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[Zadock]

Is it worth paying all that extra for the Q9400? the Q6600 has a decent amount of cache and is an easy over clocker, goes to 3.0Ghz easy and a whole lot more if you tweak.

Mind you... looks like you have the money to spend, nice spec.

[vincent.m]

Just for gaming then? If so I wouldn't bother with the quad tbh. Unless those games actually make use of quad (no idea.. ) then it generally isn't worth it.

The case is a bit naff by todays standards. I would get the Coolermaster CM-690 if you want decent cooling etc.. Antec 300 isn't bad either.

graphics card is a bit overkill for the monitor.. but again, no idea what those games are like.

Q6600 will be just as effective for gaming, especially if overclocked. But as I said something as cheap and cheerful as the pentium dual core E5200 will be just as effective as a similarly clocked quad in most games.. and they are £60.

I have the freezer 7 pro and don't like it.. too noisey.

You won't need the fan controller with a better case.

Better off with the biostar P45, better board overall as the basic asus is.. well.. basic.

The PSU is great.. but not at that price. If the enermax modu82+ 525W is cheaper, get that. Tbh I would forget modular right now and get the Enermax Proe82+ 525W as they are better value.

you find it noisey? its very silent!! do you use SpeedFan to force it to run at a lower speed? at 100% its very noisey, i run it at 30 - 40% which is very good, lol i usually put my hand behind to feel, if it is warm i turn it up, if not then i leave it..

[vincent.m]

Us mac people are all about design. It just looks cool!

haha us mac people yah!?

i just got some Bose companion 5 speakers and my god!!! a definite good set!!
too expensive tho..

[staffsMike]

you find it noisey? its very silent!! do you use SpeedFan to force it to run at a lower speed? at 100% its very noisey, i run it at 30 - 40% which is very good, lol i usually put my hand behind to feel, if it is warm i turn it up, if not then i leave it..

I run it at 65% because anything less and my cpu starts to cook. I have high standards for noise these days and it just doesn't cut it.

[vincent.m]

I run it at 65% because anything less and my cpu starts to cook. I have high standards for noise these days and it just doesn't cut it.

how come it gets so hot? you OC the cpu? i even have passive cooling for my GFX card.. (not the one in the my system thing) my room one.

[vincent.m]

oh also, my cpu always displays -64^c anyway to solve it?!?! i did use a different monitor thingy, but i really want SpeedFan to control everything i like the interface..

[FatalSaviour]

32bit only vista DVD. This day and age that's a nono - not so much for wasting a small proportion of your 4gb ram but for futureproofing. Compatibility problems are rarely an issue these days other than very old hardware.

+1 on this

[darrensen]

Right this is going to be the final spec.....

Was going to downgrade the CPU but for the sake of saving a few quid, i though i'd just go with the 2.6 and if i feel like oc'ing i'll go from there.

[vincent.m]

Right this is going to be the final spec.....

Was going to downgrade the CPU but for the sake of saving a few quid, i though i'd just go with the 2.6 and if i feel like oc'ing i'll go from there.

case is pretty expensive no? just wondering whats so good about the Lian-Li cases?

[moogle]

case is pretty expensive no? just wondering whats so good about the Lian-Li cases?

Quality, Aluminium and general size

Although that one is a bit too small and expensive for it's price.

I'd get the full tower version instead.

[Oobie-]

With the case, make sure its got ample headroom for upgrades. I've learnt that not getting a bigger case can be very troublesome later down the line, the hard way!
The CM-690 would be perfect.
Oh and if you're spending that much on a fan, get a noctua 120mm.