My new build

dalzY · 13 Mar 2009 at 13:08

Hi,
Before I buy this can some please have a quick look over and give me any pointers please. This is my 1st build. I use my PC mainly for gaming!

Thanks,

Tom

EVGA GeForce GTX 285 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)
Zalman GT1000 Z-Machine Case - Black (No PSU)
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz
Asus P5Q Deluxe Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Corsair TX 750W ATX SLI Compliant Power Supply
Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 Dominator PC2-8500C5 TwinX (2x2GB)
Western Digital Caviar Blue 640GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD6400AAKS)
Zalman CNPS9500-AT CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775)
Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black)

Total : £1,267.66

Thanks again!

RIZZEE · 13 Mar 2009 at 13:13

What resolution you gonna be using?

Pepperami · 13 Mar 2009 at 13:16

Hiya Tom.....

dalzY said:
EVGA GeForce GTX 285 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)
Zalman GT1000 Z-Machine Case - Black (No PSU)
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz
Asus P5Q Deluxe Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Corsair TX 750W ATX SLI Compliant Power Supply
Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 Dominator PC2-8500C5 TwinX (2x2GB)
Western Digital Caviar Blue 640GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD6400AAKS)
Zalman CNPS9500-AT CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775)
Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black)

Total : £1,267.66

Thanks again!

I have the Asus P5Q but I chose the PRO version, it runs great with the CPU I have, and the Ram, I chose BOTH The options you have

Graphics card option I went for the Sapphire 4870 x2 its got great reviews, and is really easy to overclock in the ATI menu, with my system it ran the O/C Test and it went all the way up to max and I couldn't even hear the Cards Fan stressing, so all good!!

Another reason for me choosin that card was because the price will drop again im sure, and I can get another and hook em up

I chose a really nice case, an Antec 1200

I had the money, it was a good buy (Google that if you fancy it, unfortunately, its a little pricey at some places which is a real shame!) and its really nice to use, the wiring is a doddle to hide, and its build quality I thought excellent! just another option for you

for the price of the HD, cant u go a little more for a 1TB drive? Its a LOT of HD Space i know, but I depending on if your ONLY gaming, or not, it might prove advantagious ... which is totally spelt wrong but hey

One more thing....... u havent chosen a Sound Card?

The onboard sound is "OK" but if you play FPS then you really should invest in a decent Sound Card m8

Good luck with it mate!

Chris

dalzY · 13 Mar 2009 at 13:16

1600x1200 until I get a WS monitor

mp260767 · 13 Mar 2009 at 13:19

tbh spending that sort of money have you thought of going i7 ?

if i7 is a no go then drop the memory for corsair pc6400, 8500 wont be of any use with the q6600.

and maybe replace the q6600 with either the 8400/8500 processors ?

icey_haj · 13 Mar 2009 at 13:20

If you're spending that kind of money, you've got to go with i7.

dalzY · 13 Mar 2009 at 13:24

Thanks
I like the look of the i7 build, is the BlueRay player really needed?
Are games going to start being released on blueray anytime soon?
Thanks for all you help!

mp260767 · 13 Mar 2009 at 13:27

dalzY said:
Thanks
I like the look of the i7 build, is the BlueRay player really needed?
Are games going to start being released on blueray anytime soon?
Thanks for all you help!

nah not need games wise, but if u get a decent monitor gives u the option to watch blue ray discs on your pc

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could just go with the samsung sata dvdrw drive.

MattShepherd · 13 Mar 2009 at 13:28

If your spending 1.2k+ with no monitor for a gaming pc id seriously consider i7 and 1 of the x2 gfx cards, my preferace would be the truecolor x2 4870's, £40 off this week, and trust me if your building a gaming system, you can have the quickest proccesor and the most ram on the planet but its bottlenecked by a single card. a lot of hardware tests are proving just how nice x2 cards are. ill spec you a system a bit later on.

icey_haj · 13 Mar 2009 at 13:28

dalzY said:
Thanks
I like the look of the i7 build, is the BlueRay player really needed?
Are games going to start being released on blueray anytime soon?
Thanks for all you help!

If you're spending that much money, you might as well go blu-ray. You've got the option of watching movies now, it's also a DVD burner.

If not, you can always switch it with a normal DVD burner.

icey_haj · 13 Mar 2009 at 13:29

MattShepherd said:
If your spending 1.2k+ with no monitor for a gaming pc id seriously consider i7 and 1 of the x2 gfx cards, my preferace would be the truecolor x2 4870's, £40 off this week, and trust me if your building a gaming system, you can have the quickest proccesor and the most ram on the planet but its bottlenecked by a single card. a lot of hardware tests are proving just how nice x2 cards are. ill spec you a system a bit later on.

Good point. If you can spend a little more, I would replace that 4870 with a 4870X2.

dalzY · 13 Mar 2009 at 13:34

Could someone spec me an i7 build then please )
I want to keep the Zalman GT1000 if possible (if not has to be midi tower)
Thankyou so much for all of views, very helpful!

icey_haj · 13 Mar 2009 at 13:39

Ok, an updated spec;