Spec check for a general purpose machine

[ChrissyT88]

Hi,

Have been planning on an upgrade for some time, and finally will be able to make it happen! I can only describe my build as general purpose, since i use my current pc for pretty much everything - some gaming, lots of music, some encoding, some folding plus the usual web browsing and occasionally work (!).

I am limited fairly strictly to an £800 budget, and a having checked the shop and forums regularly, i have come up with this:

(sorry no pics - will get round to getting image hosting account soon)

• CPU: Q6600 - seems to be best bang for buck + will OC well - may change to penryn quad to save power when the prices fall
• Cooling: TRUE + noctua fan
• Motherboard: ASUS p5q-deluxe
• Memory: Corsair Dominator 2x2gb PC-8500 kit - good price + may be useful for further upgrades
• HDD: Samsung F1 750 gb + existing Hitachi 80gb
• PSU: Corsair HX 620
• Sound: ASUS Xonar DX
• Optical: Sony DVD + existing Samsung DVD
• Case: Open to suggestions - currently thinking Lian-Li A17, A10/A70 or antec p182, but not 100% convinced - anyone have suggestions? Budget for case is around £100, but could go a little over.
• Vista 64 home premium

Should come to around £800. I already have an 8800gt that is adequate, but will upgrade later on if i find it no longer cuts it. Should note that i am not too interested in multi GPU, hence p45 mobo.

Thanks very much for looking - if anyone has any comments, please post them. Plan on ordering either tonight or tomorrow.

Cheers

 

[mp260767]

maybe look at the samsung f1 640gb, supposed to be faster than the 750gb version.

could have a look at the gksill pc8000 memory, pc6400 will take the q6600 to 3.6ghz so shouldn't need much more than the 8000 to allow for further overclocking at a later date.

anything the p45 deluxe has that the normal one doesnt that u need ?

 

[ChrissyT88]

Thanks for the reply. I have considered the 640gb drive - may go with that in the end. Memory wise, the dominator kit is almost the same price as the gskill kit elsewhere, so to me it seems a more logical choice.

I chose the deluxe version since it seems to perform/overclock well (reading on here and on XtremeSystems), particularly with 65nm quads. Does anyone have any experience with the gigabyte models?