Spec me - £2000 gaming rig

I'm not too knowledgeable on watercooling but a good air cooling system such as one using the Noctua isn't that far behind it, is less complicated and much cheaper. I'd also suggest that your mate watches you while you do it if he still wants watercooling, otherwise you are going to have to sort out the problems (if/when any occur although you'd probably have to do that anyway).

I wouldn't bother with a Raptor personally as I think they are very expensive for the speed benefit but if he/you want to spend the money don't let me stop you. :)

If your mate isn't likely to upgrade for a long(ish) time then a quad core may be worth the extra cash albeit that dual core isn't always used properly even yet.
 
Syk3 said:
Games dont have to be on there.
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The whole point of the raptor is game loading times. I've got two in RAID-0 and I love it. The speed increase to me, is well worth it. Then again I got mine on the cheap, managed a very good swap with someone who had 4 (he had my 500GB storage drive and some cash). I've changed the spec now to two 36 raptors and it is being ordered shortly.

As for the above comments ref the dual core, Mike (friend) says he'll probably upgrade in about 12-18 months so I thought the E6600 would be fine, and by that time we'll see some real good quad core + on the market. He want water cooling for over clocking and for silence.
 
MilanoChris said:
As for the above comments ref the dual core, Mike (friend) says he'll probably upgrade in about 12-18 months so I thought the E6600 would be fine, and by that time we'll see some real good quad core + on the market. He want water cooling for over clocking and for silence.
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If your friend is planning to upgrade relatively soon then dual core is fine, however I've always been a bit curious about people who want to overclock but can't/won't build their own PCs. I tend to think of it as a fairly vital part of the process, that way you usually have a better clue if something goes wrong what to do about it. :)
 
semi-pro waster said:
If your friend is planning to upgrade relatively soon then dual core is fine, however I've always been a bit curious about people who want to overclock but can't/won't build their own PCs. I tend to think of it as a fairly vital part of the process, that way you usually have a better clue if something goes wrong what to do about it. :)
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I've tried telling him this but he won't listen! He says that when it comes to OC'ing and he has any issues then he'll give me a shout. He says he'll probably come on this forum once his broadband is sorted so he can start the learning process. Anyway, kit ordered.
 
MilanoChris said:
I've tried telling him this but he won't listen! He says that when it comes to OC'ing and he has any issues then he'll give me a shout. He says he'll probably come on this forum once his broadband is sorted so he can start the learning process. Anyway, kit ordered.
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What was ordered?
 
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