Im looking to build a computer from scratch and would appreciate any comments/suggestions on the following. While I am looking to overclock im not looking to push things to the limit, also im not sure if heat is an issue as I live in Thailand, so my ambient room temperature varies all year round between 26C to a max of about 31C when the aircon is not on, which is a fair bit warmer than my home in Scotland! To this end I have considered getting my first ever water system as I value quietness.
Main computer uses:
Stock Trading (Charting etc).
Music, Films.
Gaming (all sorts..driving, FPS, God games...im not someone who insists on having all settings maxed out however).
General Use.
CPU:
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient 95W Edition"
OR
Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 "LGA775 Allendale" 2.20GHz
The reason for the indecession here is im pondering perhaps better to just "get by" on the E4500 and upgrade to a Penryn later on, or, get the Quad straight off and not get a penryn.
Cooler:
Thermaltake Big Typ VX
Motherboard:
Unsure here, the IP35, DQ6 or the P5k.
Case:
Antec P182.
PSU:
Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2
OR
Enermax Infiniti 650W EIN650AWT ATX2.2
Hard Disk:
Western Digital Raptor 74GB
(I`ll upgrade with more disk space later)
GFX:
Asus GeForce 8800 GTS HTDP 320MB
Sound:
Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Fatal1ty Professional 7.1 Soundcard
Monitor:
Dell Ultrasharp 2407WFP 24" Widescreen
OR
Samsung SM-245B 24" Widescreen LCD
OR
Samsung SM-226BW 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor
(See so many conflicting advice on these, what does the new 226CW improve on?)
Speakers:
Logitech Z-5500 THX® Certified 5.1 505 Watts Speakers
OR
Creative GigaWorks 7.1 S750
RAM:
No Idea, best I can get for upto ~£100.
Main computer uses:
Stock Trading (Charting etc).
Music, Films.
Gaming (all sorts..driving, FPS, God games...im not someone who insists on having all settings maxed out however).
General Use.
CPU:
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient 95W Edition"
OR
Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 "LGA775 Allendale" 2.20GHz
The reason for the indecession here is im pondering perhaps better to just "get by" on the E4500 and upgrade to a Penryn later on, or, get the Quad straight off and not get a penryn.
Cooler:
Thermaltake Big Typ VX
Motherboard:
Unsure here, the IP35, DQ6 or the P5k.
Case:
Antec P182.
PSU:
Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2
OR
Enermax Infiniti 650W EIN650AWT ATX2.2
Hard Disk:
Western Digital Raptor 74GB
(I`ll upgrade with more disk space later)
GFX:
Asus GeForce 8800 GTS HTDP 320MB
Sound:
Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Fatal1ty Professional 7.1 Soundcard
Monitor:
Dell Ultrasharp 2407WFP 24" Widescreen
OR
Samsung SM-245B 24" Widescreen LCD
OR
Samsung SM-226BW 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor
(See so many conflicting advice on these, what does the new 226CW improve on?)
Speakers:
Logitech Z-5500 THX® Certified 5.1 505 Watts Speakers
OR
Creative GigaWorks 7.1 S750
RAM:
No Idea, best I can get for upto ~£100.