item #: N82E16819115003

$309.99


1 CORSAIR Dominator 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1142 (PC2 9136) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-9136C5D - Retail
Model #: TWIN2X2048-9136C5D
Item #: N82E16820145169

$459.00

1 Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFDRTL 150GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - Retail
Model #: WD1500AHFDRTL
Item #: N82E16822136035

$306.99

1 Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200KSRTL 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Retail
Model #: WD3200KSRTL
Item #: N82E16822136039

$109.99

1 PLEXTOR 16X DVD±R DVD Burner With White bezel,AUTOSTRATEGY,PoweRec,10X DVD+R DL Write Black SATA Model PX-755SA - Retail
Model #: PX-755SA
Item #: N82E16827249006

$105.99

1 Creative 70SB046A00000 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional Series - Retail
Model #: 70SB046A00000
Item #: N82E16829102005

$145.99

Subtotal: $3,237.91

[progbuddy]

Some good brands of cases are Cooler master, NZXT, and Thermaltake. If you're thinking of a side window on your case, go with either NZXT or Thermaltake. If you're looking for good cooling, go with Cooler Master. You have some great hardware, and I expect to see a PC come out of it all :p.

KMR

[TheDingo]

good luck...that will be one hell of a computer

[slytherock]

For air cooling, I stick with ZALMAN, perfect cooling, nice looking...

For your HDD, Maybe you can consider 2* 320GB and forget about the RAPTOR: if you put them in raid you will have almost the same result as a raptor alone, but with extra space. The Raptor is loud and cost 200$ more then the Caviar

And you can put that extra 200$ on a decent mobo (sorry I've always hated Intel boards...) like the ASUS

Just my 2 cents

Nice build BTW Wish I have this kind of money

Edit: Why get a SATA DVD burner, when you can have the same results with an ATA Drive and 70$ in your pockets

[Silenced_Coyote]

The Asus Striker Extreme is really nice, but also expensive... Not to mention that it seems to be out of stock everywhere.

Another option would be the EVGA nForce 680i.

The Zalman 9700 is a good heatsink/fan.

EDIT:
I just realized that your power supply won't work with your build. It only has 2 PCI-e power connectors and your 2 8800GTX's will need a total of 4. Here is a list that nVidia certifies.

[Newbster]

didicated game Harddrive not a good idea?

For air cooling, I stick with ZALMAN, perfect cooling, nice looking...

For your HDD, Maybe you can consider 2* 320GB and forget about the RAPTOR: if you put them in raid you will have almost the same result as a raptor alone, but with extra space. The Raptor is loud and cost 200$ more then the Caviar

the one raptor is for playing games with faster access times
bad decision ?
Just my 2 cents

Nice build BTW Wish I have this kind of money

Edit: Why get a SATA DVD burner, when you can have the same results with an ATA Drive and 70$ in your pockets

[Newbster]

Edit: Why get a SATA DVD burner, when you can have the same results with an ATA Drive and 70$ in your pockets

what would you reccomend on DVD burner?

[slytherock]

1- reading TH review (I hate naming them...)

f data transfer performance is all you are looking for - video and audio editing in high quality would require high throughput - the RAID 0 array definitely beats the WD1500 Raptor. However, the amazing transfer performance is not enough to dominate in the application benchmarks.

Same thing for the temps...

Although the new Raptor spins considerably faster that its competitors, the WD1500 did not really get warmer than the 7,200 RPM drives. This is impressive proof of the advances that have been made in reducing friction and increasing the efficiency of heat dissipation.

2- You can get any 16x DVD burner double side like Liteon, LG, Samsung, sony, asus, finally almost any drive around 30-45$ There's still no point going with SATA optical drive for now. Wait for price drop... (in a year or 2)

[progbuddy]

If you want some good harddrives, try the Seagate Barracudas.

[Newbster]

Okay based on some of the points in this thread and others I have changed a few things... what are you alls thoughts on this ... any glaring conflicts or something I left out?

The Possible New Rig...Link