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Darker · July 4th, 2009, 11:44 PM

I've been studying, researching, and pricing a new computer build for the past week; and have finally placed my order. Its replacing my 7 year old system, for gaming and home use. I'm just trying to make sure I've got the proper connectors, cooling, and support to get it all together once its delivered. The system being shipped is:

i7 Bare bones kit: EVGA X58 SLI LE Barebone Kit - Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz, 6GB DDR3-1333 Corsair, 1TB Hitachi HDD, ATX Case, 750 Watt PSU EVGA X58 SLI LE, Ci7 920, 6GB, 1TB, 750W at TigerDirect.com

EVGA GTX 280: Newegg.com - EVGA 01G-P3-1280-TR GeForce GTX 280 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

2x 120mm case fans: Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER R4-L2R-20CG-GP 120mm Green LED Case Fan - Case Fans

ASUS 23" GTG LCD: Newegg.com - ASUS VH236H Black 23" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 20000 :1 (ASCR) Built in Speakers - LCD Monitors

The bare bones kit wasn't my first choice of case and PSU, but with all the rebates and deals at the time it was just as much as buying all the pieces individually at their cheapest from several different sites AND had the hard drive as well. Planing on this new system lasting me a while, and anything is going to feel like a huge improvement over what I have now (been running games at low setting if at all)

My first concern is cooling. I don't typically overclock, though I may trying clocking the i7 to 3.0 if its not to much hassle. I bought the 2 case fans above since the case apparently doesn't come with any, and was originally going to stick with the stock CPU cooler. Would this be enough to keep the computer safe at stock speeds while gaming?

The other concern is the 750 Power supply. The GTX 280 came with 6 pin to 8 pin, and 4 pin to 6 pin converters though so I think it should be fine. but I've heard mixed things.

As far as OS: Plan A is to plug in my existing hard drive and hope that windows XP still runs. regardless if its 32 or 64 bit, it should last me till windows 7 comes out. Plan B is to run the RC Windows 7 on the new hard drive and plug in my current hard drive as a secondary. Until 7 is released that is.

Other then that, I plan on using the same DVD/CD drive, and if needed my current sound and network card. Is there anything else I need to worry about when building the new system once it's delivered?

July 4th, 2009, 11:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
Darker Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 12	New Computer Final Touches I've been studying, researching, and pricing a new computer build for the past week; and have finally placed my order. Its replacing my 7 year old system, for gaming and home use. I'm just trying to make sure I've got the proper connectors, cooling, and support to get it all together once its delivered. The system being shipped is: i7 Bare bones kit: EVGA X58 SLI LE Barebone Kit - Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz, 6GB DDR3-1333 Corsair, 1TB Hitachi HDD, ATX Case, 750 Watt PSU EVGA X58 SLI LE, Ci7 920, 6GB, 1TB, 750W at TigerDirect.com EVGA GTX 280: Newegg.com - EVGA 01G-P3-1280-TR GeForce GTX 280 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards 2x 120mm case fans: Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER R4-L2R-20CG-GP 120mm Green LED Case Fan - Case Fans ASUS 23" GTG LCD: Newegg.com - ASUS VH236H Black 23" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 20000 :1 (ASCR) Built in Speakers - LCD Monitors The bare bones kit wasn't my first choice of case and PSU, but with all the rebates and deals at the time it was just as much as buying all the pieces individually at their cheapest from several different sites AND had the hard drive as well. Planing on this new system lasting me a while, and anything is going to feel like a huge improvement over what I have now (been running games at low setting if at all) My first concern is cooling. I don't typically overclock, though I may trying clocking the i7 to 3.0 if its not to much hassle. I bought the 2 case fans above since the case apparently doesn't come with any, and was originally going to stick with the stock CPU cooler. Would this be enough to keep the computer safe at stock speeds while gaming? The other concern is the 750 Power supply. The GTX 280 came with 6 pin to 8 pin, and 4 pin to 6 pin converters though so I think it should be fine. but I've heard mixed things. As far as OS: Plan A is to plug in my existing hard drive and hope that windows XP still runs. regardless if its 32 or 64 bit, it should last me till windows 7 comes out. Plan B is to run the RC Windows 7 on the new hard drive and plug in my current hard drive as a secondary. Until 7 is released that is. Other then that, I plan on using the same DVD/CD drive, and if needed my current sound and network card. Is there anything else I need to worry about when building the new system once it's delivered?