The time is now! E6600-based rig

[Participant]

Finally I'm at the point where I can upgrade to a decent system. From my sig I will be keeping...nothing! I'm going for an E6600-based machine.

The "?"s below I have no clue about. Please can you fill in the blanks (those filled in are already chosen):

CPU: E6600
MOBO: ?
RAM: ?
MONITOR: Dell 2007 WFP (for Blue-Ray etc) [though bit worried about colour banding]
VIDEO CARD: ?
CASE: Lian-Li PC7+ II (black) [ps where do I get the drive covers and are they any good?]
PSU: Akasa PaxPower 460W (already have)
MOUSE AND KEYBOARD: Logitech cordless & mouseman optical (already have)

Any help is greatly appreciated. I haven't upgraded for ages and I want to make this count. Budget for the rest of the system is around £500.

The rig will be primarily used for games but also a lot of Office work and DVDs.

 

[Monstermunch]

Finally I'm at the point where I can upgrade to a decent system. From my sig I will be keeping...nothing! I'm going for an E6600-based machine.

The "?"s below I have no clue about. Please can you fill in the blanks (those filled in are already chosen):

CPU: E6600
MOBO: ?
RAM: ?
MONITOR: Dell 2007 WFP (for Blue-Ray etc) [though bit worried about colour banding]
VIDEO CARD: ?
CASE: Lian-Li PC7+ II (black) [ps where do I get the drive covers and are they any good?]
PSU: Akasa PaxPower 460W (already have)
MOUSE AND KEYBOARD: Logitech cordless & mouseman optical (already have)

Any help is greatly appreciated. I haven't upgraded for ages and I want to make this count. Budget for the rest of the system is around £500.

The rig will be primarily used for games but also a lot of Office work and DVDs.

Here ya go.... Basically what i've just bought and I was upgrading from a similarly specced rig...Barton 2500+, 512mb PC2700, 900Pro

CP-128-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN)
£214.95 £214.95
MB-062-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DS4 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-062-GI)
£104.95 £104.95
MY-108-CS Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 TwinX (2x1GB) (MY-108-CS)
£159.95 £159.95
GX-047-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (3056) (GX-047-CO)
£179.95 £179.95
HD-078-SE Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB ST3320620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-078-SE)
£62.95 £62.95
CD-033-NE NEC ND4571 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer LabelFlash ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-033-NE)
£22.95 £22.95
HS-003-SY Scythe Ninja Plus Heatpipe CPU Cooler (Socket 478, 754, 939, 940, LGA755) (HS-003-SY)
£26.95 £26.95
SY-008-ZA Zalman VF900-CU Quiet Copper VGA Cooler (SY-008-ZA)
£20.95 £20.95
CA-025-EN Enermax Liberty 500W ELT500AWT ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CA-025-EN)
£59.95 £59.95
MO-052-VS Viewsonic VX2025wm 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver/Black (MO-052-VS)
£241.95 £241.95
CA-054-LL Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Black Aluminium Midi-Tower Case (No PSU) (CA-054-LL)
£48.95 £48.95
Subtotal £1,144.45
VAT £200.28
Total £1,344.73

 

[hyper_piper45]

MB-061-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI)
£87.95 £87.95
GX-053-HT HIS ATI Radeon X1900 XT ICEQ 3 SILENT Heatpipe 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-053-HT)
£194.95 £194.95
MY-108-CS Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 TwinX (2x1GB) (MY-108-CS)
£159.95 £159.95
Subtotal £442.85
VAT £77.50
Total £520.35

Thats what i would go for, if you want to save som money the c5 ram will get you in budget.

Bear in mind some of that stuff is in this week only so you need to buy quick.