Hey everyone, new here to this forum so hello all.
I'm looking to buy a whole new PC in the next week or so to replace my old one which has sadly died. Having spent many many hours putting each component together into a list, I'm still having doubts and would very much appreciate having a third party (or two) give any advice. So without further delay, here are my choices:
Case: Antec P180
Motherboard: ASUS Socket 775 Intel P35
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad 6600
Graphics Card: Zotac Geforce 8800GT
Memory: Crucial DDR2 2Gb 800Mhz RAM
HDD: Western Digital Caviar 320Gb 16Mb buffer
CPU cooler: QuietPC Scythe Ninja-Plus heatpipe
OS: Windows XP Home Edition
I'm probably forgetting something, but heres the rest of the detail. I'm pretty big into gaming, and have a budget of between £1200-£1500. My current concerns are this:
1. the recently released 8800GT uses PCIe 2.0, thus I'd need a mobo that supports it, such as an x38, correct?
2. if that is the case, do I get the mobo that supports only DDR2, or spend that extra money on one that supports only DDR3 and get 2Gb of that instead.
3. I understand a new range of quad core processors will be released early next year, so would it be much of an improvement to wait for those?
I'd really appreciate any helpful input, its been years since I put a new PC together.
Many thanks,
Chriss
I'm looking to buy a whole new PC in the next week or so to replace my old one which has sadly died. Having spent many many hours putting each component together into a list, I'm still having doubts and would very much appreciate having a third party (or two) give any advice. So without further delay, here are my choices:
Case: Antec P180
Motherboard: ASUS Socket 775 Intel P35
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad 6600
Graphics Card: Zotac Geforce 8800GT
Memory: Crucial DDR2 2Gb 800Mhz RAM
HDD: Western Digital Caviar 320Gb 16Mb buffer
CPU cooler: QuietPC Scythe Ninja-Plus heatpipe
OS: Windows XP Home Edition
I'm probably forgetting something, but heres the rest of the detail. I'm pretty big into gaming, and have a budget of between £1200-£1500. My current concerns are this:
1. the recently released 8800GT uses PCIe 2.0, thus I'd need a mobo that supports it, such as an x38, correct?
2. if that is the case, do I get the mobo that supports only DDR2, or spend that extra money on one that supports only DDR3 and get 2Gb of that instead.
3. I understand a new range of quad core processors will be released early next year, so would it be much of an improvement to wait for those?
I'd really appreciate any helpful input, its been years since I put a new PC together.
Many thanks,
Chriss