New system £1200

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i_am_jon

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Just want a quick sanity check before for I hit order on my new system:

  • NXZT Lexa case
  • Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU
  • Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient 95W Edition" 2.40GHz
  • Zalman CNPS9700-LED Aero Flower
  • Gigabyte GA_X38_DQ6 Intel X38
  • 2 * 500 Gb Seagate ST3500630AS Barracuda 7200.10, SATA300, 7200 rpm, 16MB
  • Samsung SH-S203NBEBN 20x20 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA Lightscribe
  • OcUK GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI
  • 2 * GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel
  • Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM

Planning to overclock to 3.2Ghz (400*8).

Also getting NAS device:
  • QNap Turbo Station TS-109 NAS Enclosure
  • 750 Gb Seagate ST3750840AS Barracuda 7200.10, SATA300, 7200 rpm, 8MB
 
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would change the Zalman CNPS9700-LED Aero Flower for the beast of a cooler called Tuniq Tower 120 CPU Cooler :)

Cheaper and better

Stelly
 
you might also want to think about changing your motherboard for either a Abit IP35 Pro or Gigabyte GA_P35C_DS3R as people are not noticing much of a difference between the P35 and X38 chipsets

Stelly
 
also what an aweful case, the Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case is a great case and is discounted this week... but thats personal perference I guess...

Stelly
 
Thanks for your feedback Stelly, but think i will stick with my original spec.

  • I know the Tuniq Tower is supposed to be better but it's just a bit too big and heavy for my liking. Besides the zalman is pretty.
  • I'm getting the x38 for pci 2. I'll probably keep the board for a 3+ years and want to have the option of upgrading to latest graphics card. Got stuck for AGP upgrades on my current pc.
  • ummm, the lexa is a bit plasticy. But I really like the internal layout and the external look does appeal to me. I need quick and easy access to the HD's.
 
Fair enough... looks a good spec, other than what I have just put go for it... I have used the Tuniq Tower on about 5 systems with no problem, the only problem I do have is installing the damn thing, but its pretty cool... Zalman pretty... whatever floats your boat ;)

Stelly
 
Antec Sonata III Piano Black Quiet Case + EarthWatts 500W PSU

thats a £93 saving, on the corsair.

swap the geil for two sets of OCZ (2 x 1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 to take advantage of vista x64 extra RAM capability.

you know you want more RAM:p
 
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