Building a gaming PC for another customer, q6600/p5n32/1066ram

xenium · 08-17-2007, 03:29 AM

Chris's Custom Gaming Machine

ASUS P5n-32e SLI Plus -
Q6600 @ --
2GB DDR2 1066mhz Team Extreme
GeForce 8800GTS OC2 640MB -
400gb 16mb 7200 SATA Baracuda w/ sound dampening foam
Windows XP Home
BitDefender
Overclocking
Shipping - from USA to London
Lots of extra goodies to be included.

C/P of order

We haven't used Team Extreme's RAM yet, but have heard good reviews. XMS and Asus just weren't getting along.

We'll be using the MaxOrb for the after market CPU cooler with artic5 paste.

I'll report back on what we get it to mhz wise...

We might move them to an e6850 since they seem to perform better overall, on games and I believe they may overclock better than the q6600, the boss doesn't mind taking the $30 hit to see a customer get a better machine.

What are your opinions? I mean on the q6600 vs the e6850 for overclocking and end result gaming after overlocking? How about heat?

Thanks, love this site.

Impulse666 · 08-17-2007, 04:29 AM

The quad core doubles the processing power and is nicely overclockable. Many people have gotten 3.33Ghz stable. This is with a high end supercooler though, such as the Zalman 9700, Tuniq tower, and TR 120extreme.
http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm
if current gaming is the prime object then the E6850 would be the fastest performing processor now. But if you can get another HSF with the Q6600 you could easily clock past the E6850's stock speed. I say Q6600.

xenium · 08-17-2007, 06:00 AM

Shipping a computer with one of those tower beasts on it from the USA to London might not work out well.

I suppose we could modify the case to place a supporting bar onto the cooler from the case door...

Eh..

PabloTeK · 08-17-2007, 09:15 AM

Yeah, can you imagine the cost to ship it! I'm guessing over £200 wouldn't be unreasonable.

xenium · 08-17-2007, 09:30 AM

$150 about, maybe even $185 after all said and done. :x

They know that we make awesome comps.

daisymtc · 08-17-2007, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xenium

$150 about, maybe even $185 after all said and done. :x

They know that we make awesome comps.

I would guess you need to claim these compenents as 'samples' or 'gifts', as you don't know if they charge you any tax...

xenium · 08-17-2007, 12:02 PM

shh

wafflez · 08-18-2007, 06:30 AM

yea as an regrettable owner of a quad seeing as how nothing actually utilizes it, go with the e6850 and overclock it.

xenium · 08-21-2007, 01:03 AM

He's now specifically asked for the quad.

Switching over to OCZ Platinum 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 from team extreme.

xxxalpinexxx80 · 08-21-2007, 01:07 AM

Wafflez You Should Trade Your Quad In For A E6850, I Bet Many People Wish They Got The Quad Instead 2

08-17-2007, 03:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
xenium Silver Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 125	Building a gaming PC for another customer, q6600/p5n32/1066ram Chris's Custom Gaming Machine ASUS P5n-32e SLI Plus - Q6600 @ -- 2GB DDR2 1066mhz Team Extreme GeForce 8800GTS OC2 640MB - 400gb 16mb 7200 SATA Baracuda w/ sound dampening foam Windows XP Home BitDefender Overclocking Shipping - from USA to London Lots of extra goodies to be included. C/P of order We haven't used Team Extreme's RAM yet, but have heard good reviews. XMS and Asus just weren't getting along. We'll be using the MaxOrb for the after market CPU cooler with artic5 paste. I'll report back on what we get it to mhz wise... We might move them to an e6850 since they seem to perform better overall, on games and I believe they may overclock better than the q6600, the boss doesn't mind taking the $30 hit to see a customer get a better machine. What are your opinions? I mean on the q6600 vs the e6850 for overclocking and end result gaming after overlocking? How about heat? Thanks, love this site.

08-17-2007, 04:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
Impulse666 Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 571	The quad core doubles the processing power and is nicely overclockable. Many people have gotten 3.33Ghz stable. This is with a high end supercooler though, such as the Zalman 9700, Tuniq tower, and TR 120extreme. http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm if current gaming is the prime object then the E6850 would be the fastest performing processor now. But if you can get another HSF with the Q6600 you could easily clock past the E6850's stock speed. I say Q6600. __________________ Ubuntu 7.10 Pentium 4 631 3.0Ghz 160 + 320 + 320 GB 1024MB 7600GT OC Acer 22" LCD M-Audio Audiophile 2496 Sony STR-G1ES Scott SP1001 (x2) ::: FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND ::: F@H Team 44358 ::: Team Stats :::

08-17-2007, 09:15 AM	#4 (permalink)
PabloTeK Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Peoples Republic of Nae Butta! Age: 17 Posts: 2,365	Yeah, can you imagine the cost to ship it! I'm guessing over £200 wouldn't be unreasonable. __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 2.8GHz \| Gigabyte EP43-DS3L \| GeIL 3GB PC2-6400 \| BFG GeForce 8800GT 512MB OC \| Seagate 500GB 7200.11 SATA \| Western Digital 250GB SE16 SATA \| Coolermaster CM690 \| Corsair HX520W AMD Athlon 64 3800+ @ 2.4GHz \| 2GB Samsung PC2-5300 \| LeadTek 7300GS 256MB \| Western Digital 80GB SATA

08-18-2007, 06:30 AM	#8 (permalink)
wafflez Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The Valley, CA Posts: 400	yea as an regrettable owner of a quad seeing as how nothing actually utilizes it, go with the e6850 and overclock it. __________________ My Computer: CPU: Q6600 @ 3.1ghz (344x9)/CPU Cooler: Thermalright Ultra 120 Mobo:Gigabyte P35-DS3R/Ram: 2gb 800mhz G.Skill Video Card: PNY 8800gts 640mb/PSU: Ultra X-Finity 500 Watt Case: Antec P180B/Speakers: Logitech X-530 5.1 Monitor: Viewsonic 20" Widescreen LCD 1000:1/Keyboard and Mouse: Microsoft USB Comfort Curve 2000 w/ Optical Mouse

08-21-2007, 01:07 AM	#10 (permalink)
xxxalpinexxx80 Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,170	Wafflez You Should Trade Your Quad In For A E6850, I Bet Many People Wish They Got The Quad Instead 2 __________________ q6600-3.6ghz evga 680i a1 2gig ddr2-800 ocz sli memory pny 8800gts oced swiftech h20-120 water cooling 500gb caviar 7200rpm 3.0gb/s ocz 700watt game stream psu Vista Home Premium 64-bit

08-17-2007, 06:00 AM	#3 (permalink)
xenium Silver Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 125	Shipping a computer with one of those tower beasts on it from the USA to London might not work out well. I suppose we could modify the case to place a supporting bar onto the cooler from the case door... Eh..

08-17-2007, 09:30 AM	#5 (permalink)
xenium Silver Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 125	$150 about, maybe even $185 after all said and done. :x They know that we make awesome comps.

08-17-2007, 12:02 PM	#7 (permalink)
xenium Silver Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 125	shh

08-21-2007, 01:03 AM	#9 (permalink)
xenium Silver Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 125	He's now specifically asked for the quad. Switching over to OCZ Platinum 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 from team extreme.

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