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trix0r

trix0r

trix0r

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Hello,

I've posted this already but didn't get many replies and think I was asking the wrong sort of questions.

Basically I want to build a gaming computer that will last for a while.

Im trying to decide on CPU. Would it be best to go for dual core (E6600) as I hear they are better for gaming at the moment, or quad (Q6600) as they may have the potential to be better? I'm looking to overclock these also so I guess that figures into the equation some how.

For the motherboard, I'm thinking I would perhaps want to do SLI at some point, whats the best thing to go for as far as the Intel Core 2's are concerned for stability and overclocking?

As for ram, would it be best to go for 8500 or 6400 DDR2? As I know 8500 can be a bit overkill in some cases.

Lastly, as far as graphics card are concerned, I'm thinking of simply going for an 8800 gtx because of the price and also because I don't think its worth going for the 9 series at the moment, and it would be best to bide my time.

Cheers.
 
Might be best if you post your budget and then people can tailor their specifications around that.

General advice though, unless you have a pretty huge monitor (1650x1080 at a minimum here) I wouldn't bother with SLi, it tends to only show benefits beyond 1600x1200.
 
Sorry, yeah budget is around £1000 maybe a little bit more.

On a side note, I have a 22" samsung monitor already, and also have everything else such as the Harddrive, CD rom, Case etc. The only extra that I'll need is a new PSU.
 
This is well under your budget but I think you would have to spend quite a bit extra before you'd see that much more in the way of performance. Not SLi capable but I don't think there is a huge benefit to it for most people.

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £119.99
(£140.99) £119.99
(£140.99)
G.Skill 4GB DDR2 PQ PC2-6400C5 (2x2GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit (F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ) £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
Noctua NH-U12P CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/LGA775) £35.99
(£42.29) £35.99
(£42.29)
Asus P5E Intel X38 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £119.99
(£140.99) £119.99
(£140.99)
XFX GeForce 8800 GTX Extreme 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (PV-T80F-SHE9) £149.99
(£176.24) £149.99
(£176.24)
Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-620HXUK) £74.99
(£88.11) £74.99
(£88.11)
Sub Total : £550.94
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £98.16
Total : £659.05
 
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