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Nvidia101

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Well, I have this configuration. What do you think?



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Intel Q6600 - QUAD CORE CPU {Runs at 2.4ghz}
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ECS G33 Motherboard
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500 SATA II Hard Drive
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2 gigs PC6400 - 800 mhz Ram (2 X 1gig sticks)
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EVGA 8800GT 512mb DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 Video Card
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20x Dual Layer DVDRW Drive
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550 watt PSU
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Cooler Master Mystique Case
 
I think you could get a much better motherboard. What features do you need in a motherboard?
Is that a G0 stepping Q6600? If not, make sure you get one.
Which PSU is that?
What RAM is that?
Is that burner IDE or SATA? Go with SATA.

What's your budget?
What's included in that budget?
Where will you be buying these parts from?
Do you plan on overclocking?
What else will you be doing with this system besides gaming?
What resolution and settings will you be gaming at?
What games do you play?
 
enginurd said:
I think you could get a much better motherboard. What features do you need in a motherboard? standard
Is that a G0 stepping Q6600? If not, make sure you get one.
Which PSU is that? coolermaster
What RAM is that? CORSAIR
Is that burner IDE or SATA? Go with SATA.

What's your budget? 800-900
What's included in that budget?
Where will you be buying these parts from? online multiple places
Do you plan on overclocking? no
What else will you be doing with this system besides gaming? mostly gaming, standard use
What resolution and settings will you be gaming at? 1680 X 1050
What games do you play? Crysis , Call of duty 4
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What do you mean by a G0 stepping Q6600? Is there some difference in one that does not have it?
 
It also runs cooler.

So what parts do you need for that $800-$900 budget?

Right now, your list, no offense, is not that good. ECS tends to cheap out, at least in my experience, on their mobos. Coolermaster PSUs aren't exactly top quality and there are usually much much better alternatives in their price range.

It would also help you had the prices listed next to the parts.

Also, are you in the U.S, Canada, UK or Australia?
 
That's $100 over his budget. Also, we don't know yet what other parts he might need.

But nice build.
 
Well this ought to be fun :(

Maybe he can get the Corsair VX 450 PSU since he isn't going to overclock.

Well he could ditch the case and mount all the parts on the ground with a nice, big fan blowing on it and make sure not to touch it :D
 
I have play around with that ECS mobo before, and it's not that bad just except that it doesn't has any IDE port, quoting myself at Xtremesystem forum:

alexlyc said:
Just finish a $700 budget build for my friend with a Frys cpu+ecs combo... and man am I wrong about ECS's overclock ability until I did this myself :shocked: !

2 hr ortho stable, running the ram at 667 frequency @ 2.0V, 5-5-5-15, vcore @ auto (yes.. no option to change it, only cpu frequency ratio, but hey this is the easiest oc I ever done!)
Everest reports the cpu temp at 30C constantly during idle and load, but its not in the screenshot

System spec:
- Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 G0 - 2.33GHz @ stock --> 3.26GHz @ 40% oc
- ECS G33T-M2 (V1.0) with latest bio (07/05/31)
- Asus Silent Square heatsink
- 2x 1GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800
- EVGA 8600GTS 256MB
- Seagate 7200.10 500GB SATAII
- Coolermaster eXtremePower 500W (avoid this if u have $)
- Lite-On DVD DL SATA
- Ultra XBlaster ATX Case
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I've read many of the ECS G33 review and they are all bias cuz most reviewer didnt even update the bio and bitch about how it can't oc and just simply said that it doesn't allow manual voltage settings blah blah blah...
Even if you not planning to oc, this mobo has everything you need in my opinion. No need to spend big bucks on $80+ mobo
 
Nvidia101 said:
why do you think the ECS G33 Motherboard is bad ? it got good revews and it's fast. I dont plan on Overclocking it.
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ECS is the lower end of the spectrum when it comes to quality motherboard makers. While they do ship tons of mobos, they're not known for quality parts. Though, their Intel boards are much better than their other boards (via/nvidia/sis/etc). Still... I agree with ThR!LL...

