Q6600 upgrade

Adamthegreat984 · 12 Oct 2012 at 15:39

Just pricing up options on upgrading a Overclockers PC i have had since jan 2008.

Its the one with the q6600 @ 3.2ghz
IP35 PRO motherboard
2gb PC8500 DDR2
768mb 8800gtx
Running vista 32bit
Antec 900 case

Upgrade Budget = £600-800

Would like to build into new case, re-using the dvd drive, using hard drive as storage secondary drive in new build and re-using power supply 650 watt corsair(only 9 months old)

I already have g700 mouse, g510 keyboard, working 1 year old Logitech 2.1 speakers, and a brand new Easter 2012 bought Samsung S23A350H 23 inch 1080p monitor.

Wont need Windows 7 as i can get that through my work.

Edit: would like new hard drive, and i will be wanting to run all the latest games on ultra with 40fps or more.
Thanks in advance.

stuie · 12 Oct 2012 at 16:04

recently upgraded my q6600 and 8800gtx yo ivy

id start off with something like this

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (02G-P4-2670-KR) £299.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC128B/WW) £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-DS3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £75.98
1 x Xigmatek Dark Knight SD-1283 Night Hawk Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA 2011/1366/1156/1155/775 and AMD FM1/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £34.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £25.99
Total : £706.93 (includes shipping : £10.00).

cases are a bit personal so theres some spare out you budget to pick one if you had extra left over id try to upgrade the mobo if anything if you can squeeze it in this would be great

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-219-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2261

BrianB · 12 Oct 2012 at 16:43

I upgraded to a Fractal case, Samsung 830 256GB SSD, 7970, 3570K, UP4 TH, 8GB Samsung Green ram, and I'm very happy.

I have D-14 as a cooler, something like a Coolermaster 612S would be great. A Fractal R4 would be a complete change from the 900. It would be quiet and not a complete dust magnet.

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795F3G2M) with FREE Sleeping Dogs, Nexuiz, & CODMW2 PC Games £227.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Crucial V4 256GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £106.99
1 x Fractal Design Define R4 Midi Tower Case - Black Pearl £99.98
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £25.99
Total : £794.52 (includes shipping : £10.50).

Can swap out the SSD, can change case, can change motherboard, heatsink, can get a 7970 if you save £50 elsewhere. Just a base which I think gives good value. Not the fastest SSD, but quicker than a normal hard drive. Maybe wait or get an 830/840.

Also if you don't want to overclock, you won't need a heatsink yet.

BrianB · 12 Oct 2012 at 16:50

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795F3G2M) with FREE Sleeping Dogs, Nexuiz, & CODMW2 PC Games £227.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC256N/EU) £146.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £106.99
1 x Fractal Design Define R4 Midi Tower Case - Black Pearl £99.98
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £25.99
Total : £821.52 (includes shipping : £10.50).

830 is on offer, there is an 840 coming out but is pre-order.

Also wow, you have 2GB ram?

I'm about to buy a new PSU and 612S cooler to build a rig out of my Q6600 and revived 8800GTX 768mb...

baked it in the oven and voila, it is cooked. Also works.

Attu90 · 12 Oct 2012 at 22:41

Your DVD is probably IDE so you will need a SATA one for a new build.

BrianB · 12 Oct 2012 at 22:48

Could try USB stick install if he has one. I doubt he has IDE, IP35 PRO was a great board had loads of Sata ports.

VeNT · 13 Oct 2012 at 21:08

Attu90 said:
Your DVD is probably IDE so you will need a SATA one for a new build.

doubt it, 2007/8 SATA was pretty standard for DVDs

bainbridge · 14 Oct 2012 at 22:46

Just out of interest have you taken her up to 3.6ghz?

Adamthegreat984 · 24 Oct 2012 at 14:59

only 3.2ghz, blue screen's like a bitch when any higher, the ip35 pro has caused me nothing but jip

bainbridge · 24 Oct 2012 at 23:12

IP35 pro is a superb overclocker for the q6600.

Had a stable 3.6Ghz once I'd upped the NB voltage & got decent cooling on the cpu

Also bolt modded the heatsink on the board itself:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/sh...hlight=arctic+freezer+pro+username_bainbridge

BrianB · 24 Oct 2012 at 23:15

Some P35 boards had an ugly FSB wall, my P35C-DS3R wall was about 376MHz, but needed some serious volts to get there and ran very hot.

My jaw nearly actually fell off when I saw the state you got your Megahalems in!

Adamthegreat984 · 7 Nov 2012 at 10:58

Whats the best q6600 cooler, and whats the highest 3d card that wont be bottled necked by the cpu ??