Spec Check?

Hey,

I'm needing to build a new PC (the first one that I will have built myself), it'll be used for gaming/game development. I don't know much about hardware specifics though so if anyone could give any opinions before I buy the wrong thing that would be great...

At the moment in "the basket/list" I have:

Intel Q6600 - G0 Stepping
Asus P5K Deluxe WiFI Intel P35
8800GTX 768MB DDR3 OEM
Antec P182
Corsair HX 520W
Western Digital 500GB WD5000AAKS 7200RPM 16MB - *x2*
OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) 800MHz PC6400 Gold - *x2*
Noctua NH-U12F CPU Heatpipe Heatsink & Fan

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Just something to note, I'm hoping for it to be as quiet as possible, that's why I went with the WD AAKS over the Seagate 7200.10 everybody usually recommends.

Also, if I find the stock case fans in the Antec P182 too noisy can I easily swap them out later with quieter (noctua?) ones, or would it be easier to do that from the start while building? Same with the 8800 GTX, easier to fit a HR-03 before/after?

Lastly after a few months I hope to be able to easily overclock the Q6600 to ~3GHz+ have I selected any components that would stop me being able to do so? Would I be better off getting the HX 620W for this or is 520 enough?

Sorry if any of those questions sound stupid, hopefully my first build will still go well though.

Thanks! :bowdown:

Oh, also the monitor will be a 2407WFP-HC if that matters.

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/5126/specqf0.gif

Looks good to me.

just me, but nonetheless good spec, id get ballistix, there about £80 for pc2-8500? superb ram (not that i have it)
id get a thermalright exteeme 120, best heatsink out now suppoesdly

im sure hexus members can get £5 shipping? do a search on hexus for the thread

good mobo, allows good overclocking, have a read of clunks guide

samsungs are also quiet, the hd501LJ model, is about £60, i have one and its quiet and a good model.

how much difference in price is the 620 and 520? as perhaps if you get the 620w, you might not have to upgrade the PSU in say, a years or so time for the next upgrade if needs be.

most are my own choices choices but its a good rig anyways :)

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Originally Posted by jackvdbuk

id get ballistix, there about £80 for pc2-8500? superb ram (not that i have it)
id get a thermalright exteeme 120, best heatsink out now suppoesdly

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Me too

Thanks for the replies, that Thermalright 120 Ultra has decent reviews so I'll probably change to that... and the Samsung HDs since they're supposedly the quietest.

The 620W is £30-35 more than the 520W so I'm still slightly unsure.

Can't see the £5 offer anyway but nevermind,

Thanks again! :)

Well the thermalright 120 ultra *was* the best a couple of months ago, but there seem to have been loads of coolers out since thoes reviews and so many of the newest are not on thoes reviews.
However I doubt many are going to beet the thermalright 120 ultra by a large amount so it's still a very good choise.

Also supossed to be very good.

Scythe Miné - YOYO Code : 4996 - £24.17
http://www.yoyotech.co.uk/product_in...b8656e82421bd3

Scythe Ninja Plus - YOYO Code : 94430 - £26.68 Out of stock :(
http://www.yoyotech.co.uk/product_in...b8656e82421bd3

Thermalright SI-128 - YOYO Code : 50634 - £35.25 also Out of stock :( x2
http://www.yoyotech.co.uk/product_in...b8656e82421bd3
You need to get a seperate 120mm fan to go with ether of the thermalright coolers, the SI-128 has the advantage that the fan blows down through the heatsink and onto the mother board which most of the tower designs don't