tech spec boys and girls :) before i buy

jamieakabubble · 14 Aug 2008 at 00:12

What do you think before i buy?

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66I-01939)
Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-620HXUK)
Samsung SpinPoint F1 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502IJ)
Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
G.Skill 4GB DDR2 PK PC2-8500C5 (2x2GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit (F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK)
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.16GHz (1333FSB) - Retail
Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4870 PCS Extreme 512MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail
Scythe Mini Ninja CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775)

i already have a case (Cheiftech Dragon), mouse, keyboard, speakers, 19" monitor (yes im aware of the 4870 and i will be getting a bigger screen next year) and three fans

cheers

IS7Doji · 14 Aug 2008 at 00:17

Maybe a 8400 c2d and a tuniq tower

my 2 cents

jamieakabubble · 14 Aug 2008 at 00:23

aint the tuniq towers big tho, duno if it will be too big for my case lol

Cupra · 14 Aug 2008 at 00:28

id get the q6600 or the q9450 altho ppl will say games want dual core the fact is most games use 4 that come out now

jamieakabubble · 14 Aug 2008 at 00:34

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 2.40GHz Guaranteed to run at 3.30GHZ (1466FSB) - Retail

this any good ????

StriderX · 14 Aug 2008 at 00:39

Lol just get the cheaper standard one, im pretty sure most can clock that high

jamieakabubble · 14 Aug 2008 at 00:41

i was looking at the specs for farcry 2 and at least a 3.2Ghz is recommended! i want to be able to play the game and really enjoy it and not be limited by my cpu :S

Cupra · 14 Aug 2008 at 00:43

jamieakabubble said:
i was looking at the specs for farcry 2 and at least a 3.2Ghz is recommended! i want to be able to play the game and really enjoy it and not be limited by my cpu :S

yeah thats 3.2p4 not c2d or c2q

jamieakabubble · 14 Aug 2008 at 00:46

lol o ok i must have read it wrong haha well i was looking at the

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 2.40GHz Guaranteed to run at 3.00GHZ (1333FSB) - Retail

because of the extra FSB and the other Q6600 energy efficiant is getting old now so want a fairly newish one lol but not any more than £150, so i think this would be a good choice..?

Cupra · 14 Aug 2008 at 00:57

there all the same tbf you have to clock the chip to get 3.0 same as if you bought the cheapest one

jamieakabubble · 14 Aug 2008 at 01:01

ok cheers, im gona go with the q6600

and im complete, its late now and ill put my order through in the mornin

plus i get 10% off wooohoooo cus i havent been shopping with OcUk for over 12months lol

cheers guys/gals

Cupra · 14 Aug 2008 at 01:05

i ment to ask why are you getting a smal form facter cooler with a full sized atx mobo? you do relise its a pants cooler dont you?

jamieakabubble · 14 Aug 2008 at 01:09

lol no one has sed its good or bad so i was jus gona leave it, was tempted to get the freezer pro 7

Cupra · 14 Aug 2008 at 01:18

shake the piggy bank a little extra and g et the full size scythe ninja rev b or even more for the tuiniq tower/noctua

jamieakabubble · 14 Aug 2008 at 01:34

ok ill get the

Scythe Andy Samurai Master CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775)

looks pretty cool