Final check for my Q6600 upgrade! Help appreciated!

Ali-Longden

Ali-Longden

Ali-Longden

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hi all,

I'm about to upgrade from my athlon x2 4200. I have decided to go for a q6600 rig and therefore I will need a new mobo and ddr2 ram!

My inital idea is this;

Q6600
Asus p5k
4gb Ocz reaper ram

These parts will join;

Raptor hdd
2xWd hdd's
and my trusty 7800gtx.

Now I'm not a huge gamer so my gfx card willdo me fine for the mo. I'm need a rig that can handle hardcore photoshop and rendering tasks hence the 4gb of ram....... I would like to be able to clock the processor to 3.0ghz I'm not wanting to go mental as I need stability!

I'm also hoping to go with windows vista 64bit to utalize the full potential of the rig.

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So my questions are;

1. Is the spec ok for getting 3.0ghz on the q6600? With an arctic cooler?

2. Is vista 64 terrible? Would I be better getting 2gb of ram and 32bit os?

3. I have around 500 to spend including a decent psu. Any other options would be great!


Thanks guys
 
i'd swap the memory for some gskill 6400.

psu wise have a look at the corsair 520w.

rest of the spec looks fine.

winxp should be fine if thats what you have, if you want vista does you're software work ok with vista, if it does then go vista 64 home premium.
 
that psu looks great I think I will go for the corsair.

I have heard xp pro won't use 4gb of ram?? In any case will a 64 bit be faster in normal operation?

With regard to the memory will I be ok with 6400 or should I go faster?

Cheers
 
32 bit xp (home/pro) or 32 bit vista will only use 3.25/3.5 of the 4gb,64 bit xp/vista will use 4gb.

no real difference between 32-64bit imho, just don't see the point of moving to vista and staying with 32bit.

6400 will be fine for the q6600.
 
Im now contemplating getting a MSI P35 Neo2-FR iP35 over the P5K?? Does this seem silly? My only question is whats the difference between crossfire and sli?
 
Or maybe the Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R......

God i dont understand all of these different Mobos..... Why cant it just be simple like socket A days?

Anyone say which ones best?
 
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