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Hi Guys,
I'm looking at buying a new rig to build and so I have chosen the following components so far...
So, some questions...
CPU: Is it worth paying the extra for the 3.0Ghz part, whereas I could easily clock an E6600... or is it worth going for a quad core chip now (I'll be using XP, can is use 4 cores)?
Motherboard: Always used Asus motherboards... what are the differences between the P5K I have chosen and the and the SW and SW versions?
GPU: Always had Asus graphics cards, is the 8800GTS is a good part, and that the 640MB version would be overkill? How are the sound levels on the 8800 GTS series?
HDD: Currently running 2x36G raptor in RAID0.. cant decide on a single 150G raptor or 2 for RAID. This will be for an OS partition and another for apps/games. The Seagate is for storage.
Case: I'm after a Lian-Li PC-7 Plus, but OcUK are still saying it has an 80mm rear fan... is this correct? I'd also like to replace the fans with something quieter... blue led would be cool, but not important. I was thinking either Akasa Ultra Quiet or the Noctua fans?
CPU Cooler: So much choice these days... any advice on what to buy? I'm after as quiet as possible.
PSU: I have an unopened OCZ 600W GameXtreem... should be ok?
I suppose I should be looking at new SATA optical drives these days also.
Thanks in advance, guys.
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I'm looking at buying a new rig to build and so I have chosen the following components so far...
- Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 "LGA775 Conroe" 3.00GHz (1333FSB)
- Asus P5K Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
- Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music 7.1 Soundcard
- Asus GeForce 8800 GTS HTDP 320MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express
- GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Black Dragon DDR2 Dual Channel Kit
- Western Digital Raptor 150GB WD1500ADFD 10,000RPM SATA 16MB Cache
- Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB ST3500630AS SATA-II 16MB Cache
So, some questions...
CPU: Is it worth paying the extra for the 3.0Ghz part, whereas I could easily clock an E6600... or is it worth going for a quad core chip now (I'll be using XP, can is use 4 cores)?
Motherboard: Always used Asus motherboards... what are the differences between the P5K I have chosen and the and the SW and SW versions?
GPU: Always had Asus graphics cards, is the 8800GTS is a good part, and that the 640MB version would be overkill? How are the sound levels on the 8800 GTS series?
HDD: Currently running 2x36G raptor in RAID0.. cant decide on a single 150G raptor or 2 for RAID. This will be for an OS partition and another for apps/games. The Seagate is for storage.
Case: I'm after a Lian-Li PC-7 Plus, but OcUK are still saying it has an 80mm rear fan... is this correct? I'd also like to replace the fans with something quieter... blue led would be cool, but not important. I was thinking either Akasa Ultra Quiet or the Noctua fans?
CPU Cooler: So much choice these days... any advice on what to buy? I'm after as quiet as possible.
PSU: I have an unopened OCZ 600W GameXtreem... should be ok?
I suppose I should be looking at new SATA optical drives these days also.
Thanks in advance, guys.
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