Spec me Q6600 replacement?

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Hi folks, long time lurker, but a bit out of touch having not built a system for years.

Little confused over compatibility with mATX boards, cases and GPU options in terms of room available for a given case etc. Would like to keep budget around £7-800 but I'm flexible. - Not sure how much I can re-use, if anything!

Will be a general use machine, but I'd like it fast, pretty quiet and able to handle gaming without too much stress.

Current spec (Keeping dispays and peripherals):

Case: Thermaltake Tsunami
PSU: Corsair HX620
Mobo: ASUS P5K-E
CPU: Q6600 G0
Cooler: Zalman CNPS
RAM: Corsair Dominator 8500C5D
GPU: MSI GTX460 3GB
HDD: 2 x WD Caviar SATA3 in RAID

I'd like something along the lines of an I7, at least 16GB memory as I'll be running VM environments sometimes, SSD for system and platters for storage, interested in liquid cooling, but might be too ambitious!

Any help gratefully received...

Cheers
 
 
 
Shivy011 said:
How old is the PSU?

You may be able to re-use that
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The HX620 is an old PSU and as they degrade they reduce in ability so I would not keep it and ignore the above suggestion when you can get a high quality all Japanese internal PSU for £50;)

Not worth risking such expensive parts for the sake of £50:D
 
The Corsair HX620 was a decent Seasonic PSU.

If you've been running it 24/7, yeah it may be best to replace and keep it was a backup/spare. If you've only used it 4 hours a day it should have many years of life in it.
 
Well that depends on how much usage and the quality of the caps. Age on it's own won't affect capacitors.
It's all down to usage. The OP needs to tell us.

And TBF, with good quality PSUs the fan tends to fail before the caps. :<
 
Only subject to the environment they are kept in, good caps are not as poor as you are suggesting.

http://en.tdk.eu/tdk-en/373562/tech...ses/applications---cases/built-to-last/172020

Aluminum electrolytic capacitors with solvent electrolytes of the SIKOREL class can normally be stored over a period of more than 15 years without exceeding the leakage current limit specified for the new component.
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For high quality 105°c caps a 10 years shelf life to still be at factory spec would not be pushing it.
The caps in the HX620 could expect to run 10-15 years of moderate usage, though I would expect other parts to have warn out by then.

I don't know the lifetime specification of the caps in his PSU, but even if they were the low 2000h/105°c (they are almost certainly better)
For every 10 °C lower temperature, evaporation halves and lifetime doubles.
So if they were subjected to a constant 55°c they should have a 64,000h (7.3 Years) life span of continuous usage.

Caps that fail early are down to a % manufacturing defects that are pretty much unavoidable without spending a fortune, I suspect the aviation & space industry do spend a fortune.

It's quite possible my 3.5 year old PSU has had more than twice the usage/ wear of his HX620 and I still have 3.5 of warranty left. :)

People are getting so pessimistic with lifespans these days. :<
 
The life of the aluminum electrolytic capacitor is influenced by an ambient temperature, a ripple current, and an applied voltage. Especially, the ambient temperature and the ripple current are the main factors that causes wear-out failure. Applied voltage does not influence life time too much if an applied voltage to the aluminum electrolytic capacitor is below0.9x the rated voltage.but can be a factor of sudden failure.
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From badcaps forum.

For the sake of £50 its not worth it risking £800+ worth of new components.
 
Scumball said:
It's been on 24/7 for some years. Not at massive draw, but for £50 I'll change it out anyway!
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:)

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