I have been planning a Q6600 System for close to a month now ever since I heard pricing was to be slashed in half by late July.
But now with Intel/AMD NextGen processors on the horizon im kind of worried I might start off way behind the ball building on last Gens chassis.
My goal is to have a viable Gaming Rig that will last me 2 good years @ least & I don't plan on playing anything Above 1360x1024.
Cost vs. Performance is important to me.
Here is my build could you give me some honest advice?
Proc :Q6600 MB : 680i SLI MB w/ 2x 16xPCI-E Memo :EPP/SLI 4-4-4-12 800mhz Ram Graph : 8800GTS Fac. OC 320MB HD : 250GB Maxtor Sata2 Case : New Case Power :EDIT*ANTEC True Power Trio 650w
I'm not going to buy another 8800gts for 2x16x SLI until I deem one isnt good enough.
Total Cost w/ 1 8800GTS $817 (not including HD, and PS)
So should I build this when the Q6600 drops or could I get MUCH BETTER performance soon after for about the same money?
P.S. If its important I have now an Athlon 4000+ San Diego (2400mhz) Single Core 333Mhz ddr1 x800xt agp videocard.
Will my ram run at least close to optimal if I choose to use the EPP settings? The FSB is rated up to 1333mhz and the ram is 800mhz 4-4-4-12 timings. I heard I should have my ram running 1/1? not so sure what that means.
1/1 would mean your ram and fsb are running at 800mhz. Without dropping your multiplier, that puts you around 3.6ghz, which you definitely aren't going to reach on air cooling with a quad core. A 667 fsb/3.0 ghz is a reasonable air cooling goal if you buy a good heatsync/fan. If you don't plan to OC, 533 ram is fine, but with 800 ram being so cheap, you may as well buy it anyway and just run it slower.
I feel fairly confident in saying you will never need 2 psu's unless you're running a server with redundant power for failover purposes. And you aren't. The p190 is future proof in the sense that there will never be a future in which it makes sense.
(Starting the countdown until someone posts a link about 2 psu's being the future and making me look like a jackass)
Too lazy to look up the amps but wattage wise you fine with 600W+. I run a with a 620W and GTX with 4 HD's and it's more than enough for Q6600 OC'd and stays under 80%.
You're recommending a $450 1200W case for someone who is currently spending $817 on his whole pc that will work fine with a 650w psu. I understand that you've managed to use 1,100W with your 22 harddrive, multi-box setup, but you can't possibly think that its an appropriate recommendation here.
Better off buying a cheaper case and a seperate PSU to install in it, 1200wtt for those specs isnt nesesary and TBH I cant see any future enhancements even needing anywhere near that.
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