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Tomdun

Tomdun

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Just ordered this, just thought I would check to see if anybody can spot any major issues.

Nvidia 8800GTX 768MB GDDR3 Dual DVI PCI-E Graphics Card

Corsair 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 XMS2 Memory Non-ECC Unbuffered CL5(5-5-5-12) Heat Spreader Lifetime Warranty

Western Digital WD5000AAKS 500GB SATA II 7200RPM 16MB Cache - OEM

Asus TA-881 Black/Silver Midi Case No PSU

Antec Neopower 650W PSU Blue

ASUS P5W DH Deluxe SKT 775 dual-core Core2Duo Conroe ready Crossfire 8channel audio ATX

Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 (2.67ghz) Socket 775 Fsb1066 4mb Cache Retail Boxed Processor
 
I think I would have got a P35 board for the cost of what that motherboard is (near £120), plus you aren't gonna use the Crossfire ports on it I'd suspect since you've went Nvidia :) Other than that though, looks great.
 
I've never understood why people ask if there are problems after they order. :)

Aside from that, everything is compatible although I'd possibly have made a couple of fairly minor chnges, as much down to personal preference as anything.
 
Tomdun said:
Because its sunday night orders can still be changed so its not to late :).
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Ah, I wasn't aware you could still change but in that case I'd go with (ignoring the fact the case doesn't seem to be on OcUK):

Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB 5000AAKS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £63.99
(£75.19) £63.99
(£75.19)
OcUK GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - OEM £254.99
(£299.61) £254.99
(£299.61)
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-5300C3 667MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT12864AA663) £56.99
(£66.96) £56.99
(£66.96)
Gigabyte GA_P35C_DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard £71.99
(£84.59) £71.99
(£84.59)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £57.99
(£68.14) £57.99
(£68.14)
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £159.99
(£187.99) £159.99
(£187.99)
Sub Total : £665.94
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £118.28
Total : £794.17

It is cheaper to get the quad core than the E6700 but if you really only want dual core then either the E6750 or preferably the E6850 would be better and cheaper.

The motherboard is based on a later chipset and the Ram tends to overclock brilliantly. :)
 
semi-pro waster said:
Ah, I wasn't aware you could still change but in that case I'd go with (ignoring the fact the case doesn't seem to be on OcUK):

Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB 5000AAKS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £63.99
(£75.19) £63.99
(£75.19)
OcUK GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - OEM £254.99
(£299.61) £254.99
(£299.61)
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-5300C3 667MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT12864AA663) £56.99
(£66.96) £56.99
(£66.96)
Gigabyte GA_P35C_DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard £71.99
(£84.59) £71.99
(£84.59)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £57.99
(£68.14) £57.99
(£68.14)
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £159.99
(£187.99) £159.99
(£187.99)
Sub Total : £665.94
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £118.28
Total : £794.17

It is cheaper to get the quad core than the E6700 but if you really only want dual core then either the E6750 or preferably the E6850 would be better and cheaper.

The motherboard is based on a later chipset and the Ram tends to overclock brilliantly. :)
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Ah nice spots! I had meant to get the quad :D. Sorting now...
 
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