pc spec.

[Jimmy]

a mate of mine has asked me to look at a spec he's put together not sure why

so i thought id wack it on here what u guys think

mobo
Asus Striker II Formula nForce 780i (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

pro
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail

gfx
EVGA GeForce 9800 GT 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail


hd
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD1001FALS)

power
Corsair TX 650W ATX2.2 SLi Compliant PSU

mem
Kingston HyperX 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-9200C5 1150MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX9200D2K2/2G) *2


dvd
Pioneer DVR-216DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM


case
Akasa AK-BKINF-02 Infiniti Zor Case - Black

 

[old.Osy]

I will only say this:

nvidia chipset, ugh

You want safety and performance, you go with intel.

 

[Jimmy]

any mobo u would recomend in that sense.

 

[old.Osy]

Clicky

Clicky #2

 

[Jimmy]

is that quad core compatable? can't tell from blurb.

 

[old.Osy]

It supports the following processors:

• Intel Core 2 Duo
• Intel Core 2 Extreme
• Intel Pentium D
• Intel Pentium 4 Extreme
• Intel Celeron
• Intel Pentium 4
• Intel Core 2 Quad
• Intel Pentium Extreme

 

[Jimmy]

thanks for that he's be happy with saving 150 quid

does the rest of it look alright.

 

[old.Osy]

Well, If I was building a system today, quadcore is not something you would find on my list. We simply don't need it.

This one however...

 

[Jimmy]

so

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.00GHz (1333FSB) - Retail

that one instead.

 

[old.Osy]

That's the one.

 

[Jimmy]

ta very much

 

[Helme]

I would probably also go for an ATi card, 4850 or 4870.

 

[inactionman]

Agree with the Intel Chipset, although I'd suggest an asus P5Q board instead.

Also suggest an ATI card, they are much better value for money.

Avoid Kingston memory, they can have compatibility issues, get crucial or corsair instead.