I'm planing to build a new PC and ive been reading up on alot of stuff since this is the first time im building one from scratch.

Anyway, these are the components ive chosen:

Case: Chieftec Bigtower Mesh
PSU: Mist 500w
HK: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
RAM: 2x TwinMOS DDR2 PC6400 2048MB Dual Pack KIT w/two matched DDR2 PC6400 1024MB CL5 (I'll be going with 2x2048 if it's availble when i order)
GPU: 8800GTS/GTX (Haven't decided yet)
Case fans: 1x120mm, 3x92mm

I will not be OC'ing and the comp will primarly be used for gaming.

So, any views on this? all of the above should go together nicely without complications right?

Anything else i need? such as coolingpaste or anything else for that matter?

And please, if you have any advice/suggestions about building to a first-timer, i'll gladly accept them.

first of all, whats your budget?
monitor/resolution?
any heatsinks...?
what store?

My monitor is a Samsung 226bw 1680x1050

I'll be ordering the parts from two different norwegian stores. (Pcutstyr.no/Microplex.no)

Budget.. well, i'd prefer to spend as little as possible without severely limiting any future upgrades, this computer should last about 2 years when fully built.

i would only get teh 8800gtx if you want run full AA and full AF on your monitor. otherwise get the 8800ts.
i have never heard of your power supply, take a look at this
http://www.pcutstyr.no/main.php3?PI=info&PNO=163744

Hey there,

The Mist one is quite good, it has come out best in several tests over here. I beleive it's more then adequate, perhaps even slightly ''overkill'' for my system.

How about those other components, any ideas on that? they should fit together nicely, aye?

And thanks for your time, it's much appreciated.

it all looks good, but what do you plan on using for cooling the cpu? just the stock heatsink?
you should be alright since you do not plan on overclocking.

Yeah, it's boxed.. so the vanilla stock cooler will have to do for a while i think, atleast until the need for overclocking arises.

But, say if i were to change my mind before ordering those components, is changing the cpu cooler tricky business?

Oh, and.. as this is my first time building a system from scratch, got any advice? anything i should be extra careful with or pay attention to?

its simple to build a computer, just dont rush it.

as for changing heatsinks, its extremely easy with today's motherboards. you don't even have to remove the motherboard from the case.

Allright, thanks for everything, you are awesome.

oh i forgot to tell you about thermal paste.
arctic silver 5 has proven to be one of the best.

I'd try a cooler option. Maybe dual HD 2600XT boards?

Its about 35-45W per board. (compared to about 200 watts and above for a 8800)




Not sure about performance. Waiting for the benches.

Also a 8800GTS/GTX is overkill. Wanting to play in 1080p resolution with that? That's mostly what its good for.