Speeec check! :D

spm_uk · 27 Feb 2008 at 20:02

hey all

hows that?

also how will that board handle 8gb of ram? is there a better board of choose?

Cheeers

Chris Beard · 27 Feb 2008 at 20:04

Without meaning to sound condecending, why do you need 8GB of RAM?

Edit:// I like your spec.

Couple of questions:

Why go for a very quiet optical drive and a very noisy magnetic drive?
Why go for an expensive 8800gts rather than a cheaper one (or even a GT) and overclock it?

spm_uk · 27 Feb 2008 at 20:07

programming RAM intensive applications ;d also a lot of virtual machines

spm_uk · 27 Feb 2008 at 20:09

Hey thats why i post here so you can pose those questions! what would you suggest?

Chris Beard · 27 Feb 2008 at 20:15

spm_uk said:
Hey thats why i post here so you can pose those questions! what would you suggest?

If you want quiet change the hard drive for a samsung spinpoint and the PSU in the case for an antec neo (if you want it from OCUK) or a seasonic S12, S12 mk2 or M12 mk2 (don't get an M12 mk1) if you're willing to shop around.

I think there are warrenty and bundle advantages to going with BFG and already OCd cards tend to clock higher (I think), but personally I would just go with the cheapest 8800gt 512 I could find, strap an accellero S1 and a 120/140mm case fan to it and overclock as far as I dared.

spm_uk said:
also how will that board handle 8gb of ram? is there a better board of choose?

Abit's site shows all 3 P35 boards they make support 8gb of RAM. No personal expereience or in-depth knowledge on my part for this one I'm afraid.

spm_uk · 27 Feb 2008 at 20:43

okay how does this look

Asus P5KC Combo Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard Asus P5KC Combo Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard £72.99
(£85.76) £72.99
(£85.76)
Antec Sonata Plus 550 Quiet Midi-Tower Case - NeoPower 550W Modular PSU (Black/Silver) Antec Sonata Plus 550 Quiet Midi-Tower Case - NeoPower 550W Modular PSU (Black/Silver) £89.99
(£105.74) £89.99
(£105.74)
Pioneer DVR-215DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM Pioneer DVR-215DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99
(£19.96)
OCZ 8GB (4x2GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz Quad Channel Platinum Low Latency XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P8008GQ) OCZ 8GB (4x2GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz Quad Channel Platinum Low Latency XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P8008GQ) £94.99
(£111.61) £94.99
(£111.61)
OcUK GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail OcUK GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £111.99
(£131.59) £111.99
(£131.59)
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £139.99
(£164.49) £139.99
(£164.49)
Samsung SpinPoint T 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD501LJ) Samsung SpinPoint T 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD501LJ) £56.99
(£66.96) £56.99
(£66.96)

Total : £698.98

Chris Beard · 27 Feb 2008 at 21:09

Looks good. Are you intending to overclock? If so consider an aftermarket cooler for the chip.

Do you really want a DDR3 mobo? I'm not sure it's worth it.