Please help with new PC Spec

[rjd]

Hi All

Yet another component list for you experts to comment and advise on please.

I am not a gamer but want to build a reliable,fast, responsive system which must run cool and be very quiet.

The CPU is proberly OTT but I could not find another OEM
version.

As the PSU will be installed at the bottom of the case, will the connection cable be long enough?


Product Name Qty Price Line Total

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - OEM Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - OEM £135.99
(£159.79) £135.99
(£159.79)
Coolermaster RC-690 Dominator - Black (No PSU) Coolermaster RC-690 Dominator - Black (No PSU) £42.99
(£50.51) £42.99
(£50.51)
Asus ATI Radeon EAH2400 Pro HTP Silent 256MB DDR2 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail Asus ATI Radeon EAH2400 Pro HTP Silent 256MB DDR2 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £26.99
(£31.71) £26.99
(£31.71)
Samsung SpinPoint T 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD501LJ) Samsung SpinPoint T 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD501LJ) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Sony Floppy Drive - Black Sony Floppy Drive - Black £4.99
(£5.86) £4.99
(£5.86)
Samsung SH-S202JBEBN 20x DVD±RW x12 Ram Dual Layer DVD-Writer (Black) - OEM Samsung SH-S202JBEBN 20x DVD±RW x12 Ram Dual Layer DVD-Writer (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99
(£19.96)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £57.99
(£68.14) £57.99
(£68.14)
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01528) Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01528) £47.99
(£56.39) £47.99
(£56.39)
Akasa AK-965 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775) Akasa AK-965 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775) £10.99
(£12.91) £10.99
(£12.91)
Asus P5KC Combo Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard Asus P5KC Combo Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard £74.99
(£88.11) £74.99
(£88.11)
Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2 DHX PC2-6400C4DHX TwinX (2x1GB) Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2 DHX PC2-6400C4DHX TwinX (2x1GB) £50.99
(£59.91) £50.99
(£59.91)
Sub Total : £530.89
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £95.17
Total : £639.01

Your comments and suggestions will be appreciated.

Thank you

 

[semi-pro waster]

I don't know much about the cooler so I'd be thinking about changing it, if the case has enough space a Tuniq Tower or Noctua NH-U12F would be a good option.

I'd change the Ram for the Geil PC6400 C4, about £20 cheaper at the moment and will perform as well.

Any particular reason for XP Home? If building a new system then Vista may be a better choice at the moment.

I'd change the DVDRW to a SATA model if it isn't already and finally if the PSU cables are too short then you can get extension cables.

 

[BENdage]

Hi there,

Spec looks pretty good. If it were mine I'd make a few changes. Firstly, I'd get Vista instead of XP.
Secondly, I'd get this memory
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-058-GL

and do you really use a floppy drive???

 

[rjd]

Hi semi-pro waster.

Thanks for that.

I'm using WinME (I know, but I like it) and most, if not all of my Apps and utilities will/should run on WinXP but I would expect more problems with Vista.

I will also try Ubuntu 7.10 which looks promising.

Which SATA DVDRW do you recommend please?

 

[BENdage]

If you download the Vista upgrade advisor tool and run it, it'll tell you if there will be a problem running any of your software of hardware

edit: this should do ya for a DVD drive http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-088-SA&groupid=701&catid=10&subcat=951

 

[rjd]

Hi BENdage

See above re Vista.

Thanks for the memory recommendation.

For the small extra cost a floppy drive can get you out of trouble sometimes so I prefer to install one.

 

[semi-pro waster]

Any of the SATA writers would be fine, I'd probably go with the Samsung SH-S203BEBN 20x20 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM but I doubt it will matter much.

WinME? Devilspawn is OS form. XP is still a good OS, I just thought I'd check in case you hadn't considered Vista but your reasoning is sound enough.

 

[rjd]

Hi BENdage

IMHO, Vista is too new to consider using atm.

I'm only just considering upgrading from WinME to WinXP!!

And only so I can get a multicore processor. Otherwise I would continue to use WinME.