New PC build would like some opinions.

[tomhyde1986]

I'm almost ready to order parts for my new gaming PC but it would ease my mind if you guys could take a quick look and see if it s all compatible and if there is anything that really should be changed.

The spec:

RAM: Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2 Dominator PC2-8500C5 TwinX (2x1GB)

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.66GHz (1333FSB)

Motherboard: Asus P5K Premium/WiFi-AP Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2

GFX: BFG GeForce 8800 GTX OC2 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)

HDD: Samsung Spin-Point T 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache

Case: Antec P182 Super Midi Tower Case (Gun Metal Black) / Antec True Power 650W PSU

DVD drive: Pioneer DVR-115DBK 20x DVD±RW IDE Dual Layer ReWriter (Black)

OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (E85-04026)

Price with all parts from Overclockers.co.uk = £998.00 or 1 969.75 US dollars.

Does it look reasonable?

Tom

 

[kiro]

It looks good with a few provisions...

1. Is there a particular reason you're going with the P5K Premium as opposed to the P5K-E? From what I know, the P5K-E is more stable and more reliable than the Premium, with a staggering reduction in price (up to 50%). Go with the E and use the money you saved to buy a standalone adapter instead.

2. I would suggest the GTS instead of the GTX. Granted, the GTX is spectacularly more powerful, but with only 2GB of RAM and a Core 2 Duo you probably won't see the benefits very vividly. Still, this is a personal opinion, and if you really want the GTX, I'm not going to stop you; it's a magnificent card, no question.

Besides that, it looks like a good rig. I'm not sure why this setup would cost you 2000 dollars (I know they don't ship to the UK, but Newegg.com totals it at around 1650-1800 or so); maybe you should shop around a little more? Outside that, it looks like something I might build for myself. Nice machine.

 

[Silverion77]

You can try saving money and get DDR2-800. Overclocks well and substantially cheaper

 

[tomhyde1986]

Ive actually made a msitake there.

Its meant to be a Q6600 quad not a 6750 core 2. My bad. that explains the price difference.

I've read very good things about the premium but ill go research your recommendation for a bit.

helps when i look closely at what I'm doing

 

[Silverion77]

If getting a Q6600 get the P5K-E......people here have been very happy with it and its very stable.

 

[tomhyde1986]

Consider it done

So the spec looks like this:

RAM: Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2 Dominator PC2-8500C5 TwinX (2x1GB)

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB)

Motherboard: Asus P5K-E WiFi Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

GFX: BFG GeForce 8800 GTX OC2 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)

HDD: Samsung Spin-Point T 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache

Case: Antec P182 Super Midi Tower Case (Gun Metal Black) / Antec True Power 650W PSU

DVD drive: Pioneer DVR-115DBK 20x DVD±RW IDE Dual Layer ReWriter (Black)

OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (E85-04026)

Price with all parts from Overclockers.co.uk = £100.52

And its bang on budget. Cant wait. Thanks guys

 

[oncdoc]

to be honest I choose this MB instead of asus because of quality control issues.

Also REV 2 with 8 usb ports.
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R Rev. 2.0 LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard Retail

which is easier to overclock?

 

[Silverion77]

With the Q6600, the P5K-E seems to be very stable and a good overclocker