Final Spec check

[jamie2497]

Hey all,

Just need your opinions on this spec before i order.

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £127.99
(£150.39) £127.99
(£150.39)
Antec P180 Advanced Super Midi Tower Case - No PSU (Silver) £68.99
(£81.06) £68.99
(£81.06)
EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS ACS3 SILENT 640MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £224.99
(£264.36) £224.99
(£264.36)
Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-620HXUK) £84.99
(£99.86) £84.99
(£99.86)
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT12864AA1065) £99.99
(£117.49) £99.99
(£117.49)
Asus P5N-E SLi nForce 650 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99
(£82.24)

I didnt know whether to change the Ballistix Ram for
OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) PC2-5400C5 Dual Channel £140.99

Would the 4GB keep me future proof or would i suffer performance loss at the moment?

Thanks

 

[jamie2497]

Well its mostly for games really, will i see much difference in say battlefield 2 or C+C 3?

Also would the Gigabyte DS3 be a better choice motherboard?

Thanks

 

[jamie2497]

Ah excellent thanks for your help

I don't know much about memory speeds etc but i take it the 2GB stuff would be faster than the 4GB and would possibly help overclock better?

 

[jamie2497]

Hmm so you reckon the 4GB stuff would get the E6600 to 3.0ghz (with the right cooling etc ) and shouldn't be any slower than the 2GB in games?

Many thanks