Hey,
I'm just about to buy the bits for a new PC - the first one I'll have built, so I was hoping somebody could take a look over them and check if I've missed anything, or can suggest better alternatives.
Antec P182
Corsair HX Series 520W Modular PSU - ATX12V v2.2 APFC
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 G0 - Retail
768MB ScanFX 8800GTX
ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP AiLifestyle Series P35
2x Western Digital WD5000AAKS 500GB SATA II 7200RPM 16MB Cache - OEM
OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5 Dual Channel Vista Gold Series DDR2 (OCZ2G8004GK)
LG 18x GSA-H66NBAL SATA, Black, OEM
The total of that comes to £820 delivered... but I'm slightly unsure on a few bits:
Graphics card: The old GTX and new 8800 GTS (512MB) are very close in price now (£10-20 difference) is the GTX the better choice again now? At the moment I'm only gaming at 1680x1050 but intend to upgrade to a 24" 1920x1200 later next year.
RAM: Would I be better off going for that OCZ 4GB (2x2GB), or for the exact same price some other stuff, I.e. 2x(2x1GB) Corsair TwinX XMS2, DDR2 PC2-6400 (800), 240 Pins, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 4-4-4-12. I really have no idea?
CPU Cooler: I'm hoping for this PC to be _very_ quiet so I'm a little confused on which cooler to go for because obviously everyone has different ideas of what is quiet, I'm fussy about noise... but at the same time I don't want something that's going to be too difficult to fit since it's my first build. Most people have said the 'Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme' needs lapping to get decent temps which I'm not really comfortable doing. I was thinking possibly the Tuniq Tower 120.
If anyone has any suggestions on what to change/add I'd appreciate it, I just need it to be quiet... will this be quiet in your opinion?
Thanks!
Edit: Oh and also, I hope to overclock the Q6600 to 3.0GHz minimum so hopefully nothing will hold me back being able to do that?


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...but still lets see...your casing would be fine....your power supply would be fine, but im not sure that with the q6600 overclocked and 4GB ram, with the 768 GTX..520 would be barely sufficient or will still have some room for other things....get a second opinion, keep it in mind though....
It's easy to fit as long as the motherboard is out and you aren't scared to push the pins in properly lol

