New PC Spec - Any forseen problems?

RozDev

Having gained motivation from reading most of the posts in this section, I have just ordered the following kit from a combination of Dabs, Komplett and hardwareversand.de

As this is my first (and last) attempt at a build, and in anticipation of my items arriving, can anyone forsee any problems in the following set up:

Chassix - Gigabyte 3D Aurora 570
PSU - OCZ 850W Active PFC GameXtreme SLI Ready
Motherboard - ASUS Striker Exteme
Chipset - Intel Core Extreme QX6800 2.93 GHZ 8MB
Cooler/ Fan - Thermaltake Blue Orb II
RAM - 2046 MB DDR2 Corsair TwinX Pro CL5 PC6400/800
Graphics - XFX GeForce 8800 Ultra 650, 758MB DDR3 XT
System Drive - WD Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10,000 rpm 16mb SATAII
Storage Drive - Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 500GB SATAII
OPtical Drives - 2 x Samsung DVD+/_ RW SH-S183A
Card Reader - Dabs Internal 53 in 1 USB2.0
Monitor - LG L226WA-SN - flat panel display - TFT - 22" Widescreen 2ms
OS - Windows XP Pro SP2B OEM

All items should be here in a week will take some pics and keep you all posted on my progress or lack of it.

All feedback welcome!

Thanks
RD:)

dazftw

Hey, welcome to boards

1st off I dont think that cooler is going to be great compared to what you could have got.. That quad core is going to get hot!

Also the ultra was a waste of money as a GTX will do basically the same thing but theres no harm done if it didnt break the bank!

Could have saved some money and got a better cooler!?

Other than that it looks pretty sweet

RozDev

Thanks man:)

What fan cooler would you recommend?

I eventually hope to upgrade to liquid cooled something like the thermatake big 745 h20

Had a look at so many fans i just got fed up and picked one in the end, one of my main criterias was noise emission, and this one seemd to perform quite well. (Guess i should have concentrated on cooling efficiency rather than noise emmissions!:( )

I went for the ultra because i do a lot of 3d rendering (amongst the gaming!) and nothin wastes time like waiting for a graphic to render! I was looking at the overclocked 8800GTX with the inbuilt water cooling (cant remember what it's called) but there was no room for doubling up through SLI, which, when my wallet recovers from this mini holocaust, I was hoping to persue.


Nothings too late to change on the fan side it's only €30 recomendations??

cianc1

Thermalright ultra 120 extreme, the best cooler

RozDev

Just read a review on that it looks impressive enough doesn't it?
It certainly kicks ass compare to the other tower coolers

http://www.anandtech.com/casecooling/showdoc.aspx?i=2981

dazftw

cianc1 wrote:

Thermalright ultra 120 extreme, the best cooler

Yea thats what im getting lol

RozDev

This may sound like a right noobie question, but where does the fan go?

Do you just mount it another periperal fan inside the case to increase airflow?

I think the gigabyte 570 has three 120mm fans already would i need another one?

dazftw

Yea it should have sort of clip or holes so you can screw the fan in to it..

3 should be grand though!

DirkVoodoo

It comes with 2 metal clips, basically just twisted wires. They seem a bit flimsy but when you put a fan in they become quite tense and the fan is held in place pretty snugly. Make sure you buy a scythe sflex with open mounts. A closed mount fan will need a hacksaw taken to it.

And also make sure the TRUE is the cooler you want/need, it gets pretty pricey when you add in the fan and my results have been disappointing so far.