I need some help

[manintheshadows]

Alright, for a new PC, I was thinking about building one. I have never done so before, but that isn't the problem since quick searches find me tons of guides and I'll do ample reading-up and asking around for that aspect

The problem is, compenents, because I myself am not sure which components are compatible with which.

Secondly, does anyone here use Newegg? I trust the site, and they offer good deals and fast shipping, but their policies have me a bit nervous; for instance, they say they will not refund nor replace damaged components, so I am worried about accidentally messing up or a component breaking somehow, and just wasting my money. Any thoughts?

Now, I have a budget of $1,000, and I know that building I can get a much better PC than by buying, but what components?

Need:

at least 2GB RAM
9600GT nVidia
Q6600 Intel Core 2

at least 250GB hdd


However, when it comes to things such as fans, cases, and psu's, I'm stumped; I just don't know what's good and what isn't, what's compatible and what isn't, and generally that sort


Any help would be greatly appreciated

[manintheshadows]

Made a bit of changes, I've instead gotten a wishlist for easier viewing on your part

https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/WishList/TemporaryWishList.asp


Now, any compatibility issues? Anything I should know about; anything to avoid? Anything I need to add? Anything that might be a pain?


Just give me feedback, and thanks alot sincerely.

[manintheshadows]

Here is the final

https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/WishList/TemporaryWishList.asp?SltWishListNumber=&WishListTitle=

But........are there any problems? Anything missing?

[Ajmukon]

link does not work

repost the link please.

or just copy/paste it into a post (with LINKS!)

[Heartborne]

Unfortunately, your wish list link doesn't work.

I'm a huge fan of Newegg. I have absolutely no complaints and your components will likely arrive within a week.

Try listing the components you want without the link, it makes it easier to look at. In any case, what are you building this machine for? For general purposes, what you put in your first post is a good build.
Given the choice, the 8800 GT is a better video card than the 9600 GT. Google the benchmarks and see for yourself.
I built a gaming machine for myself using the core2 quad processor and I have to say that I probably should have gone dual core... quad is not optimized for gaming and a 3Dmark06 test of my system did horribly in the CPU department for this reason. Burn-in tests however, did stupendously, of course.

If you're running XP then 2 GB of RAM is should be plently. If this is an all-purpose machine, DDR2 800 should be fine. If you are gaming, go for SLI-ready 1066 just in case you want to run an SLI configuration.

Again, if you are gaming it makes a huge difference. You need a large case with lots of fans for gaming. I use the Raidmax smilodon gaming case that has four chassis fans, but if you're more general-purpose one rear 120mm fan should be adequate. If you're on a budget you can go with a case-psu combo, but those psus tend to be crap. It's a good idea to upgrade the psu. I use a 600-watt third party psu in my raidmax case. You generally can't go wrong with antec cases; they're brilliant.

Your compatibility is mostly limited by your motherboard. What your board does/does not support is the main important point; but there are other minor things that will affect performance. I'm not too well versed in those minor details, but they are, for the most part, arbitrary.

So, in conclusion, it depends on what you are planning to do with this machine.