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silentbob

silentbob

silentbob

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Hi all
my pc as just turn 6 years old and needs to retire so in need of a fresh build looking to spend £1400 max
been doing some research in to new hardware and 64 bit this is what i came up with
could anyone give us any advice in making sure i havnt messed up anywhere + any known problems with this setup .
Any comments would help me out



Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 SLACR
MSI P7N Diamond, NF780i 3SLI,
Corsair Dominator QUAD2X4096-8500C5DF (4x1GB)
PNY Verto GeForce 9 9800 GX2
1000W Coolermaster Real Power Modular
150 GB Western Digital Raptor x
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro
Vista Ultimate SP1 64Bit OEM
Coolermaster RC-1000 v2 or 1100s
 
Welcome to the forums, everything there is compatible as far as I am aware. However the 9800GX2 is pretty expensive for what it is, you might be better off going with a cheaper card such as the 8800GTS 512mb then upgrading later on when there is a proper refresh. This assumes that you might upgrade in between times, I don't know if you would do.

I'm not a huge fan of Raptors in general as you can usually get better price/performance from other drives but if you want one then I'd not bother with the Raptor X unless you have a clear case or one with a window at least.
 
thank you m8

your right 8800gtx £250 and 9800gx2 £350 - £100 saving ,after this new build i wouldnt ugrade for a year or two and by then most ppl would be on 9800 i would think !
so putting up with £100 more on cost i dont mind instead of buying two 9800 later on i was intending to add 1 more in the next upgrade,
the Raptor is quick and cheeky but if i can get a better price/performance hdd that good any suggestions
 
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