C2Q 6600 build advice please

[Googleguy]

Enermax Galaxy 850W EGA850EWL ATX2.2 Modular PSU £176.24


Intel Core 2 Quadro Pro Q6600 "LGA775 Kentsfield" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £563.99


Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB ST3320620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM * 2 £133.92


Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £55.21


BFG GeForce 8800 GTX OC 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £375.99


Samsung SH-W183 18x18 DVD±RW Serial ATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM * 2 £46.98


OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-8500 1066MHz SLI-Ready Edition Dual Channel DDR2 (OCZ2N1066SR2GK) *2 £352.48


EVGA nForce 680 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £176.24

total inc VAT and shipping £1,893.91

Note prices are before bargain hunting!

will run XP for the time being but upgrade to Vista after SP1

with the anouncement that the r600 is delayed again i cannot put off my PC purchase any more (my current comp cant run Supreme Commander)
and i have put together this build

Opinions would be greatly appreciated

i understand there are a few issues regarding the 680i boards have these been resolved?
what revision should i be looking for

the Ram is very cheap and according to ramlist it uses Micron D9GMH (B6-3) (same as dominators) why is it cheaper?

any other comments would be greatly appreciated

oh i intend to game accross two monitors so GTX is preferred and i cant really wait for the r600 i have waited long enough!


i was looking at the DFI Lanparty rd600 any opinions on this (it has a better feature set than the EVGA 680i)
thanks guys

 

[Googleguy]

thought i would add that this will be running in a custom built case with watercooling as yes i will certainally be overclocking

 

[akhilles]

It's the 2nd "Supreme Commander makes me upgrade" thread I've seen in this forum. I'm a huge fan of this game as well. TA was the best.

http://us.dfi.com.tw/Product/xx_product_spec_details_r_us.jsp?PRODUCT_ID=5155&CATEGORY_TYPE=MB&SITE=US

Looks hot. I suggest you read as many reputable reviews of this board & maybe 680i mobo shootouts as possible. There are still issues. The pressing ones have been solved. Such as raid data corruption.

http://www.evga.com/community/messageboard/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=26

The Intel 650i mobos are much more stable & overclocks as well as the 680i. Did I say for less?

If you don't want to deal with any issues & won't run SLI, a good Intel P965 mobo is what you want. ASUS P5B DX, for example, overclocks like crazy.

You sure you don't want to save money by getting an IDE/PATA DVD burner?

 

[deusex]

When you get Vista, add another 2GB - It will be worth it.

 

[ARM]

Looks good, apart from the PSU. You could save £60 and get a Tagan dual engine, or Etasis one, both 750W and ~£110.

Please PLEASE tell me where you are getting your parts!!


Ah, and this may be a stupid thing to say, but I assume you already have the monitors? And why not factor in the cost of Vista upgrade, ~£70?

 

[Googleguy]

all parts are currently from Overclockers.co.uk
ill have a look at that Psu
yeah i suppose Vista on top as well didnt count it yet as i probably wont purchase it until July ish
Monitors i currently have an Nec 20wgx2 (Fantastic Monitor) and some cheap 17" Lcd that will be upgraded at some point

@deusex
4gb ram already included

@akhilles
going to re read the shootout thread now the gigabyte caught my eye first time round ill see if i can find any more reviews of it
oh there is only a couple of Quid price difference between Ide and Sata Drives so thought i would go Sata to save on cabling (should read as 2 drives above ill change it now)

 

[akhilles]

For the 965 shootout:

http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/11/13/shootout_at_the_core_2_corral/index.html