Spec Check! (I know not another one...)

MurphyOCF · 24 Jul 2007 at 13:33

Okay guys and gals after much searching ive put together this little lot, predominantly for gaming and overclocking

. Thought it best to check with you in case i've overlooked anything? All help appreciated

Lian-Li PC V1000 PLUS Aluminium Midi-Tower - Black
(£129.24)
Dell Ultrasharp 2407WFP 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Midnight Grey
(£422.99)
Lian Li C-01B Aluminium CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Bezel (Black)
(£9.39)
Samsung SH-S203BEBN 20x20 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
(£19.96)
Enermax Galaxy 850W EGX850EWL ATX2.2 Modular PSU
(£158.61)
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.66GHz (1333FSB) - Retail
(£125.71)
2x Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM
(£93.98)
EVGA GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)
(£370.11)
Asus P5K Deluxe WiFi Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£146.86)
OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-8500 1066MHz Reaper HPC Edition Dual Channel DDR2
(£135.11)

Total : £1,611.97

I don't want to go over this total as its already pushed me over the original £1500 but i think its worth it. Already have k/b, mouse, speakers and soundcard. Thanks for looking

Rab · 24 Jul 2007 at 13:42

very nice set up there, should all go well.after buying the 6750, u may regret not going that bit further for a quad

stickroad · 24 Jul 2007 at 13:48

Ignore.

MurphyOCF · 24 Jul 2007 at 13:50

Thanks, yeah thats what i was thinking do i go 50 quid more for the Q6600 and use my existing case? Will i really notice the difference between dual and quad for my gaming purposes (mainly FPS) i know RTS games tend to rely on the CPU quite a bit. Current case is a Thermaltake Kandalf (yah i was young and attracted by flashy lights and a window, but it should be big enough for this)

Bottom line is i've got £2000 but i dont really want to spend all of it unless you can convince me otherwise

stickroad · 24 Jul 2007 at 13:57

Here you go hows this:

Dell Ultrasharp 2407WFP 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Midnight Grey
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "LGA775 Kentsfield" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail
Tuniq Tower 120 CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775)
Abit IP35 Pro (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-5300C3 667MHz Dual Channel Kit
BFG GeForce 8800 GTX OC 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM X2
Samsung SH-183LBEBN 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA Lightscribe
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU
Akasa Eclipse 62 Aluminium Case - No PSU

Total : £1,481.49

In your budget as well.

Do you really need such an expensive case?

How do you like the look of this one? (in the spec)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-005-AK&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=507

In your budget as well.

Ive added a Quad Core for you. It will hit 3GHZ with little problem.

Right that PSU is a overkill, one of the Corsairs will be more than enough.

The Abit motherboard is a fantastic board, very reliable, rock solid and a great overclocker.

You don't really need 8500 Memory. The Crucial i picked out for you will do 1000MHZ+ quite easily.

MurphyOCF · 24 Jul 2007 at 14:02

Thanks Stickroad that looks pretty good, i thought that PSU may be overkill myself (friend from Oc recommended it). Do you know if the Abit board will support the 45nm processors? The reason i went for the 8500 memory was due to the spiel on the asus board..

"ASUS has managed to break through current FSB and DRAM ratio proportions by utilizing Super Memspeed Technology - the latest technology that provides even more precise overclocking options to unleash the true potential of DDR2 memory. Native DDR2 1066 maximizes system performance by eliminating the bottleneck when overclocking both the CPU and memory"

Is that a load of tosh? Many thanks and sorry for all the questions

Ak!ta · 24 Jul 2007 at 14:03

Personally for gaming i would not go for that Quad... Better off with an E6850.
You will get more performance from it. The Quad 6600 is not a proper Quad core Cpu, and there's not many applications/games that utilise Quad Core atm....

Alex UK · 24 Jul 2007 at 14:04

Go with Stickroad's spec. Falls under your original budget and is much better.

stickroad · 24 Jul 2007 at 14:05

Yes the Abit will support Intels upcoming 45nm Processors (Penryn).

About the Memory, Real Life difference you wouldn't notice at all.

People say that you dont really need the Quad, but when your overclocking, you will be able to hit 3GHZ with it which will be plenty fast enough.

Yes you can overclock the E6850 but i need some benchmarks to see if their is noticeable difference between say 3.5GHZ and a 4GHZ?

At the end of the day a Quad running at 3 - 3.2GHZ, in reality thats fast fast enough if you ask me.

MurphyOCF · 24 Jul 2007 at 14:11

@stickroad :Oh forgot to say i have a zalmann cpu cooler (9700NT) already, i did look at that case (eclipse 62) quite a lot but i think i couldnt live with myself if i didnt have the LianLi :eek:

@Ak!ta, Stickroad: If i will be moving to Penryn when they come out would it be better to stick with a cheaper dual core over the quad and clock the nuts off it? :confused:

Thanks for all your help

EDIT: argh stealth edits!!!! LOL

stickroad · 24 Jul 2007 at 14:15

MurphyOCF said:
@Stickroad :Oh forgot to say i have a zalmann cpu cooler (9700NT) already, i did look at that case (eclipse 62) quite a lot but i think i couldnt live with myself if i didnt have the LianLi

The case is up to you really.

MurphyOCF said:
@Ak!ta, Stickroad: If i will be moving to Penryn when they come out would it be better to stick with a cheaper dual core over the quad and clock the nuts off it?

Penryn Quads are just like going to be like the Kentsfields, 2 dual-cores on a single die, though Penryn will be 45nm so it should allow it to run cooler.

Native Quad Cores arnt till Nehalem, which will be out next year.

MurphyOCF · 24 Jul 2007 at 14:22

Ah right, so it may be prudent to get a Q6600 to tide me over till Nehalem then! Thanks for that

Oh one last question any reason for BFG over EVGA on the GFX, always been a bit of a BFG boi but the step up swung me to EVGA, also do you know if they still do black pcbs or is it pot luck?

EDIT: wait i answered my own question the BFG is clocked faster! Now i just have to wait for it to come in stock

Even bigger edit: Right so with your help i have this!

Lian-Li PC V1000 PLUS Aluminium Midi-Tower - Black
(£129.24)
Abit IP35 Pro (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£123.36)
BFG GeForce 8800 GTX OC 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(£370.11)
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "LGA775 Kentsfield" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail
(£176.24)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK)
(£64.61)
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-5300C3 667MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT12864AA663)
(£64.61)
Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM
(£84.58)
Dell Ultrasharp 2407WFP 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Midnight Grey
(£422.99)
Samsung SH-S203BEBN 20x20 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
(£19.96)

Total : £1,455.71

Right/Wrong? Thanks for all your help, i know i can be confusing