New comp what you think?

[kuzu]

All Prices in AUD and will be ordering from www.austin.net.au

Flexiglow Acrylic Clear Case
http://www.flexiglow.com.au/products/AcrylicCase.htm
$145.20

Zalman CNPS9700-LED, CPU Cooler, (Copper) 2-Ball bearing, Multi Socket, Ultra Quiet 110mm Fan with blue LED, 2 Modes operation:Silent and Low Noise
$101.64

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 - LGA775 Pkg, 2.4 GHz, 8MB L2 Cache Total, 1066MHz FSB [BX80562Q6600SLACR] $249.00

8800GT 512MB PCI-E2 Leadtek PX8800GT Graphics Card WinFast DH/TV 600Mhz Clock Speed, 1.8Ghz 512MB DDR3 PCI Express, Dual DVI, HDTV, SLI, HDCP Single slot card
$269.00

Gigabyte Mainboard - GA-P35-DS3L, LGA775, P35, FSB1333, DDR2, PCIEx16, SATA2, GbLAN, ATX
$119.00

DDR2-800 Corsair 4GB-Kit [TWIN2X4096-6400C5 G] (2x XMS2 2GB) PC-6400 RAM, 2x240-pin DIMMs, Non ECC Unbuffered, 5-5-5-18
$114.00

620W "Corsair" HX-620 ATX Modular Power Supply, 120mm fan, Dual PCI-E Graphics Card Connector, 8 SATA Connectors, Universal AC input 90~264V
$146.00

500GB 3.5" SATA-II Western Digital Hard Drive 16MB Cache 7200rpm [WD5000AAKS]
$95

Grand Total $1238.85

Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

 

[groo]

5x80mm case fans sounds like it will be hot and noisy. you might want to consider a 9300 instead. might run a bit cooler.

maybe get a regular case and stick a strobe light on top of it.

 

[aevm]

I don't like the case because it uses 80mm fans. 120mm fans are usually quieter and do a better job.

I don't like the Zalman 9700 because it's noisier than lots of other coolers under load and it's overpriced. TBH I wouldn't buy any of the coolers on that site, sorry.

Get rid of that WD5000AAKS, it's from the days before PMR and slow. Get the WD6400AAKS for $119 instead, it's a little bigger and MUCH faster.

Good PSU, MB, CPU, RAM.

I'd change the video card to 8800GTS 512MB, but there's no such thing on that site.

 

[aevm]

5x80mm case fans sounds like it will be hot and noisy. you might want to consider a 9300 instead. might run a bit cooler.

maybe get a regular case and stick a strobe light on top of it.

And then remove the strobe light and it will all be perfect

I like this RC-690:
http://www.austin.net.au/ProductList/ProductDetail/tabid/104/ProductCode/CAS-CM690KKN2/Default.aspx

 

[Onus]

+1 @aevm

 

[kuzu]

Thanks for suggestions. Looked around for a different store.

http://www.netplus.com.au this time.

-CoolerMaster Dominator RC690 Case Front IO CM690 Black No PS $129.00
-Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 CPU 2X4Mb; Quad Core EMT64T 2.40G 1066Mhz; LGA775 BOX HS&F $244.00
-Gigabyte GeForce 8800GTS 512M G92 16X PCI-E DDR3 320bit DVI Direct X 10 GV-NX88S512H-B $384.00
-Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L R2 MB P35 775 PCI-E DDR2 SATA Raid 1333FSB GLAN Audio $109.00
-Corsair 620W HX-620 ATX Power Supply - 120mm Fan, Dual PCI-E. $146.00
-640Gb WD 7200RPM SATA2 16M HDD 16Mb Cache; KS; Serial ATA 2 WD6400AAKS Hard Drive $119.00
-4096Mb 4Gb DDR2 800 Memory Twin2X 2Gb DDR2 800 6400 Corsair TWIN2X4096-6400C5 $114.00

Total: $1264

The pricematch other Western Australia online stores (apparently) and build it free (could do it myself but will save me the hassle)

Can anyone suggest a good CPU cooler i can buy online with shipping to Australia.

 

[aevm]

It looks really nice now.

Funny, http://www.netplus.com.au/ assembles computers but doesn't sell coolers. Very weird...

You could try this combination, I guess. It's expensive but very efficient.
$89 + $34, Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme + SilverStone FM121 120mm White Fan
http://www.pcmarket.com.au/9173_Thermalright_Ultra-120_eXtreme_CPU_Heat_Sink_for_In.php
http://www.pcmarket.com.au/10406_SilverStone_FM121_120mm_White_Fan.php

(more details here http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811999344)

Here's a guy who used that combination to OC a Q6600 to 3.6GHz, so we know they're compatible.
http://www.clubic.com/forum/overclo...extreme-dur-dur-de-chez-d-id436672-page3.html

 

[kuzu]

Thanks Aevm