ThR!LL said:
For that price IMO I would get the Abit IP35-E or the GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L.
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The DS3L has a much better build quality than the ECS G33 board.
 
just wondering will a game like crysis take full advantage of the Intel Q6600 - QUAD CORE CPU'S?
 
Most games? No not really. I only know of a few games that will actually take advantage of quad-cores:
- Supreme Commander
- Crysis
- Unreal Tournament III
 
Keep in mind that more games will take advantage of multi-core CPUs as time goes on (future games).
 
enginurd said:
Keep in mind that more games will take advantage of multi-core CPUs as time goes on (future games).
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will the current processor bottleneck me in games such as bf2,cod4,hl2 episode 2?

am i better of getting a Intel Core 2 Duo E6850??
 
Nvidia101 said:
will the current processor bottleneck me in games such as bf2,cod4,hl2 episode 2?

am i better of getting a Intel Core 2 Duo E6850??
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No, the Q6600 will not bottleneck you in those games. No, you wouldn't be better off with an E6850, imo. The E6850 shouldn't be on anyone's list of options, since the E6750 performs similarly for much less money, and the Q6600 offers two more cores for the same amount of money.
 
This is my final:

Intel Q6600 - QUAD CORE CPU {Runs at 2.4ghz}
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GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L.
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500 SATA II Hard Drive
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2 gigs PC6400 - 800 mhz Ram (2 X 1gig sticks)
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EVGA 8800GT 512mb DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 Video Card
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20x Dual Layer DVDRW Drive
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680 watt Rosewill/echostar psu
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*COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC - CASE

Windows Xp pro
 
id go with that corsair 620hx or whatever its called... I think thats what i'm going to get, and i'm pretty sure it could handle that? (not really sure when quad core gets factored in, but not even running SLI, and only one hd so i'm thinking that would still be a solid choice?)
 
I concur with Thrill!: Ditch that Rosewill PSU. Rosewill makes some pretty subpar PSUs. I recommend any of these high quality PSUs instead. All of them are more than enough for your current rig:
Corsair VX450 450W PSU - $76
Corsair VX550 550W PSU - $87
Corsair HX520 520W PSU - $104
Corsair HX620 620W PSU - $147

Also, could you please list the prices for those parts as well as where you are getting the parts? It would help us help you better. Also, please list the model and manufacturer of those parts as well. It's not good enough to just say "2 gigs PC6400 - 800 mhz Ram (2 X 1gig sticks)". We need more info.
 
Why?

Oh and you still haven't listed where you getting those parts from at what prices. Also, model and brand info would help.
 
ThR!LL said:
Well I was just on the rosewill website and I can't even find a 680 watt. http://www.rosewill.com/product/category.aspx?CategoryId=14
If that's what he wants I guess he can keep that risk.
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Rosewill is Newegg's house brand... so if they don't have it on their website, where would you buy it? lol. I'm just wondering why I didn't check the rosewill site myself, and thats the answer I came up with. :eek:

ABS Computers, d/b/a Newegg.com, d/b/a ChiefValue.com...
 
Remember, Nvidia101, that you should never ever skimp on the PSU. I can automatically tell that that PSU is crap due to it's low low price. So please reconsider getting a better quality PSU for your system.

And again, can you please list where you getting those parts from at what prices. Also, model and brand info would help.
 
Danny Bui said:
Remember, Nvidia101, that you should never ever skimp on the PSU. I can automatically tell that that PSU is crap due to it's low low price. So please reconsider getting a better quality PSU for your system.

And again, can you please list where you getting those parts from at what prices. Also, model and brand info would help.
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Quoted just because this is like the 3rd time he's asking and you haven't answered, hehe. Ok, maybe I can't count... but whatever.
 
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