Comments on new Rig

[PauL]

Well my brother just upgraded and that made me want to too to keep up with him, so here is my new rig. I have a couple questions too.

Core 2 Duo E6400 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819115004) -$222
Asus P5B-E (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813131070) -$152
G.Skill 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820231098) -$210
2x Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 SATA (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822148161) -$112
Radeon X850XT (Keeping from original rig)
Thermaltake TR2 430W (Keeping from Original rig if possible.)
LITE-ON 16X DVD/R Burner (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16827106013) -$30
Roswell Mid Tower Case (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811147040) -$40

Total + Tax & Shipping $857.00 Don't want to go much over $900 if possible.

1. Would anyone recommend different RAM other than G.Skill that is around $200.00

2. Do you think that the 430W PSU will hold up.

[Slug Toy]

how about some links so i can check this stuff out and compare?

[jdbnsn]

Off hand I would guess that your PSU is enough since you are using a single Gfx card and I don't think the 850XT is a huge energy hog. But I am only guessing, the uquipment should specify what power rating is recommended. I ran a AMD dual core (4400+), 3 HDD's, SB Fatality, DVDROM, and 1900XTX off of a cheapo 500watt and it held for 6mo (after which time it did blow up).

[PauL]

Could I get some more comments please.

[xdxforever]

It looks good. The DDR2-800 isnt really performance boosting so if you need to cut costs 667 would be very close in performance. Pretty much all games will be graphics limitaed with that setup.

[monoflap]

If the PSU came with a case, get rid of it. These cheapo noname brand PSU's die after a short while (like mine did:( ) and are not very efficient. Regarding your hard drive choice, I'm guessing you chose those drives for a raid array. It's fine for speed, but I think you can get more for your dollar by getting one good one. Here is a 400Gb Samsung for $120 (about the same as the two drives) in case you are interested. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822152046