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    Re: My new ~ £700 build. Comments and thoughts please :)

    If you are overclocking the P5Q-E is the minimum you want. Just look at how many e/sata ports and other features you think you will need.

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    Re: My new ~ £700 build. Comments and thoughts please :)

    With a 1600MHz FSB the plain old P5Q will be a decent enough overclocker, as is the PRO. The -E is the nicest balance of features and price and the deluxe is deffinatly aimed at overclockers.

    But chances are if you have have a Q6600 you won't ever go over 1600MHz (400MHz) anyway.

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    Re: My new ~ £700 build. Comments and thoughts please :)

    Thanks guys this is what I got so far changed spec a little

    xxx=Todays offers

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    PROCESSOR
    Xxx Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 SLACR, Kentsfield Core, Socket 775, 2.40 GHz 1066MHz 8MB Cache, Retail + FREE USRobotics 809610A USB Skype Internet Speakerphone - USB2/1.1 - Bus Powered! - Best Seller!
    £113.96

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    Total CASE
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    £92.70

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    £113.96

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    MOTHERBOARD
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    £88.35

    RAM
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    £50.51

    VIDEO CARD
    896MB Gainward GTX 260 PCI-E 2.0 (x16), Mem 1998MHz, GPU 576MHz, 192 Cores, 2x DL DVI/HDTV
    £164.37


    DVDWRITER
    Xxxxx Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±R, 12x DVD±R, DVD+RW x8/-RW x6, SATA, Black, OEM
    £14.09


    HARD DRIVE

    Xxxx 1TB (1000 GB) Samsung HD103UJ Spinpoint F1, SATA 300, 7200 rpm, 32MB Cache, 8.9 ms, NCQ
    £85.76



    Looking for a internal card reader and a 24" LCD with DVI.

    Will I need some artic silver stuff as I plan on overclocking. At tips as I havent done any overclocking for along time

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    Re: My new ~ £700 build. Comments and thoughts please :)

    Nice Not sure how quiet the GTX is but otherwise it will be a very cool running and super quiet system.
    Only thing I would change is the hard drive, to a WD 640GB, but if you need the space you need it, both perform around the same anyway

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    Re: My new ~ £700 build. Comments and thoughts please :)

    Is that because it has 2 x 320gb platters?

    I want space tbh as I want a new system rather than using to much from old. Daughter is getting my old pc. Dual core 2 2.4ghz

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    Re: My new ~ £700 build. Comments and thoughts please :)

    Well the 640 is 2 x 320GB yeah but I believe the 1TB is 3 x 335 (something like that) anyway so both perform very well

    I just prefer WD really

    Although having said I've never had a sammy up until now, I took a part a fairly old machine and low and behold.. a trooper of a 200GB IDE

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    Re: My new ~ £700 build. Comments and thoughts please :)

    Quote Originally Posted by staffsMike View Post
    Well the 640 is 2 x 320GB yeah but I believe the 1TB is 3 x 335 (something like that)
    /me thinks the 1TiB is 3 x 334GiB platters (oooh to be pedantic )
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    Re: My new ~ £700 build. Comments and thoughts please :)

    lol yeah yeah *mumbles 333.3 reccuring, still won't actually be 1TB anyway*

    Cheap 24" here
    http://www.dabs.com/ProductView.aspx...specifications

    It should even be a VA panel but I think some are and some aren't.. some one else might be able to confim that.

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    Re: My new ~ £700 build. Comments and thoughts please :)

    LOl I aint got my brain in use

    Got me thinking now whether just to get a smaller HD and get 2 instead. Is it the 640gb the best one in terms of speed?


    Quote Originally Posted by TAKTAK View Post
    /me thinks the 1TiB is 3 x 334GiB platters (oooh to be pedantic )

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    Re: My new ~ £700 build. Comments and thoughts please :)

    Yup get 4 x 640gb drives and stick them in a RAID5 array

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    Re: My new ~ £700 build. Comments and thoughts please :)

    Quote Originally Posted by shrek101 View Post

    Got me thinking now whether just to get a smaller HD and get 2 instead. Is it the 640gb the best one in terms of speed?
    theoretically... yes... but real world performance difference would be negligible TBH.(you might notice some.. but it's not worth fretting over.). (but i would personally get 2 smaller drives.. as that way, if one dies you still have the other... so you haven't lost all of your files...)
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    Re: My new ~ £700 build. Comments and thoughts please :)

    I never use raid tbh. I just need the space I always run out even with 2 usb hard drives with backups and mame etc

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    Re: My new ~ £700 build. Comments and thoughts please :)

    Good reviews I would be interested in unbiased ones though dont trust any reviews on shops particularly ebuyer


    Just want a good monitor as my eyes are going old age I am afraid


    Quote Originally Posted by staffsMike View Post
    lol yeah yeah *mumbles 333.3 reccuring, still won't actually be 1TB anyway*

    Cheap 24" here
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    It should even be a VA panel but I think some are and some aren't.. some one else might be able to confim that.

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    Re: My new ~ £700 build. Comments and thoughts please :)

    If you want a decent 24" then the Dell 2408wfp is awesome. Most are coming with the revised firmware not which limits if not eliminates the input lag people moan about.

    I scale firefox's text up these days. Strain my eyes reading from it at default lol

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    Re: My new ~ £700 build. Comments and thoughts please :)

    Hi guys, does this look okay

    I will be adding another 1 or 2 Hard drives (sata) possibly another sata dvdrw too from old rig

    Just hope power is enough



    I need to order tonight Thanks for any help

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    Re: My new ~ £700 build. Comments and thoughts please :)

    Awesome. Very balanced build

    Should be very quiet and the power is more than enough.

    The only thing I might change depending on my mood is the motherboard, to the Abit IP-35 PRO maybe.

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