Components Compatible???

globecodds · 19 Nov 2008 at 23:36

Im planning to place this order in the next few days for a new PC for home use, its not going to be a gaming PC but more for web design, photo editing, video editing from the camcorder & general home entertainment.

The 2 HDD's will be in RAID 0 for data protection, I already have a graphics card hence not being on the order, my main concerns are the PSU is not up to the job and the memory working with the board.

globecodds · 19 Nov 2008 at 23:41

PS: It Will Not Be Overclocked

jak731 · 19 Nov 2008 at 23:42

firstly get a external USB HDD for data protection

2ndly use RAID 1 not RAID 0

RAID 1 = mirror image of other drive

RAID 0 = both drives working together to reduce loading times.

rest of system looks fine to me
even if your not overclocking look at gettign a 3rd party cooler, this will give you a quieter pc

globecodds · 20 Nov 2008 at 00:00

Cheers for the reply, i use a 500GB USB drive for important stuff, just dont want that aggro of losing all my installed programs etc if it goes **** up meant RAID 1 (Head was miles away)

ukbrainstew · 20 Nov 2008 at 00:03

I don't see the point in paying a premium for 1066mhz RAM if you're not overcloking, you won't notice a difference. Might as well save a few pennies and pick up some cheap 800mhz RAM either the Corsair XMS2 stuff or the OCZ Gold pack will do fine.

Adding an aftermarket cooler isn't a bad idea either, an Akasa 965 is like £13, it'd be silly not to. That also means you can pick up a cheaper OEM CPU if any are available.

That PSU would be enough eve if you were planning on sticking a top of the range GPU in there. With a basic PCIe card it could probably run that rig twice over. I'd choose the Corsair 450w personally but the choice is yours, either is fine, as would be the Antec 500w Earthwatts.

I don't see the point in paying the premium for the Pro version of the P5Q as the Crossfire support is only useful for gamers. If 6 SATA ports aren't enough for you though, then by all means.

globecodds · 20 Nov 2008 at 01:05

ukbrainstew said:
I don't see the point in paying a premium for 1066mhz RAM if you're not overcloking, you won't notice a difference. Might as well save a few pennies and pick up some cheap 800mhz RAM either the Corsair XMS2 stuff or the OCZ Gold pack will do fine.

Adding an aftermarket cooler isn't a bad idea either, an Akasa 965 is like £13, it'd be silly not to. That also means you can pick up a cheaper OEM CPU if any are available.

That PSU would be enough eve if you were planning on sticking a top of the range GPU in there. With a basic PCIe card it could probably run that rig twice over. I'd choose the Corsair 450w personally but the choice is yours, either is fine, as would be the Antec 500w Earthwatts.

I don't see the point in paying the premium for the Pro version of the P5Q as the Crossfire support is only useful for gamers. If 6 SATA ports aren't enough for you though, then by all means.

Advise Taken & PSU & Mobo Changed, Also Added The Cooler

globecodds · 20 Nov 2008 at 17:55

Thanks For All The Advise Guys, Placed My Order With OC Today & It Should Be Here In The Morning! Here's The Final Spec

£126.99 x 1 - Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail

£84.99 x 1 - Asus P5Q Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

£75.99 x 1 - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM

£67.99 x 2 - Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) (WILL BE SET IN RAID1)

£41.99 x 1 - Corsair VX 450W ATX PSU (CMPSU-450VXUK)

£36.99 x 1 - Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case

£32.99 x 2 - OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5 Dual Channel Vista Gold Series DDR2 (OCZ2G8004GK)

£17.99 x 1 - Logitech Cordless Desktop EX110 (967561-1120)

£16.99 x 2 - Pioneer DVR-216DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM

£10.99 x 1 - Akasa AK-965 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775)