Could someone see if I'm missing anything/done anything stupid please?

[PeteLucky7]

Hi

Could someone have a look and advise if the below looks ok, and is there anything I'm missing? Oh and is there any way I can make it cheaper with out losing the quad? Will be used for a fait bit of gaming/general everyday stuff etc. Cheers

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £29.99
(£35.24) £59.98
(£70.48)

Abit IP35-E (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £54.99
(£64.61) £54.99
(£64.61)

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - OEM £136.99
(£160.96) £136.99
(£160.96)

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £94.99
(£111.61) £94.99
(£111.61)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66I-00788) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)

Scythe Ninja Plus Rev.B CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) £25.99
(£30.54) £25.99
(£30.54)

Western Digital Caviar SE16 400GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD4000AAKS) £44.99
(£52.86) £44.99
(£52.86)

Samsung SH-S203NRSMN 20x20 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black,Silver,Beige) - Retail £18.99
(£22.31) £18.99
(£22.31)

Corsair VX 450W ATX PSU (CMPSU-450VXUK) £39.99
(£46.99) £39.99
(£46.99)

Akasa AK-ZEN-01-BK Zen Black Case - No PSU £26.99
(£31.71) £26.99
(£31.71)

Total : £675.44 inc vat and del

 

[fobose]

Are you overclocking? If not you could save £10 on a cheaper cooler (Arctic freezer 7). Could prob still get a reasonable overclock on that cooler though.

 

[PeteLucky7]

Are you overclocking? If not you could save £10 on a cheaper cooler (Arctic freezer 7). Could prob still get a reasonable overclock on that cooler though.

Yeah, probably, but nothing hardcore. What kind of difference would you get in temps between an AC7 and a higher end cooler on a Q660? Thanks

 

[fobose]

I dont know exactly but my E6750 idles at 31-32c on both cores with the "silent" setting in my bios (850RPM), load temp is about 50 I think but it is on silent mode

 

[sammie377]

I think you have done a great job, that could be a template for shops to build a very powerful yet not over expensive kit.