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I have a friend who has a wholesale price connection for parts and I'm looking to spend somewhere in the ballpark of $1200. I talked to Nixon who recommended the following. Re the motherboard. Recommended was an Asus with 600 series north bridge. Review what I have listed and give me a recommendation on the mobo?

1. Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?...N82E16819115017

[299.00]

2. Corsair XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?...N82E16820145033

[174.00]

3. Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (perpendicular recording technology) 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/S Hard Drive

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?...N82E16822148140

[79.99]

4. bluegears b-Enspirer 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Sound Card

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?...N82E16829127002

[94.99]

5. OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI ATX12V 700W Power Supply 100 - 240 V

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?...N82E16817341002

[139.99]

6. EVGA 320-P2-N811-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814130082

[279.99]

7. COOLER MASTER Mystique RC-632S-KKN1-GP Black Aluminum/SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811119129

[79.99]

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TonyMontana

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(O @ Aug 9th ) [snapback]2068668[/snapback]</div>Good -- but be wary that Intel's new 45nm Quad-cores are just around the corner.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(O @ Aug 9th ) [snapback]2068668[/snapback]</div>Good, but you have no use for PC28500. You could save some money and get the XMS2 PC6400.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(O @ Aug 9th ) [snapback]2068668[/snapback]</div>Excellent choice.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(O @ Aug 9th ) [snapback]2068668[/snapback]</div>Solid. Sound Blaster sucks unless you hack the card with special drivers- I know from experience.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(O @ Aug 9th ) [snapback]2068668[/snapback]</div>Excellent.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(O @ Aug 9th ) [snapback]2068668[/snapback]</div>Excellent
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(O @ Aug 9th ) [snapback]2068668[/snapback]</div>Antec P180 or P182 if you're looking for a more high-end case. Although they're almost twice as much ($130)

Heatsink: I recommend the Thermaltake Big Typhoon or Scythe Ninja, although the stock Intel is useable as well.


Motherboard:

GIGABYTE GA-P35
or the older GA-P965-DS3 (the best value motherboard to come out in the past year)

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imported_Milan

Uh....stop downloading porn?

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Nixon

http://www.allstarshop.com/shop/product.as...5NND3RRQML5CVGD

the same cpu with G0 stepping, runs cooler. this is the only site that guarantees you'll get the G0

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TonyMontana

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(unstable @ Aug 13th ) [snapback]2073051[/snapback]</div>The G0 is an outstanding overclocker, but if you're buying now - read this...

45nm chips will boost Intel performance-per-clock almost 100% in some instances
http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/dis...808134025.html

The article is full of hype from Intel, but it's pretty clear that what they're saying translates to a reasonable gain (15-20%) in performance per clock for the new chips. The actual increase wont be anywhere near 115% like they claim, but even 20% is a large increase and worth waiting for, imho.

You should consider going with something really cheap for now and saving for the 45nm.

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Nixon

damnit. there goes my new build. Good thing I have plenty of time to wait for the new build before Crysis/Starcraft 2/ and Fallout 3 hit.

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TonyMontana

AMD is ****ed if it turns out to be true - which sucks since the consumer (us) needs the competition, if AMD were to fold, Intel procs would soar in prices

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O

Hey all, thanks for the advice. I stuck to the quad core, figure I can upgrade it in the future. That Gigabyte mobo had some bug reports so I found another one.

Still all helpful. Ended up running me about 1350. Now I just gotta wait for the **** to get here and put it together!

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(SteelAngel @ Jun 7th ) [snapback]2019210[/snapback]</div>We regret to inform you that your country is dead because it was stupid.

Nixon

I might be getting some OCZ Reapers for free. HOLLAAA!!! I will probably end up jumping on the QX6600 right now too. My friend has them over-clocked to 3.5 right now.

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Nixon @ Aug 16th ) [snapback]2074971[/snapback]</div>That's a good oc for a quad

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