Final Computer Build: Please Rate/Advise

Hey, me again with another computer build.

ASUS 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model DRW-2014L1T

Antec Twelve Hundred Black ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

Acer P243WAid Black-Silver 24" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor with HDCP Support

HIS Hightech H487X2F2GP Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB 512-bit (256-bit x 2) GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card

PC Power & Cooling S75QB 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI NVIDIA SLI Certified (Dual 8800 GTX and below) CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply

Logitech X-540 70 watts 5.1 Speaker

ARCTIC COOLING MX-2 Thermal Compound

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ

ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard

Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8500

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit English for System Builders 1pk DSP OEI DVD

XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler ThaMahstah

How's that? All parts compatible?

9/10

if you went quad core 3.16, it would be a 10

No thanks, I think I'll stick with with the 4870x2.

Why better memory?

No, I do not believe I'll be getting a quad. Not worth it yet.

Well hey, if you want a 4870 X2, I could sell you my brand new one that I was going to return. In any case, faster memory will of course give you better performance and allow you to overclock that E8500 more. High-end DDR2 is pretty cheap. I got 4GB of OCZ Reaper DDR2-1150 for only 60USD.Thompsonwhore

Really? Because I was told that the performance boost would be negligible if not completely unnoticable.

9/10X360PS3AMD05

What could be improved?

-sigh- You know, I've been thinking of getting a Q9550, but I'm worried that come Nehalam and it'll be obsolete, not to mention that since most games don't even use quad core it'd just be a waste of money. That's why I figured I'd get the E8500, because it's good enough to give me good gaming performance and cheap enough that when Nehalem comes out or quads become more useful it can be easilly replaced. Not to mention by the time quads become heavily used in gaming they could be cheaper or superior.

Unless you have a pot of gold in your closet, computing doesn't get much better, also I would get a quad, but thats just me(the person who listens to music during casual games of CS cuz its fun to run and gun to good music lolPetermannc31

I can't imagine a quad would be necessary for that.

[QUOTE="Petermannc31"]Unless you have a pot of gold in your closet, computing doesn't get much better, also I would get a quad, but thats just me(the person who listens to music during casual games of CS cuz its fun to run and gun to good music lolThaMahstah

I can't imagine a quad would be necessary for that.

I Haven't done tests but i am pretty sure it would affect your performance on a dual core if you had winamp and CS or idk COD4 (maybe not CS so much but you get the point) yes you could run them both but yea 4 cores are better 2 cores, even if you don't need the other 2 cores(not allways true with PC gaming lol)

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[QUOTE="Petermannc31"]Unless you have a pot of gold in your closet, computing doesn't get much better, also I would get a quad, but thats just me(the person who listens to music during casual games of CS cuz its fun to run and gun to good music lolPetermannc31

I can't imagine a quad would be necessary for that.

I Haven't done tests but i am pretty sure it would affect your performance on a dual core if you had winamp and CS or idk COD4 (maybe not CS so much but you get the point) yes you could run them both but yea 4 cores are better 2 cores, even if you don't need the other 2 cores(not allways true with PC gaming lol)

Well it's just that I won't be doing any video editing or real multitasking, and most games don't even make use of quad cores (they barely make use of two as is) so I'll be paying for two cores I won't actually be using.

And like I said, come Nehalam and it might be obsolete. Not to mention by the time quads become heavily used in gaming they could be cheaper or superior.

Great build... but if you wait for i7 (nehalem)... me too, I give U an advice...

"Buy everything the best except Processor, Mobo and RAM"... Because if U buy Nehalem those components become useless...

So if plan on i7 save your money with e7200+P43Mobo+2gbDDR2...

All that was kind of my point.

Quads aren't useful for gaming yet, and Nehalem might not be the Second Coming.

So instead of simply waiting another few months, I'll buy a quality CPU. Not the best, but good enough for good game performance and cheap enough to be easily replaced at need, eh?

sorry to steal your topic but would you mind commenting on my future setup

Please quote mine so it dont get confusing

Thank you

Intel® Core™2 Quad Q6600 (4 X 2.40GHz) 1066MHz FSB/8MB Cache

4GB CORSAIR XMS3 DDR3 1333MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY (2x2GB)

ASUS® STRIKER || EXTREME: DUAL DDR3, S-ATA II, 3 x X16 VGA

Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium 64-bit Edition + SP1, CD

8 x USB 2.0 PORTS (6 REAR + 2 FRONT) AS STANDARD

160GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)

20x Dual Layer LightScribe DVD Writer ±R/±RW/RAM

1024MB GEFORCE GTX280 PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT

700W Quiet Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan

ASUS SILENT KNIGHT II PURE COPPER ULTRA COOLER

sorry to steal your topic but would you mind commenting on my future setup

Please quote mine so it dont get confusing

Thank you

Intel® Core™2 Quad Q6600 (4 X 2.40GHz) 1066MHz FSB/8MB Cache

4GB CORSAIR XMS3 DDR3 1333MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY (2x2GB)

ASUS® STRIKER || EXTREME: DUAL DDR3, S-ATA II, 3 x X16 VGA

Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium 64-bit Edition + SP1, CD

8 x USB 2.0 PORTS (6 REAR + 2 FRONT) AS STANDARD

160GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)

20x Dual Layer LightScribe DVD Writer ±R/±RW/RAM

1024MB GEFORCE GTX280 PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT

700W Quiet Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan

ASUS SILENT KNIGHT II PURE COPPER ULTRA COOLER

Joker1232003

Looks brilliant, you have a good balance of hardware!

-sigh again-

You know what? The Q6600 is the exact same price as the E8500. Which should I get?

The 3.16GHz Duo, or the 2.4GHz Quad? Aren't duel cores better for gaming and much easier to OC?

I'm really leaning towards the E8500 at this point.

I was like you...Its kinda future proofing if you get the 2.4 quad, ands its got amazing reviews

Do some research and decide whats best for you :-)

Hell your Motherboard might be able to just simpley update it later on :-)

I was like you...Its kinda future proofing if you get the 2.4 quad, ands its got amazing reviews

Do some research and decide whats best for you :-)

Hell your Motherboard might be able to just simpley update it later on :-)

Joker1232003

I think I'll stick with Dual core for now. Better for gaming and easier to overclock.

Yes Duel cores are support, but the qua cores run in a duel core like mode if all 4 cant be used. In other words if the thing your running doesn't support QUAD core, the quad will perform slightly below its duel core conter partJoker1232003

Either way it doesn't matter because quads can still happily handle anything currently thrown at it!