My Q6600 Build

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bubbles

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I am not 100% solid on the choice of case or cpu cooler, or cpu. I thought about getting a E8400 but they didn't have one in stock. I plan to OC the q6600 to 3Ghz. And I kind of wish I got a 8800gtx instead. The only things I am really solid on is the PSU, HDD and DVD.

Q6600
Abit IP35-E
A-DATA 2x2GB DDR2-800 RAM
MSI 8800GT 512MB OC
Lian-Li PC-A05
Scythe Ninja Mini
Samsung 20x SATA DVDR drive
WD SE16 640GB HDD (320GB platters)
Corsair HX520W PSU

I hope it will be nice and quiet, I might have to replace the 120mm case fans with some quiet ones, and replace the Ninja Mini fan with a 92mm quiet fan. Also I hope everything will stay cool enough in that small case.
 
Outstanding sir. From experience, corsair PSU is rocksolid and the Q6600 is unbelievable.


1. Why the mini Ninja over the fullsize? If you're going for quiet, it uses a 120mm and should cool more efficiently than the mini
2. Do you have room in your budget for faster ram? I know the adata is a steal @ like $80, don't know how concerned you are about timings.
 
Your setup looks good. You could use the Yate Loons to work as case fans and Panaflo fans to serve as the 92mm CPU cooler fan(s).

-div- said:
1. Why the mini Ninja over the fullsize? If you're going for quiet, it uses a 120mm and should cool more efficiently than the mini
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Another alternative CPU cooler, with the case that you chose, is the Thermalright Ultima 90. It has a slightly larger footprint inside the case, but it accepts both 92mm and 120mm fans for cooling.

-div- said:
2. Do you have room in your budget for faster ram? I know the adata is a steal @ like $80, don't know how concerned you are about timings.
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You actually don't need RAM faster than DDR2 800, even if you're planning on overclocking the Q6600. And there's no difference performance-wise (outside of synthetic benchmarks) between CL4 and CL5 memory, so don't pay extra for CL4 RAM.
 
-div- said:
Outstanding sir. From experience, corsair PSU is rocksolid and the Q6600 is unbelievable.


1. Why the mini Ninja over the fullsize? If you're going for quiet, it uses a 120mm and should cool more efficiently than the mini
2. Do you have room in your budget for faster ram? I know the adata is a steal @ like $80, don't know how concerned you are about timings.
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I think I will replace the Ninja-Mini fan with a Nexus silent one, should be a few db quieter. They didnt have any Ninja in stock at newegg. I just don't like massive heatsinks much. The Mini was only $20 after rebate anyway.

I don't know if I even will overclock, and I wanted to keep things a bit cheaper so the ADATA was a good deal.
 
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