I think i have finally worked out what i want in my new computer. The Machine will be used for gaming and pretty much gaming alone. I Wanted to go all out so the comuter would last me a year or 2 until i oviously change a few bits in it to be up to date.
Im just looking for any issues i may have over looked with the hardware i want, im pretty behind in the hardware scene and may have missed something. Im not really worried about this board is cheaper, why bother with that sound card. All i need to know is: will it work? is there something better I could use? (money is not an issue)
But all comments good and bad are welcome just remember im a nooby lol
Case:
ThermalTake Armour Full tower. This is the one without the side fan, i also ordered another HD cage for the front with the extra fan.
PSU:
Enermax Galaxy DXX 1000w Psu
Mobo:
ASUS Blitz Formula
LGA775, P35, 1333FSB, 4x DDR2-1066, 2x PCI-Ex16, 6x SATA-II, 2x eSATA, RAID, 2x GigLAN, 8Chl, Firewire, ATX
CPU:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
CPU Fan:
Zalman CNPS9700LED (Copper) CPU Cooler
RAM: Maby 2 of these? for 8gig?
Patriot 4096MB (2 x 2048MB) PC2-6400 800Mhz DDR2 RAM - 5-5-5-12 - Extreme Performance, Enhanced Latency Line
Hard Drives:
150GB Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD 10000RPM SATA 16M CACHE Hard disk - For OS and Games
Seagate 750GB 7200rpm Serial ATA-II-300 HDD w. 16MB Cache (ST3750640AS) Barracuda 7200.10 - For Storage
ASUS DRW-1814BLT-BLK DVD Burner - SATA
18x DVD±RW, 14x DVD-RAM, 8x DVD±R DL, Lightscribe, SATA - Black
And that is pretty much it. Im planning on running Vista x64 Bit of course. I also would like to know if i would have any problems running 2 of those patriot sets, for a total of 8gig. Ive heard many things about more ram less this ram ect ect any suggestions to for different brands would be awesom as well!
One last thing how does this system look to an over clocker? is there potential to squeez more speed out if the time comes?
Ok i think that is everything. I realise there are so many threads on different hardware and compatibilty, i just wanted to make sure with things that are specific to me. Plus remember ive never done this before, i usually let the shop decide so if its ludicrous thats why lol Thanks for any replys in advance!
If you're strictly building a gaming box, you'll get more performance out of the dual-core E6850. However, if you do any encoding or 3D rendering at all, the quad-core Q6600 is a better buy. Our pick is the Q6600 and if you want to make up the performance difference you can always overclock to E6850 speeds, but the chip only makes sense if you're running apps that can take advantage of four cores. As the chart above illustrates, those applications are almost exclusively limited to video encoding and 3D rendering.
also for POWER, i suggest OCZ PROXSTREAM 1000 or TT TOUGHPOWER 1200 ,
overall thats a killer rig ,enjoy
------------------------------Q6600@3.4+ TT V1 Cooler,SAPPHIRE HD 4870X2,ASUS MAXIMUS FORMULA,4GB OCZ DDR2 800,LG W2452V 1920x1200
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