Gaming spec!

Carl · 17 Aug 2007 at 18:39

OcUK GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(£176.24) £149.99

Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK)
(£68.14) £57.99

Samsung SM-206BW 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black
(£176.24) £149.99

Tuniq Tower 120 CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) Tuniq
(£31.71) £26.99

Abit IP35 Pro (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£123.36) £104.99

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "LGA775 Kentsfield" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail
(£178.59) £151.99

Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS II Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black
(£58.74) £49.99

Pioneer DVR-212D 18x18 DVD±RW Serial ATA Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black)
(£21.14) £17.99

Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-5300C3 667MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT12864AA663)
(£70.49) £59.99

Sub Total : £769.91
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £137.00
Total : £919.86

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Hows my spec? Is there a better cooler for overclocking?
Does everything else look okay? Is the abit the best motherboard for the Q6600?

Thanks people!

RJC · 17 Aug 2007 at 18:53

Looks pretty good to me

The only other CPU cooler to look at would be the Scythe coolers, or go watercooling.

Rob

truebluecfc · 17 Aug 2007 at 18:59

Carl said:
Hows my spec?

Looks good

Carl said:
Is there a better cooler for overclocking?

I suppose you could get a Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme and a 120mm fan to go on it or theirs the possibility of watercooling buts thats a lot more expensive, the TT is a very capable cooler and will do you fine

Carl said:
Is the abit the best motherboard for the Q6600?

I wouldnt say the "best" as all the P35 motherboards and very good overclockers, the Abit is very good and recommended a lot though so you should be fine with that motherboard for when you come to OC your Quad.

ih8modem · 17 Aug 2007 at 20:31

gaming

if you gaming try and sprint the extra 50 quid for the 640MB GTS, it will do you well in the long run with the 20 incher.

a lot of people will argue the point, but whats 50 quid when you spending 900+ already...

topshot · 17 Aug 2007 at 20:33

i would also go for the 640mb GTS

DavidB · 17 Aug 2007 at 20:41

Pretty good, getting the upgrade to 640mb is purely preference, but the increase in performance arent shown to be great at lower resolutions, so personally id stick to the 320 and save for next gen of graphics cards.

MattJones2k6 · 17 Aug 2007 at 21:42

ih8modem said:
if you gaming try and sprint the extra 50 quid for the 640MB GTS, it will do you well in the long run with the 20 incher.

a lot of people will argue the point, but whats 50 quid when you spending 900+ already...

Yep.

Kalpsn2000 · 17 Aug 2007 at 22:20

IMO you would be better sticking to the 8800 GTS 320MB as the 640MB wouldn’t offer much, if any improvement on a 20”.

Carl · 18 Aug 2007 at 18:43

Thanks for the posts regarding the graphics card. I did have the GTX in my spec but then was told it was overkill and thought what the hell, ill give the GTS ago and just went for the cheapest one because if it isnt up to stratch then ill be buying a G98 card

As DirectX 10.1 has been floating around.

That spec should be in for now, im going to get a raptor for the XP and games and ive got a 2 brand new 160GB harddrives one being for storage and one for backup in a external caddie.

Anymore input would be appreicated.
Thanks Carl

Carl · 19 Aug 2007 at 12:51

bump

ins0mn1ac · 19 Aug 2007 at 12:56

Kalpsn2000 said:
IMO you would be better sticking to the 8800 GTS 320MB as the 640MB wouldn’t offer much, if any improvement on a 20”.