Ordering tomorrow, please help me decide.

--- Z --- · 30 Jan 2008 at 22:49

Right pc blew tonight, have to make a decision on what to buy. There are 2 choices, please tell me fast as im ordering tomorrow.

OR

Any changes?

Will it all fit? Bit concerned with the striker extreem and *** tuniq tower, will that fit?

I have to order tomorrow so i get it friday, please help a man in need.

RichL · 30 Jan 2008 at 23:40

avoid the nvidia chipsets unless you want SLI - they tend to be a pain for stable overclocking. Better off with an X38 or a P35 mobo. If you want a premium board you can't beat the asus maximus formula. I don't like the Reaper RAM either, it is gimicky and the heatsinks get in the way and achieve very little.

7200.11 has firmware problems relating the cache which haven't been resolved, consider the WD SE16 AAKS drive instead.

mattyrigby00 · 30 Jan 2008 at 23:54

why vista ultimate? and unless you need SLI, get an intel chipset mobo, much more compatible with new cpus etc, and apparently the current bioses for 780i arent good.

mike gunnz · 31 Jan 2008 at 00:11

That mobo is ridiculously expensive. Consider the tried & tested P35 chipset, it will overclock your Q6600 just as well and for half the price.

VortexA1 · 31 Jan 2008 at 00:24

mike gunnz said:
That mobo is ridiculously expensive. Consider the tried & tested P35 chipset, it will overclock your Q6600 just as well and for half the price.

As above..also Geil ull memory (if you choose a p35 mobo..mine is the abit ip35 pro) is a lot cheaper and excellent for overclocking etc.

clv101 · 31 Jan 2008 at 00:27

£234 on a motherboard?! Are you mad? P35 all the way.

Hen_Dawg · 31 Jan 2008 at 00:33

Save £50 and get Vista Home Premium unless you want Bitlocker or their own remote desktop software.

As said the mobo is overkill

If you're getting the tunic tower, then just get the OEM Q6600

mike gunnz · 31 Jan 2008 at 00:34

While we're at it do you really need such a high wattage psu? Save a few quid and get a good quality 600w which will easily power your spec

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-004-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

The above Corsair psu is very popular on these boards. I prefer Seasonic myself though.

--- Z --- · 31 Jan 2008 at 07:38

Okay, so on both counts the motherboard is overkill?

I really like Asus, always been with them, can you suggest a board from them then?

Also, how easy is it to set up a raid? Never done it before and thought i might try - will go for the WD HDD's then, as you recomended RichL.

I will also tweak the ram - different brand.

THanks for your input - not ordering till 11:30 so please feed back - will try and get a screen shot of the new list.

--- Z --- · 31 Jan 2008 at 08:08

OOOh forgot to ask - would going DDR3 now be better as this spec i can just afford?

mp260767 · 31 Jan 2008 at 08:45

wouldnt waste that sort of money on ddr3 tbh

Hen_Dawg · 31 Jan 2008 at 11:17

mp260767 said:
wouldnt waste that sort of money on ddr3 tbh

Definitely not worth it mate, would give the odd 1-3fps increase, if that, for and extra £200. DDR2 is still very good and amazingly cheap
Edit: This lets you upgrade when the time comes, i.e. when DDR3 goes mainstream and cheap
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-243-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=

mike gunnz · 31 Jan 2008 at 11:22

I use the Asus p5k premium with 2 x seagates in RAID0.

Do NOT use the Premium board with WD hard drives if you intend to RAID them as they will not work. There is a known and unresolved compatibility issue with the Intel RAID controller.

I had to sell my WD Raptors and buy Seagates as I really wanted RAID.

If I was you Id research your chosen P5K board more thoroughly before pressing the buy button as it may still have issues with WD hard drives in RAID.

--- Z --- · 31 Jan 2008 at 11:27

NOOOOO 5 mins too late, just ordered this - WD hdd's and the premium board NOOOOO

Hen_Dawg · 31 Jan 2008 at 11:30

Call or email support as soon as you can

mike gunnz · 31 Jan 2008 at 11:39

Im also baffled as to why you went with DDR3??? Just get some good DDR2 for £50-£100ish and overclock it, save yourself £200 minimum mate.

Edit: Ah just seen you went with a 4gb kit. Even so Id get 4gb of DDR2.

Hen_Dawg · 31 Jan 2008 at 11:43

mike gunnz said:
Im also baffled as to why you went with DDR3??? save yourself £200 minimum mate.

If you're changing the mobo or HDDs then may as well change the RAM too

--- Z --- · 31 Jan 2008 at 11:45

Phoned them, OMG they are good, changed the hdd's to seagates 32mb Cashe ones - shold do nicely

thanks OCUK.

Also, i post4ed the wrong pic - silly me here is the right one

mks2005 · 31 Jan 2008 at 11:46

I agree, £328 on RAM is madness, especially with current prices.

Hen_Dawg · 31 Jan 2008 at 11:52

You still went for Vista Ultimate, which is probably unnecessary but other that that you've got yourself a very good setup there