New PC Build

StillUndisputed · 2 Mar 2008 at 11:02

Hey guys new pc is on order.. should be coming tomorrow here are my specs:

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz (Wolfdale)

Asus P5E X38 Chipset 1600FSB DDR2 PCI-E Crossfire

OCZ 2GB PC2-6400C4 Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2

Hitachi Deskstar 160GB SATA-II

LG DVD-ROM

LG DVD±RW

BFG GeForce 8800 GT OC 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI

Antec Nine Hundred - Gaming Case

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro

Corsair HX Series 620W Modular PSU

Tell me what you think came up to around £700 inc VAT and Shipping

1st ever build

I'll post pics up when its all built etc..

addylad · 2 Mar 2008 at 11:13

What speed RAM can the X38 take?

platinum87 · 2 Mar 2008 at 13:48

the Q6600 is currently faster and cheaper than the E8400, + being quadcore it might be useful for certain aps....

ohh youve already ordered it..

well i have the same antec900 + corsair 620 + i got the BFG OC2, ---> install rivatuner, and you can increase fan speed + overclock it to just under 700 no probs. i put my antec case fans all to high, and set the 8800gt to 65% of max, that way it sounds the same i think + it idles at 45 degrees and peak is around 60 after crysis for 1 hour

furnace · 2 Mar 2008 at 13:50

I would have gone with two DVD+RW's myself but that's only a tiny niggle! You'll have fun with that lot

As it's your first build, I'll be negative: Be prepared for a couple of weeks of figuring out why the ****ing computer doesn't work properly!

StillUndisputed · 2 Mar 2008 at 21:50

lol i should be ok.. im getting guided on everything my uncle is a pc builder he will be there lol..

StillUndisputed · 2 Mar 2008 at 21:51

platinum87 u no that riva tune is that 2 overclok ** gpu?/

platinum87 · 2 Mar 2008 at 23:56

StillUndisputed said:
platinum87 u no that riva tune is that 2 overclok ** gpu?/

what the hell did you think i was talking about...

Arsenal · 3 Mar 2008 at 07:42

platinum87 said:
the Q6600 is currently faster and cheaper than the E8400, + being quadcore it might be useful for certain aps....

Err how exactly do you figure the Q6600 is faster than the E8400, apart from with these (currently very very limited) certain apps?

carrot1401 · 3 Mar 2008 at 08:08

Lets not start another dual quad debate

Looks like a good build you got there, I've got the same processor and 4gb of that ram, runs a dream. Can easily get that e8400 to 3.6ghz on stock volts (400x9) without upping memory, may have to up some motherboard voltages to make it stable.

Outta interest, what screen you gonna be playing with?? Only ask cause I would have gone with a 3870xt to crossfire in the future...but then thats just me

Bonjour · 3 Mar 2008 at 08:25

furnace said:
I would have gone with two DVD+RW's myself but that's only a tiny niggle! You'll have fun with that lot As it's your first build, I'll be negative: Be prepared for a couple of weeks of figuring out why the ****ing computer doesn't work properly!

Ha ha.

Isn't that always the way with the first build..

StillUndisputed · 3 Mar 2008 at 21:09

lol cheers guys had going to buy another 2gb ram and going to return the 2 dvd drives i got . Due to one was IDE and the other wasnt light scribe etc lol.. so il get another 2 drives.. i want them like matched .. looking same.. looks nice lol.. any ideas.. want it sata and want dvd rom and dvd rw.