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TIMUH!

TIMUH!

TIMUH!

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Well, I've done lots of reading and quite a bit of posting in various forums this last week or so and this is how my new build looks like.

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Any final comments would be much appreciated I intend to hit the 'spend all your money' button today or tomorrow.

As you can see from my sig an upgrade is long overdue!

I'm really excited, I'll post pics and let you know how the build goes.

Oh, already have HDD's the one here is for another PC.
 
I'd go with a Q6600 and drop de DVDROM player as you've already got one inside your DVDRW. Dunno about the ram... Might be better to get 4GB of GeiL ULL Cas4 PC6400? But that's all up to you :)

oh just saw that keyboard + mouse. I'd get a Razer mouse and normal keyboard. Don't like this wireless stuff anyway but that's me....
 
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hmmm, how much better are the quad cores than dual? Q6600 isn't that much more so could be a good move.

Do I really need 4gb of RAM these days? I don't play FPS games, and is Geil > Corsair?

I do like 2 opticals, its how I roll and I'm not bothered about KB/Mouse, vanilla is ok for me.

Thanks for the comments so far guys.
 
Well, it's more futureproof the Q6600 and faster and will only become better as more and more programs / games start making use of it. Good overclockers aswell as you can see from posts on this forum!

tbh my idea is this if you are going to upgrade now:
Core2Duo: go for E2180 (overclock to 3.2Ghz or higher)
if you are not on a budget go for:
QuadCore: go for Q6600

As for the RAM, it certainly is NOT necessary right now. You could also get 2Gb GeiL ULL Cas4 PC6400 :)
 
Hey TIMUH!, regarding your CPU choice. You can get the Q6600 for a mere £40 more, which in my opinion if defiantly worth it.

The Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2 Dominator PC2-8500C5 TwinX (2x1GB) is £88.11, now you could quite easily buy 4GB of memory (You will need a 64-bit Operating System to be able to utilize it all but more on that later :)) that is running at 800Mhz (Which is not slow) instead of 2GB of 1066Mhz memory which in my opinion, is a bit of an overkill anyway. The memory that is worth taking a look at is the OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2. The OCZ kit will be perfect and at the price it’s currently selling at, you can't beat it. Even if you keep these running at its stated speed of 800Mhz, it will take your Q6600 all the way up to 3.6GHz. If you are looking at taking your Quad Core further than that, this particular memory should be able to hit 900 - 950MHZ quite easily, however, you may then be limited by the Q6600 on air cooling due to the temperatures.

Another memory kit that you may be interested in is the OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) PC2-6400C5 Dual Channel Vista Gold Series DDR2, once again, for the price, you just cant beat it. However please be aware that most of the 2x 2GB Memory kits out their, do not overclock well at all and if you are looking at overclocking your Q6600 above the 3.6GHz mark then do not get the above OCZ kit. Then again, as said above, you may then be limited by the temperatures of the Quad Core if you are looking to take your Quad further.

I see that you have IDE interface DVD Drives. You can now get DVD Drives that have SATA interfaces on. So take a look at the Samsung SH-S203D 20x20 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA ReWriter. Very good drive.

I would also have to question, why you are looking at purchasing Windows XP instead of Windows Vista? :)
 
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ok, I've gone with the Q6600 and 4gb of 6400 memory, I've also changed the optical drives for SATA ones.

Chose XP over Vista as I've heard lots of issues with vista. No other reason.

I've also decided on either a 8800GT or ATI3870, whichever gets in stock first!

Pic's will follow.
 
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Chose XP over Vista as I've heard lots of issues with vista. No other reason.
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Hey TIMUH!, couldn't disagree more :p. If anyone is looking at buying a new Operating System, then there is absolutely no reason not to go with Windows Vista. Sure when Windows Vista was first released their where a few problems with compatibility and general performance, however, this has now changed and the support for Windows Vista is now excellent. The majority of the manufacturers out their have now released 64-bit drivers for their hardware and as regards to software, once again, the majority of software now work perfectly fine under Windows Vista. Their have also been a few problems within Windows Vista but the majority of these are now fixed thanks to the Performance and Reliability packs that Microsoft have been releasing along with other updates. Now there are still a few problems around for example, slow transfer rates across networks, from one folder to another but this seems to be only affecting a few people and not the whole user base that is using Windows Vista. Though I believe this is set to be fully fixed in Service Pack 1 (Fiji) which is due out in the first quarter of next year. :)

Now as far as gaming performance goes, in my opinion, it is now exactly the same as Windows XP, I notice no slowdowns what so ever. Now I understand that some people are still having a few problems but I believe these are very far and few between these days and I feel that some people tend to over exaggerate things a tad.

Though please take into account this is under DirectX 9. Regarding DirectX 10 performance, going on most of the responses from others, it currently isn't up to scratch and is actually better to run it under DirectX 9 in some games. Now in my opinion this has nothing to do with Vista and DirectX 10 itself. DirectX 10 is implemented just fine and it is the hardware that needs to catch up a bit. I think there is a lot more to DirectX 10 then a few people think. If someone disagrees with me on this, please post and state your reason. I would be very interested in hearing other people’s views regarding this.

If you do happen to buy Windows Vista and run a game such as Crysis under DirectX 10, you may not be particularly happy with the playability of it. If this happens, you can always run the game in a DirectX 9 mode.

This website may be of some interest to you as well. :)
 
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Thanks for all the tips guys

I went with:
Q6600
Thermalright UE 120
Abit IP35 pro
4gb (2 x 2x1gb) Corsair 6400 DHX
Corsair memory cooler fans
BFG 8800GT
Arctic cooling S1 gfx cooler
Antec P182
Corsair 620 HX PSU
Sharkoon case fans x5
Zalman ZM MFC1 fan controller
Samsung SATA DVD-RW
Lite-on SATA DVD-Rom
Iiyama E2201w 22" LCD

Should be here next tuesday!
I'll keep this thread open and post pics of the new build.
 
Ok, ignore the time gap I had a delay but everything came today!

Except for the GFX cooler but I can live without that for a week.

The TRUE is like so many other and not flat, but I'm gonna make sure it all works before I lap the thing then I can also compare temps.

Teaser pic! We all love new boxes!!!

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In my excitement I forgot to put the Sharkoon Golfballs in the picture but installing those and the PSU is tonights job.

Have to say at first glance the Antec P182 is a work of art.
 
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