Is this any good?

[SJB]

Ok well i am getting a new comp at these might be the specs for it.

Are they good? Anything you suggest i change?

Intel® Core™2 Quad Q6600 (4 X 2.40GHz) 1066MHz FSB/8MB L2 Cache
2048 MB CORSAIR DDR2 667MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY! (2x1GB)
WINDOWS® VISTA Home Premium (inc Genuine CD & License)
80GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7200rpm)
512MB GEFORCE 8600GT PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT

your thoughts?

thanks

[=98=]

Re: Is this a good any good?

Yuk! 8600gt no......

Try (your hardest) to get a 8800gts, and if that fails, get a high end DirectX9 card like the X1950xt

And

80gb Hard disk, a little on the small side. I couldn't cope with one 400gb drive let alone 80...

[SJB]

Re: Is this a good any good?

cheers, i shall see what i can find :)

[megawhompertoo]

Re: Is this a good any good?

8600series (pick your choices of g's t's and s's) will bog down at mid-resolution (1280x1024) with AA and any amount of lighting candy. if you want games to look good, i agree with ^^. however, if you are going to use either an 8800gts or an x1950xt (they are getting hard to find, although there is a HIS branded-one at newegg for $169 right now), then you need a decent 500-600W psu.

if I only had ~$300, then i'd get the decent psu and an x1950xt and spend the difference on a game; if i had some more money (or if you're already getting a good psu in that build) then an 8800gts will make you happy gamer for a long time.

oh and i hate to say it, but quad is still overkill for gaming. you could save money by going with a mid-end c2d and get just about the same performance. if you're doing lots of media editing or compiling, then a quad makes more sense.

[SJB]

Re: Is this a good any good?

ok so i thought i would go with the X1950

and go with c2d 3.00ghz

better?

[=98=]

Re: Is this a good any good?

Yes, better. But no chance of a 8800gts? Is that too much?

[SJB]

Re: Is this a good any good?

its not that its too much it just doesn't give me the option to get with the comp, only the 8600gts and a few others, or i could buy it separately but that would mean me having to put it in myself...i shall see.

[megawhompertoo]

Re: Is this a good any good?

link to site?

[=98=]

Re: Is this a good any good?

Please don't tell me we are looking at Dell..... :dead:

[SJB]

Re: Is this a good any good?

hell no

/edit

found it the
640MB GEFORCE 8800GTS
is that the badboy i am looking for?

[=98=]

Re: Is this a good any good?

hell no

/edit

found it the
640MB GEFORCE 8800GTS
is that the badboy i am looking for?

Yes, that is a brilliant card. A 320mb version also exists which costs less. Although, if you are planning on gaming above 1680x1400 (or something like that), then more GDDR always helps.

[SJB]

Re: Is this a good any good?

yeah in the end i went for the 640 :)

ty for the help

[System]

Re: Is this a good any good?

Ok well i am getting a new comp at these might be the specs for it.

Are they good? Anything you suggest i change?

Intel® Core™2 Quad Q6600 (4 X 2.40GHz) 1066MHz FSB/8MB L2 Cache
2048 MB CORSAIR DDR2 667MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY! (2x1GB)
WINDOWS® VISTA Home Premium (inc Genuine CD & License)
80GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7200rpm)
512MB GEFORCE 8600GT PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT

your thoughts?

thanks

E6750 C2D would be a better cpu paired with Artic Freezer Pro 7 for better cpu cooling.

I'd get 2GB ram but pc6400 instead (800mhz).

Get a WD caviar or something, they arn't that expensive. If you really want to shell out some money for better performance, get a WD raptor while your at it.

Everyone told you about your 8600 already... :)

[SJB]

Re: Is this a good any good?

yeah i decide to go c2d with your help so thanks guys

[Eagle101]

Re: Is this a good any good?

yeah can u (alex or system) tell me is the E6750 better than the E660? and how can you run it @3.0ghz?