First build jitters...

Po0py

Po0py

Po0py

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Hi,
Just wondering if any of you kind people could help me out here before I get the ol' debit card out.

Here are the specs I have in mind:

Mobo: Gigabyte GA_P35C_DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard
(£93.99)

GFX: BFG GeForce 8800 GTS OC 320MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(£199.74)

RAM: GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC)
(£70.49)

PSU: Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK)
(£64.61)

HDD: Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB 5000AAKS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM
(£69.31)

Dvd: Samsung SH-S203BEBN 20x20 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
(£19.96)

Case: Akasa AK-ZEN-01-BK Zen Black Case - No PSU (£30.54)

OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM (£64.61)

The only thing I'm really not so sure about is the CPU. There are several I have in mind and they all seem to have value for money in there own way. First, the Quad Pro Q6600 "LGA775 Kentsfield" 2.40GHz for £176. Is there any advantage for a gamer in getting a quad like this? I suspect I'll have to get a cooler on top of that.

Another choice would be E6850 "LGA775 Conroe" 3.00GHz again for £176. I'm sort of favouring this one at the moment. I'm not overclocking so would the E6850 be best? Or are there any better choices that hit a nice vfm sweetspot.

Another few issues: Is the Corsair HX 520W ok for this system. I may want to stick a tv tuner in there at a future date. Can 520w handle all this?

Any other issues? RAM ok?

This is my first major build so I'm in need of a little re-assuring before I go ahead and order.

It all comes in at £802 after shipping. Whaddya think?
 
I would go for the QQ6600 if you don't plan to upgrade the CPU soon it will leave you room to upgrade the graphics card and not be limited by the CPU. The PSU will be fine I have seen the 620W corsair handle 8800's in SLI with core 2 duo's. The ram will also be fine :).
 
Deluxe1 said:
psu will be fine,i`d go with the E6850.
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I would not imo, as soon enough games will be utilizing all four cores and as you have a DX10 GPU, you will be able to run the games a lot better. The extra MHz will not make a dual core better than a quad core :). The quad core will be way faster than the dual core.
 
Ok. I understand where your coming from on the quad issue but I always thought that the whole reason to get a p35 mobo was so that it would leave a good upgrade path with the quad penryn's in mind. So in another year and a half there will be some excellent penryn's available on the cheap.

I suspect the games we are looking at that will take advantage of quad will be Gears of War/ UT3 and Crysis. But wouldn't an E6850 handle those games for another year or two until another upgrade is needed?

Or am I talking a load of bs?

Thanks for all your input, btw. These forums are a life saver. :)
 
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