Friends new PC, spec check

[Guy]

Hi all, can you have a look at the following spec and see if there is anything that you might change, its his first PC after being a 360 fan boy

Prices can go a little higher but not over £30, i'd say.

Spec at the moment:
- Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail
- Abit IP35 Pro (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
- Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 TwinX (2x1GB)
- OcUK GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - OEM
- Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD2500AAKS)
- No Second Hard Drive Option (ZERO Cost)
- No RAID Option (ZERO Cost)
- Samsung SH-S203D 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
- Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case
- Sony Floppy Drive - Black
- Onboard Sound (ZERO COST)
- OCZ StealthXStream 600w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply
- Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01991)

Thanks in advance.

Guy

 

[Admiral Huddy]

Looks okay to me.. You might want to fit an Artic cooling freezer 7 pro in there if you intend on doing some overclocking If you don't, intend to overclock, then the Abit IP35 pro might be a bit of an overkill..In which case this might be just as good http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-100-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=913

 

[semi-pro waster]

There isn't anything obviously amiss there although I don't like the look of the case and I'd choose to build it myself rather than getting pre-built but those are personal preferences rather than a real issue.

The only other thing is that it might be worth considering Vista rather than XP since it is a newer OS.

 

[Darryl_1983]

I'd go 4GB of ram and vista 64. Also i'd definitely get a good quality cpu cooler. Something better than the freezer 7. The Tuniq is still on offer i think. just over £20.

You might be able to save a bit of cash by going for a GT of GTS, depends what resolution will be used for gaming.