After weeks of your help .. Hows this ?

Pimmo2000 · 3 Feb 2008 at 17:29

You have all been amazing helping me with this build and I have finally put my list together.

Before I buy I wanted to run it passed you all first.

Intel Core 2 Quad-Core Q6600 G0 SLACR, 95W, S775, 2.40 GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 8MB Cache, OEM

Asus P5K Premium/WiFi-AP, iP35, S 775, PCI-E (x16), DDR2 1066/667/800, SATA II, SATA RAID, ATX

4GB (2x2GB) Corsair TwinX XMS2 Pro, DDR2 PC2-6400 (800), 240 Pins, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 4-4-4-12

512MB Asus 8800GTS, PCI-E 2.0 (x16), Mem 2070MHz GDDR3, GPU 740MHz, HDTV/2xDual Link DVI-I

250 Gb Western Digital WD2500AAKS Caviar SE16, SATA300, 7200 rpm, 16MB Cache, 9 ms

Pioneer DVR-215BK 20x DVD±R, 10x DVD±DL, DVD+RW x8/-RW x6, DVD-RAM x12, SATA, Black, OEM

Kelt · 3 Feb 2008 at 17:30

Cooler?

ArcAneTSGK · 3 Feb 2008 at 18:05

Stick a Freezer 7 Pro in there and you got yourself a good build

Pimmo2000 · 3 Feb 2008 at 18:20

Already got a case, 620w PSU and a Silent Knight 2 cooler

Pimmo2000 · 3 Feb 2008 at 18:22

Anyone spot anything that could save me money or would be better for an up grade?

jak731 · 3 Feb 2008 at 18:27

you may want to consider the seagate 7200.10 250 GB HDD, they are single platter, so are faster then the WD 250GB

k3v1n · 3 Feb 2008 at 18:32

If your planning on oc-ing the cpu you may want to get a decent cooler, the Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme is the best and a decent fan like Yate Loon.

Also get some good thermal compound like AS5 or MX-2.

Dont forget to get some sata cables too

jak731 · 3 Feb 2008 at 18:37

as long as its a retail boxed MB, he shouldnt to buy more need SATA cables, but check manufacturers website/reviews to be sure

Jimbo.UK · 3 Feb 2008 at 20:02

What are you planning on using the machine for, if gaming i would recommend going for the wolfdale instead of the Q6600... just a thought.

Pimmo2000 · 4 Feb 2008 at 08:26

k3v1n said:
If your planning on oc-ing the cpu you may want to get a decent cooler, the Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme is the best and a decent fan like Yate Loon.

Also get some good thermal compound like AS5 or MX-2.

Dont forget to get some sata cables too

I am I have the Slight Knight 2 .. got good reviews on here !

Pimmo2000 · 4 Feb 2008 at 08:27

jak731 said:
you may want to consider the seagate 7200.10 250 GB HDD, they are single platter, so are faster then the WD 250GB

Will look into this today, thanks a lot mate ! :cool:

matty114 · 4 Feb 2008 at 10:16

Price is a little higher when i got that cpu and mobo xmas week. I got the retail quad for £152 and mobo for £117 now they are £170 and £140 just put a Freezer 7 pro on it and you can get 3.6ghz easy.

toosepin · 4 Feb 2008 at 11:32

k3v1n said:
If your planning on oc-ing the cpu you may want to get a decent cooler, the Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme is the best and a decent fan like Yate Loon.

Yate loons don't fit onto the Ultra (I have both) unless I'm doing something wrong.

Pimmo2000 · 4 Feb 2008 at 13:01

I have already bought the Silent Knight 2 ... :S

k3v1n · 4 Feb 2008 at 14:39

toosepin said:
Yate loons don't fit onto the Ultra (I have both) unless I'm doing something wrong.

Your right toosepin, yate loons have closed corners.

Nothing a dremel cant sort out

melbourne720 · 4 Feb 2008 at 14:46

I'd swap that mobo for the P5K-E Wi fi, cheaper but same basic board.