Final speck check, please cast your eyes!

[merlin73]

Would you be so kind as to have a scan over my gaming rig before i hit the dreaded send button. Do i need any additional cables other than the ones that come with the components?




Antec P180
620W Corsair HX Series Modular SLi PSU
EVGA NF680i SLI
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600+ Arctic Silver
Tuniq Tower 120 CPU Cooler
2GB CorsairTwinX XMS2 Dominator,DDR2 PC2-6400
BFG GeForce 8800 GTX
Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Sound Card
320 Gb Samsung Spinpoint
Logitech G11 Keyboard
Samsung SH-S183L/BEBN x18 SATA DVD±RW Dual Layer
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 32Bit


Thanks in advance x

[staffsMike]

build it.. lol

Thats pretty much the bang for buck pc of choice at the moment. The motherboard will cause a riot i'm sure..but its fantastic so dont worry

I guess the only thing its missing for out and out performance is a Western Digital Raptor for your OS and Games to be installed on

EDIT: My eyes decieved me. The dominator RAM isn't necersary..just get xms2

[Clunk]

You can pick up some decent branded pc2-6400 ram with the same timings as the dominators for about £50-60 less.

The EVGA 680i boards are problematic, you need the latest revision, or it could mean an RMA.

Get the cheapest GTX you can find.

If you can wait until the 22nd, there is aparently going to be a 40% price drop on that cpu.

[No.72]

I would wait until the intel core 2 duo price drops occur and I would also wait for the ati r600 to come out. It is not long.

[staffsMike]

I see AMD's prices dropping but I dont see Intel dropping by that much. They've got the market by the short and curleys..but its a bonus if they do.

[merlin73]

I have been waiting for ages now, i could wait until the end of the month but there are no gaurentees regarding the 40% reduction on the 6600 are there?? what motherboard would be a good alternative for future proofing i.e quadcore etc?

[0iD]

Why not go for Vista 64bit?

[merlin73]

I cant see the benefit, is there any? i know its the same price give or take but nothing uses it yet!

[0iD]

I cant see the benefit, is there any? i know its the same price give or take but nothing uses it yet!

Yet, but it soon things will, so might as well buy it now and save upgrading later?

[staffsMike]

the 680i is fine for quad core. Nothing is future proof really as next year intel will be changing the socket afaik

[Clunk]

I have been waiting for ages now, i could wait until the end of the month but there are no gaurentees regarding the 40% reduction on the 6600 are there?? what motherboard would be a good alternative for future proofing i.e quadcore etc?

Nope, no guarantees, but as you know that the price drop is scheduled for the 22nd of april, you'll feel a right lemon if you pay top whack now.....well, I would anyway

p.s. have a search on this forum for the price drops.