Spec check

[CaptainRAVE]

So in about 15 days or less I will be ordering the following:

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 - best without getting into insane money

Tuniq Tower 120 CPU Cooler - heard good things, WILL be ocing
Noctua NF-P12 120mm Silent Case Fan - 3 Pin - Quiet I am hoping
Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound

Asus Striker II Formula nForce 780i (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard - perhaps rampage if i don't want SLI?

2x OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Reaper HPC Edition Dual Channel DDR2 (OCZ2RPR10664GK) - this may change to Geil with the pricing!

Asus GeForce GTX 280 - aiming for the best single card solution - may go to 4870 x2s...where the hell are they?

Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB

Dell Ultrasharp 2408WFP 24" or the 27 if available!

Logitech Z-5500s
Asus Xonar D2X 7.1 PCI-Express Sound Card
Coolermaster RC-1100 Cosmos S "Sport" Silent Full Tower Case
Coolermaster Real Power 850w Modular Power Supply
Sony NEC Optiarc AD-7200S 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter
Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM
Akasa AK-PAX-2 PaxMate Plus Acoustic Absorption Mat
Akasa 20/24-Pin 30cm PSU Extension Cable
Akasa AK-TK-01 Cable Tidy Kit
Akasa AK-TK-02 Cable Tidy Kit

What do you think? Will cost about £2200ish I think.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Anyone?

 

[goujon945]

Looks real nice mate. If going for a single card setup, an intel board is the way to go imo. Also no need for a SLI/Xfire board either if only using a single card. Would look at the P5Q boards personally. I would also wait for the 4870x2 and see what happens with the Q9550

Edit: Geil RAM has been getting some good press around here too

 

[shaffaaf27]

wait for the X2 and let me spec you one

 

[CaptainRAVE]

How long to wait for the X2s? Thought they were supposed to be out by now?

Think I will keep an xfire or sli option...would like the possibility of adding an extra card when the prices came down.

Basically the X2, and 9550 processor decision will all depend on whether they come in time for the end of this month. I will be wanting my new PC by end of the month at the latest. Or at the very least have the order in by then!

Edit: Also just seen the price changes, so getting a 9550