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Well…..I’ll be building right soon so this is what i got, criticism welcome and encouraged
New PC:
-COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Case
-Western Digital Caviar SE16 750GB 7200 RPM SATA-300 Hard Drive
-EVGA 512-P3-N841-A3 GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready
-Thermaltake W0116RU Complies with ATX 12V 2.2 & EPS 12V version 750W Power Supply
-Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
-ZALMAN CNPS 9700 NT 110mm 2 Ball Ultra Quiet CPU Cooler
-Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor
-CORSAIR XMS2 DHX 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
-ASUS MAXIMUS FORMULA LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Intel Motherboard
-Razer Barracuda AC-1 7.1 Gaming Soundcard
-Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit
-SAMSUNG 226BW Black 22″ 2 ms (GTG) DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor
Parts farmed from my current PC:
-PPA USB2.0 + 1394 Combo PCI Card
-Creative 70SB035000017 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Blaster Audigy 2
-Sony CD-RW 32x
-Memorex DVD-RW 16x / CD-RW 32x
-Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6L200M0 200GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive
Honestly that is pretty good. There are some more economical options out there in place of some of those items but nothing there that jumps out at me as “bad”
About the 64-bit vista… make sure that *edited* has 64-bit drivers. it’ll be quite depressing if not. I’ve had that happen.
In less than one month the q6600 will be out dated crap. The new Core 2 Quads on the 45 nm process are set to come out on March 15th at around $300 bucks. They will run both faster and cooler than the current Core 2 Quads for much less money. I would not go with an x38 chipset either. Intel is pushing them because they aren’t selling worth crap. The nvidia chips are usually much nicer. Another thing you might want to look into is the 8800 GT. At around $200, this is probably the best hardware deal on the market right now. Just my opinions.
Chris said:
Yes and Yes. If you look at the benchmarks, that card gives the 8800 gtx a run for it’s money for $200 less. All of the newer nvidia chips support 45nm.
the only real difference between the 8800GT and GTS, as seen here, is the GTS has 16 more stream processors, 140MHz more memory clock, and 70MHz more core clock. So, would there be any noticeable difference between the two in games like cod4, crysis, and such high demanding games?
Not much of a difference. Maybe 10 FPS.
In other news, there is still hope for the 680i chipsets. Nvidia has released an update that makes the 680i and 680i LT chipsets fully compatible with the 45nm Core2 dualcore processors. If it’s compatible with the duals it’s only a matter of time before the big boy chips will work in it.
2 things:
10 FPS is HUGE in Crysis, that will make the game playable for you!
Also, Nvidia already said that they were not going to support the new 45nm quads on the 680i, sorry Kip.
I would also like to mention that even though the new quads are coming out, the q6600 is by no means going to become obsolete.
Nickname said:
Also, Nvidia already said that they were not going to support the new 45nm quads on the 680i, sorry Kip.Actually the pre-release versions of the QX9650 and the new 45nm chips work great on the 680i chipsets and have been used in tech show demos all over the place. Apparently Nvidia refused to give Intel a license for SLI technology so they made the release versions of all 45nm processors electrically incompatible with the 600 series chipset. They CAN be fully compatible if Intel decides to get over themselves.
I’ve also heard of people using QX9650s in newer 680i motherboards and actually being able to POST and boot Windows with them. However most have had to disable 2 of the cores to do it and the few who have been able to use all 4 cores have had to reduce the FSB back to 1066.
Nvidia may make a BIOS update in the next year or so, if not it’s probably not a big loss. The Q6600 should bottom out in the next few months to clear them out of inventory and I doubt I’ll run into anything that’ll give it a run for it’s money within the next 2-3 years. The chip is extremely powerful for the price.
Bitey said:
Intel, get over themselves? Orly? lolYa really. It takes a specially kind of company to let a grudge hurt that large of a consumer base.
MasterP said:
Actually the pre-release versions of the QX9650 and the new 45nm chips work great on the 680i chipsets and have been used in tech show demos all over the place. Apparently Nvidia refused to give Intel a license for SLI technology so they made the release versions of all 45nm processors electrically incompatible with the 600 series chipset. They CAN be fully compatible if Intel decides to get over themselves.I’ve also heard of people using QX9650s in newer 680i motherboards and actually being able to POST and boot Windows with them. However most have had to disable 2 of the cores to do it and the few who have been able to use all 4 cores have had to reduce the FSB back to 1066.
Nvidia may make a BIOS update in the next year or so, if not it’s probably not a big loss. The Q6600 should bottom out in the next few months to clear them out of inventory and I doubt I’ll run into anything that’ll give it a run for it’s money within the next 2-3 years. The chip is extremely powerful for the price.
I remember that. I was just about to pull the trigger and buy an evga 680i board then I saw that the new 45nm quad cores werent supported but the dual cores were. I was like WTF? So I looked into it and yeah the chances of a bios fix ever coming out for it are very low. In fact if I recall, nvidia released a statement saying that they would support the new 45nm quads…. on the 780i. *edited*ed off a lot of 680i buyers that were told the quads were going to be supported IIRC.
should i go with blue or green for meh case fanz for meh coolmaster? Imma need 5 of them
why? it comes with 3 fans already, I would save your money until you get the computer and put it together and see if you even need more fans.
Chris said:
anyone have suggestions on ram? 240pin ddr2 at least
Corsair XMS2 RAM comes with really good warranty support from Corsair. It’s also really cheap now with low timings of 4-4-4-12. Check out Newegg. I’ve sold so many of these things for them that I should be getting a commission check.
Chris said:
yea, i just dont like stock fans that much, and i lied, i would need 4x 120mm and 1x 80mm
Look at the case, you do not need the 80MM fan as it will just add more sound and virtually no improvement in airflow.
Kuros said:
Corsair XMS2 RAM comes with really good warranty support from Corsair. It’s also really cheap now with low timings of 4-4-4-12. Check out Newegg. I’ve sold so many of these things for them that I should be getting a commission check.Its what I bought. And right now it is like 29$ after mail in rebate, atleast thats what newegg told me in my email.
If you looked at the ram you would have seen that i was getting the CORSAIR XMS2 DHX 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2, but now i am either going to get that corsair or this Crucial Ballistix 4GB (4 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
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