New build spec check please

Tricky

Tricky

Tricky

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Hi
I was going to keep my old 939 AMD setup but things have changed and I'm now going to do a new build.
This is what I've come up with.

OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Reaper HPC Enhanced Bandwidth Edition Dual Channel DDR2 (OCZ2RPR800C44GK) £61.99(£72.84)
Western Digital Raptor 150GB 10000RPM SATA 16MB Cache - OEM (WD1500ADFD) £98.99(£116.31)
Abit IP35 Pro (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £101.99(£119.84)
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £144.99(£170.36)
Tuniq Tower 120-LFB CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) £22.99(£27.01)
BFG GeForce 8800 GTS OC 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £169.99(£199.74)
Sub Total : £600.94
Shipping cost £8.95
VAT £106.73
Total : £716.62

It's mainly for gaming,browsing and a bit of encoding. Current monitor is 1280x1024 but will upgrade that to a 22" or 24" in the near future.
I will overclock the system as much as I can as long as it's quieter than the old delta fans I used to have in my Athlon days. :D
O/S is Windows XP (so I realise 4GB of memory is not needed but it's cheap at the moment and I might upgrade to Vista sometime soon)
Would appreciate your views on my proposed purchase.
Cheers
T
 
Take the Raptor out and put in a 500GB as they are ABOUT the same speed... I feel the raptors are a waste of money nowadays as other normal HDD's have caught up in speed.

Other than that it all looks good, mobo is a good one, Quad core looks good:D

Not sure about graphics card... I thought the 8800GT was the sweet spot but I haven't kept up with GFX cards since buying my 2900 so im probably wrong;)

Take it you got Case, PSU, monitor etc?

Hope this helps, Doug.
 
Hi
Thanks for the replies guys.
I've already got a 250GB sata drive so I shoild be okay for space, I'm just going for the raptor for the quick access times really. I should have bought one when I did my 939 build but thought the price was going to drop (which it didn't)
I've already got a case and monitor thanks.
My PSU is a Enermax EG495AX-VE rated at 485W and 2x 18A on the 12V line
http://www.cluboverclocker.com/reviews/power/enermax/eg495ax-ve/page2.htm
I'm just wondering if the PSU has all the connections needed to run the recent intel motherboards?
Does anyone know what are the differences between the 2 tuniq tower models?
Ta
T
 
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