Q6600 and how to OC Asus P5N-T

[mitchs09]

This is my first post and I was wondering if anyone has any ideas to help with my new computer...

System so far, Q6600 , Asus P5N-T, Cosair Dominator 2gbx1,WD 1tb...

I picked the items after reading numerous articles on this site...

I still need a case and power supply along with video card and cooler...I was hoping to speed $350 for these last items,,,,,More Memory?

Also after reading more it sounds like my Mother Board is junk... I purchased after reading an article on this site...Why don't they update articles when they find out a part isn't reliable....It seems like a lot of other people made the same mistake...

Thanks for any thoughts on the best direction ....Oh which OS is best for gaming...

 

[Mondoman]

The more reading you do before buying, the less likely you are to be unhappy with your purchase. I'd try to stick with Intel chipsets and faster-clocked dual-core CPUs, unless you're running programs that really make use of quad cores (e.g. Photoshop). What sort of programs do you want to run on your new build?