Spec Check...

Goody_GTI · 18 Sep 2008 at 21:06

Evening all, my Dad has asked me to look at how much I could do a system for, with a few basic requirements and the rest down to my opinion.

He won't be doing any gaming on it whatsoever, but I will overclock it slightly for him before he receives it

The basic requirements were:

- Q6600

- > 500gb drive

- Decent GPU, more for media than games

- 3/4Gb of RAM

So after having a quick look around the shop etc. I have come up with this, what do you guys think?? Anywhere I can improve and also what kind of overclock can I expect from that CPU with that setup?

Thanks

Goody

ZedPowered · 18 Sep 2008 at 21:10

Cant see the point in a Quad, get an E2180 instead, no need for the power if not gaming or anything processor dependent (please correct me if im wrong)

Freelanc3r · 18 Sep 2008 at 21:12

Definately change that PSU, the huntkeys are known for blowing up. Something like the corsair 450w http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...4&name=Corsair VX 450W ATX PSU (CMPSU-450VXUK) should be good. Also ditch that CPU cooler, get the Artic cooling freezer 7 or the Akasa ak-965 if your going to overclock slightly. The rest looks pretty good!

RecD · 18 Sep 2008 at 21:37

rjk · 18 Sep 2008 at 21:41

personally i would get the 512 8800gt if ever considering running a game on it

a high clocking dual core would be better than a quad - if you are not encoding or rendering etc then a quad is a bit of a waste imo

my changes would be a corsair psu as mentioned
a dual core E8*** chip

personally i would swap the p35 mobo for an asus p5q
its the newer p45 chipset and would offr a few extra features you may not get on the abit board

JimAroo · 18 Sep 2008 at 21:46

Definatly ditch the CPU cooler / PSU.

I'd go for a Corsair PSU and a AF7 instead.

flinco · 18 Sep 2008 at 21:47

wondering why you have gone for that mobo, looks a bit expensive for what the computer is needed for

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

this board will easily be good enough, i agree with getting an arctic freezer cpu cooler and the corsair 450w, also no case? (antec 300 is good for that setup)

platinum87 · 19 Sep 2008 at 01:39

dont get the 256mb 8800GT, get the 75 pound one, better cooler + free game

C64 · 19 Sep 2008 at 01:52

If he's just needing it for web browsing and general usage that is overkill by a long way.
Establish exactly what he'll be needing it for then you can do it right.
Something like this then establish if he might change his mind and fancy a few games and also exactly what connections etc he would need on his board no point paying extra for esata and things like that when never needed and decide on gpu ?

platinum87 · 19 Sep 2008 at 02:34

C64 said:
If he's just needing it for web browsing and general usage that is overkill by a long way.
Establish exactly what he'll be needing it for then you can do it right.
Something like this then establish if he might change his mind and fancy a few games and also exactly what connections etc he would need on his board no point paying extra for esata and things like that when never needed and decide on gpu ?

whats in that spec +

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail

Goody_GTI · 19 Sep 2008 at 08:38

Cheers for all of the input guys. I'm meeting him for a beer later after work so I'll see exactly what his plans are for using it. I'm guessing the reason he mentioned the Q6600 is because he wants something 'future proof' as he'll probably keep it for 3/4 years (like his current machine). Also not fussed about the case atm as he can choose that himself

The above spec looks good though - and whatever cpu I opt for I'll probably clock it to around 3ghz.