Hey, I've been researching this past week on a machine that I'll be building soon. So far, I have selected the Q6600 for my CPU and 4870 as my vid card (still deciding on 512mb or 1gb).
Mobo, I read that the P45 mobos are good so that's what I'm leaning towards. I'm not sure what manufacturer to buy from, heard Asus and Gigabyte are both good for overclocking the Q6600. I'm leaning towards Gigabyte since I had a bad experience with Asus before (my mobo died pretty fast). I only intend to use 1 vid card, no Crossfire, so that should save me some money on the mobo...but i just dont know which model to choose.
Memory, I only read DDR2 800mhz is good and i plan on getting 4gb. Dunno which manufacturer I should buy from or what different ones I should get (i find memory confusing).
CPU Cooling, since i'll be planning to overclock it to probably 3.0 ghz (heard it's easy to do and since i'm a beginner in OCing, that's going to be my goal) do i still need to buy a new heatsink or is the stock one good enough? If i do need to buy a new one...which one should i get?
Case, I was thinking of either Antec 300 (saves me some money) or Antec 900 (more expensive but heard it has better air flow). Dunno if Antec 900 is worth the price, it definitely looks nice but will the better air flow be that much noticeable?
Vid Card, even though i chose 4870, I do have a 23" 1920x1080 monitor and I read that I should get 1gb for that resolution. Prob will be getting that, but if 512mb is doable, i prefer saving the money.
Power Supply, completely lost...don't know how much power i should get or which brand.
I know my description of my machine is kinda vague, but help will be greatly appreciated. Compared to you guys, I'm a complete noob lol
Thanks!
Mobo, I read that the P45 mobos are good so that's what I'm leaning towards. I'm not sure what manufacturer to buy from, heard Asus and Gigabyte are both good for overclocking the Q6600. I'm leaning towards Gigabyte since I had a bad experience with Asus before (my mobo died pretty fast). I only intend to use 1 vid card, no Crossfire, so that should save me some money on the mobo...but i just dont know which model to choose.
Memory, I only read DDR2 800mhz is good and i plan on getting 4gb. Dunno which manufacturer I should buy from or what different ones I should get (i find memory confusing).
CPU Cooling, since i'll be planning to overclock it to probably 3.0 ghz (heard it's easy to do and since i'm a beginner in OCing, that's going to be my goal) do i still need to buy a new heatsink or is the stock one good enough? If i do need to buy a new one...which one should i get?
Case, I was thinking of either Antec 300 (saves me some money) or Antec 900 (more expensive but heard it has better air flow). Dunno if Antec 900 is worth the price, it definitely looks nice but will the better air flow be that much noticeable?
Vid Card, even though i chose 4870, I do have a 23" 1920x1080 monitor and I read that I should get 1gb for that resolution. Prob will be getting that, but if 512mb is doable, i prefer saving the money.
Power Supply, completely lost...don't know how much power i should get or which brand.
I know my description of my machine is kinda vague, but help will be greatly appreciated. Compared to you guys, I'm a complete noob lol
Thanks!