CPU/RAM/MOBO spec check

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Hi guys,

What you think of the following spec?...Got about £325 MAX.
It is replacing my, AMD 3000+,1GB Crucial....so hope it should make a diff :p
Thanks

Asus P5N-E SLi nForce 650 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £64.99
(£76.36) £64.99
(£76.36)
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £159.99
(£187.99) £159.99
(£187.99)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Black Dragon DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GB22GB6400C4DC) £41.99
(£49.34) £41.99
(£49.34)
Sub Total : £266.97
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.25
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £48.16
Total : £323.38
 
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I'd change the motherboard to a P35 chipset, if you wanted to save on cash some you can drop the Black Dragon RAM down to the OCZ RAM on "This Week Only" and then upgrade the motherboard to either the Abit IP35-E (which is £76) or the P35C-DS3R (which is £82).
 
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Aah ok, so this seems fine?
Abit IP35-E (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK)


No point getting 4gb, and dropping the Mobo to a ASROCK is there? - Just realised its only 1 IDE..... (Abit)
 
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Aah ok, so this seems fine?
Abit IP35-E (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK)
Yep! Looks great.


sjohal2006 said:
No point getting 4gb, and dropping the Mobo to a ASROCK is there? - Just realised its only 1 IDE.....
Definetly not :)
 
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its because the p35 chipset supports the new 45nm processors that are coming out
So does the Asus board, and also 1333 FSB.

The reason for the P35 over the 650i is that it's newer techology and that the P35 has better performance out of the box.
 
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Cheers, the one IDE is putting me off ....erm, you can get extensions can't you? - Just checking. - My HDD is IDE.... so is my drive.

Btw, my mate is saying that the Asus P5N SLI, is better ....can you correct him with a little sentance to say why the Abits better :p
 
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