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alright guys thanks for the help! i'll let my mum know of this build.

glad i asked you guys- i would have brought my first rig- more expensive and would have prolly cocked it up with that case

everything should run cool and smooth yep? i heard lots of positive reviews on the arctic freezer pro 7 ( i think thats it). its about a tenner cheaper than the one recommended by sparx

how big is the antec 300 case by the way? is it a mid size or full size atx? would using an IDE dvd rw bottleneck the system? should i invest in a SATA?
 
You don't need an aftermarketed cooler if you don't plan on overclocking. I'd recommend you do! ;) free performance! + the Q6600 is a great clocker.
 
The Antec 300 is a mid tower and ideally the dvdrw would be sata but not really a big deal imo. Cant comment on either of the coolers as i havent used either. And you will find that there is no such thing as cool enough! There will always be a way to shave a degree or so off but yeah it will be fine temp wise
 
8ball2253 said:
alright guys thanks for the help! i'll let my mum know of this build.

glad i asked you guys- i would have brought my first rig- more expensive and would have prolly cocked it up with that case

everything should run cool and smooth yep? i heard lots of positive reviews on the arctic freezer pro 7 ( i think thats it). its about a tenner cheaper than the one recommended by sparx

how big is the antec 300 case by the way? is it a mid size or full size atx? would using an IDE dvd rw bottleneck the system? should i invest in a SATA?
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Personally I have a AC Freezer Pro 7 myself for my Q6600.. By all means, get it! Sure thing, I just opted for the Nero one as it seems quite a popular choice.. But if your not even overclocking (I'd recommend you do at least a little!) then yeah just get the Freezer 7 - nothing wrong with it! :)

As for the Antec 300, it is a mid-sized tower case.. :)

Also, well the IDE optical drive wouldn't exactly bottleneck your system however I think it would ruin it.. Having a nice new rig, nice new SATA cables but then using an old crappy IDE drive with the big fat IDE cable.. Spend another £19 and get this LG drive! It's spot on.

LG GH22NS30 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-090-LG
 
well i guess now the keyboard and mouse has gone and saving a tenner on freezer pro saving 30 in total i think id just get the dvdrw and call it a day :P

thanks for all your input guys! im sure ill be back here, got a cousin who needs a £450 rig :P
 
hi there again :D

i've purchased all this and put it together, three different sites including this one, i got it all for £604 inc delivery.

Its all been put together now with my atrocious cable management but im having a small problem.

im using windows xp 64 bit edition and i cant get the front panel audio to function. i plugged it into the motherboard via the hd audio plug but it just doesnt seem to be working.

what driver should i be using, if any? what could be the problem?
 
I'd have said something more along the lines of this:

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You'd have to get a couple of Crossfire bridges as well, but they're only like £5. It would most definitely out perform the one you got...
 
8ball2253 said:
what driver should i be using, if any? what could be the problem?
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You forgot to list your spec ;)

Have you installed all the 'latest motherboard drivers (not the ones on the cd - download the latest from the MB site and make sure you select the 64 bit version)?

If you're still experiencing problems with the latest 64 bit drivers you could try flashing the BIOS to the latest version.
 
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Did you try what i suggested - if so anyluck?

Plec said:
Have you installed all the 'latest motherboard drivers (not the ones on the cd - download the latest from the MB site and make sure you select the 64 bit version)?

If you're still experiencing problems with the latest 64 bit drivers you could try flashing the BIOS to the latest version.
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You could just try a CMOS reset first - to kick things off.
 
Additional: Have you checked that 'High Def Audio' is enabled and that the 'Front Panel Type' is set to 'HD Audio' in the 'Onboard Device Configuration' within the BIOS?

(unless you need the [AC97] configurations?..)
 
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Hi there,

I installed the Audio driver from the ASUS website and still no luck- for some reason something on the High Definition Audio bus is being recognised in device manager as an ATi Function Driver for High Def Audio ATi AA01. Could this be the problem?

The BIOS is set to HD Audio and some ST thingy output.

I'm currently in the process of installing a copy of Vista Ultimate 64 bit I used on my laptop before I downgraded that to XP, so once all that is installed I will report back with any news
 
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