[banjo7]

After revising my budget i realised i could spend £1200 on a awesome PC And Monitor

Heres what i was thinking

CPU
Intel Q6660

GPU
nVidia 768mb Gefore 8800gtx / 512mb Nvidia Ge Force 8800 GT Dual SLI /8800 Ultra 768mb


Mobo
Nvidia 680 Sli

Dvd drive
Any

Ram
4GB (2x2GB) Corsair TwinX XMS2 DDR2 800MHZ

PSU's
720w Enermax

Case
Need Help on this have budget of £70

Cooling
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro

Monitors
24" Samsung SM-245B

I need advice on what would be best out of the GFX Card and what case to get and if i can improve anywhere within budget.

Cheers

[alex]

I've got the 245B. It's not a false economy being so cheap. Theres is some backlight bleed but being a TN panel it's not rare.

If it's gaming you're after you really want the GTX at the native resolution of this monitor. Maybe the Ultra. Using Crysis as the benchmark.

I'd also not be looking at the quad unlessy you're going to oc as mhz rule for gaming. Swap that out for an E6850 and you're golden. The cpu has more of an impact at higher resolutions and as you'll be gaming at 1920x1200 you will need a powerful cpu.

For the case, at that pricepoint, I'b be looking at the Antec 900. It will fit a GTX.

[banjo7]

Originally Posted by alex I've got the 245B. It's not a false economy being so cheap. Theres is some backlight bleed but being a TN panel it's not rare. If it's gaming you're after you really want the GTX at the native resolution of this monitor. Maybe the Ultra. Using Crysis as the benchmark. I'd also not be looking at the quad unlessy you're going to oc as mhz rule for gaming. Swap that out for an E6850 and you're golden. The cpu has more of an impact at higher resolutions and as you'll be gaming at 1920x1200 you will need a powerful cpu. For the case, at that pricepoint, I'b be looking at the Antec 900. It will fit a GTX.

Yeah i will be OC'ing the Quad.

BTW would you say the Arctic would be suffiecient for Ocing a Quad.

I will be using gaming so will be playing at 1920x1200.

Im leaning towards the Ultra.

[alex]

Okey doke, keep the quad if oc'ing. Yup, AC7 will be fine but you'll hear it when the cpu is oc'd. But if you want lower temps when oc'ing (even the AC7 can see temps of 65c oc dependent) have a look at the Swiftech H2O 120.

As you're gaming though (speakers banging out, and concentrating on not getting thy arse shot) it won't be intrusive.

If you're only going single card, forget the 680i, you'd be better with the P35 chipset or X38.

P35 replaces P965 which was a genuinely great oc'ing chipset. X38 replaces 975X. Which wasn't a bad oc'ing chipset.*

*Obviously motherboard dependent.

GTX or Ultra, choice is yours as it's your money but both will suffice at 1920x1200, and nicely.

[banjo7]

So what do you reckon i could OC a Quad of the AC7 safely?
I reckon ill go for the GTX and get a 1TB HD.
You reckon a P35 Is better than a X38?

What do ya reckon of the spec for the money?

[Gazmondo]

Originally Posted by alex For the case, at that pricepoint, I'b be looking at the Antec 900. It will fit a GTX.

Maybe a barely used Antec 900 ?

[banjo7]

Why? You selling Gaz

[alex]

Originally Posted by banjo7 So what do you reckon i could OC a Quad of the AC7 safely? I reckon ill go for the GTX and get a 1TB HD. You reckon a P35 Is better than a X38? What do ya reckon of the spec for the money?

Yup, you can oc on the AC7.

If going for a 1tb hdd, go for the Hitachi Ultrastar.

I reckon P35 is better for oc'ing overall, but again it's mobo dependent. Asus P5K is nice.

[alex]

Originally Posted by Gazmondo Maybe a barely used Antec 900 ?

How did I know that was coming.

[Gazmondo]

http://www.thecomputerforums.co.uk/f...00-case-12282/

[banjo7]

Alex what do you reckon i could OC a 6600 on the AC7 Safely too?

I mean what Ghz max.

Alex the reason i was going for the 680 Sli is because i was thinking i decided to do Dual Cards in the future.

What do ya reckon is the best SLI compatible Mobo at this time.

[alex]

Originally Posted by banjo7 Alex what do you reckon i could OC a 6600 on the AC7 Safely too? I mean what Ghz max. Alex the reason i was going for the 680 Sli is because i was thinking i decided to do Dual Cards in the future. What do ya reckon is the best SLI compatible Mobo at this time.

Every cpu is different, even those of the same model. Some are great oc'ers, some are not so great.

Now I've got that disclaimer out of the way.....

I'd reckon 3.6ghz is the max you can take a quad to on air, even on the Tuniq. I'd reckon it would be ok on this using the AC7 also.

But again, it's ambients and airflow dependent as well as my first comments.

Fair enough on SLI, your money your choice. At the moment the daddy SLI board is the Striker Extreme, especially for oc'ing. But the SE-2 is due to be released very very shortly so you might want to wait.

[Carbon]

Buying a Quad and a GTX? You have some mixed up priorities. :p
Get a good Duo (or even Extreme) and a 8800GT.

[Baxter]

banjo7, i can get my q6600 to 3.2ghz on stock volts. My temps are about the same as if i was running 2.4ghz. Alex is right about what he said, so you'l need to take all those things into consideration too.

[banjo7]

Im definately getting a Quad.

Ive been saving for a couple of years for my Extreme Gaming Machine and im not going to skimp on it now.

Cheers Baxter thats a big big big help legend mate.

Alex Legend Mate its amazing you have not gone mad with replying to all these questions.

Cheers Mate

So this is what i finalised now.

Any more improvements?
CPU
Intel Q6660 (Oc'ed to about 3.2 Ghz)

GPU
nVidia 768mb Gefore 8800gtx


Mobo
Asus Striker Extreme Nvidia 680 Sli

Dvd drive
Any

Ram
4GB (2x2GB) Corsair TwinX XMS2 DDR2 800MHZ

PSU's
720w Enermax

Case
Antec 900


Cooling
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro

Monitors
24" Samsung SM-245B

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