Spec Check!

Hi all - building this system for a friend and would like some feedback on the choices so far......budget was approximately £900.


Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 4 x 2.83Ghz 12Mb Cache 1333 FSB Quad Core

Novatech GeForce GTX260 Sonic SLI 896MB DDR3 HDMI/Dual DVI PCI-Express

OCZ StealthXStream 700w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply

Asus P5QD Turbo Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC-8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel Kit

Samsung Spin Point F1 SATAII 1TB 32Mb Cache Hard Drive <8.9ms 7200rpm

All this plus the obvious peripherals and dual screens.

Would love some feedback on whether this is a good combo of gear or not. Going to order tomorrow morning so comments asap on this would be greatly appreciated! Thanks all x

I would suggest an Intel i5 build, the pricing is the same as that dead-end LGA775 quad cores.

Intel Core i5 750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product ($199.99 + Free Shipping)

GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD3R LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128401 ($139.99 + Free Shipping)

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBRH - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product ($94.99 + Free Shipping)

That hard drive is old and slow, this is the much newer version;

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product ($74.99 + Free Shipping)

Everything else is solid, may want to look into the ATI HD4890 instead, its faster and not much more than that GTX260.

If you want to crossfire/SLI down the road, you will need a different board, and a stronger power supply, consider the Corsair 750TX.

Edit: You will need this CPU cooler instead;

COOLER MASTER Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 compatible RR-B10-212P-GP 120mm "heatpipe direct contact" Long life sleeve CPU Cooler - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product ($29.99)