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Irregular Joe · May 21st, 2008, 04:19 AM

So, it's been more than 2 years now since I've built a computer (and followed tech news closely). Now, the time has come for me to build one for my mom, but I'm feeling a little bit out of the loop with the new standards. I've put together something, but I'm not exactly sure if the compatibliity is there. Would you mind helping me out for a sec?

She'll be primarily using it for her growing photography needs as a hobbyist and starting professional.

Here's what I've got:

LCD Monitor: Dell UltraSharp 2208WFP 22 inch Widescreen Flat Panel LCD Monitor

Hard Drives: 2X Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 3.5IN 500GB SATA2 8.5MS 7200RPM 32MB Cache NCQ Hard Drive (with RAID 1)

Video Card: EVGA E-GEFORCE 8800GT 600MHZ 512MB 1.8GHZ DDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDTV Out Video Card

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Dual Core Processor LGA775 3.0GHZ Wolfdale 1333FSB 6MB Retail

Motherboard: ASUS P5K-E ATX LGA775 P35 DDR2 1333FSB 2PCI-E16 3PCI 2PCI-E1 SATA2 RAID Sound GBLAN 1394 Motherboard

RAM: Mushkin EM PC2-6400 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-800 CL5-5-5-18 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit

Case/PSU: Antec Sonata III Black ATX 16IN Mid Tower Quiet Case 3X5.25 2X3.5 4X3.5IN 500W 120MM Fan

DVD Writer: Samsung SH-S203B Black SATA DVD+RW 20X8X16 DVD-RW 20X6X16 DL 18X/12X INT DVD Writer OEM W/ Vista SW

CPU Heat Sink/Fan: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro LGA775 2500RPM 45CFM

CPU Paste: Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound Paste NON-ELECTRICAL Conductive 4 Gram

OS: XP Pro for now, hopefully Vista 64bit in the future. (I am aware of the RAM limitations that are introduced with 32 bit.)

Am I all set? Any recommendations?
Thanks for your time.

May 21st, 2008, 04:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
Irregular Joe Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7	Compatibility Check So, it's been more than 2 years now since I've built a computer (and followed tech news closely). Now, the time has come for me to build one for my mom, but I'm feeling a little bit out of the loop with the new standards. I've put together something, but I'm not exactly sure if the compatibliity is there. Would you mind helping me out for a sec? She'll be primarily using it for her growing photography needs as a hobbyist and starting professional. Here's what I've got: LCD Monitor: Dell UltraSharp 2208WFP 22 inch Widescreen Flat Panel LCD Monitor Hard Drives: 2X Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 3.5IN 500GB SATA2 8.5MS 7200RPM 32MB Cache NCQ Hard Drive (with RAID 1) Video Card: EVGA E-GEFORCE 8800GT 600MHZ 512MB 1.8GHZ DDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDTV Out Video Card CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Dual Core Processor LGA775 3.0GHZ Wolfdale 1333FSB 6MB Retail Motherboard: ASUS P5K-E ATX LGA775 P35 DDR2 1333FSB 2PCI-E16 3PCI 2PCI-E1 SATA2 RAID Sound GBLAN 1394 Motherboard RAM: Mushkin EM PC2-6400 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-800 CL5-5-5-18 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit Case/PSU: Antec Sonata III Black ATX 16IN Mid Tower Quiet Case 3X5.25 2X3.5 4X3.5IN 500W 120MM Fan DVD Writer: Samsung SH-S203B Black SATA DVD+RW 20X8X16 DVD-RW 20X6X16 DL 18X/12X INT DVD Writer OEM W/ Vista SW CPU Heat Sink/Fan: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro LGA775 2500RPM 45CFM CPU Paste: Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound Paste NON-ELECTRICAL Conductive 4 Gram OS: XP Pro for now, hopefully Vista 64bit in the future. (I am aware of the RAM limitations that are introduced with 32 bit.) Am I all set? Any recommendations? Thanks for your time.