Spec Check

[senorstealth]

I'm building a machine for a friend, who wants as cheap as possible but as fast as possible.
This is what i have:-

Intel Quad Core Q6600 2.4GHz S775 £168
Asus S775 Intel P965 ATX with 7.1 audio and gigabit lan £58
OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 £55
ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI £79
Western Digital Caviar SE 160GB S300 8mb £30
Western Digital Caviar SE16 320GB S300 16MB £46
NEC AD7170S Serial ATA 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter £18
Akasa Zen-Black Silent Midi ATX Case £30
Hiper HPU-4M580 580W ATX2.2 PSU - Black £49 **edit** replaced tagan 430watt


Comments please

 

[senorstealth]

How much is he willing to spend? right off the bat I'd recommend changing the motherboard to one based on the P35 chipset as it handles quads better.

With a monitor there is very little money left, the P35 boards are more than he is willing to spend

 

[senorstealth]

A P35 motherboard such as the Abit IP35 would cost around £10-20 more perhaps but if you bought a single 500gb hard drive rather than the two you currently have then that would cover the additional spend.

Ok i've found enough money to make the change

Gigabyte GA_P35C_DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard, which is the best choice. i'm currently leaning towards this one as its more future proof with the DDR3 support