Q6600 slacr or ??

[fuzz62]

right i am gonna spend a few notes on updating my pc, this is what i am looking at atm ...

intel q6600 slacr
abit up 35 pro
768 xfx 8800 gtx xxx alpha dog
2gb corsair dominator twin x

basically i want something that can handle gaming,css and crysis is one im looking at, but at the same time have the capability to play with photoshop and image editing. i have looked at the q9450 but cant justify the extra money when the go stepping provides excellent oc ..... anyone have any suggestions? the lot above would come around the £550 mark .. case is a coolermaster cm stacker with motherboard fan, 2 x80mm fans 1 x 120mm and 1 x 60mm all ultra low noise although it sounds like a jet engine due to the fan on my cpu ....

cheers for the help
mark

 

[Adrianr]

What screen/resolution will you be using with it? You could possibly save yourself some money on the graphics card by getting an 8800GT and whacking 2Gb more ram in there.

 

[fuzz62]

screen res atm is 1440 x 900 ... would it be worth the drop from 1066 to 800ish (i have read on here somewehere) getting 4gb? gfx card will be 230ish i have been infromed but dont mind bumping up to 4gb as long as i wont hinder the oc (never truely oc a comp before) oh and i forgot to say the cpu will be water cooled by northq siberian riger cooling (all in one for cpu)

 

[Adrianr]

I have 4Gb running at 1063mhz. Don't always have to drop it.

If you're only going to be gaming at 1440 x 900 i would certainly suggest saving yourself £100 and getting an 512mb 8800GT.

4GB of good PC6400 ram would sort you out Gskill gets good praise on here. 2 x 2GB sticks.

Out of interest, what sort of OC are you hoping to get from your Q6600?

 

[fuzz62]

last i have read they were knocking on 3.3 -3.6 ... i know with a quad i wouldnt use the whole range, but the missus dont want me spend much on "that damn computer" yeah and shes 24 .... so it helps stretch the money a lot further ..