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Hey all

I'm after a complete new system. It's for games so I want a bit of power. I also like the sound of the new intel duo but I don't know if its worth paying the extra for the 4mb cache models. I've looked around at some hardware review sites and they seem to say there is about a 10% improvement in power. Going of this it doesn't really sound worth it. So my next question is the 6300 or the 6400? This is what I've put together so far. Keep in mind i want power but I need to save £'s.

What do you think? Thanks a bunch in advanced!

Intel Core 2 DUO LGA775 E6600 2.40GHz Retail / Asus P5B Deluxe / 2GB GeIL PC2-6400C4 DDR2 Dual Channel Kit - Bundle £480.97
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel
Asus P5B Deluxe (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail
HIS ATI Radeon X1900 XT ICEQ 3 SILENT Heatpipe 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-061-HT) £159.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £50.99
Asus DRW-1608P3S 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - Retail £20.99
Antec NSK4400 Mini Tower Case - 380W SmartPower PSU £43.99
BenQ FP71G+ 17" LCD Monitor £104.99
Logitech Cordless Desktop EX-110 £17.99
Subtotal £879.91
VAT £153.98
Total £1,033.89
 
No real plans for overclocking... If I decided to tweek it a little could I still use stock cpu cooler?
So the PSU won't be enough for this system or won't be enough if I plan to overclock? If not whats a good case/PSU for cheap and doesn't make a lot of noise. The PC is going to be in my room and id like it to be quite. no flashing neons or turbo fans etc.

A friend told me the asus can overclock quite well and it has a lot of cool features.. what you recon?

Thanks again
 
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OK this is what I'm looking at now... Just trying to keep the price down. What you think?

Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM (CP-135-IN) £97.99
Asus P5B Deluxe (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-150-AS) £119.99
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) (MY-058-GL) £164.99
Connect3D ATI Radeon X1900 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-053-CO) £139.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-079-SE) £51.99
Sony AW-G170AB2 18x DVD±RW x12 Ram Dual Layer DVD-Writer - (Black) OEM (CD-054-SO) £18.99
Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN) £66.99
Logitech Deluxe Keyboard (Black) - OEM (KB-088-LG) £5.99
Logitech B58 Optical Wheel Mouse (Black) - OEM (KB-015-LG) £6.99
BenQ FP71G+ 17" LCD Monitor (MO-015-BQ) £104.99

Subtotal £778.90
VAT £136.31
Total £915.21

Also what do you guys think about the Intel Duo 2.mb cache vs 4 mb cache. is the performance improvement really worth the cost?
 
Damn VeNT those overclocking stats are amazing!! So if I go with one of the gigabyte's and that cpu fan I could overclock to those kinds of speeds? What are the side affects? is it doing damage to the system? more noise as fans are working harder?

Cheers
 
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