Finally going to order my PC today, final thoughts on specs?

Freeman · 11 May 2008 at 12:24

Lian Li PC-7 PLUS II Aluminium Silver Mid Tower Case - No PSU

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300, Yorkfield Core, S775, 2.5 GHz, 1333MHz, 6MB L2 Cache, OEM

Samsung SH-S203D/BEBN 20x DVD±R, 12x DVD±DL, DVD + RW x8/-RW x6, SATA, Black, OEM

512MB Palit/XVision 8600GT, PCI-E (x16), GDDR2, 2xDual Link DVI-I/HDTV OR ATI 3650, not sure yet, what do yoo think? I think either may do?

750 GB Samsung HD753LJ Spinpoint F1, SATA II, 7200 rpm, 32MB Cache, 8.9 ms, NCQ

Logitech Media Keyboard 600 Wired, USB 1.1/2.0, Black

Geil Ultra DDR2 2.0GB PC6400 Dual Channel memory kit (2 x 1GB) 800MHz (4-4-4-12) +Aluminium heat spreader

Gigabyte GA P35-DS4, iP35 Express, S 775, PCI-E x16, DDR2 1066/667/800, SATA II, SATA RAID, ATX

620W Corsair HX Series Modular SLi PSU, ATX, EPS 12V, whisper quiet, 5 year warranty

Scythe Ninja Plus Rev B Fanless HeatPipe Cooler S775/S478/S754/S939/940 c/w 120mm Quiet Fan

This build will be getting a new graphics card soon, 8800GTX or better hence the decent PSU.

Thanks.

GunRunner · 11 May 2008 at 15:08

First you say this....

Freeman said:
512MB Palit/XVision 8600GT, PCI-E (x16), GDDR2, 2xDual Link DVI-I/HDTV OR ATI 3650, not sure yet, what do yoo think? I think either may do?

Then this..

Freeman said:
This build will be getting a new graphics card soon, 8800GTX or better hence the decent PSU.

Thanks.

A little confusing.

mysticsniper · 11 May 2008 at 15:12

Why don't you buy an q6600 and save yourself the £50 over the Q9300, then put that extra money towards buying a better GPU like an 8800GT

Monkeynut · 11 May 2008 at 15:19

mysticsniper said:
Why don't you buy an q6600 and save yourself the £50 over the Q9300, then put that extra money towards buying a better GPU like an 8800GT

Do this.

Craig321 · 11 May 2008 at 16:16

GunRunner said:
First you say this....

Then this..

A little confusing.

He obviously wants the computer now but hasn't got enough money for a better card.

mysticsniper said:
Why don't you buy an q6600 and save yourself the £50 over the Q9300, then put that extra money towards buying a better GPU like an 8800GT

I've spoken to Freeman and he wants something better than the 8800GT (e.g. a 9800GX2+) which he'll buy at a later date. He wants to buy this computer ASAP as his current one is very unreliable & he needs it for his final major project at college. Even if he saved the £50 and got the Q6600 he still wouldn't be able to get the 8800GT so he'd be better off getting the 3650 or the 8600GT for now & buying something way better later.

Monkeynut · 11 May 2008 at 16:26

Well, then, in that case he should get the 3650. No iffy Nvidia drivers and power saving tech.

Craig321 · 11 May 2008 at 17:16

I've seen the 3650 been recommended a few times over the 8600GT now.

Just gonna throw in another question for Freeman here as I know what he wants the computer for.

The motherboard: is the P35-DS4 still one of the most decent boards out (I have the DS4 myself and it's been brilliant which is why I recommended it to Freeman to start with), or would something in the x38/x48 range be better? (bearing in mind he most likely won't overclock)

[Edit]
It seems the P35-DS4 has been replaced with the EP35-DS4 now... anyone know the difference?