Spec check please :)

[uZi]

Hi, I'm upgrading from what you see below in my sig.

I'm currently running on air, but I might go to water again (would just need a new cpu block), and I'm looking to get as high overclocks as possible with my new setup, which is gonna be intel this time around.

So far I've got:

Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX (2x2GB) Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX (2x2GB)
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - OEM
Asus P5K Premium/WiFi-AP Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
OcUK GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - OEM

Which comes to ~ 600 quid inc VAT etc.

Price really isn't an issue, although I'm not gonna waste money for the sake of it.. so any suggestions to improve on that?

I wanna go for 4gig of ram, but I'm not 100% on which one to go for.. is the corsair pc2-6400C5 my best bet, or maybe should I go for some of the G.Skill PC2-8000C5 kits?

Also, reckon the GF8800 Ultra is worth the extra, or should I get a decent overclock outta the GTX? Oh, and should my Enermax 620w be enough for what I've specced above, or anything else you guys suggest?

Thanks for any input

 

[Ben M]

that GTX is what my money would go on, esp with the 9 series looming in the distance.

spec looks good

 

[jak731]

your 620W PSU if it isnt faulty should be enough for you to run sli with. if you have 4GB of RAM, you will need a 64bit OS to see it all. pc2-6400 RAM will take a q6600 up to 3.6GHz using the 9x multiplier, before you begin Ocing the ram. the price difference between the ultra and GTX is not worth the increase in performance.

 

[uZi]

Cheers for input guys.

Am looking at the new ATI 3870 X2.. although framerates barely beat a single GTX in some games so far.. I'm guessing its just bad drivers though. Also.. would a X38 based board be worth going for in terms of upgrading in the future, or does it not clock as well as the P35 chipset?