Spec me Please :)

[suarve]

Hi,

My XP2400 system isn't cutting it anymore and really want to install Vista 64 bit

Have around £400 to spend (already have hard disks (IDE and SATA), a case, CD/DVD drives and monitor - so would need mobo (must have LAN and about 6 USB ports), RAM, CPU, Power supply, GFX card. Not looking for an expensive GFX card as I don't use the PC to game anymore, but would like it to handle the viewing of HDs films.

Have been reading about the quad core Intel CPUs and would like to go down that route, as they seem fairly cheaop with good performance. Any ideas on what to get specifically as I haven't upgraded my PC for a good 2.5 years?

Thanks

 

[suarve]

• Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - OEM £113.99
• Corsair VX 450W ATX PSU (CMPSU-450VXUK) £39.99
• Asus P5K Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £59.99
• Asus ATI Radeon EAH3650 SILENT/HTDI/512M HD 3650 Vcool Silent 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £47.99
• GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £24.99
• Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775) £14.99
• Sub Total : £301.94
• Shipping : £8.95
• VAT : £54.41
• Total : £365.30

But unless encoding videos (since no gaming) think its better to just go with a Wolfdale/Conroe

Thanks!

Can you point me in the right direction that explains what wolfdale/conroe etc mean?