Advise on Upgrades: Case, Gpu, Ram, Psu & Monitor

PogMoThoin

Goin building young fella his own pc, so I've decided to give him some of my parts & upgrade mine

His Rig:
E6600, have this already
Abit AW9D-Max, also have this
2x1Gb Ocz Platinum pc2 6400, giving him these from my rig
7900GT 256mb, from my current rig, gettin 8800gt/gts
Creative Audigy, have this from old dell
OCZ GameXtream 600W, from my current rig, gettin Corsair 600w modular
Thermaltake Armour, from my current rig, gettin Silverstone tj-07 or tj-09, not decided

Not a bad rig for an 8yo, he plays older games mostly, FEAR, COD, HL2 etc, so 7900gt will be ok for him


So, I need yer advise, wanna be workin on it over xmas (keep me outa pub). Here are the few bits i need:

Ram, lookin for 4GB kit pc2 8500, preferably 2x2gb kit, but would settle for good oc'in pc2 6400 kit. Will prob get my sis in NY get these on newegg.com & send them home with some1 @ xmas. Must oc well on p5k deluxe. Advise please.

Case, as I've said probably tj-07 or tj-09, missis said she'll buy it for me for xmas Any other good choices? Will be aircooled for next 6months until i go w/c so must have good airflow.

Gpu, goin orderin either 8800gt or new 8800gts (out 11th dec), not decided, will see whats in stock. Might pre-order gts

Psu, Goin with Corsair 600W modular as i find the OCZ a bit noisy.

Monitor, gettin 22", prob a samsung, which 1? How bout LG? Any other choices?

Thanks in advance

Pog

PogMoThoin

Ok, I've finally decided on case, tj-o9

PogMoThoin

ok, think i'm going with this ram. Opinions?

Review here. They managed 844MHz at 4-4-3-10 on stock voltage and a max of 1122MHz at 5-5-5-18 with only 2.2V. Some oc for 2Gb sticks.

How bout this Lg monitor? Any opinions?

And this psu?

PogMoThoin

Need advise on these bits folks, anyone got that Lg monitor? Any other choices for ram? will i get 8800gt or gts? Case is the only thing i'm fully decided on.

Advise please

awhir

PogMoThoin wrote: »

ok, think i'm going with this ram. Opinions?

Review here. They managed 844MHz at 4-4-3-10 on stock voltage and a max of 1122MHz at 5-5-5-18 with only 2.2V. Some oc for 2Gb sticks.

How bout this Lg monitor? Any opinions?

And this psu?

note that the ram was most likely cherry picked i find it best to search fourms like overclcok.net or Xs for ram and mobo's.dont trust review sites.

wait a few more days for good Gts review as the tweaktown one was pritty crap and not very accurate.

go for a widescrren lcd as then you can use 1600x1200.
for good info on lcd's i found here and here good.

ricka05

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Need advise on these bits folks, anyone got that Lg monitor? Any other choices for ram? will i get 8800gt or gts? Case is the only thing i'm fully decided on.

Advise please

I'm confused as well , should i go 8800 gt o (only few sites are stocking them at the moment) or wait for new gts ?
Case wise ill go for Lian-li ...

PogMoThoin

awhir wrote: »

go for a widescrren lcd as then you can use 1600x1200.
for good info on lcd's i found here and here good.

:rolleyes: Hey 1600x1200 is 4:3, not widescreen, 1680x1050 is widescreen, 16x9 IIRC.

Even more confused bout ram now, any1 got any suggestions?

Like that lian-li case m8, where ya gettin it?

I'l prob pre-order a 8800GTS, just waitin for some proper comparrison reviews against the GT

PogMoThoin

Read a few threads elsewhere & these Patriots are great value for money & oc very well, they in stock on newegg also. They are highly recommended on other forums & can hit 1066 MHz with 4-4-4-12 timings, and 1180 MHz with 5-5-5-15 timings. I'd be happy with anywhere near that. 2x2Gb kit too, just what i'm lookin for.

ricka05

PogMoThoin wrote: »

:rolleyes: Hey 1600x1200 is 4:3, not widescreen, 1680x1050 is widescreen, 16x9 IIRC.

Even more confused bout ram now, any1 got any suggestions?

Like that lian-li case m8, where ya gettin it?

I'l prob pre-order a 8800GTS, just waitin for some proper comparrison reviews against the GT

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-029-LL&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=187
( OcUk stock older version)
http://www.pc-look.com/boutik/Prod_Lian_Li_Tower-Case-Aluminium-PC-V2000B-PLUS-II-Black-New-Version-!__4918_en.html

ricka05

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Goin building young fella his own pc, so I've decided to give him some of my parts & upgrade mine


Gpu, goin orderin either 8800gt or new 8800gts (out 11th dec), not decided, will see whats in stock. Might pre-order gts
Pog

Where did you find the release date ?

awhir

ricka05 wrote: »

Where did you find the release date ?

XS most likly.

PogMoThoin

Just 2 keep ye up to date, emailed my sis to get these. Some saving, $129 is 88e


Edit, ordered

PogMoThoin

So folks, stil need advise on psu & 22" monitor, anyone have any opinions on the ones i've listed?

Anti

22" dell wfp and a 520/620 corsair psu.

PogMoThoin

Cheers anti, which Dell monitor? dont want webcam, so rule that 1 out. That 620W Corsair is exactly what i have in mind, have had no probs wit the OCZ only that its noisy.

awhir

as i said i dont know much about lcd's atm but i heard the one of the LG's and Samsungs are menta be the keepers.

keep in mind as far as i know all 22" are tn film panals.

ricka05

http://www1.hardwareversand.de/6V4VtTuUtLNK7U/2/articledetail.jsp?aid=19431&agid=554

Looks like its a new revision of 8800 gts ...

Steffano2002

Want a 22" monitor? I'd advise this one: "LG 22" LCD L226WTQ-SF, 1680x1050, 3000:1, 2ms, DVI-D/VGA, Silver/Black". It's down to €287 EUR from €309 EUR.

I have the LG 20" LCD L204WT TCO-03 Black/Silver 1680x1050, 5ms, 2000:1, DVI/VGA and I am delighted with it! Couldn't recommend them enough...