New Computer Spec, Help Peeps!! :S

[Nis]

Hey peeps,

I am currently about to purchase a new system and was wondering whether it is best to watercool it or air cool it (will not be over clocking). Also would you recommend any other changes to this system??
Also - whether I go water cooled or air cooled - what water cooling system / cooling fan would you recommend?


Spec as follows:-

EVGA nForce 680i SLi (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (122-CK-NF68-A1)
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail
GeIL 8GB (4x2GB) PC6400C5 800MHz Black Dragon DDR2 Dual Channel Kit
GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (320-P2-E811-AR)
Western Digital Raptor 150GB WD1500ADFD 10,000RPM SATA 16MB Cache - OEM
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250410AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Sound Card - Retail EVGA
Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-620HXUK)
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66R-00838) NZXT Lexa Classic Series Ultra light Aluminum Midtower

BTW: Im going for the GTS graphics card as I'm gonna replace it with the high end geforce 9 series in a few months.

Thanks a lot,

Nis.

 

[gumbald]

That's some system!

Watercooling is a big step to take on, can't really just say what system in one step. You'd get more success on that aspect in the Cooling forum. If you're not overclocking, how quiet do you want your system to be?

 

[mk17]

Looks good mate, but I'd stay off the 680i in favour of a P35.

 

[Nis]

the rig it will be replacing is quite an excessively noisy rig. Its an old thermaltake case with 7 case fans. Its pretty noisy. Im not sure *how* noisy - but as long as the new one isn't excessively noisy I don't mind.

 

[Nis]

you suggest a P35 instead?

I'm going for an nvidia card though....

In what ways is the P35 a better choice?
I would have thought with the p35 being an ati chipset it would be silly. Surely an nvidia chipset mobo and nvidia gfx would work in 'harmony'?

 

[Sinny]

you suggest a P35 instead?

I'm going for an nvidia card though....

In what ways is the P35 a better choice?
I would have thought with the p35 being an ati chipset it would be silly. Surely an nvidia chipset mobo and nvidia gfx would work in 'harmony'?

Doesnt make a differance what chipset you use with which graphics card, only thing to look for in a motherboard is compatability and overclockability, p35 is the latest chipset with rock solid overclocks and compatable with upcoming penryn 45nm processors &ddr3 if you choose.