Final Check

[Nabobalis]

I take it you're opting for the Sharkoon 2000 Silent Eagle fans?

I'm sure the P182 was £73 on Today Only a few days ago so may be worthwhile (when you're in a position to place orders) to split them. You may save a few pounds.

120mm Sharkoon 2000 "Golf Ball" Quiet Case Fan

[Toobad]

Truly excellent spec you've come up with, almost identical to the contents of my own spreadsheet. I'm packing everything into a Silverstone Grandia HTPC/Server case so I will struggle a bit more with cooling issues. The point made about the 640Mb GTS is certainly valid for the smaller lower resolution monitor although it is still a contender for me as I will be driving a Dell 30" (mine will be a HD video editing rig)

It looks like the Q6600 has now dropped to around £170 at one supplier already as of today. I've read that Vista likes to be installed with only 2Gb present in the machine so just pop the second 2Gb in after you've made it to the Desktop. By choosing 4 x 1Gb sticks of RAM you will be able to obtain them cheaper and with better latencies than going for 2 x 2Gb kits which are still relatively uncommon.

Cracking spec, Gromit.

[Nabobalis]

Truly excellent spec you've come up with, almost identical to the contents of my own spreadsheet. I'm packing everything into a Silverstone Grandia HTPC/Server case so I will struggle a bit more with cooling issues. The point made about the 640Mb GTS is certainly valid for the smaller lower resolution monitor although it is still a contender for me as I will be driving a Dell 30" (mine will be a HD video editing rig)

It looks like the Q6600 has now dropped to around £170 at one supplier already as of today. I've read that Vista likes to be installed with only 2Gb present in the machine so just pop the second 2Gb in after you've made it to the Desktop. By choosing 4 x 1Gb sticks of RAM you will be able to obtain them cheaper and with better latencies than going for 2 x 2Gb kits which are still relatively uncommon.

Cracking spec, Gromit.

Where has the Q6600 dropped? Edit: Found it

Also looking at other places they talk about the new G0 q6600 stepping and it drawing less power and less heat and a slightly better overclock than the current stepping. Would it be worth waiting for the new stepping? Here and here