the day has finally come, please help me with the spec

yaverick · 23 Jul 2007 at 00:30

Final spec check, gna order soon thanks everyone

hello every one, sorry to pester once again but since the price drops have happened im going to dig deep and buy an amazing machine

with your help offcourse

so here's what ive looked at so far;
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail
2x OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-8500 1066MHz Reaper HPC Edition Dual Channel DDR2 (OCZ2RPR10662GK)
EVGA nForce 680i SLi (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (122-CK-NF68-A1)
OcUK GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - OEM

first question are all these compatible? if there are any known issues please tell me. or if you think anything here could be better please dont be shy

secondly which case, i want something that looks good but performs equally. I have taken a look at those thermaltake cases with LCS built in, and they are quite appealing but very expensive. As i am going for the quad i guess id want water cooling anyways. Also please go wild with imagination as nothing is set in stone, but keep it under 1300 quid. Cd/dvd drives, hard drives, water cooling, power supply etc thanks once again.

p.s i also have the LG L226WTQ 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver so i cant wait to Game, when i make my new machine

melbourne720 · 23 Jul 2007 at 09:16

OcUK 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel Kit
(£76.36)

Akasa AK-ZEN-01-BK Zen Black Case - No PSU
(£30.54)

Western Digital Caviar SE16 400GB 4000AAKS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM
(£57.56)

Gigabyte GA_P35C_DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard
(£93.99)

Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK)
(£64.61)

Samsung SH-S183ABEBN 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
(£21.14)

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail
(£187.99)

BFG GeForce 8800 GTX OC 768MB Silent WaterCooled GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(£469.99)

Swiftech H20-220 Apex Ultra+ Watercooling Kit (Socket
462/478/LGA775/754/939/940)
(£202.09)

Total : £1,219.49

yaverick · 23 Jul 2007 at 12:00

nice spec thx, any more suggestions before i order

yaverick · 23 Jul 2007 at 16:01

gna order final build so post those comments quick hehe

Samsung SH-S183ABEBN 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM (£21.14)

OcUK GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - OEM (£317.24),
In the previous build i liked the water cooled graphics card but its too damn expensive.

Thermaltake VE2000SWA Armour LCS Super Tower - Silver (£164)
all i could think of was wow @ this, other water cooling kits alone cost 200 pounds and then lets say another 50 quid for a descent case? so this is like a good combination of watercooling + a good looking case. what does every 1 think of the water cooling system of this case would it be good enough to keep the cpu cool?

Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB 5000AAKS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (£66.96)

Asus P5K Deluxe WiFi Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£146.86)
all ive heard is good stuff about this Mb, ive heard its good for Over clocks and the extra features like wifi are really handy. What does every 1 think abt this, i want it to be either this or the EVGA 680i board, as they are both doing very well on benchmarks etc. So plz help me out by telling me which is better, and i wont actually be going SLI atm i might later on when cards are cheaper.

OCZ GameXStream 600w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply (£58.74)
i thought this to be good value for money and it also looks nice what does every one think? will go with the blue theme of the pc. gna put some nice neons and stuff around

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (£187.99)

OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-8500 1066MHz Reaper HPC Edition Dual Channel DDR2 (OCZ2RPR10662GK) (£135.11 x 2)
i find these really appealing, im gna be gaming a lot so its good to have nice ram. My main concern is compatibility. so id like to know if they go well with both the motherboards im looking at. Id be really thankful if some one using them or if any one knows about the compatibility etc helped me out here, thx.

so over all the total comes out £1248 which im happy with, but if there's anything else ive missed feel free to tell me or if there is a better build please feel free to post.

1337z0r · 23 Jul 2007 at 16:04

Watercooling depends on the parts used. That thermaltake case would not be on par with a custom water cooling kit for around £200. Although I have the thermaltake armour case the one with out water cooling and it's a reall nice spacious case.
If you do plan to watercool have a look at some custom water cooling parts and buy any case you want. You will only need water cooling if your looking to overclock your CPU a lot.

melbourne720 · 23 Jul 2007 at 16:12

Ditch the OCZ PSU. No point water cooling if the PSU is going to be loud. I recommend Seasonic.

OCZ RAM is a waste of money. The OCuk stuff does the same speed, and is half the price. CPU/FSB speed matter much more than RAM speed, and they both only guarantee 533MHz.

I'd prefer a Antec P180 or a Akasa Eclipse for the case, but up to you.

Everything else looks good.