Building a comp for a friend

OK so anyways I'm going to write down all the little things on a checklist, ha ha i know i know im lame =]

so anyway

Mobo
Cpu
ram
hdd
gpu
psu
thermal glue
 
ok so ive finalled a list but need help to see if its all compatible

- ASUS P5Q - Motherboard - ATX - iP45 - LGA775 Socket - UDMA133, Serial ATA-300 (RAID) - Gigabit Ethernet - FireWire - High Definition Audio (8-channel)

- EZCOOL Super Silent 700Watt

- Arctic Silver 5 3.5g Thermal Paste

- Akasa AK-170CB-4BLS 8cm Blue LED case fan

- Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Socket 775 CPU Cooler

- Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6700 "LGA775 Kentsfield" 2.66GHz (1066FSB) - OEM

- OCZ Gold Edition 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 Dual Channel (OCZ2G10664GK)

- OCZ Gold Edition 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 Dual Channel (OCZ2G10664GK)

- Asus ATI Radeon 3450 Vcool Silent 512MB DDR2 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) Retail (EAH3450/HTP/512M)

all for £410 (hes already got a monitor, keyboard, mouse, case)
 
millz777 said:
ok so ive finalled a list but need help to see if its all compatible

- ASUS P5Q - Motherboard - ATX - iP45 - LGA775 Socket - UDMA133, Serial ATA-300 (RAID) - Gigabit Ethernet - FireWire - High Definition Audio (8-channel)

- EZCOOL Super Silent 700Watt

- Arctic Silver 5 3.5g Thermal Paste

- Akasa AK-170CB-4BLS 8cm Blue LED case fan

- Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Socket 775 CPU Cooler

- Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6700 "LGA775 Kentsfield" 2.66GHz (1066FSB) - OEM

- OCZ Gold Edition 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 Dual Channel (OCZ2G10664GK)

- OCZ Gold Edition 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 Dual Channel (OCZ2G10664GK)

- Asus ATI Radeon 3450 Vcool Silent 512MB DDR2 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) Retail (EAH3450/HTP/512M)

all for £410 (hes already got a monitor, keyboard, mouse, case)
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2 sets of memory? Instead of getting 8gb of memory i would put a little more money towards the graphics card and get somethign like a 4550 or 4650. and where are you buying parts from? For the price of a Q6700 you could probably get a 45nm Q9400.
 
he wont be gaming so i dnw whether he'll need a beta graphics card?
amazon and overclockers
the q6700 pro is better than the q9400??
whats the difference between "nm"???
 
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millz777 said:
he wont be gaming so i dnw whether he'll need a beta graphics card?
amazon and overclockers
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Well, it kind of futureproofs a computer to have a better graphics card, plus sooner or later we will start to see programs using video cards for work(video cards are highly paralell compared to cpu's). So id recommend even just a 4350 over 3450:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-042-GI&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1274

And since the Q6700 is on sale its prolly the best cpu for the price, but this cpu cooler would allow you to overclock further and keep low temps:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-000-TQ&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

Also, do you have a link to the power supply in your list?
 
bomberboysk said:
Well, it kind of futureproofs a computer to have a better graphics card, plus sooner or later we will start to see programs using video cards for work(video cards are highly paralell compared to cpu's). So id recommend even just a 4350 over 3450:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-042-GI&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1274

And since the Q6700 is on sale its prolly the best cpu for the price, but this cpu cooler would allow you to overclock further and keep low temps:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-000-TQ&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

Also, do you have a link to the power supply in your list?
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sure here

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0010YLLY4/ref=ord_cart_shr?_encoding=UTF8&m=ADBMADAUTRK93
 
a couple of things, the CPU cooler will most likely come pre applied with a thermal pad.

Also what type of computer is the one that the case is from. If it's a prebuilt machine (like a Dell) then there is a very strong chance that the new stuff won't fit in the old case. Just to warn you.

The motherboard may come with a SATA lead. If you look on the manufacturers website it should give you a more detailed list of what comes in the box.
 
Hugh9191 said:
a couple of things, the CPU cooler will most likely come pre applied with a thermal pad.

Also what type of computer is the one that the case is from. If it's a prebuilt machine (like a Dell) then there is a very strong chance that the new stuff won't fit in the old case. Just to warn you.

The motherboard may come with a SATA lead. If you look on the manufacturers website it should give you a more detailed list of what comes in the box.
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Pre applied thermal paste usually is crappy stuff...
 
ok so ive changed the psu and the comp he had before was custom built and the case is quite big, it has space for 5 hdd's, 3 drives and the other essentials. so yh i wouldnt worry to much about the case :P

im gonna do a new list in a sec with all the updates and links :good:
 
 
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