New Machine

Blizzard245 · 15 May 2009 at 19:48

Hi everyone,

I'm building a new gaming machine and I've pretty much got all the specs sorted out except the case, although im still unsure of whether i should get i7, I will be Oc the q6600.This will be my first gaming machine build.

At the moment the specs are:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.40GHz (1066FSB)
Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 (Socket 775)
OCZ Blade 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel
2 Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4890( Crossfire)
OCZ ModXStream Pro 700w PSU
Samsung SpinPoint F1 RAID 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache

Any case which will hold all of these components snuggly is good for me, don't mind if its large better for future upgrading. All suggestions are valued.

,sorry if i missed anything out.

Thanks,

Blizzard245 · 15 May 2009 at 20:15

Thanks for the quick response, A friend recommended the q6600 to me, i thought it was quite expensive compared to the capabilities of an i7, the reason i wanted to get 2 4890s were from various extensive benchmark tests bringing that trumps over the 295 GTX lastly my budget ranges 1000-2000GBP(pound sign doesn't work on my current pc

)

Edit: My current monitor is a 22 inch samsung cant remember which resolution/model, in a few weeks i will be upgrading to a 30 inch monitor

Blizzard245 · 15 May 2009 at 20:28

Hmm any suggestions with a case, which could house xfire 4890s with reasonable cooling

Blizzard245 · 15 May 2009 at 20:45

The Antec 1200 looks most likely to be purchased

, Lian-Li style 1200 is too huge for my liking lol, second contender would be the Coolermaster RC-1000 Cosmos Silent Full Tower Case - Black (No PSU)

Blizzard245 · 15 May 2009 at 20:57

wow thanks, haven't even thought about water cooling before to be honest

, but im sure theres a guide or rough guidelines to follow I'd be able to do it

Blizzard245 · 15 May 2009 at 21:10

according to www.hardforum.com the block should work

will double check later tonight.

Blizzard245 · 15 May 2009 at 21:13

Apart from:
*OVERCLOCKED* Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz @ 4.00GHz / Gigabyte EX58-UD5 Intel X58 Motherboard / Kingston HyperX 6GB 12800C9 1600MHz DDR3 Bundle

2 Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4890 1024MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail

Antec 1200 Twelve Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU)

LG GGC-H20L Blu-Ray Reader & HD-DVD ROM Serial ATA Drive - Retail

what else will i need, minds blank at the moment

Blizzard245 · 15 May 2009 at 21:23

Thanks

, ill probably be using windows 7 x64 till the systematic shutdowns

Edit: My Current Basket(Excluding the water cooling)

*OVERCLOCKED* Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz @ 4.00GHz / Gigabyte EX58-UD5 Intel X58 Motherboard / Kingston HyperX 6GB 12800C9 1600MHz DDR3 Bundle

2 Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4890 1024MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail

Antec 1200 Twelve Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU)

LG GGC-H20L Blu-Ray Reader & HD-DVD ROM Serial ATA Drive - Retail

OCZ ModXStream Pro 700w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Modular Power Supply

Asus Xonar D1 7.1 PCI Sound Card (90-YAA0B0-0UAN00Z)

Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD6401AALS)

Saitek Eclipse III Gaming Keyboard with Multi-Colour Backlight

Razer Diamondback 3G Frost Blue 1800dpi Gaming Mouse - Retail