MSI P965 Platinum, E6600, g.skill ram

[sztorok]

hi all,
I am compiling a new box:

motherboard: MSI P965 Platinum
cpu: Core 2 Duo E6600
ram: G.SKILL 2x1GB PC2-6400 5-5-5-15
gpu: Geforce 7600 GT
cooler: Scythe Mine or Thermaltake Big Typ VX
case: CoolerMaster Praetorian 732
hdd: undecided, maybe the raptor-x + my old sata drives

I am wondering if this is a balanced system, any thoughts on bottlenecks and
compatibility?

I am also undecided on the case there are too many choices and designs...

tia,
sz

[d44ve]

I personally would go with a better card than that.

Especially with the e6600. At the very least I would go with an 8600

Optimally, I would say 8800 or 2900

[newtekie1]

Yeah, your graphics card is way too weak. However, I think it is a good system if you plan to upgrade the graphics card down the road once DX10 is more mainstream. The 7600GT will get you by until then.

[Mediocre]

Change out the mobo for the new P35 chipset. ~500 MHz fsb + support for 45nm 1333fsb cpu's...

Can you wait 6 weeks? Price drop coming in july sometime...

[sztorok]

Yeah, your graphics card is way too weak. However, I think it is a good system if you plan to upgrade the graphics card down the road once DX10 is more mainstream. The 7600GT will get you by until then.

Thanks, I was thinking exactly the same thing. I dont think the 8600gt is a good card (not even compared to the 7600GT) and i dont want to pay much more than that anyway. I feel the money is better spent on a faster HDD instead for example. Maybe one of those with flash ram
on them...

[sztorok]

Change out the mobo for the new P35 chipset. ~500 MHz fsb + support for 45nm 1333fsb cpu's...

Can you wait 6 weeks? Price drop coming in july sometime...

Hey, thanks! It may be worth to wait a bit to get a really good upgrade path for the future.