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So back in june I got a great deal, At first I was going to buy the parts to build a new system to replace my old A64 3000+ but then futureshop had a great deal on for an Acer Q6600 system, that was to good to pass up.

Ase700-eq662a

Vista premium (32bit bleh, why can't they put 64bit on )
Q6600
G965 mobo
2gb PC2-5300
500GB WD HDD
ATI X1650se
+ the usual crap, dvd burner memory card reader etc.

Well first thing I did was pull out the x1650se and toss my old 7800gtx in, that helped improve performance a bit.

Then I replaced the crappy liteon 300w psu with my old forton blue storm.

So next up, Id like to replace the stock crappy case (well it's ok for a pre-built, but cramped as hell) A new motherboard so I can oc the q6600 a bit (probably get a new Heatsink fan as well, but to my suprise Acer actually went a step above and did not use the stock Intel cooler with the q6600, they have some 6 heatpiped small tower cooler with a 80mm fan on it (made by foxconn I assume) And perhaps replace the psu.

CM 690 looks like a good case, has excellent cable managment from what I have seen
Corsair 620HX
Motherboard im not sure, x38 or p35, or I could just wait untill the end of the year perhaps and see what new things pop up (p45 etc)
 
Holy cow man, you are in an exact situation as me. I have an Athlon 6400+ and just bought a Acer Q6600 system at Best Buy 2 months ago for $549.99 But, mine was another Acer Q6600 system.
 
oh yea? what are the major differences to yours?

Also did acer use the same type of heatsink setup on yours? (ie non stock)
 
Oops i meant Athlon 64 3000+ and got the Acer Q6600. The one you have is the older Acer Q6600 with ATI X1650pro 256mb with the silver looking case. The one I have came with an ATI HD2400 pro video card and the case is like black. The side of the case has vents and on the heatsink it has a plastic funnel around it to help channel in the air. My Acer also has that generic weak 300 watt PS with limited cables. I'm still using the same heatsink on that Acer. It runs cool with that setup. Our setup is similar only that your case is different, and your video card is different. Everything else should be the same. Both have the built in memory card reader, 500gig drive and 2 gig RAM.

Shapeshifter said:
oh yea? what are the major differences to yours?

Also did acer use the same type of heatsink setup on yours? (ie non stock)
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yea mine has the silver front, the rest of the case is black, also has blue led light that lights up aspire in black at the bottom.

Side of my cas also has a giant vent, with the plastic shroud over the heatsink and fan to the cpu, I pulled that off first, they never work right and if anything increase the temps I find.

Thats one thing I don't like about this motherboard, It never ramps up the fan on the heatsink no mater how hot the cpu gets (ive seen it go to 81c according to coretemp under heavy load) speedfan can't even detect what the fans rpms are running at. (although it's able to kick the 92mm exhaust fan in the back up to high speed if I set one of the settings to diode) helps lower the temps by a good 15C.
 
cm690 is a good choice. get a p35 mobo between $90-120 depending the what you want on your mobo. x38 mobos are only good really if you plan to crossfire. for power supply you can actually go with a hx520 or vx550. if you plan to oc decently get the ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 120mm or thermalright 120 extreme w/ scythe s-flex fan.
 
looking at the DFI DK P35-T2RS can get it for 160 dollars here in canada-land.

But ive read people having problems putting the 120 extreme in it, Anyone know if the Ultima 90 has any problems with this borad?
 
Judging from the pictures, the Ultima90 should fit fine.

If you don't like tweaking a million BIOS settings, there are less confusing BIOS options on other, good P35 boards (GA-P35-DS3L, DS3R, DS3P, DS4, Abit IP35, IP35-E, IP35 Pro, MSI P35 Neo2-FR, Asus P5K, P5K-E, etc). What features do you need in a motherboard?
 
the usual, Esata would be nice as well.

Been reading up and the Dfi only has a 4 phase power for the cpu, which quite a few people are saying can cause issues with quad core setups.

P5K-E is 8 phase is it not, perhaps I should go for that, about a 166 dollars here.
 
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