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#1 ff7cloudff7
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I am building a new computer and want to check how good it is. Please tell me if any of these parts are incomatible and if i forgot to get anything and it wont work.

Pioneer 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model DVR-115DBK - OEM

ASUS Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E616A3T - Retail

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

2x EVGA 512-P3-N802-AR GeForce 8800GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

Thermaltake W0106RU Complies with ATX 12V 2.2 & EPS 12V version 700W Power Supply - Retail

2x G.SKILL 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5S-2GBPQ - Retail

ABIT IP35 Pro LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail

ZALMAN RESERATOR 1 Fanless Water Cooling System (Reservoir+Radiator+Water Pump) - Retail

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#2 sabbath2gamer
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whats with the second drive bay the first one is an all in one drive and will read and burn cds and dvds

also switch the psu to this one

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005

and what OS are you buying i recommend vista home premium 64bit

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Why are you getting 1 SATA DVD drive and then an IDE DVD RW? If you really need 2 drives for whatever reason, you may as well 2 SATA ones. The motherboard is fine but i would recommend a Gigabyte P35 over it. The hard drive is good but i have heard the Antec 900 is not very good which is probably just opinions.

That Corsair power supply which sabbathgamer linked to is better than the thermaltake, even though it has less wattage.

EDIT: Are you sure you want to get watercooling? Are you overclocking? I think you will also need to buy some blocks and tubing to connect that resevor (or whatever it's called) thing to which might set you back a bit. Might i suggest getting some good air cooling instead of water cooling?

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Why are you getting 1 SATA DVD drive and then an IDE DVD RW? If you really need 2 drives for whatever reason, you may as well 2 SATA ones. The motherboard is fine but i would recommend a Gigabyte P35 over it. The hard drive is good but i have heard the Antec 900 is not very good which is probably just opinions.

That Corsair power supply which sabbathgamer linked to is better than the thermaltake, even though it has less wattage.

george_hopkins

You either need to grab a nVidia chipset motherboard or ATI graphics cards because the P35 can't do SLi. SLi is nVidia cards only.

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#5 DGFreak
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The DVD-RW drive is no good; you can get a LightScribe drive from Samsung for the same price on newegg.
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#6 RayvinAzn
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1: Drop the IDE drive, there's no point in having it. It'll just add clutter to your case. Pick up two SATA drives instead. And just letting you know, I've had bad luck with ASUS drives in the past. Doesn't mean yours will fail, but I've owned two, and they both went out within a year of owning them.

2: TWo 8800GT cards on a P35 chipset motherboard aren't going to work in tandem. Running dual graphics cards on a P35 chipset board isn't advisable anyway, since the second slot is limited to x4 electrically, which will hurt performance a fair bit. Pick up a 750i or 780i board instead if you really want SLI, or pick up a lower-end P35 board with a single PCI-e slot and a single 8800GT if you want a better price-performance setup.

3: Power supply is decent, but at a fairly poor price point. I'd opt for the Corsair TX650w for less, it'll still handle two 8800GT cards and a reasonably power-hungry computer.

4: I'd opt for a single 2x2GB kit of RAM over a 4x1GB setup. It leaves room for future expansion, and won't put out as much heat.

5: The Q6600 is on its last legs. Pick up a Q9300 or Q9450 instead.

6: If you're going water-cooling, go big or go home. You'll spend about a third of what that cooler costs for marginally higher temperatures, and you won't run the risk of frying your rig if something starts leaking. If you really want to go water-cooling, go with a D.I.Y. setup, and be prepared to cough up over $400 for it.

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[QUOTE="george_hopkins"]

Why are you getting 1 SATA DVD drive and then an IDE DVD RW? If you really need 2 drives for whatever reason, you may as well 2 SATA ones. The motherboard is fine but i would recommend a Gigabyte P35 over it. The hard drive is good but i have heard the Antec 900 is not very good which is probably just opinions.

That Corsair power supply which sabbathgamer linked to is better than the thermaltake, even though it has less wattage.

battledroid978

You either need to grab a nVidia chipset motherboard or ATI graphics cards because the P35 can't do SLi. SLi is nVidia cards only.

I completely missed that! Thanks for spotting it! To the TC, just get a single 9800gx2 instead, with a p35 board.